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Great reads from around the web on August 24th

Amy Sample Ward

Survey says: Most noprofiteers blend their personal/professional brands | Big Duck – "Last week I had the joy of presenting a workshop with the fabulous Danielle Brigida of the National Wildlife Federation at the 7th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference in Washington, DC.

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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

The idea is to harnesses the collective power of the social good sector ecosystem which includes charities, families, businesses and individuals. Think about all those marathons or walking events for social causes that have been around before Facebook. Giving Tuesday takes a lot of these ideas and blends them together.

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Reflections from Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute: New Skills for a Complex World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Tips for YouTube and Viral Videos

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ask Your Community to Promote Your Video on Social Media Sites. Some other blog posts about viral videos can be found here: Will Video for Food: How To Promote Your Video Tube Mogul: Video Marketing Best Practices Robin Good: Ten Ways You Can Promote Your Content on YouTube Marketing Profs: Case Study - Will it Blend?

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End-of-Year Event Fundraising

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes END-OF-YEAR EVENT FUNDRAISING The final quarter of the year unfolds with a blend of reflection and anticipation. Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. Create a unique hashtag for the campaign for participants to use when they share with their social media networks.

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

You can up the ante by building your party around a costume contest and encouraging attendees to get sponsorships for their participation. Here are nine arts and culture-related nonprofit events that blend entertainment, education, and appreciation while creating strong connections in local communities—and raising some funds to boot.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

It was fascinating to see people--across social differences--responding to representations of love in the paintings, images, objects and narratives that were part of the installation. This social game, based on the popular Apples to Apples, is a mixed bag. With one exception, no single activity cost more than $30 to produce/maintain.