NPO Social Strategy

http://www.inc.com/jill-krasny/how-great-brands-create-catalyst-moments.html?cid=sf01001

A total of $213,262.82 was donated through The Washington Post Helping Hand to local nonprofits Community of Hope, Homestretch and Sasha Bruce Youthwork this holiday season.

Last week, Snapchat’s announcement that it will charge $750,000 for a disappearing ad on its platform drove an audible gasp from the industry.

NPQ is always wary of the “darlings” of funders, just because there is a tendency for those organizations and their leaders to start believing their own press. The fact is that on too many occasions, it is not “feast or famine” so much as gluttony (mixed with pridefulness) or famine—and you can die from either. This story is from the UK, but it sounds achingly familiar in its dynamic.

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/25390-11-biggest-nonprofit-stories-of-2014-and-their-implications-for-our-future.html?utm_content=10966482&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Many of the big nonprofit stories of 2014 are obvious and palpable—big chewy knots of things that require an “all hands on deck” kind of attitude for the perceivable future.

Great TED Talks for Nonprofits