This presentation was first shared at the Network for Good and Maryland Nonprofits "ePhilanthropy 101: Effective & Inexpensive Fundraising in a Downturn" program on March 27, 2009. Does this sound familiar? "Prior to 2008, we had no coordinated online plan. Online donations trickled in on their own." MORE >>

I’m heading to the airport soon, and will be blogging from Maryland and Washington, DC this week. On Tuesday, I’m speaking three times (yes, three times) at the 2011 Nonprofit Summit in Frederick, Maryland, sponsored by the Ausherman Family Foundation. If our paths cross, please say Hello! Get Your Annual Pass Now. MORE >>

And in Baltimore, Takoma Park (Maryland), and soon in downtown Washington, DC and Silver Spring, Maryland. We've been working pretty hard to explore, highlight, and support social enterprise and socially-responsible business in Maryland. Well.happenings are happening. So, why does this site still exist? have, mostly. MORE >>

Headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, Trees for the Future thinks of trees much the same way that Heifer International thinks about domesticated animals; that is, as a provider of wealth for people in the developing world. Over the last few years I’ve profiled about a dozen or so variations on a theme of ‘Buy One Give One’ (BOGO). MORE >>

This is also my most popular in-person workshop — I’ll be presenting it in Maryland next week , and in San Francisco on April 19.). On Thursday, March 10, I’m presenting the webinar,  Three Stories Every Nonprofit Should Be Telling. Where do these three plots come from? You can too. The Challenge Plot. The Creativity Plot. MORE >>