Millennials (those young, tech savvy, and passionate younger donors) will - as I learned at last month's Millennial Donor Summit.  Millennials don't just want to write a check to your organization - they want to combine their personal passions and interests and engage others in your mission.     Are you facilitating this with your fundraising approaches? The Parkinson's Association is doing just that.   They have organized a fundraiser called "Summit4Stemcell."  The goal is to fund non-embryonic … [Read more...]

Millennials - We know they are young, tech savvy and well-educated-but they are also some of the most active when it comes to donating and volunteering.   So what's the secret to engaging Millennials in your  nonprofit organization's work?   The Millennial Donor Summit explored this question and others while engaging participants in a virtual setting.     The MDS11 extended the concepts and ideas discovered in the annual Millennial Donors Survey conducted by JGA and Achieve by building knowledge … [Read more...]

In April,  the Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute published a new report called “Connected Citizens” that looks at the impact of networks on communities, and asks, what do these emerging networks mean for community change? The report was filled with examples, but more and more are coming to life everyday.   And, with resources like "Like Minded" that facilitate the fast sharing of best practices, we're bound to see more. Here's one: ACTion Alexandria is an online civic engagement … [Read more...]

This spring, CARD is working hard to get 15  iPads donated for use in their training and response efforts. iPads can be used for small and large presentations, brainstorming sessions, workshops, and other valuable work. There are also hundreds of useful apps that CARD staff can use as first responders in emergencies. iPads will also help CARD be a more efficient and connected non-profit. CARD is a nonprofit agency, based in Oakland California. The agency was created by local nonprofit agencies … [Read more...]