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Nursing Groups Cite Looming Employment Shortage

Associations Now

An organization in the nursing field is the latest association working to confront a looming workforce shortage. For example, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock recently announced a partnership with CHI St. Some schools are attempting to remedy the issue by launching accelerated programs.

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Transforming Nonprofit Staff Into Champions on Social

Beth Kanter

A champion is an individual that supports a nonprofit organization or cause. They are passionate about your organization and social change, and will talk about it to anyone who will listen. One Person Communications Department: Arkansas Advocates for Children has a one-person communications department. Nonprofit Examples.

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Balance the Spontaneous and Strategic of Social Media: Newsjacking and Obamacare

Beth Kanter

This “Window of Opportunity” was a perfect chance to practice the dance between the strategic and spontaneous or becoming an adaptive organization. All of these organizations were, of course, very well aware that the decision would be announced, but did not know what the ultimate decision would be.