By Tara Schafer
Executive Director of Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara
Buffalo News, June 15
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Self Care and the Nonprofit Professional...Spoiler Alert: It's Important!
Most of us nonprofit folks care too much—plain and simple. Often, this translates into long work hours with few vacation days. Don't let summer slip by without taking some time for yourself!
MORE Fundraising for Adult Literacy Organizations: Four Thoughts in the Mind of Every Prospective Donor: What Every Volunteer Solicitor Needs to Know
More in our fundraising series...this should be good news for us because of our passion for our mission!
Skills to Make Adults Ready to Succeed (SMART)
According to Bob Curtis, Executive Director of Literacy Genesee/Orleans, SMART will soon be incorporated into program offerings at the agency.
Literacy is Key to Workforce Development
Another Voice: Literacy must be a part of workforce development
MORE Fundraising for Adult Literacy Organizations: Why Isn't Our Organization Raising More Money? (A Simple Exercise for Non-Profit Leaders)
If you're on a non-profit board, or serve as an Executive Director, Development Director, or in another leadership role with a charitable organization, and you're wondering why your non-profit isn't raising more money, then read on for another great piece from Joe Garecht of the Fundraising Authority...
Have you Heard of XPRIZE?
The Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE is a $7million competition to build a software solution that improves literacy in adults in less than 12 months.
Have you ever heard of it?
Fundraising for Adult Literacy Organizations
Ah...fundraising...always such an enjoyable part of our jobs! We will keep highlighting ideas for you on a regular basis.
Hundreds Rally For Adult Literacy Programs
Hundreds of adult learners from across the borough gathered on Tuesday in front of Queens Borough Hall for a rally with a message for Mayor Bill de Blasio: Don't cut our programs.
Successful Event at Tompkins Learning Partners
Tompkins Learning Partners recently hosted their 5th Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition in Ithaca, NY.
Media Coverage for Literacy Volunteers of Chautauqua County—This Can Be Your Agency Too!
Nonprofit organizations rarely have funding to pay for advertising so most groups work hard to generate publicity, hoping it will result in media coverage.
Bragging about program-to-admin ratios is a destructive practice that needs to die
Our friends at the entertaining—and educational--Nonprofit With Balls blog are urging all nonprofits to stop using program-to-admin ratios.
The 60 Minute Plan For Increasing Your Fundraising By 100% This Year
A number of years ago, while serving as the Executive Director of a non-profit, I faced a crisis.
Magic Bus
Guest
Blog from Sarah Lam, Director of the Education Center at Mohawk Valley
Community College
Literacy Volunteers of Chemung and Schuyler Counties—Media Coverage
The challenges of illiteracy were highlighted in a recent Elmira media piece on WETM TV 18.
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