The former mayor of Palo Alto, California, calls on companies to reap the benefits of engaging with their communities.

Thought Café is combining the popularity of infographics with video technology to help nonprofit organizations raise awareness.

Google’s new mobile app aims to make fundraising easier for nonprofits by linking charities to potential donors.

The president of the NAACP responds to Sen. Paul’s recent speech at Howard University by giving real suggestions as to how the Republican party can regain the trust of African-American voters.

What are nonprofits measuring in order to understand whether our social media engagement activities are getting us what we want and need to achieve our missions?

Independent Sector President and CEO Diana Aviv calls on the nonprofit sector to help promote bipartisan efforts on Capitol Hill.

Can you guess which nonprofit organization just became the first to chalk up more than one billion views on YouTube?

In the nation’s capital, the DC Federation of Citizens Association appears mostly white while the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations seems largely black. What gives?

Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, Razoo, and Indiegogo are becoming quite well known, but a local crowdfunding site in Florida, Power2give.org, hints at the possibilities of indigenous alternatives.

Compared to some others, the Rappaport Family Foundation doesn’t have deep pockets, but its civic engagement strategy, focusing on community colleges, may be on to something important.

Structural, operational and cultural barriers can derail the adoption of technological engagement tools, so nonprofits looking to foster engagement must focus on strategy prior to technology.

After participating in an online roundtable discussion on nonprofit capacity building, the author was inspired to extend the ideas to nonprofit branding.

What are the key elements of an effective online donation page? Cause Populi’s infographic lists some important factors to consider, and NPQ shares some eye-catching examples.

Henry Ford once observed, “Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” This is as true for nonprofit organizations as it is for individuals.

Although both the defense budget and domestic programs would face a massive cut in the case of budget sequestration, media coverage appears slanted toward a focus on defense.

From Staten Island to Ghana, the Little Free Libraries concept is taking hold, building social interaction, literacy, and a love of books for communities of every stripe.

Social media may get all the hype, but good old-fashioned e-mail still does the lion’s share of the work in getting your nonprofit mission in front of your supporters, and help is out there.

The Nielsen Company has released a report depicting the continual growth of social media and related emerging trends throughout the course of 2012.

Nonprofits should keep an eye out for new social media outlets that may be poised to make a splash in 2013.

A report prepared for the World Economic Forum titled “The Future Role of Civil Society” contains some interesting ideas, but why must it entail a strong dose of for-profit ethos?

National Labor Relations Board rules employers can’t fire employees that gripe on social media if the employees are engaged in “concerted activity” for “mutual aid” among workers.

What do palm trees, chestnuts, and kisses have in common? They’re all denominations of bank-issued alternative currencies that are a key community development tool in some of Brazil’s toughest neighborhoods.

In Chicago, Louis Groceries is working not just to provide healthy food in a “food desert” area, but to educate its customers to increase demand for nutritious options.

The nonprofit sector has recently been pigeonholed into easy-to-understand categories of service delivery and volunteerism. As we approach the National Day of Service, let’s change that.

Google Plus communities has the potential to serve as a way for nonprofit to connect their brand, grow their social media presence and track trending topics that their audience is interested in.

There are many mobile apps that can benefit your nonprofit organization without a large outlay of cash or a great deal of organization-wide planning.

It doesn’t matter how compelling your nonprofit story is if your messages are all getting caught in a spam folder. Here’s how to help ensure that your e-mails are actually seeing the light of day.

You probably already know that Kony 2012 was the most popular nonprofit video on YouTube last year, but what other videos drew lots of eyeballs to nonprofit missions?

An attorney specializing in travel law says that there is one item in silent auctions that, in his experience, almost always causes problems. What is it and how do we avoid the problems?

What if, instead of thinking big, nonprofits thought small about the actions they want from their social media campaigns?