Joanne's Nonprofits Blog August 2007 Archive

We are starting to see stories in the media about nonprofit concerns as the roller coaster ride continues on Wall Street. An article in The New York Sun, and commented ... Read More

Kivi Leroux Miller is one of the best communicators in the nonprofit world. On her blog, Nonprofit Communications, Miller recently provided ten ways to use stories to tell your ... Read More

Is going green on your to-do list? But it seems too daunting? Perhaps one of the easiest, and now more affordable, ways to do your part against global warming ... Read More

The devastating earthquake this past week in Peru left a massive human crisis. Many are dead and many more are homeless. If you would like to help, Charity Navigator has ... Read More

An opinion piece in The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently drew a comparison between "traditional" philanthropy as represented by Brooke Astor, recently deceased civic leader and philanthropist, and the business-like approach ... Read More

The most common problem with nonprofit writing is the use of jargon and terminology that those inside the organization understand and use daily but that simply obscure meaning for most ... Read More

An article in The Christian Science Monitor explores the coming leadership crisis in a rapidly growing nonprofit sector. One study by the Bridgespan Group predicts that nonprofits will need ... Read More

I don't always read books all the way through. I often just scan and pick out what is most relevant to me. But when I received a review copy ... Read More

The Chronicle of Philanthropy, in a recent article, discusses the benefits and dangers of too much cause marketing by too many charities. The recent Product Red campaign, led by rock star ... Read More