bethkanter — Women Who Tech Around the World View more presentations from Beth Kanter Yesterday, I had the honor of participating in the 4th annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit that brings together women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. Created by Alyson...
bethkanter — NetSmart is Howard Rheingold’s latest book. It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? Lately, I have been working in far flung places which means...
ejewishphilanthropy — by David Bernstein A young professional who works for a large Jewish organization recently confided in me that “my boss reads books on organizational culture but never does anything to improve our culture.” That’s probably a step up from many organizational leaders who are hardly aware of the concept of organizational...
causerelatedmarketing.blogspot — The print edition of Fortune Magazine runs a regular feature called ‘My Metric’ wherein business leaders identify informal but telling measures of current economic activity.In 2011 Michael Glimcher, CEO of Glimcher Realty Trust cited as his metric an increased number of black cars on the streets of New York City...
ejewishphilanthropy — by Helen Chernikof The resignations of the top executives at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society come just weeks before the release of a survey showing that an “overwhelming majority” of almost 450 Jewish executives have no succession plan prepared in the event of their departure. The Jewish community...
connectioncafe — Author: Alissa Ruehl Last month I pointed out a few of the ways you can use Google analytics, or other web analytics tools, to gain a better understanding of your audience. The next step is to keep track of changes to audience and audience behavior. Your audience can change over time,...
theagitator — We’re talking over-crowded email inboxes here. Were your email appeals ever ‘sexy’?! I thought not. But there’s an important point made in this article from Synchronicity Marketing, titled: Bringing Sexy Back to Email: 3 More Ways to Stand Out in a Crowded Inbox. The competition in the inbox is getting tougher and tougher....
osocio — We wrote before about a campaign trying to rally opposition to North Carolina’s “Amendment One,” which would put the statement “Marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized” into state law. Despite a valiant effort by the state’s more...
nonprofitmarketingguide — I first published these six categories of nonprofit blogs way back in 2008. But I think they still work today, four years later. As I said back then, I certainly think you can mix and match blog types, and I bet most successful blogs do. But I also think that it’s helpful...
bethkanter — Last month I did a Networked NGO training in Dubai for Pakistan NGOs where I experienced Internet censorship first hand. The government blocks certain sites, including access to any group organizing features on social sites (shared photo pools for example), skype out, and tools like VPNs that can help you...
causerelatedmarketing.blogspot — Normally, when it comes to cause marketing longer relationships are better for sponsor and charity alike. Think Rolling Stones and U2 not one-hit-wonder bands like Fountains of Wayne or Los Lonely Boys. That’s because cause marketing is a form of co-branding and like any branding endeavor it takes years to...
fundraisingcoach — I am working for a non-profit and recently have begun writing agency grants as well. This organization in the past has never relied on grants, but instead on funding from two fundraisers and the state and federal monies. However, it seems that all of the foundations we are writing to...
ejewishphilanthropy — from Nonprofit Newswire: New Study Finds Non-reporting of Fundraising Expense Widespread: But Some States Much Worse Than Others A new study using the most recent IRS data available through GuideStar and performed by the Scripps Howard News Service has found that 15,389 nonprofit groups, or 41 percent of all United States nonprofits...
bethkanter — Note from Beth: A few weeks ago, I asked folks on Facebook “What Nonprofits Are Crushing It on Pinterest?” and got a terrific list of examples. There’s been a lot written about pinterest and lots of nonprofits experimenting, but how do you do it strategically? Kate Kilbourne...
epicchangeblog — I’ve been silent. Because I’ve been scared. Scared that I couldn’t wed and do this work. Scared that I’d never have a child because I’d chosen this path, that I’d never be healthy or well-rested or beautiful again. Scared that I’d never again have the time or money to take care...
theagitator — I’ve said some irreverent things about thanking donors in the past few weeks. So I had mixed feelings about this recent post by Katya Andresen. I agree with her main point 1000%: “The single most powerful thing you can do as a fundraiser is to take great care of the donors you...
bethkanter — Note from Beth: In March, I had the pleasure of co-presenting at the GEO Conference (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) with Kathy Reich, Director, Organizational Effectiveness Program at the Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, Director of Evaluation at TCC Group, that helped OE analyze its “goldmine” of grantee data. The learning in...
philanthropy.blogspot — According to Steve Case, the hottest topic for discussion at the second annual meeting of The Giving Pledgers was impact investing. This puts some emphasis on an idea that was raised at our recent ReCoding Good charrette on Impact Investing, Philanthropy and the New Social Economy. That idea, quite simply, is...
blog.google — “We’ve seen incredible advances in technology platforms over the past decade that have lowered entry barriers for new life-enriching products and services, but not for many of our local, state, or regional governments that are constrained by legacy investments in outdated, closed software. Given heightened attention to government spending, there’s...
bethkanter — As part of the ACE Leadership Training, we had several site visits to bring some of the real world into our discussions. The group visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial. The site was established in 2004 on the 10th Anniversary of the genocide in partnership with the Rwanda Government,...
nonprofitmarketingguide — That’s the subject line in the email I received two days ago from Charity: Water. How clear and direct is that? And take a look at what was inside: Here is the whole thing since this capture only grabbed the top. It reminds me about a gift from several months ago (year-end, for...
causerelatedmarketing.blogspot — Not all cause-branded merchandise sells. So what do you do with the leftover inventory?The Tuesday Morning store in my neighborhood almost always has pink-ribboned kitchen implements from Kitchen Aid that once benefited Susan G. Komen for the Cure but are now selling at a fraction of the original retail price....
ejewishphilanthropy — The following statement has been issued by Matan – The Women’s Institute for Torah Studies, following reports in multiple publications of the closing of the Advanced Talmudic Institute: Matan – The Women’s Institute for Torah Studies – has been at the forefront of women’s advanced Talmud studies since it was founded...
ejewishphilanthropy — American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has announced the three winners of its design competition focused on philanthropy and social change. Where Do You Give? challenged artists to create a 21st century icon inspired by the values and imagery of the traditional Jewish tzedakah, or charity, box. The three winners are: 1. “Vending...
ssireview — When the My Street Grocery truck pulls up in front of a low-income housing complex in Portland, Ore., neighbors make their way curbside to shop for fresh produce or buy meal kits that will feed a family of four cheaper than a fast-food restaurant. Across the country in Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill neighborhood, business is bustling at Boxcar Grocer, where the corner convenience...