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Being adept at storytelling is exceptionally important in communicating ideas and affecting change. From determining a theme, to defining an audience, to crafting a call to action, nonprofits must be great storytellers in order to fulfill their important mission....
Best of Social Change Consulting, Year One. #1 The Demise of Social Media
Our last favorite article from the past year is entitled "The Demise of Social Media." While social media continues to evolve, articles will continue to argue that social media's best days are long past. We disagree - and hope that nonprofits continue to invest time...
Best of Social Change Consulting, Year One. #2 Small Nonprofits vs. Big Nonprofits
So many resources available online today espouse the need for nonprofits to be online and social. To substantiate their claims, they list highly regarded research in the area that show the nonprofits currently having success. But just because two organizations are...
Best of Social Change Consulting, Year One. #3 Nonprofit Executives and Twitter
Twitter may not be the new kid on the block anymore, but it is surprising how few nonprofit executives are truly embracing the platform. For our third favorite post of the last year, we compiled some advice for those executives interested in venturing into Twitter, as...
Best of Social Change Consulting, Year One. #4 The Danger of Charity Rankings
Our number four entry of the best blog posts of the year relates to the danger of charity rankings. In the piece, we reference Dan Pallotta, an author and philanthropist who recently gave a TED talk related to the topic below. He says it in his talk, as well as in his...
Weekly Roundup for March 8
Happy Friday. As always, we provide a quick round-up of links from the week that you may have missed. Follow our Tumblr for other interesting news. The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s podcast looks into the challenges that charities face when asking employees to create a...
Best of Social Change Consulting, Year One. #5 The Power of Thanks
As we passed the one year mark of posting to the Social Change Consulting blog, we thought it was high time to highlight some of our favorite posts from the last year. While not a scientific review of our best work, we thought these postings showed our growth over the...
Weekly Roundup for March 1
We hope you’ve had an enjoyable week. Below are articles that you may enjoy. Don’t forget to check out our Tumblr if you would like to follow more content throughout the week. NPQ delivers two interesting pieces this week. They have a nice piece about some of the...
Starting a Blog for Your Nonprofit Organization
A blog is a great opportunity to provide content and steady communication to your donor base. It’s a forum to link to relevant news articles, share organizational updates, and highlight sponsors and volunteers. Blogs take a lot of work to maintain and keep up to date....
Weekly Roundup for February 22
Happy Friday! As always, we have some fresh links from the week for your enjoyment. Follow our Tumblr for additional fun throughout the week! Facebook has admitted that a critical bug has caused Page insights to misreport reach of posts for months. You can read more...