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Queries & Help Wanted for May 1 2009
* Seeking Contributing Editors, to write assigned stories, solicit stories, work with writers on assigned projects, and be part of our editorial team. Modest stipend. Apply to editor@blueavocado.org with brief bio, short writing sample, and a note abou …
Is Public Access TV Becoming Irrelevant?
When cable TV was still new, many communities required cable companies to provide one or a few channels for local, community-produced programs. But public access TV has gotten a bad rap in many areas, and with the advent of YouTube, some people are que …
Meet Blue Avocado writers in person
Nonprofit Sustainability: Jan Masaoka is conducting this webinar co-sponsored by Blue Avocado and the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Wed Feb 22, 2012: here.Compensation in a Nonprofit Context: webinar by Jan Masaoka, co-sponsored with the Nonprofit …
Take a 3-Minute Vacation with Auld Lang Syne
Take a few minutes to remember moments in your nonprofit life that mean something to you.Here's one from me: I was the accountant at a job-training nonprofit and we had a group of very low-income people doing summer paid internships. On their last …
3-Minute Vacation: Most Beloved Street Art of 2011
Take a 3-minute photo/video tour of 106 of the most imaginative, often provocative, and "How'd they do that?" street art in the world, as compiled by Street Art Utopia. View the gallery.
Queries for December 1 2008
Blue Avocado stringers: it’s wonderful to have so much interest in writing for Blue Avocado! We are seeking an OpEd writer on the topic of the on-line nonprofit rating agencies for an 800 – 1000 word article that surveys the services and comments on th …
Just a Little Bit Delusional
If you aren’t optimistic and just a little bit delusional you can’t be an ED in homeless services. And sometimes a little functional denial isn’t a bad thing. And I’m a mental health professional!Terrie Light, Executive Director, Berkeley Food & Ho …
Take a 3-Minute Vacation Back to High School
Luke McDaneld of Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas, gives us this fun snapshot of kids in america in this short music video filmed in one take, featuring 350 students, and lip synched, of course, to Kim Wilde’s song Kids in America. Now why didn …
Weighing Table Example
Fees Set Up Per Transaction Monthly Yearly Google Checkout — 1.9% – 2.9% + $0.30 — — PayPal — 1.9% – 2.2% + $0.30 — — Amazon Simple Pay — 1.9% – 2.9% + $0.30 — — Network for Good Donate Now Lite — Min 5.0% passed onto donors — — JustGive — …
Queries & Communiques for March 15 2009
Thanks to readers who have sent in their experiences with service clubs (such as Rotary or Lions) and with their thoughts on what drives them crazy about the nonprofit sector. We’re still working on these stories, so more thoughts are welcome! Click he …
