Note From Beth: I'm on my way to Australia and New Zealand lead a series of workshops on Networked Nonprofits and Measurement, culminating with a keynote at this year's ConnectingUp Conference in Australia, so expect to see a few interesting guest posts. I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a "Transmedia" strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. He graciously agreed to pen this … [Read more...]

Today is International Women's Day which has been observed since the early 1900s (here's a good history).  On March 8th every year, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire and celebrate women.   The UN highlights a different theme for International Women's Day.  This year's theme is a call to action to end violence against women. The United Nations Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, BabyCenter, The Huffington Post, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have joined … [Read more...]

Note from Beth: I'm headed down to Austin, TX for SXSW where I will have the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on measuring social media with KD Paine with case studies by David Neff and Carie Lewis.   David is based on Austin -- wanted to share with you a post about crowdfunding to celebrate Austin Giving Day #AmplifyAtx that raised over $2 million earlier this week. PhilanthroTech: How Nonprofits Are Using Crowdfunding - guest post by David Neff Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding. The … [Read more...]

I was thrilled to be profiled in Fast Company's Generosity Series this week.    Generosity is baked into my DNA and I can’t help it. I don’t do this with an expectation of any return--financial or otherwise.  I’ve been volunteering for community causes since I was a kid, something my family encouraged. I grew up at the Jersey Shore. When I was in the third grade, I volunteered to bake cupcakes to help fundraise for Lucy the Elephant (who thankfully survived super storm Sandy). Now a parent with … [Read more...]

Note from Beth: As we head into the home stretch of the giving season, there are lots and lots of wonderful holiday giving campaigns and plenty of fundraising data to guide strategy.  Frank Barry offers this guest post with some advice about how to succeed with nonprofit fundraising in 2013. 2 Strategies for Overcoming Common Fundraising Challenges All Nonprofits Face [Infographic] - Guest Post by Frank Barry End of year fundraising is in full swing, but with 2013 right around the corner most … [Read more...]