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Ending the year right! #Kiva

Reikob — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:24:29 +0000

Well, I wanted to do something different as the last post of the year…so thank you Twitter and @sbisson & @marypcbuk who found this:

Kiva and Ladies Home Journal:
Happy Holidays! Claim your Kiva Free Trial Today.
Kiva and Ladies’ Home Journal invite you to give women entrepreneurs the gift of opportunity.

When you use your Kiva Free Trial, you’ll be helping a woman start a business so she can build a brighter future for herself, her family, and her community.

What is Kiva?
Kiva is a non-profit organization working to alleviate poverty by connecting people through lending. Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world.

Go to the site and select a woman borrower. What a great way to help women around the world get a start!

…when you invest in a woman’s future, the story changes. Statistics prove that when you invest in a woman, that investment will go toward improving the health, education and overall future opportunities not only for herself, but for her children. And that has a powerful ripple effect. If a mother has access to financial resources to start or grow a business, her future, and her children’s futures can change forever. It’s a virtuous cycle. Join Ladies’ Home Journal and Kiva in helping a woman entrepreneur start a cycle of change today!

If you are not currently a registered user on Kiva go to that page, and find someone to loan to…I just did y free loan. It’s easy! Free Trial Promotion ends January 30th, 2012

Our Daughter and Kiva (thenon-profittoolbox.com)
Statistic of the day: Kiva (marshallstanton.com)

Tech Day Camp Sessions-workshops

Reikob — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:22:10 +0000

Tech Day Camp is just 15 days away, besides the awesome Nonprofit Speakers, we thought we would share some of the 40+ workshops that will be offered:

Location Based Technology for Business and Personal Use with Eric Andersen
Spreading the word: tools that help you get your message out with Bobbie Carlton
10 tips and tricks for the iPad and iPhone with Dave Caolo
Advanced Twitter with Leslie Poston
Quickbooks for beginners and Quickbooks tips & tricks with Alison Edmands
Intro to the Cloud and Online Networking Etiquette with Diane Darling
All things Apple with Ed Justen
Leveraging social media for your business with Diane Danielson
Facebook for NPO’s, and On-Line Fundraising with John Haydon
WordPress with James Coletti and Kurt Ng
Is social media the silver bullet for nonprofit fundraising with Marc Pitman
PC Maintance with Michael Hertz
Making a brochure with word and web design with Shea Baker
Beginning video with Skip Bensley
Blogging with Jeff Cutler
Tips & Techniques using Microsoft Word & Excel with Deb Kane
Do you Google? and Email Marketing can work for you with Tricia White
Beginning Social Medis & Basic Twitter with Christina Inge
Getting Started Building Your Personal Brand Online with Lindsey Mark
Video: DIY, or Not, and Basic Photography, with Ursula August
Facebook and Photoshop Basics with Matt Ulvila
Want to know about Community TV and your video? Ask Alecia Lebeda!
Content Farms & Content Gardens: Do you bring a watering can or pen? with John Cass
Want to Publish a Book, self-publish, ebook what to do…Blaise Freeman will help you

And More!!!

Non-profit people don’t miss Tech Day Camp

Reikob — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:30:40 +0000

Here is more information about two of our great NPO Presentors and Workshops at Saturday Oct 22 Tech Day Camp!

John Haydon

helps non-profits increase awareness, amplify engagement, and get more donations through social media and online marketing. John owns Inbound Zombie, a consultancy in Cambridge, MA, and is the cofounder of 501 Mission Place, an online forum for nonprofit founders and executive directors.

Online Fundraising

You have an email newsletter, a Facebook and Twitter account, and might even know how to do some of the technical stuff. But does your nonprofit have a strategy that ties everything together in a plan that enhances your fundraising effort? In this 60-minute session, John Haydon will show you concrete steps you can take to build an online fundraising strategy that’s easy to understand, and easy to implement.

Participants will also receive a two-page strategy worksheet they can use to begin mapping out a successful plan.

Facebook 101 for Nonprofits

Nonprofits, large and small, are using Facebook to find and engage with supporters, conduct fundraising campaigns, and spread awareness about their causes. Unlike your websites has limited traffic, Facebook presents a built-in community of potential supporters that you can tap into. In this 60-minute session, John Haydon will show you the ins and outs of creating a Facebook Page, attracting and keeping fans, and how to integrate Facebook into your marketing strategy.
Coming from Maine to our event is a non-profit pro…

An international nonprofit organizational development consultant and fundraising trainer, Marc A. Pitman is the author of Ask Without Fear! His topic:

Is social media the silver bullet for nonprofit fundraising

People are clamoring about how great “free” social media tools are for nonprofits. But do they really help fundraising and marketing? Or are they just a bunch of hype? In this session you’ll learn,

if you can raise as much money as Obama
if anyone can earn real money through Twitter and Facebook
and practical tips for using Twitter, Facebook, LInkedIn, and Google+ to further your cause

Another Nonprofit expert coming to Tech Day Camp Oct 22!!

Reikob — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:39:39 +0000

We are so pleased to announce that Marc Pitman will be speaking at Tech Day Camp!!

An international nonprofit organizational development consultant and fundraising trainer, Marc A. Pitman is the author

of Ask Without Fear! and founder of FundraisingCoach.com, a website dedicated to practical ideas for fundraising more effectively.

Because of his dynamic trainings, Marc is invited to speak to organizations like Blackbaud’s Conferences for Nonprofits, Habitat for Humanity International, the New England Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and even the International Bowling Expo. His experience in nonprofit fundraising in many sectors (colleges, prep schools, and healthcare), in executive coaching, and in leadership training has caused him to be featured in books and articles around the world and be sought out as a guest on TV and radio shows including those on NBC, CBS, Fox News, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Committed to making it ridiculously easy for volunteers and nonprofit staff to get fundraising training, Marc continues to write books and has even created a fundraising training DVD set complete with forms nonprofits can print out. That has also been expanded to be an entire board retreat-in-a-box so nonprofit boards will feel confident asking for money.

Marc’s experience also includes planting and pastoring a Vineyard church, managing a gubernatorial campaign, teaching internet marketing at Thomas College and co-founding 501MissionPlace.com, a forum for nonprofit founders and executive directors.

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Marc is looking to see if any NPO’s would like to book a training with him on Oct 21 so he can “optimize” his trip from Maine.

To learn about some of his training sessions: http://fundraisingcoach.com/training/

Please contact me ( reiko (at) thetoolboxinc.com ) if your organization is interested!

Tech Day Camp Updates – Speakers

Reikob — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:32:15 +0000

Just wanted to update folks on Tech Day Camp Oct 22 in Quincy MA.

There will be special sessions of interest for people involved in the Non-Profit world.

We are working hard to get a great line-up of speakers; and will be posting most of them on our Tech Day Camp site shortly, but here is a preview:

Of interest to Non-Profit organizations we are so pleased to have gotten John Haydon. A national speaker and blogger on all things web for NPO’s, I often refer to his posts on our Friday’s Around the Web.

Some of our other contributors:
Our Keynote: Ja-nae Duane

Some of the Speakers:

Diane Danielson, Leslie Poston, Jeff Cutler, John Cass, Kurt Eng, James Colletti, Joselyn Mane, Skip Bensley.

Many of these people are active in the Tech community in Boston and beyond, and we are so very pleased to have them at our first Tech Day Camp!!

We will be updating you on what wonderful people they are in the coming weeks!!

Tech Day Camp

Reikob — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:24:11 +0000

We have been working on a great EVENT for Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs and NPO’s… and we are pleased to be able to announce it finally!

Tech Day Camp – What is This?

It is a full day of workshops delivered by technology professionals.
It is Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Quickbooks, Google Apps, blogging & more for your business and personal use.
It is personal technology questions answered at the Tech Day Help Center,
It is learning how and what to do with your websites, photos and videos, effectual social media, and so much more.

Don’t fight it…come to Tech Day Camp, the one day event to learn how technology will work for you!

We will feature special workshops for Non-Profit organizations!

Check out our site and register

Registration Early Bird starts at: $99 for individuals or groups of 4 or more $90 each! (almost a 40% savings from the general admission price!)

Some Events around the Boston area

Reikob — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:19:24 +0000

Image by ZelenyOko via Flickr

Not-for-Profit Incorporation Seminar

Hosted by the: Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston
June 14, 2011 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Goodwin Procter, 53 State Street, Boston
This two-hour seminar is designed to provide non profits with the information they need to proceed with the legal process of incorporation. Topics covered include the benefits of being a non profit (versus a for-profit business), incorporating and structuring the nonprofit, state and federal reporting and regulation, fiscal agency, and completing the Form 1023 for federal tax-exemption. Time is set aside for general questions.

$37.92 for the first attendee from an organization, $22.09 for additional attendees

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Social Enterprise Alliance Massachusetts Chapter

Monday, June 20, 2011 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (ET)at the Nerd Center.
Workforce Development & Social Enterprise Solutions

Keynote Discussion Highlighting the Latest Workforce Development Research Findings
with Colette Stanzler, Director, SOCIAL IMPACT RESEARCH

Actionable Information for the Social Impact Investor

Followed by An Interactive Panel Discussion with Leading Massachusetts Social Enterprises including… JVS, Father Bill’s & MainSpring, Yearup, More than Words

SEA members $11.54 non members $16.81

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South Shore Elder Services May 10 Event

Reikob — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:37:29 +0000

6th Annual Conference
“Aging is Everyone’s Future:
Finding Time For Yourself as a Caregiver”

Tuesday May 10, 2011 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Lombardo’s in Randolph

Space is limited, Registration is Required

Contact Dana Canniff @ 781 848 3939 ext 351 (a voluntary donation of $15 is requested)

Informational booths, Networking, Raffles* and Light Dinner

*Raffle proceeds go to the Special Needs Fund.

Guest Speaker: Jane B Ford, M.Ed., The Joy Path and a Legal Workshop by Judith Flynn, Esq.

More details on .pfd flyer [download here]