Today I facilitated a couple of workshops as part of the Social Media track for annual conference for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Louisville, KY. MORE

This is a full-time, non-exempt position located in the Louisville, CO office; pay rate commensurate with experience. The Coordinator is based in Louisville, Colorado. Here are some cool jobs, hand-picked by me, that you can find via the SocialFish job board ! MORE

Congratulations to Wesley Manor Retirement Community in Louisville, Kentucky. Honorariums and memorial gifts are meant to celebrate an occasion or celebrate the life of a friend or relative. Should I ask if you’ve ever made an honor or memorial gift, most of you would say “Yes!” MORE

Mobile Commons has run a number of smoking cessation campaigns with state and local agencies, such as the New York City Department of Health and the Louisville Department of Health. A text a day keeps the cravings away. Two new studies show that text-messaging can “measure and intervene in urges people have during smoking cessation programs.”. Put simply, text messages help people stop smoking. MORE

She leads the Events Strategy Team at Ashley|Rountree and Associates —a nonprofit consulting firm based in Louisville, Kentucky. Tammy Moloy is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. Tammy has managed events for more than 23 years in major markets such as Los Angeles, Nashville, Boston and Washington, DC, and has managed more than 75 special events in her career. MORE

Dalton who works with the Louisville, KY JA Office mentioned her organization reached out to the local Social Media Club to recruit a board member. Becoming A Networked Nonprofit. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. MORE

For example: Text messages of encouragement to smokers trying to quit: The Louisville Department of Health came to us to help spur healthy choices in their community. Sometimes it makes sense to blast all your users at the same time – to mobilize action or disseminate information. But other times it makes better sense to time your message to a person’s individual schedule. People encounter their life milestones, like marriage and childbirth, at their own pace. MORE

Our projects for the New York City Department of Health and the Louisville Department of Health had similar success rates. A recent study about the effects of motivational text messages on smokers shows that mobile technology can do a lot more than send a message – it can change behaviors, too. According to the study, smokers who received cheerleading texts such as “Quick result! Carbon monoxide has now left your body!” MORE

Louisville. Online fundraising continued its double-digit growth in 2013, retaining the mantle as the fastest growing fundraising channel, growing at 13.5% according to Blackbaud’s most recent Charitable Giving Report. MORE

But the grand prize winner of the books offered by Steve are: Erin McMahon , Metro United Way, Louisville, KY. Earlier this month, I participated in a social media library giveaway organized by Steve Cunningham , who like me, loves books. MORE

By Scott Gilman : Louisville Cardinals, horse racing, nonprofits, music, movies, various rants. Due to the incredible response we received the last time we brought together leading nonprofit experts to share their best fundraising insights, we decided to do it again! That’s right – we’ve rallied 13 nonprofit thought leaders to share their best fundraising strategies, tips and ideas with YOU. MORE

CFA Fellows gave South Bend residents a say about what happens to properties in their neighborhood, made public records more accessible in Oakland, and provided judges in Louisville with a better insight into population management in the justice system. MORE

I'm facilitating a couple of workshops as part of the Social Media track for annual conference for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Louisville, KY. After Louisville, I go to Minneapolis where I am doing a version of the workshop at the Search Institute. Center for Nonprofit Excellent Workshop View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: nptech nonprofits ). On the road again for the next couple of weeks, including a trip to Romania. MORE

This video is from a local site in Louisville , part of the Annie E. As part of a presentation about the Making Connections program, I watched the above video documenting the work of the Making Connection sites in Louisville and its social networks approach. MORE

I am in Louisville, KY, this week, at the annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind. Other Benetech staff are here and at the Las Vegas convention of the American Council of the Blind. The highlight this week was our Bookshare.org user group meeting. We received so much positive feedback about the service: we packed the room with blind people passionate about reading. MORE

By Scott Gilman : Louisville Cardinals, horse racing, nonprofits, music, movies, various rants. Find Scott On Twitter. . A recent New York Times article stated that fewer than 20% of 17-year-olds read for pleasure “almost every day”, down from over 30% 30 years ago. MORE

Text message campaigns are used in cities like New York and Louisville, and research shows how effective it is – sometimes even doubling quit rates. We’ve been seeing a lot recently how tremendously successful text messages are as a tool for helping smokers quit. Now there’s a nationwide smoking cessation service that’s designed for teens and young adults in the United States. MORE

This year Brackets for Good expanded to include a Louisville bracket in addition to an Indianapolis one. March Madness is one of the annual rites of spring time—right along with setting your clocks back an hour and discovering what toys were hidden in the huge snow pile in the backyard. MORE

Tammy Moloy is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and a Senior Consultant with Ashley|Rountree and Associates, a leading regional non-profit consulting firm based in Louisville, Kentucky. MORE

I remember visiting the excellent Muhammed Ali Center last year in Louisville during the ASTC conference. Welcome to the first installment of the Museum 2.0 virtual book club. While every post at Museum 2.0 solicits (directly or indirectly) your comments and response, this one is special. MORE

And the Louisville Metro Department of Health and Wellness is doing it by offering help wherever and whenever smokers need it – via text message. With growing evidence that text support is an effective way to keep quit rates high, Louisville joins cities like New York in making mobile technology an effective tool for public health. Health departments all across the country are trying to help people quit smoking. MORE