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Resources and News for NonprofitsBest 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...
How to Use Direct Mail Campaign Strategies Online
Direct mail campaigns have long been the backbone of individual fundraising requests in the nonprofit community. And despite recent technological advances, in the form of email campaigns, social media, and online fundraising, it is still the most reliable way to raise...
Weekly Roundup for February 15
We hope you enjoyed Valentine’s Day. Below are some links to catch-up on news in the nonprofit and tech industries. For additional links throughout the week, please follow our Tumblr. Mashable provides five simple ways to track social media ROI. Branding is...
The Importance of Opening Nonprofit 990 Information
An article, and the idea behind it, we posted on our Tumblr has been making the rounds over the last several weeks - making nonprofit 990 forms and results more accessible to the general public. As it currently stands, nonprofit 990 information is available to a...
Weekly Roundup for February 8
Happy Friday! We hope your week has gone well. Below are compiled links with news you may find relevant. Don’t forget to follow our Tumblr for more links. Have a nice weekend. Bill Shore’s blog post on HBR is a thoughtful and insightful post that delves into how...