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Tracking IPOOG Time

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Phrank Potter
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If you ever worked in private practice or consulting, you know the joys of tracking time. Even if you never had such employment, knowing where the minutes went can help you better plan and may help non-profits.

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Posted in IPOOG, Pracademic-Tool, SmallNonProfits, Volunteerism | Tagged non-profit, Volunteerism | 8 Replies

2024 Birkie Business Model

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Phrank Potter
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The Birkie Business Model supports event planning, content control, risk and volunteer management for the Canadian Birkebeiner Society. The IPOOG model outlines the organization’s input, process, output, outcome, and governance; tying together various planning tools for annual revisions and current relevance.

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Posted in IPOOG, SNP-Technology, Strategic Planning, Volunteerism | 7 Replies

Non-Profit Flavours

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Phrank Potter
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Nonprofits can be categorized into three main types: operational, event-focused, and episodic. Operational offer continuous services. Event-focused organize specific events. Episodic provides intermittent services. These categories help determine governance, planning, volunteer, and funding needs.

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Posted in Strategic Planning, Volunteerism | 3 Replies

The VMS Landscape

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Phrank Potter
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A NAIT Student Team spent a few months researching and compiling a list of volunteer management software. This post provides interactive access to this research.

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Posted in Adult Learning, SmallNonProfits, Volunteerism | Tagged education, VMS, volunteer, volunteering, Volunteerism | 4 Replies

VMS, CPAs, and Volunteers – May 28, 2024

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Phrank Potter
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Notes from the May 28, 2024 CPA Ambassador conference on Volunteer Management Systems.

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Posted in SmallNonProfits, SNP-Technology, Strategic Planning, Volunteerism | Tagged CPAs, Strategic Planning, Volunteerism | 5 Replies

Who Volunteers to Go to a VMS Webinar?

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Phrank Potter
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Information about those who registered for the May 28, 2024 CPA Ambassador conference on Vendor Management Systems.

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Posted in Volunteerism | Tagged non-profit, philanthropy, VMS, volunteer, volunteering, Volunteerism | 1 Reply

Questioning VMS’s

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Phrank Potter
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What are the questions a non-profit may (should) have when thinking about how to manage its volunteers? The following is a list of questions, and answers, in support for the May 28 CPA Conference on Volunteer Management Systems.

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Posted in SmallNonProfits, Volunteerism | Tagged Strategic Planning | 4 Replies

Systematically Herding Cats and Volunteers on May 28, 2024

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Phrank Potter
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When does a volunteer management system make sense to a non-profit organization? This lunch-time Webinar will provide a survey of VMS systems and features.

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Posted in Volunteerism | Tagged NAIT, planning, technology, volunteer-management-system, Volunteerism | 5 Replies

Dragons and Protected Areas – April 4, 12-13h

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Phrank Potter
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A University of Alberta (U of A) student project team will be going head-to-head with community leaders to explain and pitch the Volunteer Steward smartphone Application.

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Posted in Adeptness, Adult Learning, Gamification, Pracademic-Tool | Tagged nature, protected-areas, safety | 2 Replies

Consultant Cage Fight

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Phrank Potter
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I find myself running three student projects; I am treating each one as if the students were small consulting companies on contract. ‘Consultant’ is a term I am also hoping to de-mystify through a virtual session on February 29 between the three projects and individuals who (have) called themselves ‘consultant’.

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Posted in Adult Learning, Gamification | Tagged capstone-project, consultant | 1 Reply

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