By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Many for-profit organizations participate in some form of corporate social responsibility. But volunteering as a team has more meaningful benefits than simply meeting your CSR quota and improving brand recognition. Spending a day of service together has positive effects ranging...
By Dr. Jennifer Higgins, republished with permission What is a Branding Partnership? One extraordinarily successful example of where partnerships help to promote a brand and encourage donors to participate is Toys for Tots, which is sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps. Who does not want to make...
Perhaps no one can identify more with the mission of the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance than a parent who has lost a child to overdose. Sadly, the nonprofit’s own executive director, Cindy Grant, is among them. In 1997, Cindy and her husband lost their son,...
By Emily H. Benham, FAHP, CFRE; republished from nlctb.org with permission from the Nonprofit Leadership Center Think back to December 31, 2020. New Year’s Eve. We celebrated the end of a year that was like no other, hoping a return to normal was in sight. Vaccinations...
By Jessica Quaid As we wrap up 2021, it’s safe to say this was the year of “self-love” and “self-care,” but what about self-confidence? I know that sometimes self-confidence can be perceived as being arrogant, vain or conceited. I’m not talking about overdoing it; I simply mean...
By Jennifer Higgins I hold a Ph.D. in Gerontology from the University of Massachusetts, and I have spent more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector, in roles ranging from direct support to executive positions. Why do I start there? Because that is just who I have...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Nonprofits of all sizes saw positive growth in online and monthly donations last year: According to an insightful report on Philanthropy.com, one-time and monthly online donations jumped more than 15 percent in 2020. Research on online engagement trends across 4,964 nonprofits...
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...
By Dana Marlowe In late 2019, I Support the Girls (ISTG) held our first International Affiliate Retreat. We have 58 global Affiliate Directors (volunteers) who run chapters of ISTG in their cities. This was the first time in four years that these volunteers met ISTG staff—and...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS So, how is your Giving Tuesday going? Checking in and noting how you feel things are going now—today—is your best form of advance planning for next year. Here are a few gut-check questions to answer this week and file in...