From Community Activist to Builder
Blue Avocado has a great newsletter for the nonprofit community, and they have a great article by Bay Area community activist Brenda Crawford, discussing how she’s gotten “old and wise” and plans to use her long career in community activism to convene and strengthen her local community.
At Craigslist Foundation, we are passionate about the type [...]
Boot Camp 2010: Who Do You Want to Hear From?
Craigslist Foundation is in the process of developing the program content for Boot Camp 2010, will take place August 14 on the UC Berkeley Campus.
I’m Paige Buck, the new director of events at Craigslist Foundation, and I need your help. I’m developing all the sessions, speakers, networking sessions, tools and takeaways that will help [...]
New Podcast: Current Trends in Volunteer Engagement
Volunteer engagement is constantly evolving. The economy, the political landscape, and available resources all have an impact on how organizations engage and deploy volunteers. This session by Ami Dar and Jennifer Bennett addresses today’s top trends in volunteer engagement, and assess ways in which your organization can best approach these trends to further develop your [...]
Boot Camp 2010: Save The Date – August 14
We’re excited to announce that we will return to UC Berkeley for Boot Camp 2010 on August 14. More details to come as we confirm them. For quick access to Boot Camp news, check in here, sign up for our periodic newsletter, or follow us on Twitter.
Wondering about Boot Camp? Explore information about Boot Camp [...]
New Podcast: Finding Abundance in a Challenging Environment
In the midst of the economic chaos and uncertainty about funding our future, there are opportunities and strategies that will bring you back to abundance in your thinking, actions and results. Numerous trends are gaining clear focus and wide recognition, including: collaboration, cooperation, mergers, and engagement of volunteers. In There Must Be a Pony in [...]
New Podcast: Change The World For Ten Bucks
In 2004, a London-based community organization called We Are What We Do launched with the publication of a little book with a big idea: 50 simple actions to make the world a better place. Since then, Change the World for Ten Bucks has spawned a movement, multiple editions, and sales of over 1 million copies [...]
New Podcast: Randi Zuckerberg & Marjorie Weingrow
Marjorie Weingrow of UC Berkeley’s SAGE Scholars program discusses in person networking and Facebook’s Randi Zuckerberg explores online social networking in this lunchtime presentation from the Craigslist Foundation’s 6th Annual Boot Camp.
Podcast info: Download the mp3 (15mb, mp3) or subscribe to our iTunes stream.
New Podcast: Rethinking Back Office Functions
Are You Wearing Too Many Hats? Rethinking Back Office Functions addresses the complex requirements of back office service requirements. Does it makes sense to “staff up” to provide all these services, or would it be more efficient to contract with a third party for some of these basic services? This session explores your options from [...]
New Podcast: Advocacy 101
Our newest podcast from this year’s Boot Camp, Advocacy and Lobbying 101 – Nonprofits and Public Policy: Action Needed Now, addresses the importance of nonprofit organizations’ participation in public policy and ongoing threats to their ability to do so. Building blocks of advocacy campaigns are also reviewed in context of how to get started.
Presenters: Kevin [...]
New Podcast: Closing All-Star Panel
Our newest podcast is Craig Newmark’s afternoon All-Star Panel featuring Ami Dar,
Jonathan Greenblatt, Rich Harwood, Arianna Huffington, Shirley Sagawa, Steve Wright,
and guest moderator Michael Krasny
Podcast info: Download the mp3 (17mb, mp3) or subscribe to our iTunes stream.
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