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Getting involved: 4 strategies to boost volunteer engagement

Ungrated

Creating systems that foster strong participation and effectively communicating opportunities can maximize volunteer engagement. The seasonal nature of communities in warm weather states like Florida narrows the window to recruit volunteers, but robust volunteer programs are still possible. Communicate the opportunities.

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Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 million for nonprofits

Beth Kanter

Community Block Party attendees check out participating nonprofit organizations during the event. Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 million, organizers at The Miami Foundation realized that Give Miami Day 2014 would be their most successful Giving Day yet.

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Resources for Measuring What Matters

Beth Kanter

I’ve been curating resources on nonprofit measurement over on Scoop.It, with eye towards collecting useful material related to social media and social impact measurement. Last week, I came across this excellent deck and blog post from the Knight Foundation’s VP of Strategy and Assessment, Mayur H.

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Training Board Members As Brand Champions on Social and Beyond

Beth Kanter

Note from Beth: Last month, I facilitated a workshop for the Knight Digital Media Learning Seminar in Miami on “Leading on Social Media.” The questions included: Who in the community knows what Central Florida Foundation does? I also plan to hold a social media workshop for them during this year.

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Knight Foundation Launches The Giving Day Play Book

Beth Kanter

With tips for any nonprofit participating in or launching a campaign, the playbook not only tells you how to set a Giving Day budget and allot staff time, but also how to use the power of social media to reach new donors. They can be open to the entire nonprofit community—or a certain segment of nonprofits.

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Association Subculture: Lessons for Associations From a Peeved.

Association Subculture

Alex confirms this story as true but instead of pointing to himself as the sole architect of the vision, he stated the following, "The Miami ad scene was small and the statement was beyond audacious. communications. (4). community. (3). social media. (3). Because suddenly the whole agency knew the mission."

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A Playbook To Kickstart Your Nonprofit’s #GivingTuesday Campaign

Beth Kanter

Everything you do with your communication and outreach flows from the segment (s) you choose. For example, the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation specifically targeted donations from young professions in their past Giving Day campaign. Also, remember that goals can go beyond dollars and cents. Engage Online and Excite Offline.

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