by Jill Friedman Fixler and Beth Steinhorn You’ve probably heard – Facebook will be going public and Google has new privacy settings. One of the other social media trends we have been closely following is the rapid evolution of LinkedIn. Through the expansion of groups, postings, and discussions, LinkedIn has become a dynamic resource for improving knowledge, making connections in the field, and discussing current issues and trends. Additionally, it has added new sections to individual profiles that directly feed into volunteer cultivation as well as recognition. Here are a few ideas to explore and consider that will build your network, expose you to professional development, and enhance your volunteer engagement efforts.
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Submitted by Linda Puckett on Thu, 2012-01-19 18:41.
We saw this today and thought that our readers should weigh in. Do we cheapen volunteer engagement as an organizational best practice if we call it a courageous or bold act. What do you think. We would love you to weigh in on this controversial post. Using Volunteers a "Courageous" or Bold Act? Oh Please!
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Tue, 2012-01-03 00:00.
As we enter a new year, it’s time to shift from looking back on the past year to looking ahead and preparing to face the next 12 months.
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Tue, 2011-12-13 00:00.
As we enter this holiday season, we at JFFixler Group wish our readers, followers, partners, and friends a joyous holiday and a happy and healthy 2012. We invite you to read our reflections on 2011 and hopes for you in the new year through our most recent Innovative Volunteer Strategies eNewsletter.
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Tue, 2011-12-13 00:00.
For a while now, it’s been said that Boomers revolutionized the world in the 1960s; now they seek to do it again as they approach or celebrate their 60s. What we may not have anticipated is that one of the sectors they want to revolutionize is the nonprofit sector. Encore Career Choices is a study released last month by Civic Ventures and MetLife Foundation and it’s causing quite a stir in the blogosphere.
Submitted by Linda Puckett on Mon, 2011-11-21 00:00.
A few months ago, we posted about the 2011 Volunteering In America report published by the Corporation for National & Community Service. The report contains a great deal of information - all very useful and applicable to the work of volunteer engagement across our country. One of the major areas of discussion following the yearly release of the volunteer engagement data is always the volunteering numbers. And, for 2010, the volunteering rate went down (slightly...
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Tue, 2011-11-15 00:00.
What does it take to be an effective leader? What does it take to develop effective leaders? More and more, today's volunteers are motivated by opportunities to both work with inspired leaders and to be leaders themselves.
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Tue, 2011-10-25 00:00.
We believe that engaging volunteers can lead an organization to “abundance” – and abundance is where organizations can have greater impact for the good of their communities and the world. What stands in the way of engaging volunteers and finding abundance? The answers to that question may be a long list, depending on whom you’re asking!
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Thu, 2011-10-13 00:00.
Over the summer, we shared a few inspiring items from our summer reading list. One book specifically relates to strategic volunteer engagement. Anyone who has read our materials knows that we believe passionately that organizations need to change significantly in order to thrive in the world's new economic, demographic, and technological realities and that enduring change is change that starts small.
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Fri, 2011-09-30 00:00.
As part of our ongoing series of case studies of best practices in volunteer engagement, we met with the Lynne Friman, Manager of Community Relations and Marketing Alliances at the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan (CASM).
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Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Wed, 2012-02-01 23:47.
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Submitted by Linda Puckett on Thu, 2012-01-19 18:41.
We saw this today and thought that our readers should weigh in. Do we cheapen volunteer engagement as an organizational best practice if we call it a courageous or bold act. What do you think. We would love you to weigh in on this controversial post. Using Volunteers a "Courageous" or Bold Act? Oh Please!
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Tue, 2012-01-03 00:00.
As we enter a new year, it’s time to shift from looking back on the past year to looking ahead and preparing to face the next 12 months.
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Tue, 2011-12-13 00:00.
As we enter this holiday season, we at JFFixler Group wish our readers, followers, partners, and friends a joyous holiday and a happy and healthy 2012. We invite you to read our reflections on 2011 and hopes for you in the new year through our most recent Innovative Volunteer Strategies eNewsletter.
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Tue, 2011-12-13 00:00.
For a while now, it’s been said that Boomers revolutionized the world in the 1960s; now they seek to do it again as they approach or celebrate their 60s. What we may not have anticipated is that one of the sectors they want to revolutionize is the nonprofit sector. Encore Career Choices is a study released last month by Civic Ventures and MetLife Foundation and it’s causing quite a stir in the blogosphere.
Submitted by Linda Puckett on Mon, 2011-11-21 00:00.
A few months ago, we posted about the 2011 Volunteering In America report published by the Corporation for National & Community Service. The report contains a great deal of information - all very useful and applicable to the work of volunteer engagement across our country. One of the major areas of discussion following the yearly release of the volunteer engagement data is always the volunteering numbers. And, for 2010, the volunteering rate went down (slightly...
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Tue, 2011-11-15 00:00.
What does it take to be an effective leader? What does it take to develop effective leaders? More and more, today's volunteers are motivated by opportunities to both work with inspired leaders and to be leaders themselves.
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Tue, 2011-10-25 00:00.
We believe that engaging volunteers can lead an organization to “abundance” – and abundance is where organizations can have greater impact for the good of their communities and the world. What stands in the way of engaging volunteers and finding abundance? The answers to that question may be a long list, depending on whom you’re asking!
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Thu, 2011-10-13 00:00.
Over the summer, we shared a few inspiring items from our summer reading list. One book specifically relates to strategic volunteer engagement. Anyone who has read our materials knows that we believe passionately that organizations need to change significantly in order to thrive in the world's new economic, demographic, and technological realities and that enduring change is change that starts small.
Submitted by Beth Steinhorn on Fri, 2011-09-30 00:00.
As part of our ongoing series of case studies of best practices in volunteer engagement, we met with the Lynne Friman, Manager of Community Relations and Marketing Alliances at the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan (CASM).
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