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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 …
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 …
Nonprofits Portrayed in Popular Culture
Thanks to dozens of Blue Avocado readers who sent in examples of nonprofits in popular culture, here’s a quick look at the mostly-fake world of nonprofits on the big and small screens. Queen Latifah in “Life Support” is a refreshing exceptio …
What Should We Do About an Employee’s Outrageous Blog?
Dear Rita, An employee googled our nonprofit's name and came across a coworker's blog. The blog contains some outrageous material, including some unflattering comments about working at our organization. What can our nonprofit do? — Blog-Burned …
