With the ongoing debate about FY2012 Appropriations, budget cuts, and a debt ceiling, the threat to the Health Centers program is real, as real as it can get. The debate will be a back and forth process because of the Democrat-led Senate and Republican-led House, and at the top of this back and forth process [...]
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Top 3 online tools to make the most of your volunteer experience
Time is money!! There are plenty of times when I have found an excellent organization within the Indianapolis community, I connect with the mission, and I want to find out how I can help. But, I always get discouraged when I find out that the the only way to give is monetarily. A lot of [...]
READ MORE »7 Ways to Create Killer, Engaged Fundraising Campaigns (From #MDS11)
So I have spent all day in gym shorts! But don’t be so quick to judge, I’ve been working too. I have spent the entire day online at the #MDS11 (that is the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit for all of those twitterless followers). And, thanks to Nathan Hand (catch him on Twitter – @nathan_hand), I [...]
READ MORE »Three ways to break out of your silo and become a better advocate
It happens to everyone at SOME point. I recently experienced the feeling of being in a silo and showing up everyday to work, doing the same old thing. Things happen that make us focus on just getting our job done, the same way we have always done it, and being pleased with it. But, SOMEONE [...]
READ MORE »Volunteers & Advocates today, Major Gift Donors tomorrow!
This morning, I ran across this tweet: RT @cheesycons: Survey finds #millennials more likely to want to benefit professionally from #volunteering. http://bit.ly/kxY9QT #NCVS #in June 13, 2011 4:31 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite @achieve_consult Achieve The survey done by Deloitte – a brand under which 165,000 dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to [...]
READ MORE »Reaction: “Better Time Management is Not the Answer”
The blog post “Better Time Management is Not the Answer” was written online at the Harvard Business Review. “Managers tell us all the time they have ‘a time management problem.’ Their days, they say, are often hijacked by unplanned events, interruptions, crises — matters that can’t be ignored. They go to work planning to do [...]
READ MORE »Advocacy? What is that? – REALLY FUN!!
“Yeah, I’m not going to vote because I’m not going to change anything.” “Sure, I voted, but I feel like my legislators don’t reflect ME.” INSERT ADVOCACY HERE! I used to be the person who used those quotes above. I came out of college, one year ago, saying to everyone – “I don’t really need [...]
READ MORE »Ever had to refocus? Looking inward to look better outward!
Being in charge of the social media for my organization, I track analytics and statistics on the engagement and influence that we have in all social media outlets. The easy stuff to track: Number of followers, fans, subscribers Number of mentions, RTs, eNewsletter forwards Pageviews, time on site, and monthly visitors to the website The [...]
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