Category: Tips and Resources

Broadcast Your Cause: YouTube

Not sure if I’ve ever talked about YouTube’s non-profit program so here it is really quickly: You can use YouTube as a free marketing tool to spread awareness about your nonprofit. The purpose of the program is to allow you to connect with supporters, volunteers, and donors in a cost effective way (free!). Youtube will… Continue reading Broadcast Your Cause: YouTube

Call for Acumen Fund Fellows Class of 2009

From their website: Each year, the Acumen Fund Fellows Program provides extraordinary young professionals with a unique opportunity to use their skills to effect real social change with our portfolio organizations in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, India and Pakistan, and to build lasting relationships with other like-minded individuals. Joining us in September, fellows will spend… Continue reading Call for Acumen Fund Fellows Class of 2009

Lending In The Developing World– Gaining Scale and Reducing Costs with Technology

Interested in how technology can enable and improve credit lending in developing countries? Check out this conference next week: The International Finance Corporation and the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, in collaboration with Visa International, are pleased to organize a global conference on “Next Generation Access to Finance: Gaining Scale and Reducing Costs with… Continue reading Lending In The Developing World– Gaining Scale and Reducing Costs with Technology

Revolution Through Social Enterprise At Pepperdine

Just a quick link to what sounds like a pretty interesting upcoming event: Revolution Through Social Enterprise Presented by the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship & the Law September 21, 2007 Across sectors, generations and disciplines, social entrepreneurs are identifying, addressing, and, in some cases, solving many of the major crises confronting our society… Continue reading Revolution Through Social Enterprise At Pepperdine

What Is Razoo? Social Networking For Changemakers

What is Razoo? Razoo is an online community that lets you create goals and groups for raising awareness and taking action for various causes. The site is currently in public beta. From Mashable , a blog about social networking. How did I hear about them? Through Omidyar Network, which is transitioning their community over to… Continue reading What Is Razoo? Social Networking For Changemakers

MyHomeTownHelper.com- Giving away up to $100,000 to help fund projects in hometowns

A Social ROI reader, Jess, writes: My name is Jess and I work with Hamburger Helper. My job is to spread the word about Hamburger Helper’s grant program, “My Hometown Helper.” I have been reading your blog and thought you might be interested. You have probably heard of Hamburger Helper (think, cheeseburger macaroni and the… Continue reading MyHomeTownHelper.com- Giving away up to $100,000 to help fund projects in hometowns

Google Apps Office Suite For Non Profits

A few weeks old but I’m cleaning out my newsreader… Google is opening up its educational tier of Google Apps to nonprofit organizations within the United States. Registered 501c3 nonprofits will be able to use and deploy the educational version of Google Apps, which gives organizations unlimited users, free phone support, API integration, and e-mail… Continue reading Google Apps Office Suite For Non Profits

Search Engine Marketing (SEM) For Non-Profits and Charities

Last week was Search Engine Strategies, which is the largest industry conference for internet search. Search marketers flocked to New York City to participate in workshops, network, and learn about new trends in the industry. One of the sessions was on search engine marketing for non-profits and charities and Search Engine Roundtable does a nice… Continue reading Search Engine Marketing (SEM) For Non-Profits and Charities