You can’t wait any longer. Your nonprofit has got to enter the social media fray but how? Well, slowly, one step at a time. If you’ve already taken a few steps – set up a Facebook page and opened a Twitter account – you’re on your way. If your nonprofit still considers email and a website technologically advanced, you’ve got some work to do.

New eBook Helps Nonprofits Take Charge of Social Media

by Geri Stengel on Apr 26, 2011 - 12:15am

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We’ve dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s and now it’s all yours. Ventureneer’s new, free ebook, Social Media for Your Nonprofit: Take Charge!, is ready for you to download.

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Nonprofit Board Membership Requires Time And Commitment

by Geri Stengel on Apr 21, 2011 - 12:10am

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Last month, 100 industry leaders from various sectors made a commitment to give more than money to nonprofits. They promised to give their time and expertise. They promised to serve on a nonprofit board for at least one full year.

Believe It Or Not: USPS Is A Green Giant

by Geri Stengel on Apr 19, 2011 - 12:12am

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Who knew? “Green” stamps are no longer the pre-historic version of “reward points.” Does anyone out there remember licking those endless little stamps and pasting them into that little book?

No matter. That’s so yesterday. Today the US Postal Service has another kind of “green” stamps, a page of 16 stamps, each with an idea for reducing your environmental impact. These are “forever” stamps, too, which means they are evergreen as well: You can use them even after the next rate hike.

Social Media for Your Nonprofit: Take Charge!

by Geri Stengel on Apr 15, 2011 - 7:10am

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Whatever the goal of your nonprofit – raising awareness of your organization’s mission, generating funds and letters to public officials or finding board members – social media can help. But you need to use the right social medium for each purpose. And you need to use it correctly.

Social Enterprise is Good for Your Health

by Geri Stengel on Apr 14, 2011 - 10:04am

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Some people know what matters. And, I’m happy to say, there are a lot of them. The Unreasonable Institute just announced the top social enterprises competing for funding by the Institute and noted that there were so many good applicants that the process of whittling them down had been arduous.

What Every Nonprofit Ought to Know About Using Baby Boomer Volunteers

by Geri Stengel on Apr 12, 2011 - 12:12pm

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Don’t miss out: Insights about how to build capacity by building your volunteer program.

All that talent, all that energy, all those ideas … yet many nonprofits shy away from Baby Boomer volunteers. It’s a huge resource being wasted.

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Payment Terms Raise Ethical Questions

by Geri Stengel on Apr 7, 2011 - 6:50am

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It isn’t funny, even if Stephen Colbert can make you laugh about it.

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Entrepreneurs Give More Time and Money to Charitable Causes

by Geri Stengel on Apr 5, 2011 - 12:14am

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Why am I not surprised?

Entrepreneurs – CEOs/founders of businesses – believe that philanthropy makes their companies more successful, according to a report just released by the Fidelity Gift Fund.

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