Capaciteria also added a couple of hundred new resources (links, articles and books) in these categories: - Performance, Metrics & Evaluation Category - Community Stakeholder Management - Volunteerism - Marketing Research - Revenue Generation & Sustainability - Governance - Advocacy - Etc.. "There Tags: capacity building capaciteria.org how t From the Seattle based Non Profit Networking list serve, posted on October 23, 2007: "If you haven't visited Capaciteria.org recently please come by. About 50,000 do each month, to take advantage of over over 2167 resources in 120+

Stephanie Strom wrote States Move to Revoke Charities' Tax Exemption , published February 27, describing how poor states are seriously considering charging taxes to the nonprofits within their jurisdiction (which of course are granted the benefit of tax free dollars in reciprocity for the services and programs that they provide to communities at no or low costs to beneficiaries). As Strom asserts, what about the critical services that nonprofits provide to our communities, especially to those with no or little resources? From The New York Times ... As Strom indicates in her

Can your nonprofit's supporters (volunteers, donors, community collaborators) or your agency's beneficiaries (clients, etc.) more donors, a more informed and connected community base, etc.). __ In a newsletter your organization can acknowledge and thank recent donors, it can inform current donors (who receive the newsletters) what work is being planned out that they may want to give donations for, specifically, and it offers local businesses advertising or sponsorship options. You may already think that you've fully tapped out all of the potential that a newsletter can do for your nonprofit.

while community organizing may not be much of a credential for the Presidency, From where I am standing today, I think the key to his successfully building the campaign and mobilizing a diverse group of Americans was in using technology in new ways - to build a community not seen before in American politics. This is not using new technology, this is using technology in new ways - to build relationships and honor the people formerly know as the audience as co-creators of their How did Barack Obama do it? Pundits and scholars have already given this a thorough

In rolling out an online social networking community, your nonprofit’s objectives should be all about your organization’s constituents. Certainly, fundraising campaigns and dollars raised are the bottom line, but as part of that, building engagement and passion among supporters is crucial. By taking into account both qualitative and quantitative measures, it is possible to get a more comprehensive and accurate look at the real impact your I get asked this question a lot. What is the ROI of social media?

So what about using social media metrics to achieve longer-term goals, like relationship-building? Tags: social media marketing cultural marketing nonprofit marketing social networking facebook events tools community NPtech technology blogging arts marketing online arts culture blog Once, when I was representing social media on an arts marketing panel, a fellow panelist said to me, one-on-one, something along the lines of “ okay, but how does this sell tickets ?” I guess I didn’t get that point across!

the Academy for Nonprofit Excellence at Tidewater Community College. largely by The Norfolk Foundation , the region’s community foundation. But prepping for this gig has been a huge adventure.  Particularly Kick-started learning and community building among workshop participants Traveling down to Norfolk, VA today to deliver tomorrow’s all-day all-day boot camp on social media for nonprofits, hosted by

Prior to BBMG, Mirm was the director of marketing at United Jewish Communities (formerly UJA), a $2 billion annual enterprise, where she led a national branding initiative for 150 local affiliates. Download the slides below 'Related Documents'! In a world that's adapting to radical social and economic change, today's nonprofits are forced to reimagine how they do more with less: What could things look like if our costs went down, our reach went up, and we could multiply our impact?

Former Talk Show Host Jenny Jones Announces Continuation of Community Grant Program Deadline: Open Talk show host and philanthropist Jenny Jones has announced that she will donate an additional $1 million to continue her Jenny's Heroes ( http://www.jennysheroes.com/ ) community grant program. The Jenny's Heroes program awards grants to individuals who submit the best ideas for tangible, lasting community projects. [Please help us . We at The Grant Plant, LLC want to understand what nonprofits need from the services that they hire, today, given the economy; so please

Deadline: April 30, 2009 Entries Invited for Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance The aim of the Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance is to propel Community Development Financial Institutions to a higher level of growth, success, and sustainability. MacArthur Foundation . Opportunity Finance programs provide capital and financial services that benefit low-income and -wealth people, helping them to build homes, schools, small businesses, and community facilities. From The Foundation Center...