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How to Engage Employees in National (Virtual) Volunteer Month

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Bose’ Akadiri , Program Manager, Employee Volunteerism at Salesforce, and Cécile Poyet, Director, Product Marketing, Philanthropy Cloud at Salesforce.org. Each April, hundreds of thousands of companies and nonprofits celebrate National Volunteer Month in the United States — and millions more throughout the year celebrate across the world.

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Our EveryAction Hero: Texas Watch

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

They just celebrated over 20 years of advocating for Texas families. With the Texas legislative session currently in progress, I called Tara Lee, Development Director of Texas Watch to talk about current policy issues and how they work to bridge the divide between their community and the political process.

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This Pro Bono Week, Salesforce Celebrates Everyday Heroes

Saleforce Nonprofit

This is a time to celebrate everyday heroes — the individuals and organizations that combine time, talent, and passion to lift up the community around them. We’ve seen pressure mounting in the form of hunger, conflict, and climate change, to name a few. The ocean has long taken the brunt of the effects of climate change.

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Legacy of Hope Austin: Dreams for Kids with Special Needs

Tech Soup

Julie Lyles Carr was asked a life-changing question five years ago: "What is the one thing you would like to do to impact your community?" Carr became the executive director for LOH and initiated the 2dance2dream and 2night2dream programs within a few short months. The program has also been extremely popular.

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The Event-Driven Museum, One Year Later

Museum 2.0

I had originally assumed that this phenomenon might affect smaller museums in smaller markets more than large urban institutions, but I've since learned from colleagues at big hitters like LACMA and the Dallas Museum of Art that the majority of their visitors attend through events. So why is this happening, and what does it mean?

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Memo from the Revolution: Six Things I've Learned from our Institutional Transformation

Museum 2.0

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to give one of the closing talks at the Theater Communications Group annual conference in Dallas. It is only by trying things out, challenging our assumptions, and analyzing the results that we can adapt and thrive in a changing world. We believe in fearless experimentation.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Creating Change Conference. Creating Change Conference. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. Finance / @nysscpa.