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The Mother-Led Movement to Save Our Kids’ Climate

Saleforce Nonprofit

It’s in the next few years that decisions are taken, or not taken, that will impact our kids’ lives forever. There’s a real strength in acting together with others, and it can have a real impact. We need to normalize those conversations, and then involve our children in acting with us for the climate. Read up on the topic. Devi Thomas.

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Busting the Overhead Myth: How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building?

ASU Lodestar Center

The truth is, it takes human resources, or employee salaries, to run most programs and make an impact. If a nonprofit organization budgets for a small surplus each fiscal year, they are creating enough cushion to be able to invest in new and innovative operations that could boost their social impact. Gregory, A.

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Activate Summit

Steve Bridger

Crowd-funding has found itself in the spotlight since President Obama’s election victory in 2008, and I shared in the excitement of Tom Thirlwell, CEO at Big Balls Films, as he showcased the crowd-sourced film peaceBOMB , the money for which was raised in 30 days by over 100 people using the Kickstarter platform.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

Prioritize your ROI around the biggest impact, whether that’s raising funds, engaging people, or something else. Very cool project from 2008: Twitter Vote Report. The new map galvanized the community because they were able to really understand the impact of the plan. Impact of the campaign: 13,000+ people from every U.S.

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Mobile Storytelling: An Evolving Story

NTEN

As one example, you can view the building where Daum is located now, under construction in 2008. Usahidi , an interactive map-based information collection tool was born out of a need to capture and report post-election violence during Kenya’s 2008 presidential elections. The Whale Hunt: A Storytelling Experiment by Jonathan Harris.

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Free Range: The Art of Story Telling - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Converting Subscribers to Donors | Main | Some Great Citizen Journalism Links » Thursday May 17 2007 Free Range: The Art of Story Telling Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 02:11PM | by James OMalley Thanks to everyone who attended the Internet Advocacy Roundtable on storytelling! May 29, 2007 | Bobbi Russell Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Free Range: The Art of Story Telling - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Converting Subscribers to Donors | Main | Some Great Citizen Journalism Links » Thursday May 17 2007 Free Range: The Art of Story Telling Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 02:11PM | by James OMalley Thanks to everyone who attended the Internet Advocacy Roundtable on storytelling! May 29, 2007 | Bobbi Russell Copyright © 2008, Care2.com