Laura Otten is director of The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University. She has created a new blog that I will be paying attention to called Nonprofit University. She will be sharing her thoughts and questions about the business side of nonprofit organizations. Laura recently submitted her first post Death Becomes Us. She discusses the…
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Giving beyond yourself
My wife and I recently went to Chipotle for dinner. If you’re not familiar with this restaurant, it’s a fast food place where you can get burritos the size of a small country, packed with rice, beans, chicken, and so on. I added a picture to this post. While eating, I noticed writing on my…
Earn Your President’s Volunteer Service Award In 2008
A man was speaking to me recently about his passion for volunteering. He told me some impressive stories about young lives being transformed and saved due to his efforts. He gave me a big smile as he pointed to a pin on the lapel of his jacket. It was the President’s Volunteer Service Award pin….
Tin Man Follows the Yellow Brick Road to Habitat For Humanity
Where did Kathleen Robertson get those work shoes? Did you watch the first episode of Tin Man last night on the SCI FI Channel? I took a break to watch it and now I am hooked. Tin Man is a SCI FI Channel mini-series that takes “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” to a new realm….
Nature Retreat In The Washington DC Area
What comes to your mind when you think of Washington DC? You might think of National monuments, Capitol Hill, politics, or even traffic jams. Being the home of one of the most significant natural areas in the entire National Park System Is not something I was aware of. Today is Blog Action Day. I’m joining…
CoolPeopleCare Is Making A Difference
Rebecca Carpenter mentioned a website that caught my attention in her latest Razoo post entitled It’s the Little Things… Really. The website is CoolPeopleCare.com. Founders Sam Davidson and Stephen Moseley are using the website to encourage others to do good deeds every day to make a difference. It is a site worth checking out.
What Do Youth Volunteers Want?
Corey Pudhorodsky has volunteered as a youth group leader for several years. You may know Corey as the voice of the 501c3Cast. This past summer, Corey and this group of teenagers spent a week in the Hartsville, South Carolina community to do volunteer work in support of Habitat for Humanity. At the conclusion of the…
My First Television Interview for the Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk
I recently participated in a local television interview called Comcast Newsmakers. The purpose of the interview was to discuss the impact of arthritis and our local Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk fundraising event. It was my first interview for television. Are you familiar with Toastmasters International? During a Toastmasters meeting, speeches are evaluated. These evaluations help reinforce…
Do Your Volunteers Know You Appreciate Them?
An online conversation started with Seth Godin promoting the idea of a Customer of the Month program for businesses. Searchgive continued the conversation by suggesting a Donor of the Month program might be worth trying for nonprofits. A similar concept could be established for volunteers. The purpose of recognizing a volunteer each month is to…
Free Custom Websites Donated To Nonprofit Organizations
Does your charity, church or nonprofit organization need a website or major website makeover? HotPress Web, a web marketing company in Denver Colorado, donates a custom website every three months. The next winner will be announced on September 31, 2007. The donated website is feature rich and has a value of $5,000. The Cunningham Foundation…