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Are You Using Data to Drive Your Nonprofit’s Success and Growth? 

Board Effect

Understanding the target audience: Nonprofits range in size and scope, from the Jugaad Leadership Program that offers leadership development to people of color in Central Minnesota, to Feeding America ’s national scope. Data can paint a picture of any size or scope of audience. Use surveys to deliver insights.

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Top 10 Worst DIY Tricks SMBs + Tech Users Take To Recover Data From Damaged Computers, Hard Drives And Mobile Devices

YoungUpstarts

Software Fail. Attempts are often made to recover data from a hard drive with physical damage / read errors using data recovery software. Some users will load the software onto the damaged drive. When these drives fail, users will throw away the casing and then try the drive in a different one.

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15 Strategic Questions for Volunteer Boards to Ask

Board Effect

As the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits also points out, “Nonprofits have a legal and ethical obligation to their constituents and the public to conduct their activities with accountability and transparency.” VISIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY Visibility and transparency promote trust and accountability among donors and other stakeholders.

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Can You Track An Employee’s Cell Phone Without Installing Software?

YoungUpstarts

If you provide company-owned phones, laptops, or vehicles, then you may legally install some forms of GPS tracking software. But what if you want to track an employee without installing software? Thus, a smartphone, laptop, or other electronic devices that are provided by your company can legally contain tracking software on it.

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12 Questions: Meet Connie Carlson (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

Connie lives and works in Northern Minnesota. My husband of 23 years and 22 year old son and I live in beautiful Northern Minnesota and own a small hobby farm in the country, close to beautiful Lake Superior. Someday, I hope to switch from Corel Draw to Adobe Illustrator for my primary design software.

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It's time for lean philanthropy: a case study

Startup Lessons Learned

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Cars line up at a drive-thru food pantry. Assuming it worked (which it did), we figured we could simply build software later to automate the matching and texting process. Lines at food pantries were hundreds of cars and hours long, as the food security system struggled to keep up with unprecedented demand.

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3 Ways To Prevent Employee Fraud And Theft In Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

In Minnesota, for example, someone convicted of embezzlement will face up to 20 years in jail and/or a maximum fine of $100,000 for items valued over $35,000. Make sure that your financial software allows for individual log-ins for team members who need access to the financial system. Companies lost a median of $231,000 per case.

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