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Ask Rita: How Can I Deal with an Employee’s Offensive Social Media Post?
Dear Rita: The recent demonstrations around the country have been of considerable interest to our nonprofit’s staff. We encourage open discussions of the issues, and most of the discussions have been courteous and respectful of everyone’s views. One of …
NextGen Nexus: Empowerment as the Key to Engaging Youth
I recently had the chance to lead new research on generational messaging related to voting. Our big takeaway: empowerment is key to participation, plus it also influences giving and other key types of engagement nonprofits seek from younger generations …
NextGen Nexus: How to Build an Engagement Pathway for Millennials
What do Millenials view as “social change” and, more importantly, do they believe any of the actions they take—from giving or volunteering, to voting and activism—make more of an impact than others? More importantly, how can you use this information to …
Special 4-Day Bonus Issue…It’s Blue Avocado #85
Hello from Susan Sanow at Blue Avocado and American Nonprofits! A great deal is always in season. This issue — good for 4 days only — we’re got free webinars, free online learning courses (our most popular deal last bonus issue), and a fun(ny) Blue …
Firing Someone for Slamming Their Nonprofit Employer on Social Media: Legal Update
Dear Rita: I liked your article a couple of years ago about whether employees could be fired for what they posted on their Facebook page. Since then I keep reading about how a federal law, called the NLRA, is being used to regulate what action an …
Comparing Cheap and Free “Donate Now” Button Services
Thinking about changing your Donate Button, or maybe getting one for the first time? Jenny Henry of Sumac Software has compiled this guide to online donation services that are quick and easy to use. But first, we hear from Brady …
Morgan Freeman and the Declaration of Independence
Just in time for the 4th of July (otherwise known as Independence Day) . . . Morgan Freeman and other Hollywood stars read the Declaration of Independence aloud. To tell the truth I couldn’t listen to the whole thing, but Freeman’s opening comme …
Facebook + Employees = Yikes!
Dear Rita in HR: I’m hearing horror stories from other executive directors about employees posting confidential information at Facebook, for instance, and lawsuits against nonprofits that looked at these sites as part of reference checks. I …
Nonprofits and Copyrights: What You Need to Know
There are two things to worry about with copyrights: protecting original material that your organization has created, and making sure that your organization isn’t improperly using material that someone else owns. Blue Avocado asked copyright attorney K …
How I Raised $1,000 on Facebook Without Breaking a Sweat
We at Blue Avocado want to encourage people to make use of Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites as more ways to support our communities. At the same time, there’s so much hype about these sites that we also want to demystify them and te …
