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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

In rural Boone County, West Virginia, Jennifer Massey bathes her children in contaminated water. Our state reports 24.5 Telling a story doesn't have to take pages and pages of text. It can be something as simple as an opening like this (this is fiction, by the way!): It's either that or not bathe them at all.

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Case Study: Community-Based Fundraising

NTEN

million members in Pennsylvania and West Virginia through the company's health care benefits business and is one of the largest Blue plans in the nation. Local McDonald’s team walking for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central PA which raised nearly $30,000 through the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community in Harrisburg, PA.

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The Cost of Starting a Nonprofit in Every State

NonProfit Hub

First report: $50. Initial report: $10. West Virginia. West Virginia charitable registration: $15-50, depending on type of organization ($0 if exempt). Incorporation: $50. 501(c): $400 or $850 IRS fee. Colorado charitable license: $8. Colorado charitable registration: $10. Connecticut. Incorporation: $50.

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When is Equal Pay Day for social sector leaders in your state?

Candid

For the last two years, I’ve calculated Equal Pay Day for CEOs and executive directors in the social sector, based on Candid’s most recent Nonprofit Compensation Report. West Virginia. However, the gender pay gap varies by industry, role, etc. This equates to nonprofit CEO Equal Pay Day falling on today, May 24, 2022. .

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Humans@Work: How to Successfully Tackle HR Challenges

Top Nonprofits

Recent studies by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) report 26% of Americans admit to talking and debating politics in the workplace on a regular basis, 42% of all U.S. Politics, along with sex and religion, were once widely regarded as controversial topics that should be avoided in the workplace.

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

Everyaction

The Village Network is a behavioral health organization helping youth and families in Ohio and West Virginia become healthy and have brighter futures. The Village Network. Their vision is to become a national leader in the sphere of youth and family behavioral health, and in many areas they are already leading the way.

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Women Rise Up Against War: Rae Abileah of CODEPINK

Have Fun - Do Good

The phenomenal woman with the giant CODEPINK truck, Sam Zanne Joi, and I traveled through the deep South and Southwest, weaving our way through little towns in the Appalachian mountains with names like War, West Virginia, and Truth and Consequences, Texas. Check out our local spotlight with great action photos on our site.

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