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AmFund’s Best and Worst Dates for Special Event Fundraising

DipJar

It means that there is a lot of local competition that you need to be aware of at all times when you are picking out your event dates. You don’t want to end up competing with another local event on the same exact evening. And don’t forget about hurricane season! Stay Away From Big Sporting Events. People love their football!

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Why Celebrity iCloud Hacking Should Matter to Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

And it should serve as a stern wake-up call to all nonprofits and social change makers to shake the complacency off our security standards. If all your data lives on a local server in your office, or the C: drive on your computer, and you have no other backup system, you're not in a good position to secure anything.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a few ideas to help make charitable giving get on your calendar each month for 2009. For example, Mizfit is donated a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. Why not give a small donation to help a school in Africa, like Epic Change's projects or find a project in a corner of the world that is meaningful to you.

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Why You Need Diversified Fundraising For Your Small Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

If you rely solely on a government grant, what happens when the agency changes its eligibility criteria and you no longer qualify? It was certainly a life-changing moment, and the response was profound and amazing. Do your research to find flaming hot opportunities and create a deadline calendar so you know what to apply for and when.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. Geekery.

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