The NonProfit Nook News http://www.thenonprofitnook.com/ The NonProfit Nook News Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:46:36 -0500 http://www.simplecontent.org en Census 2010: Why should nonprofits get involved in the Census?
  • Your local community potentially could lose millions of dollars if your area suffers an under-count. The federal government will distribute almost $4 trillion over the next decade based on the data collected in the Census. State governments a]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:44:26 -0500 http://www.thenonprofitnook.com/news_events/news_you_can_use/news-use/104/ Facebook, Twitter help raise funds for disaster relief Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:21:03 -0600 http://www.thenonprofitnook.com/news_events/news_you_can_use/news-use/103/ Cape Fear Red Cross Jumps into World of Social Media By: Si Cantwell

    The Cape Fear Chapter of the American Red Cross is more than 100 years old, but it's not looking back. The chapter is throwing itself into the world of social media, establishing a fan page on Facebook and]]>     Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:27:48 -0600 http://www.thenonprofitnook.com/news_events/news_you_can_use/news-use/101/     Low-Cost Web Tools from Blackbaud Help Nonprofits and Personal Fundraisers Get Online By: Nonprofit Technology News

    Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of software and services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations has announced that since its launch in March 2009, BlackbaudNow™]]>     Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:35:29 -0600 http://www.thenonprofitnook.com/news_events/news_you_can_use/news-use/102/     Convio to Broadcast Nonprofit News and Discussion from Summit 2009 with Launch of NPTV Live By: Brittany Edwards

    AUSTIN, Texas AUSTIN, Texas--(Business Wire)-- Convio in coordination with Sparksight, Inc. will be launching NPTV Live from Convio Summit 2009 (www.nonprofitlive.tv). Broadcasting interviews and dis]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:20:25 -0600 http://www.thenonprofitnook.com/news_events/news_you_can_use/news-use/100/ UnitedHealth HEROES

    UnitedHealthcare and Youth Service America are excited to offer the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning grant program for youth-led comm]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:39:22 -0500 http://www.thenonprofitnook.com/news_events/news_you_can_use/news-use/95/ It’s Christmas in July for the Salvation Army: Need trumps season as requests for help jump


    By Mark Hrywna

    In Nashville, it was a full month. In Philadelphia, it was every Wednesday in July]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:34:57 -0500 http://www.thenonprofitnook.com/news_events/news_you_can_use/news-use/94/ 24,000 Job Openings In The Nonprofit Sector The economy may be constricting budgets but the need for nonprofit leadership is still growing. As per a recent survey, 28 percent of nonprofit organizations planned to make senior management hires, amounting to ne]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:32:18 -0500 http://www.thenonprofitnook.com/news_events/news_you_can_use/news-use/93/ Special Olympics Founder Eunice Shriver Dies
    By Michele Donohue

    Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics and life-long advocate for those with intellectual disabilities, has died. She was 88.