Note from Beth:My long-time colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director, Social Sector Accelerator, shares some thoughts about nonprofit capacity building programs based on extensive research. Her answer to the question about capacity building programs leading to better impact will surprise you. If you know me or have worked with me before you know I like to plan. It is so part of my personality that even on vacation my kids wake up in the morning and ask what's the plan for the day. So, … [Read more...]
Facebook Live-A-Thon for @ASPCA Raises Over $50,000 on Giving Tuesday
Last week, nonprofits in 42 countries celebrated the sixth Giving Tuesday,a global movement to inspire giving. According to the Giving Tuesday report, $275 million was raised in addition the countless hours of volunteer time and in-kind contributions. Giving Tuesday is more than just a day of fundraising or to launch a nonprofit's year-end fundraising campaign. The big outcome is to increase generosity overall. The Giving Tuesday movement is making that happen with many partners, powered with … [Read more...]
Happy Giving Tuesday: How Board Members Participate
Before I take you behind the scenes of our NTEN board fundraiser for Giving Tuesday, let me ask you to consider to a donation of any size to support NTEN and the Nonprofit Technology Conference Scholarship campaign. NTEN believes that finances should not be a barrier for small organizations to be able to access the resources and connections that the Nonprofit Technology Conference offers, so every year they offer scholarships to those who might not otherwise be able to attend. The photo above is … [Read more...]
Book Review: Engine of Impact – Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
Last week I attended the launch of the book, Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector by William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker, with a Foreword by Jim Collins. The authors identify seven leadership best practices of high performance based on their extensive experience in the nonprofit and philanthropy sector. Together these best practices form an "engine of impact" that nonprofits need to build, maintain, and hone over time to scale with results. As a … [Read more...]
Keeping your Nonprofit Safe and Happy Online: Dealing with Harassment
Note from Beth: Many nonprofit social media managers are also serve as online community managers, supporting communities of their nonprofit's fans and supporters on social media channels. Sometimes, they do encounter people online that are less than polite and cross the line over to online harassment. Here's some simple ways to handle these uncomfortable situations. Keeping your Nonprofit Safe and Happy Online: Dealing with Harassment guest post by Hannah Donald It’s pretty well … [Read more...]
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