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Resources and News for NonprofitsWeekly Roundup for April 25
Meetings, deadlines, and computer issues, oh my! A busy week for Social Change Consulting culminates with our favorite activity - the sharing of links. Follow our Tumblr for links throughout the week. Here were a few of our favorites: Business 2 Community discusses...
Nonprofits and Password Protection
Following the fallout from the HeartBleed bug over the last couple of weeks, it is apparent that many folks, both within and outside the nonprofit community, need to update passwords on compromised sites. But in addition to updating passwords, it is imperative that...
Assessing the Value of Volunteers
It’s National Volunteer Week! This is an opportunity to celebrate volunteers, recognize their achievements, and mobilize new supporters. Some news coverage this week has discussed the fact that volunteering in 2013 was at a ten-year low. Greg Baldwin, President of...
Spring Cleaning
With the official start of spring behind us, a popular pastime for both households and offices alike is the practice of spring cleaning. From a communications standpoint, spring is a great time to assess how efforts started in the new year are performing, as well as...
Weekly Roundup for March 28
Everyone gets busy from time to time - but no one should be too busy to check out some of our favorite articles from this past week. Don’t forget to check out Tumblr for additional inspiration. Craigconnects presents an interesting infographic that attempts to crack...
Trademarked Events and Nonprofit Organizations
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament started this week. This is the time of the year in which companies see production slow down as employees follow scores and check their brackets throughout the day. This is also a time of year in which nonprofits need to pay close...
Avoiding Spam Folders
Nonprofit organizations consistently struggle with ensuring their email campaigns are reaching inboxes and not spam folders. This week the Chronicle of Philanthropy discussed the issue and highlighted a few nonprofits that have done extensive clean-up of their...
Google’s Bay Area Impact Challenge – An Amazing Opportunity
This week, Google announced the Bay Area Impact Challenge - a contest for Bay Area nonprofits that will grant $5 million total to the winning entries, including $500,000 grants to four innovative nonprofits. The contest criteria are broken down here: Community impact....
When to Spend Money on Social Media
As Facebook changes over time, it is becoming more evident that you have to pay to play. This has been even more dramatically apparent in the last couple of months as their policies have changed. With sponsored posts (content where you pay to expand your reach)...
Stop Trying to Fundraise on Social Media
In the years that social media has gained a foothold in the marketplace and a level of respect in the business and nonprofit community, a simple question has lingered for charitable organizations - how can social media help my fundraising efforts? Unfortunately, there...