Nonprofits January 2012 Archive

Nonprofit Blog Carnival Nancy Schwartz collected all our dreams for the nonprofit world in her January Nonprofit Blog Carnival. Who would have thought that we would dream so much and so ... Read More

Feb 3rd is National Wear Red Day. It is a creation of the American Heart Association to create awareness of heart disease among women. Heart disease kills more women ... Read More

Charity: water has justifiably been lauded for its rapid growth as a mostly online fundraising platform and for its audacious marketing. J.D. Lasica, over at SocialBrite, recently said, "In my view, ... Read More

The "new normal" has come to mean leaner, meaner, pared down, and frugal--just the opposite of conspicuous and grandiose. Economic realities are hitting nonprofits right and left, from government funding ... Read More

People really do underestimate nonprofits. But the fact is that nonprofit organizations provide 10.7 million American workers with employment. Lest you think that 10.7 million is pretty small, nonprofit is ... Read More

Fundraising, Social Media. Volunteers 4% Growth In Giving Forecast For 2012. Roger Craver, The Agitator, comments on the recent good news that there might be signs of life in charitable donations ... Read More

Leave it to me to be more interested in how DoSomething.org announced its big hire today than in the news itself. DoSomething has hired one of Mashable's leading lights to help ... Read More

Mission statements are frequently maligned for being "old school," irrelevant, and boring. Well, they can be unless they are upgraded to fit with our brave new world of communications. But mission ... Read More

It's been tough at nonprofits over recent years with shrinking budgets, more demand for services, and overworked staff who take on more responsibilities as their fellow teammates lose their jobs. But ... Read More

All this month, we're thinking about and celebrating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. I was born in the south, Mississippi to be exact, and although I only lived there ... Read More

I'll say it again. I love those Freakonomics Guys, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. They have a new podcast titled What Makes a Donor Donate? during which ... Read More

Nonprofit Blog Carnival Stop by Nancy Schwartz's call for submissions to the January Nonprofit Blog Carnival. It's about your nonprofit dream in the spirit of Martin Luther King's vision, celebrated this ... Read More

FrugalDad wants to redefine superhero by pointing to a real one -- Bill Gates. Jason White, the creative genius behind the popular FrugalDad blog, has managed to wrap an infographic around ... Read More

I was drawn to the startup, CharitySub, because of the wonderful design of its website, because it features small nonprofits, and the fact that it taps into two fundraising and ... Read More

The time is always right to do what is right. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King's Day of Service is coming up on January 16th. What will you be ... Read More

Would you be more likely to serve on a nonprofit board that used web-portals and iPads? I would, since I'm a big fan of iPads, or any tablet for that matter. ... Read More

One of my complaints about thanking donors is that charities often only thank online donors through email. So I was glad to see Mark Phillips' recent blog post about multi-channel ... Read More

Thanks to all who submitted their 2012 Trends and Predictions for the December Nonprofit Blog Carnival. I received some terrific posts, the best of which were these: In Charity Auction 2012 ... Read More

Upgrading your life in 2012? You'll want to take a look at the abundance of good advice the guides of the career channel at about.com have put together. Ring in Your ... Read More