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Why aren't we supporting leadership in a way that helps people grow?
Yesterday at the Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference we explored how to disrupt social change in the nonprofit sector. The day began bright and early, bursting with energy. Majora Carter started us off as the first keynote. Majora Carter is an activist, urban revitalization strategy consultant, real estate developer, and Peabody Award winning broadcaster. She recently launched another nonprofit to help train low-income people in the Bronx to code. Her…
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Web Design Pitfalls to Avoid
If your nonprofit is about to go through a website redesign, this is a major opportunity to completely overhaul your website and the internal processes that can easily ruin your site. Jared Seltzer, Co-Founder of Rad Campaign, and I had the opportunity to talk about these issues at 501TechNYC last month. While there are many ways you can ruin your website that will prevent you from effectively telling your organization’s story, inspiring action, and cultivating donors, here are a couple of web…
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The Ultimate Checklist to Choose a Web Vendor
Many nonprofits who are going through a website redesign on a tight budget want to know the best ways to find and hire a web vendor, especially one that will understand their goals and challenges. As the founder of a web agency and former nonprofit campaigner, I have sat on both sides of the table. I recently found this great checklist (via Darren Barefoot) that I think will be very helpful in talking with web…
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Is Your Nonprofit Making the Millennial Cut?
Sometimes it's hard to stand out among the sea of nonprofits in the online world. There are so many devices (mobile devices, tablets, laptops, etc.) and platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.) that people are consuming their information from, so you need to make sure to find your niche. People aren't just finding their favorite organizations from a wide ranges of sources, they're doing it selectively. The …