Why don’t they tell? Would they at your org?
Over the years, more than one person observed Jerry Sandusky, head of the nonprofit organization The Second Mile and former Penn State defensive coordinator, having sex with boys. Yet none of those...
View ArticleDo NOT say “Need to Cut Costs? Involve Volunteers!”
(update: Just got a tweet from GiveGood2012, which said, @jcravens42 love the blog. You’ve made us rethink our marketing gambit. Thank you!!! Hurrah for them! For all of us! Now, just several thousand...
View ArticleI don’t like “Closed Gardens”
I don’t like “closed gardens” like Facebook to create online communities for volunteers, clients or members. Not only for all of the reasons I note here on TechSoup, but also because a lot of people do...
View Articlemobile apps in nonprofit program & management work
Whenever I read about mobile apps (software applications to be used on smartphones or tablets) for nonprofits, the articles are almost always be about fundraising – about how to allow people to easily...
View ArticleCorporate volunteers can be a burden for nonprofits
Back in 2011, I asked if group volunteering was really all its cracked up to be. The sentiment has gone mainstream: the Boston Globe published this yesterday: Corporate volunteers can be a burden for...
View Articlesabotage your organization’s productivity: tips from the CIA in 1944
In 1944, the CIA’s precursor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), distributed a secret pamphlet, the “Simple Sabotage Field Manual“, providing instructions to citizens living in Axis nations who...
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Gossip’s toll in your workplace
Back in March 2010, an article (registration may be required for access) in Workplace.com highlighted a study in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography regarding workplace gossip. It reviewed how...
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