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The Top Nonprofit Social CEO Awards
While some people are experiencing a social media hangover, especially on Facebook and taking a step back from social, using social media professionally in support of your organization's strategic goals is still more important than ever. With declines in public trust and the continuing need to raise more money, nonprofit leaders will need to strategically leverage organizational and professional networks. Every year Social CEOs hosts an annual award where they seek nominations for the top 30 … [Read more...]
Learn Post Election Stress Management Techniques for Nonprofits: Free Webinars in December
During the months leading up to the most contentious election in recent history, the media coined a new term "election stress." Post election many nonprofit have been feeling the impact of "election trauma," and many individuals report cutting back on Facebook and other social media due to being overwhelmed. The bottom line that nonprofits need to adapt to a new reality. Being adaptive requires resilience and building up that muscle means practicing self-care as a nonprofit professional and … [Read more...]
Join me and @GuyKawasaki on #GivingTuesday to Support #WomensRights
Every year since GivingTuesday has started, I've celebrated it with a fundraiser for a nonprofit cause that I care deeply about. This year, on November 29, I will participate in a fundraising event with Guy Kawasaki hosted by Mozilla to help raise awareness and funds for Wake (Women's Alliance and Knowledge Exchange). If you are in the Bay Area, please join us - you can RSVP here. WAKE gets technology and communications tools, training and support to women's rights leaders and their … [Read more...]
Apple Pay for Nonprofits: Frictionless Online Philanthropy
Apple has had a rule that banned iOS apps from collecting funds for charities or fundraisers via Apple Pay. That means if they collected funds, it would have to take place outside the app, such as through a browser or text. Apple also made it difficult for nonprofits to collect in-app donations without incurring huge transaction fees on top of credit card fees. Six years ago, I helped organized a protest and online petition to ask Apple to change their online donation policy for nonprofits. … [Read more...]
Creating A Culture of Well-being in Your Nonprofit Workplace: The First Step
I am thrilled with the response to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout as my co-author and I have been sharing the ideas on a virtual book tour during the last month. One of our hopes for the book was that it would spark conversation about the need for self-care as part of doing the work. I was thrilled to see this blog SSIR blog post, Five Myths that Perpetuate Burnout Across Nonprofits by Ann-Sophie Morrissette.. As a trainer, one of the most exciting parts of … [Read more...]
What's Your Personal Craziness Index? Identify, Take Action, and Avoid Nonprofit Burnout
In my newest book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout, the first half of the book addresses how nonprofit professionals can assess and become more self-aware about the symptoms of burnout and begin to practice self-care to avoid burnout. Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion that occurs when we feel overwhelmed by too many demands, too few resources, and too little recovery time. There are physical symptoms like headaches, aches and … [Read more...]
The One Simple Thing That Nonprofit Leaders Do To Keep Inspired and Avoid Burnout
Yesterday, I was honored to fill in as MC and interviewer for Darian Rodriguez Heyman at the Nonprofit Fundraising Masters event. (Darian was welcoming his first child, a boy, into the world!). The event, a one-day conference designed to share the world’s most successful fundraisers’ secrets to success, most valuable tips and tools, and sources of inspiration. I did 6 fireside chats with Chuck Collins, YMCA; Annie Leonard, GreenPeace; Stephanie Bray, United Way; Michael Brune, Sierra Club, … [Read more...]
A Few Self-Care Tips for Fundraisers During Stressful Year End Giving Time
We are heading into the most stressful time of year for nonprofits, especially for fundraisers. Year-end giving campaigns. With Giving Tuesday just around the corner, the kick off the that busy time of year for most nonprofit development directors and their teams is just ramping up. So, take a deep breath! Remain calm, and don't forget to practice self-care by putting the oxygen mask on before diving into your year-end appeals and thank you notes.You might want to treat yourself to copy … [Read more...]
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