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Build a Non-profit Website that Works [Steal These Ideas!]

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You will probably need to hire a WordPress developer to build your site, but your developer can teach you how to make updates after your site goes live. The fewer words you use the better, but you will need words to tell your story. Blue and green are cool, calming colors that work great for outdoorsy, environmental nonprofits.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not. I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map. Please share the stories, insights, and lessons on the heartspace wall. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org. And now I hope you’ll join me!

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Lisa Sonora Beam, The Creative Entrepreneur: How I Have Fun, Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

She is a lifelong artist, and was a therapist working in psychiatric hospitals before she made the leap into advertising (long story). I combine my passion for travel, art and teaching by taking people to off-the-beaten path places that have lively arts and handcrafts scenes.

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President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our local paper, the San Jose Mercury News, did two great pieces on Benetech, a business section feature story and an exceptional column by Mike Cassidy entitled An Executive Does Well By Helping Others. My two closest peers in California have both gotten MacArthurs (Victoria Hale this year and David Green two years ago).

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NpTech Roundup: Grasshoppers and Ants - Social Fundraising Off Season

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is a story about a grasshopper who has spent the warm months singing away while the ant worked hard to store up food for winter. The story is used to teach the virtues of hard work and preparation. Global Giving's " Giving Made Green " launched last week and was written up in the New York Times.

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A Strong Message for Fundraising = More and Bigger Donations

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Thanks to support from people like you, we are able to walk this exciting path with our students, teaching them how to make their college and career dreams come true and helping them create a map so they won’t feel lost. . I call it “Who-How-Story.”. Then tell a STORY. Choose a heart-warming story, one that you can tell quickly.

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Let’s Connect at the NTC!

Amy Sample Ward

Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. What : This meeting is for for people at orgs who have been using social media for several years and will be a forum to exchange advanced level tips and stories, as well as share what’s worked and what hasn’t. Thursday, April 8, 2010. Listen First!

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