4 days ago by Bayer Center

In Febuary, we were graciously hosted again by the Frick Art & Historical Center in Point Breeze. Thank you to Linda, Chris and the Frick staff for hosting us! Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 7 at the same location from 8:30-10 a.m. Visit the 2011 Bagels & Bytes Meeting Calendar ...

7 days ago by Deborah Elizabeth Finn

The Ethos Roundtable will be on hiatus in February, since I am recovering from surgery. (The outcome was excellent, and I am making a full recovery.) However, we are working behind the scenes to explore options for a new home for the Ethos Roundtable. We might even make changes to the format, as thi ...

8 days ago by Rachel Hope Allison

Rachel Hope Allison It’s a maxim that nonprofit professionals have heard more and more in recent years: “Thou shalt not treat your supporters like ATMs.” By this, communications experts typically mean that nonprofits should do more than just ask their supporters for money, and that when they DO ask ...

8 days ago by Cassie Bair

Last month, we talked about the fact that mobile is like a marathon. The first step to a successful marathon experience – aside from resolving to make it happen – is to start conditioning. Nothing will make you leap further ahead than conditioning properly over time. And given that 2012 is a Leap Ye ...

8 days ago by Jeff Brooks

One of the best ways to grow your email list is organically, a bit at a time, from among offline donors and online visitors. That means doing a lot of small things that make it easy and attractive for folks to sign up to get emails from you. You end up with two groups this way: Offline donors who no ...

9 days ago by Lauren Grau

Benefit Corporations are no stranger to being ahead of the curve, and that especially true for B Lab’s new website that spotlights these trailblazing organizations. For those of you who haven’t heard the word about Benefit Corporations, they are a “new class” of corporation that are re-imagining the ...

9 days ago by bexband

It’s been a while since I attended a conference, and was happy to have the opportunity on Monday at the Social Media for Nonprofits event which I’d missed in August. Here are some highlights: Beth Kanter discussed the importance of curation, and skyped in the best curator she’s come across: @RobinGo ...

11 days ago by Jeff Brooks

If you follow the nonprofit blogs, you've probably seen a rash or posts lately with titles like How nonprofits can use Pinterest. Pinterest, in case you haven't read any of those posts, is a new social networking site based around sharing cool stuff you find online. It looks pretty cool. But before ...

16 days ago by Julie Dennis

PICnet is proud to be a long-time supporter of NTEN (Non-profit Technology Network), which is why we do our best to keep the NPtech love flowing from coast to coast with our monthly 501 Tech Club happy hours. I organize the meetings for the DC “Accidental Techies” on the fourth Thursday of every mon ...

16 days ago by Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of January 24th). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To ...