Books For Non-Profit Companies

I recently found a list of books for church planters that also includes several books recommended by venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki on non-profit companies.
Here are his recommendations. For the full list, click here.
Guy […]

Volunteers Stop Stuffing Envelopes

Time magazine has a very important article on volunteerism for the baby boomers. Here’s a clip:
“The newest crop of potential volunteers–baby boomers–is the most educated and driven in history, with a volunteer rate among the highest. But many boomers plan to keep working even as they start doing community service. So their time will remain […]

Northshire Non-Profit Network

The next Northshire Non-Profit Network meeting will be at Burr and Burton Academy on August 4th at 8 am in the library. Read more on the NNN blog.
Part of the group’s purpose is providing training and education for non-profit organizations, and on this occasion we will discuss web site do’s and don’ts thanks to a […]

Next NNN Meeting

The next Northshire Non-Profit Network meeting will be on August 4th at Burr and Burrton Academy at 8am. Our topic will be web pages.
In addition, the NNN web site has a great event analyzer developed by some of the groups members. It’s the perfect way for a non-profit organization to evaluate the effectiveness of special […]

Next NNN Meeting

For those non-profits in Southwestern Vermont, you will want to mark your calendar for the next Northshire Non-Profit Network Meeting on July 7th at 8 am at the Southern Vermont Arts Center. We will be discussing publicity. All non-profit representatives are welcome!
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Fund Raising with Christine Graham

If you’re looking for some some help in the non-profit sector with fund raising, a good place to start is with Christine Graham and her web site: www.cpgfundraising.com.
Christine has a lot of experience with non-profits and has published a wide array of books, newsletters, and other materials. She describes herself on the web site as […]

Sites For Non-Profits

Beth has some links to Kivi Leroux Miller’s home page and Miller’s Writting 911 page. Miller is a non-profit consultant in the area of communication. The Writing 911 page has some tips on writing, while her blog has some links worth checking out.
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Northshire Non-Profit Network Meeting

Tommorrow morning at 8 am the Northshire Non-Profit Network will be meeting at Hildene in Manchester Village, VT. If you’re involved with a non-profit and you’re in the area at that time with nothing to do (since we all find ourselves roaming town early in the morning with nothing to do from time to time […]

A Taxing Process

There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for the Southern Vermont Arts Center and Hildene in their dispute with the state over the tax exempt status of large portions of their properties. I don’t know why the state would want to add additional burdens to two non-profits who do a lot […]

Introducing the Bethany Network

I have decided to launch the Bethany Network, which can be found under the heading on this site: Bethany Net. Here’s a short introduction to this new kind of non-profit:
The Bethany Network
Promoting spiritual and physical wholeness.

Partnering with non-profits who provide essential social services. When we address physical needs, we open the door for spiritual healing […]

Collaboration & Management Tools

Since my focus is on helping non-profits on a shoe-string, I have been sampling two programs that help with project management and collaboration online. The nice part about using an online tool is that members/volunteers an organization without a central location can track with each other. Even if there is a central location for the […]

Can You Afford Not to Blog?

This is the question asked in a new book called Naked Conversations : How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers. Bloggers Robert Scoble and Shel Israel set out to show how blogs can foster trust and better communication between companies and their clients. Blogs may be one of the most powerful tools […]

Writely: Order Yours Today

You can guess pretty safely what the next big trend will be based on what Google is up to. Google recently purchased a company called Upstartle, the makers of a popular web-based, free word processing program known as Writely.
The concept of Writely is clever. Here’s the jist of it:

Share documents instantly & collaborate real-time: Pick […]

Oddities and Random Facts

When collecting information from your volunteers, it is important to have a category for notes or other areas of experience/interest of the volunteer. It may be helpful to know if someone has experience in security, schools, or administrative work. Needs may change and you may find yourself consulting these notes in order to find the […]

Team Players: More Than a Cliche

You can read all about team players in the latest business books and Dilbert cartoons. But behind all of the jargon and overused sports analogies, is a great deal of truth. In fact, I would venture to say that a co-worker who is a team player is the best kind to have around. An acquaintance […]

Who You Are

The conversation at the latest Northshire Non-Profit Network meeting got me thinking about identity. Do we really grasp who/what our organizations are? Can we list the qualitities that make us unique and distinct? What can we do well that no one else can do?
Typically we find where we are hitting the wall, and then draw […]

Non-Profit Blog Tips

Green Media has compiled some links to tips on non-profit blogging. Read the article: here.
via: the Non-Profit Blog Exchange
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Announcing the Northshire Non-Profit Network Web Page

I just got to work today on the web site for the Northshire Non-Profit Network. It’s just a simple little page made with the free version of Word Press. My goal is to provide a simple page the every one can use and, if necessary, every one can edit. Myself and another volunteer from the […]

Non-Profits Using Blogs

“Inside Bay Area” has an article on how non-profits are using blogs: Web logs helping nonprofits spread the word.
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