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If you're interested in Joomla! CMS, join a Joomla! User Group. We run one in Chicago which meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. It's FREE, and it includes lunch. See our site at www.JoomlaChicago.com . Additionally, there's a CMS Expo Learning Conference coming up May 3, 4, 5th 2010...
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Have you tried Neon from Z2systems Inc. http://www.z2systems.com/en-US/ I'm from NCEIA in Australia (North Coast Entertainment Industry Association) and I am about to sign up as it is quite extensive and more important nowadays, it's web based. Please let me know if you have or if you know about...
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In the late 1990s, I co-wrote The Virtual Volunteering Guidebook with Susan Ellis. It is a free manual to help organizations involve online volunteers, as well as to use online tools to support all volunteers. I am currently revising this Guidebook. If you ever have been a volunteer, OR if you have worked...
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I just recently started working as an Americorps VISTA volunteer for a year of full-time service with a small organization that is going through a data management crisis. I have been assigned the task of collecting, organizing, designing and implementing a data management solution. We have donors, volunteers...
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Howdy! FYI, the TechSoup Volunteers & Technology Forum is for discussions regarding volunteers and technology -- how to use tech to support volunteers, how to work with volunteers working on tech-related projects, etc. The web is a great place to find references regarding volunteerism, but for comprehensive...
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"I second Don's comment welcoming the opportunity to discuss these volunteer management issues more in depth." I'm not sure that the TechSoup volunteers and tech discussion board is the appropriate place to discuss volunteer management issues in depth. This board has very specific parameters...
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If you recruit online volunteers without the standards of volunteer management for traditional volunteers, indeed, you will have a lot of online volunteer drop outs. All of my information about working with online volunteers says this again and again -- volunteers online are just as reliable, just as...
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Definitely make your volunteer application form robust and detailed -- this is your first crack at screening in volunteers who know how to make a commitment and know how to communicate via the written word, and screening out people who don't understand that volunteering online takes real time and...
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I'm flattered! In the interest of full disclosure -- I just ended my time as volunteer coordinator for AWN. I served in this position for more than a year, and felt very strongly all along that it was important for other volunteers to step forward and take on this and other volunteer leadership roles...