This is the first in a three-part blog series on nonprofit storytelling. According to the Social Science Research Network, most people are visual learners. Recently, Transform Consulting Group published articles on how nonprofits can use infographics to communicate...
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FREE Text Messages to Keep You & Your Baby Healthy
Update: This service is no longer available. Join the hundreds of thousands of moms who receive complimentary text messages throughout their pregnancy and their baby’s first year. Text4baby is a free service of the nonprofit National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies...
Early Education Matching Grant Window Open
The Family and Social Services Administration’s Bureau of Childcare is accepting applications for Early Education Matching Grants. In the 2013 legislative session, $2 million was set aside to pilot a new early childhood program to increase enrollment of...
Strategic Planning Tips from Alice in Wonderland
If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you get there? Do you remember the conversation that Alice in Wonderland had with the Cheshire Cat? Alice didn't have a clear idea of where she was going or wanted to do. Alice asked the cat, "Would you...
Zero Tolerance Policies Don’t Make Schools Safer
The Vera Institute of Justice recently published, “A Generation Later: What We’ve Learned about Zero Tolerance in Schools”. Vera is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit center for justice policy and practice which uses research to help leaders improve the...
Serve on MLK Day 2014
The 2014 MLK Day of Service is almost here – and Americans across the country are rolling up their sleeves in service. Are you ready to get out and serve on Monday, January 20th? Making time to volunteer for the 2014 MLK Day of Service is a great way to engage with...
Honda Youth Education Program Grants
The American Honda Foundation accepts applications from nonprofit organizations and schools for programs or projects that support teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Applications for environmental projects, job training, and...
$100 Million Youth Career Connect Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the availability of approximately $100 million in grant funds for the Youth Career Connect grant program. Organizations and schools promoting a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) focus should check...
AmazonSmile: You Shop, Amazon Gives
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way to support charitable organizations at no extra cost. Shopping at smile.amazon.com is the exact same shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to an...