You might be a little like me. You see the faces of starving children and your heart breaks a little. But you really have no idea how to make a difference beyond making a donation. Part of the way forward is awareness of the problem and how to solve it and recognition and encouragement of those women already on the front lines. I am lucky that my day job allows me to work with organizations whose mission it is to make a difference. read more...
The New .Thing Rolls Out Today, Bringing Massive Change for Brands and Nonprofits!
Today ICANN, which is the nonprofit, non-governmental organization that coordinates the Internet naming system, is opening up an application process for established companies, organizations or institutions can apply to manage a .ANYTHING. They aren’t opening up the opportunity to own a Top Level Domain (TLD) to just anyone. Excluded are individuals, sole proprietors or yet-to-be-formed entities. And the bar is set reasonably high, with a $185K fee and a 300-page application. The managers of a TLD are not necessarily the people with whom you have registered your web address, like like read more...
Inspiring Your Kids (and Coworkers) to Be Generous with Examples, Empathy and Action
When the folks at Razoo contacted me to ask if I would write a post about how to instill generosity in kids, it was easy to do. I have been agonizing over how to do it for about a year now with my own three children, who are just now getting to an age where I think they can understand. As a business owner and parent, I realize that we have been very blessed. My husband and I have made a pretty good living, read more...
The Holy Grail of Social Media: Three Questions to Ask, Three Archetypes to Avoid
Everything you need to know about risk and social media you can learn from Monty Python. Okay, perhaps not everything, but the classic scene where the Knights of the Roundtable approach the “Bridge of Doom” in their quest for the Holy Grail holds a lot of wisdom. Three Questions to Ask for Your Social Media Strategy
- Who are You? Knowing who you are as an organization isn’t as easy as it sounds. You need to understand the culture of your company, read more...
PayPal Paper Shows Celebrities Not Always the Best Choice for Fundraising
A recent study sponsored by PayPal Nonprofit, and penned by Geoff Livingston and Henry Dunbar for Zoetica, shows that a personal story, a tight knit community and the authenticity read more...
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