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Resources and News for NonprofitsThe Danger of Charity Rankings
Anyone who has worked for a nonprofit organization likely has a story about the lack of money and resources in their working environments. From antiquated technologies, to underpaid staff, to old and impractical furniture, nonprofits are expected to change the world...
The Demise of Social Media
A few articles last week spoke of the demise of social media - from teens not finding it cool, to the uneducated demographics of Twitter, to the lack of financial stability on Wall Street, it seems like some are ready to throw in the towel. So why continue to focus on...
The Fear of Fundraising
One of the most difficult tasks in fundraising, whether it is online or face-to-face, is making the ask. Fear of rejection can be crippling, and depending on the financial stability of your organization, potentially ruinous for your cause.There are a litany of books,...
Introducing SocialChangeConsulting.com
We are proud to announce the official launch of Social Change Consulting and our website, www.socialchangeconsulting.com. So what does this mean? It means we’re ready to help nonprofit organizations grow their audience and revenue through effective, efficient, and...
Technology & Trust
A funny little thing happened this past weekend - I got to talking about technology. In all fairness it’s out of the ordinary at all, but the audience I was conversing with was a bit different. My family. In ages ranging from the mid 50’s to the mid 60’s, we started...
Having a Backup Plan
We had a bit of an emergency here at Social Change Consulting this week - water damage ruined one of our laptop computers. As a new organization, similar to small nonprofits, we are faced with limited resources, so an accident of this magnitude could have had a major...
Finding Your Focus
Two articles on time management and the ability to focus recently caught our interest. While Tony Schwartz’s blog post in Harvard Business Review and Melinda Beck’s article in the Wall Street Journal center on an individual’s ability to focus, there are lessons that...
Writing for Change
With the advent of our modern day web 2.0 world of blogs, social media, and constant updates, there seems to be a lot of place for criticism with little advice on action. It’s just easy - point out a problem that people should be aware of. But what about making...
DIY cardboard arcade goes viral
We could point out how the use of social media (Facebook events & pages) plus online video (Vimeo) has catapulted this story to viral status, but that would almost ruin the point of the entire project. So instead, please enjoy this amazing story of a 9-year-old...
YouTube & Nonprofits
YouTube is the third most visited site in the world. It has 4 billion videos viewed every day (up 3 billion from May 2011). One hour of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute. Sound too good to be true? Check it out: http://www.onehourpersecond.com/. And despite...