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My Facebook Birthday Cause: Thank You (and Some Unsolicited Feedback To Causes)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day. Looking for new challenges, they will champion causes ranging from gay marriage to local school improvements.

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Dancefloor and Balcony: What I learned about emergent online collaboration from Eugene Eric Kim

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness program has long supported projects to help Foundation grantees improve management, governance, and leadership. On Eugene's site, you can see a much better video of the exercise with participants in Africa. We had some rich learnings in the reflection of what happened in the group.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

We gather more than 800 board members, chief executives, staff, and nonprofit professionals for two days to discuss the newest thinking and best practices in nonprofit governance. It also offers an interactive opportunity to discuss key forms and governing documents(Form 1023 and Forms 990 and 990-PF.). Ethiopia / $50.

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UNIFEM, Women-Owned Businesses & Rwanda Knits

Have Fun - Do Good

to achieve gender equality in democratic governance in times of peace as well as war. If you want to help, according to the FACED site, a donation of $165 provides, "an Ultimate Sweater Machine, Row Counter, all freight and clearing costs and skills training." Photo credit: Ethiopia 3 by babasteve unifem women social entrepreneur

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Generating Activist Impact: Political & Advocacy Call-To-Actions

Whole Whale

According to Randy Paynter , founder of online petition site, Care2, people who sign a petition are more likely to get involved with or donate to the nonprofits working to help the petition’s cause. Do NOT violate the user terms and conditions governing appropriate on-platform behavior. Legislative Calls-To-Action. Don’t be a bully.