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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Encouraging nonprofits to embrace this mode of fundraising was the point of the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge , one of the first giving contests launched back in 2007 where I was a first place winner raising funds for Cambodian children. Giving Tuesday takes a lot of these ideas and blends them together.

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Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time

Have Fun - Do Good

She profiles organizations like Afghans for Afghans that collects knitted goods for orphanages, clinics and children's hospitals in Afghanistan; Rwanda Knits that provides knitting machines and training to help Rwandan women increase their incomes; Peace Fleece that sells knitting yarn made from blends of Israeli and Palestinian wools; ChemoCaps that (..)

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5 Types of Nonprofit Graphic Design Your Organization Needs

Nonprofits Source

Try to represent different aspects of your brand in your logo like in this example: The Feeding America logo is a great example of how to use graphics to optimize your brand identity. The connecting letter I in Feeding and America represents the network of food banks around the country.

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