Investing in Emerging Non-profit Leaders

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As most of us already know, there will be a significant exodus of long term non-profit leaders over the next 2-5 years as the Boomers move toward retirement. This is true, not only of our community, but also throughout North America.

So how prepared are we for the next generation of leaders to take the helm? Well, according to recent studies, forums and on-line discussions – not …

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Social Media Project

In the Youth Program , we work with people under 30. Our approach to connecting with them generally relies on meeting face-to-face in classroom presentations, at career/volunteer fairs or when they drop by the office. Over the past year, we have realized that we need to start connecting with youth where they are at. Knowing that many youth under 30 are using Social Media made our decision to start the Social Media Project a no-brainer!

There are so many tools to choose from, but our research suggests that Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, YouTube and Flickr are good tools …

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