I have recently been learning another language and when I explained what I do, the need for the word ‘volunteer’ came up fast. ‘What’s the word for someone who works without pay?’ I asked.
‘A slave.’ said my teacher.
Ah, yes. You know non-profit slaves! People with smarts and ethics and education who you stuck photocopying pages [...]
When my Amnesty International group decided to run a slide show in our local cafe commemorating human rights, they started brainstorming where we could get content for the show. Obviously, a great way to get graphics, audio and video for any non-profit outreach you do is to make it yourself.
But what if you’re pressed for [...]
With a Cosmo-worthy title like that, I have to start by mentioning that not too long ago, we laughed ourselves silly over a blogging advice blog that advocated taking magazine headlines and inserting your target audience – for him it was a data centre - in order to create eye-catching blog titles such as ‘Five [...]
Your nonprofit has a fabulous website. You attract thousands of admirers each day. You update it with fresh content, you communicate with your donors. You rock.
You’ve also invested blood, sweat, tears and cash into the beast. So is it possible to make some money back from your website?
Having a decent website [...]
Cartoons are such potent generators of social change, and so under fire in terms of media freedom, that Cartooning For Peace has become a regular side event to the United Nations World Press Freedom day.
This group started in response to the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed Controversy, when a Danish newspaper printed 12 cartoons that were intended to [...]
You’re sitting in your cubicle, trying to get a grant proposal finished. Through the thin plastic wall, Ted’s yammering away on the phone. The phone message light is flashing red, like an emergency beacon signalling your imminent overload. And then Shannon sticks her head around the corner, and asks if you have a sec…just one [...]
You can sense the nervousness for fundraisers right now as they watch the stock market flop around like a goldfish on the floor.
And the media pundits aren’t helping. There are the Survivalists (”It’s the Long Emergency – grab a tin of cat food and head for the hills!”), but also the Pollyannas (”It’s business as [...]
Google has apparently applied for a series of patents that will enable it to a put a value on how connected you are, within your social network. Akin to the “pagerank” system used by the search giant for valuing the popularity of websites, “friendrank” would help identify individuals who are particularly influential within circles [...]
So, do you understand the electoral system yet? Thoroughly digested those platforms and polls? With both a Canadian and an American election on the go this autumn, there’s a lot of indigestible info out there. We’re going to show you some sites that will hopefully help you stay on top of it.
One of the things [...]
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