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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

Nonprofit Tech for Good

These last two take staff time and financial resources that could be better spent providing services to clients. Other stakeholders also want to know what an organization is doing to “go green.” The chair and staff need to draft and track a significant amount of materials. Plus, think of the potential trees saved!

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Michelle’s RiseUP Fellowship Experience: RiseUP Fellow to Full Time Employee

Media Cause

Not for lack of gratefulness for the program (which you’ll see there is much), or the feeling of imposter syndrome (which is all too true at times), but, mainly, for the displeasure of putting myself back in the days and emotions that came before my acceptance to the program. I now work full time at Media Cause as the Community Manager.

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Social Trends for 2024

Media Cause

In our opinion, this was a shift that had its beginnings in 2020—TikTok became a staple at a time when everyone was staying home during a pandemic. Remember the backlash from Kim’s 40th birthday when she surprised her “inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time?”

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Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. By activating thousands of volunteers, Haiyya Fellows have registered 30,000 first-time voters in Mumbai, founded public safety citizen groups and put pressure on local political candidates to address pressing civic issues.

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Nonprofit Blog Exchange

Have Fun - Do Good

I want to highlight a blog that I've been reading for a while, the Tutor Mentor Connection blog written by Daniel Bassill out of Chicago, Illinois. His blog gathers information and provides networking opportunities for people, like Daniel, who are involved with volunteer-based tutoring and mentoring programs.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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Let's Make the Most Amazing Online Organizing Guide Ever

Tech Soup

Hi friends, I've been inspired by this community for a long time - from being mentored by Britt Bravo when first starting a little Net2 chapter in Vancouver (which Elijah van der Giessen and team have turned into something huge and magnificently helpful), to being inspired by Amy Sample Ward to grow conversations and dig deeper.

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