St. Baldrick's Foundation, a volunteer-driven organization that raises money for childhood cancer research, only changed its social media strategy in the last year, but it has seen an incredible lift in engagement with its 68,000+ Facebook fans and 9,600+ Twitter followers. St.
We're entering prime gift giving season. The tinsel is up, the craft fairs and sample sales are on, and the retail stores are gearing up for what they hope will be huge crowds. Whether this makes your blood run hot or cold, there's no stopping it. The "hunt" for the perfect gift is on!
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If you follow @giipucsc on Twitter (and you should!) you know that we link to about a dozen fascinating articles each day relating to subjects like Social Enterprise, Nonprofits, Nonprofit Tech, and Social Media. The smart social media manager will know how to repurpose data.
Nick Vilelle, left, and Raj Ratwani are restaurateurs, sort of. The owners of CAUSE gastropub take no salary, but donate 100 percent of their profits to charity. Photo by Alexis Glenn/George Mason University Updated at 10:31 EST, Nov. 4 At first glance, Washington, D.C.'s CAUSE bar and restaurant might seem like a typical gastropub.
Paul Clolery - November 20, 2013 Two United States senators have drafted a letter to their leadership to save the charitable deduction at its current levels. The letter was unveiled today in Washington, D.C., during "Protect Giving Day." The bi-partisan support of Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.)
Two updates coming to the Page Composer will make it easier for Page admins to schedule posts and upload photos. To make it simpler to schedule posts, we've shortened the process for scheduling a post from 12 steps to 4. The Page Admin panel was also updated to help admins manage their upcoming posts.
If you follow @giipucsc on Twitter (and you should!) you know that we link to about a dozen fascinating articles each day relating to subjects like Social Enterprise, Nonprofits, Nonprofit Tech, and Social Media. The smart social media manager will know how to repurpose data.
"1oz. Practice > 1000kg Preaching" - Ghandi (paraphrase) #50VoicesSocEnt #socent pic.twitter.com/DsnNXDSZ1s
This report is part of an occasional series profiling social entrepreneurship projects. n the largely agricultural east African country of Kenya, many small-holder farmers need a way to start generating income. An organization called Juhudi Kilimo has stepped in with a new approach to farming as a means to larger business.
Hello and welcome to the Guardian Social Enterprise Network's daily digest. Our space to tell you the latest news, advice and analysis from the sector. * Today is the fifth and final day of our 50 voices project: what does social enterprise mean to you?
We've asked 50 people to tell us what social enterprise means to them. We will be revealing 10 responses a day - so don't forget to come back and catch the latest musings including those of Richard Branson, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, Liam Black and Sophi Tranchell
When organizations build their websites, a lot of time and attention is paid to their homepage. I understand why-but I would argue that we should pay just as much, if not more, attention to our site's landing pages. Landing pages are the gateway to your website.
The Global Information Internship Program (GIIP, pronounced "jeep") is a fabulous program at UCSC, which allows undergraduates to fund and work on projects they are passionate about in the areas of global social justice and sustainability. This video helps to explain more about GIIP, so students can find out how to get more involved.
It seems a universal truth that dry information is more easy to digest if it comes in an easy-on-the-eyes format. Infographics make otherwise dense facts about click through rates and post times fun to look at. Since we know you have precious little time to go searching around for them, we've rounded up 4 of the best for your learning pleasure.
