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Nonprofits using social for gains
Nonprofits have taken advantage of social media’s ability to reach out for new volunteers and supplies in ways that are faster than ever before. An increasing number of nonprofit organizations are using social media to reach their target audiences to meet their needs and to keep in touch with members. Creating a page on any network is quick, easy, and – more important – free. Once a page is created, millions of social network users can access the page. Allowing every user on social media to access the page is important for bringing in new ideas and new people to the nonprofit. Cradles to Crayons, which provides clothing, school supplies, and toys to children, is one of several area organizations whose target audience is now just a click away. Twitter and Facebook are invaluable for informing volunteers with daily posts. “Social media allows us to communicate directly with a variety [...]
Welcome West Orange Board of Education To The A Simon Says Family
For Immediate Release West Orange New Jersey; A Simon Says, welcomes new client the West Orange Board of Education to the A Simon Says family. On Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 the board of directors of the West Orange Board of Education voted unanimously to retain A Simon Says for public and community relations services. The school district of the Township of West Orange is located 23 miles west of New York City and boasts a student body of 6,000 students from countries and cultures around the world. The eleven (11) schools of the West Orange school district are comprised of a single state of the art high school, two (2) gateway middle schools, and innovative all district central sixth grade school, and seven (7) traditional neighborhood elementary schools, including a full-day kindergarten program. “We are really excited to have Amy Simon come and work with us to communicate the programs [...]
The Power of Self-Discipline
“The first and best victory is to conquer self.” -Plato A dream cannot exist without a foundation of laws and rules supporting and structuring the intentions we want to manifest. All this is only possible by disciplining yourself. Map out what needs to be done and commit to the plan. Life Coaching Discipline. Just the word conjures up images of confinement, censor, the wagging finger, the Principal’s office. Yet Self-Discipline speaks of an effort that is affirming, purposeful, and meaningful. A word, an active process that denotes there is a goal in mind, a positive result at hand. Self- discipline is needed to traverse the world we live in as our spine is needed to keep our bodies upright. Our culture has transformed from one built on the Puritan work ethic, of hard work, focused effort and teamwork, to one of the individual’s mindless pleasures, greed and gluttony. We celebrate [...]
Social Networking – Everyone is Doing It Opportunities and Threats for Business and Organizations
Websites, social media and social marketing provide organizations an expansive new way to communicate with their members, customers, prospective customers and staff. Social marketing platforms provide a variety of tools to share immediate information, photos, videos and comments at the touch of a keypad or mobile phone. This access to 24/7 communications is perhaps today’s best proactive sales and marketing tool but can also be a reactive nightmare for organizational leaders. The Pew Research Center noted in a 2012 study “that internet users under 50 are likely to use social networking, and those 18-29 are the most likely of any demographic…at 83% of market. 30-49 year olds are 77% of users and 52% of 50 -64 year olds. Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled—from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010”. No company or organization looking to do business or build membership [...]
The Power of Abundance
“You can’t predict, you can prepare. Experience the power of making decisions based on security instead of worry, readiness instead of reluctance, abundance instead of lack.” – Kathy Gates Build your project with an abundant mindset. Be receptive to a world that provides rather than restricts. Keep giving your mind new information and search out possibilities, instead of thinking about the limitations. When you see the world as abundant, your life will be experienced from higher frequencies and it is only a matter of time before you experience more abundance in your life. Life Coaching Living in an Abundance mindset in America can be one of the most challenging goals of a balanced life. Our world consistently delivers to us messages of danger, struggle, limitations and fear. This negative energy is served to us with our morning paper, daily social media updates and evening news. Occasionally we are given a [...]
Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Was Nearly Flat in 2012
By Herald Online, Originally Posted on www.heraldonline.com The Blackbaud Index shows overall giving was up 2 percent, while online giving grew 11 percent CHARLESTON, S.C. — Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today released a Charitable Giving Report, featuring the sector’s first look at how nonprofit fundraising performed in 2012. The Report draws from The Blackbaud Index, which tracks $8 billion in U.S.-based charitable giving on a monthly basis to provide the largest analysis of overall and online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. “2012 continued to show signs of a slow recovery for overall fundraising,” said Steve MacLaughlin, co-author of the Charitable Giving Report and director of Blackbaud’s Idea Lab. “Online fundraising’s return to significant growth rates is an encouraging sign, although online giving still makes up less than 10 percent of overall giving. “Looking ahead, overall giving is not likely to increase significantly until there is sustained growth in new [...]
Report finds fundamental flaws in many nonprofits’ fundraising
By Mike Boehm, Originally Posted on www.latimes.com A new national survey of nonprofit executives suggests it isn’t just the uncertain economy that’s making it hard for charities – including arts and culture groups – to meet their fundraising goals. The research says there’s something fundamentally amiss with the way many of them go about courting donors. “This study reveals that many nonprofit organizations are stuck in a vicious cycle that threatens their ability to raise the resources they need to succeed,” begins the 36-page report commissioned by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund and conducted by CompassPoint, a San Francisco-based organization that provides management advice to nonprofits. Dubbed “Underdeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising,” the study says it’s the first systematic attempt to explore how chief fundraisers for nonprofits view their jobs – and how that dovetails or clashes with the expectations of the chief executives [...]
Nonprofit Hiring Expected to Increase in 2013
By Nicole Lewis, Originally Posted on www.philanthropy.com Forty-four percent of nonprofit groups plan to hire more workers in the coming year, another sign charities are starting to feel confident about the economy, according to a new survey. Health nonprofits, followed by environment and animal-welfare groups, were most likely to report plans to hire. About a third of nonprofits that plan to hire say they were most likely to add workers to provide direct services, run programs, and raise money. Read More
The Power of Surrender
The A Simon Says Business Leadership and Personal Development training programs present the Ask For Alchemy System created by Sofia Costa Quintas. Ask For Alchemy provides you with directed steps to connect with your personal power, to harness your dreams and manifest your intentions. The Ask For Alchemy system transforms thought, action and global success through enlightened leadership, balanced actions and internal harmony. I challenge you to read and consider the lessons of each Alchemy Archetype with the comments, coaching and presentation tips, and meditations to explore what may be holding you back or impeding your progress, professionally or personally, as a leader, or as a team member and take action to change those behaviors that keep you from true happiness, fulfillment and success. Each card has a positive and negative side. Both positive and negative lessons affect needed change in each of us. “Always say “yes” to the present [...]
Ask For Alchemy Featured Business and Sponsor at Own It Ventures 2013 Conference and Pitch Expo
The A Simon Says Business Leadership and Personal Development training programs present the Ask For Alchemy System created by Sofia Costa Quintas. Ask For Alchemy provides you with directed steps to connect with your personal power, to harness your dreams and manifest your intentions. The Ask For Alchemy system transforms thought, action and global success through enlightened leadership, balanced actions and internal harmony. I challenge you to read and consider the lessons of each Alchemy Archetype with the comments, coaching and presentation tips, and meditations to explore what may be holding you back or impeding your progress, professionally or personally, as a leader, or as a team member and take action to change those behaviors that keep you from true happiness, fulfillment and success. Each card has a positive and negative side. Both positive and negative lessons affect needed change in each of us. The Ask For Alchemy system of [...]