Small Non-Profit (SNP) Technology usage is considered through a functional model. Simple and complex solutions are discussed for each function.
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Category Archives: Volunteerism
Technology Costs, Maturity, and the SNP
Technology is great but its acquisition and use must not get in the way of a Small Non-Profit’s (SNP) purpose. How mature and the costs of ownership are factors in deciding how much technology can reduce – or increase The Burden of Volunteering.
The Burden of Volunteering
If a volunteer hour is worth about $50, what is your organization doing to maximize this gift?
Continue readingTwo Out of Three SNPs are Gone!
Small Non-Profits (SNPs) likely make up the majority of organizations registered under Alberta Societies Act [1]. Based on numbers just released from the Alberta Government, two thirds of these organizations no longer exist [2].
Factoid Bingo – Details, Details, Details
In a previous blog, Factoid Bingo was introduced. Think of this blog as sort of an annex. It records details that bog the main blog down. Poke around and use the details noting that it is written primarily as a memory jog for myself.
Factoid Bingo
Factoid Bingo helps a large(ish) group of people introduce themselves to each other. Best played in person, the game shares an interesting fact about a person via a randomized list of Factoids. In the game, each player tries fill the card by finding the owner of the respective facts. Prizes are given for blackouts, lines and to the introverts in the group.
Continue readingZoom Tips, Tricks & Hacks with Tony White
My notes from a session hosted by Tony White, a consultant and training specialist from Ontario [1]. This 3.5-hour session was hosted by the Canadian Executive Services Organization (CESO) and was well run and informative.
The Alpha Zoom & Other Tricks
Control a meeting can be a challenge [1] and a virtual even more so. Part of the following series, this and following blog will discuss Zoom-tools and methods to keep a meeting under control and the participants engaged.
Zoom for the Newbie
In a previous blog (Freely Zooming in on Non-Profits), an organization has acquired Zoom. The second blog in the series (Setting Up Zoom (TOO MANY OPTIONS!)) discussed which buttons to push to make the tool work optimally for non-profit. Now you are ready for your first big meeting, YEAH!
Setting Up Zoom (TOO MANY OPTIONS!)
In a previous blog (Freely Zooming in on Non-Profits), an organization has decided to use a free version of Zoom or purchase a license, the good news. The better news is that Zoom is a highly configurable tool designed to be used in large organizations with a myriad of complex and varying business requirements.
Organizational Biology 