As the presence of social media continues to increase as a form of communication, health organizations are searching for the most effective ways to use the online tools to pass important information to the public. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that nonprofit organizations and community groups appear to be more actively [...]
Can Non-Profit Investors Help Grow The Next Silicon Valley?
04/23/2011 By Leave a Comment
A recent New York Times article dove into the idea of organically creating the next Silicon Valley. Its author, Steven Davidoff, reviewed the different ingredients public and private sectors are adding to their entrepreneurial ecosystems and touched on a growing consensus that government does, and should, have a role in entrepreneurship. In illustrating this, Davidoff [...]
IBM Helps Non-Profits Improve Effectiveness and Efficiency
06/09/2010 By Leave a Comment
today announced the addition of a new portfolio of software, services and consulting grants to respond directly to the needs of local non-profit organizations to improve their effectiveness. These new IBM Trailblazer Grants open up IBM’s innovation technology and the deep expertise of its employees and make them available to the local non-profit sector. Through [...]
5 Ways Non-Profits Can Increase Engagement With YouTube
04/02/2010 By Leave a Comment
According to ForeSee Results’ 2010 Social Media Study, YouTube is the second most powerful social network for consumer engagement. This critical component of the social web remains vital for causes, associations and government organizations. Non-profits have been engaging with YouTube for years, but it’s still important to have a specific online video strategy. The following [...]
25 Great Non Profit Websites and Tips For Your Inspiration
03/27/2010 By Leave a Comment
Generally speaking, Non Profits have smaller budgets for their marketing and the first thing out the window is a well thought out and well designed website. All too often organizations do not realize that they should be doing the opposite and dedicating more of their resources to developing a successful and memorable website as a [...]
Unraveling the Mystery of ‘Affordable’ Housing
01/11/2010 By Leave a Comment
Affordable to whom? That question lies at the heart of any discussion of affordable housing, but it can also transform a debate over issues like planning, development and community to an argument over definitions. There is, of course, the government definition, which declares housing affordable if it consumes no more than a third of a [...]
Non-Profit Organization Combats Violence with Technology
12/31/2009 By Leave a Comment
Nearly a month after the shooting death of a seventeen-year-old star football player police still don’t have any leads. Touched by the tragedy of that young man, a local non-profit organization is targeting violence with technology. Martha Gordon, the site manager at King’s Row apartment complex said she has seen young teens get into trouble. [...]
YouTube Contest: Win a Spot at the World Economic Forum in Davos
01/02/2009 By Leave a Comment
Advocacy remains one of the most effective tools for the nonprofits. YouTube is offering a chance to a citizen to address the 40th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland about why his or her cause matters. The theme of the Annual Meeting is a call to action: “Improve the State of the World: [...]