My Favorite Four-Letter Words

By: James M. Greenfield, ACFRE, FAHPOneOC Consultant Advisory Group memberEveryone has a favorite word or expression they use often.  What are your favorite words to use for fundraising?  I have sev ...

Oct 8, 2012

OC Register - Volunteers put new sheen on OC's oldest public school

OC RegisterOctober 8, 2012 – More than 200 volunteers from DirecTV and Santa Ana-based nonprofit OneOC visit San Juan Elementary School to do gardening, mural painting and more in a makeover that mig ...

Oct 8, 2012

OC REGISTER - 200 volunteers to give San Juan school a makeover

OC RegisterOctober 5, 2012 - More than 200 volunteers from DirecTV plan to converge on San Juan Elementary School on Monday afternoon to participate in a major makeover of the campus, including paint ...

Oct 5, 2012

Are boards worth the trouble? What we learn from the Refigerator Argument

Too often we ask ourselves “are boards are worth it? Worth all the work, energy and turmoil they often require?”As a consultant, I’ve immersed myself with case studies, best practices, stats, real li ...

Oct 1, 2012

Ask the Experts: Computer Software

Ask the Experts: What donor management software do you recommend? Donor Management Software: kissing a frog or…By Barbara Powers, OneOCLooking for that magic elixir to manage your donors? I know, us ...

Sep 25, 2012
Sep 20, 2012

Executive Compensation: Finding the Perfect Balance

It’s budget time, which means we are about to get inundated with questions about EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONExecutive compensation is a hot-topic button with our nonprofits. Here at OneOC we frequently ha ...

Sep 12, 2012

Google, ping pong balls and Serious ammunition for your next job interview

Google, ping pong balls and Serious ammunition for your next job interviewHow many ping-pong balls would fit in the Mediterranean Sea? Can you swim faster in water or syrup? When there’s a wind blowi ...

Jun 4, 2012

IRS and Compliance

In April 2012 remarks to the Georgetown University Law Center, IRS Exempt Organizations Director Lois Lerner discussed the findings of an IRS study of its governance checksheet, which is comprised o ...

Jun 4, 2012

OC SOCIAL SCENE - OneOC Selects CASA as Honoree for 2012 Spirit of Volunteerism Awards

OC Social SceneMay 8, 2012 - OneOC, formerly Volunteer Center Orange County, recently honored Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County with the “Giving is Living Award” for its commi ...

May 8, 2012

Moving Leadership Lower into the Organization

When speaking with executive directors of non-profit organizations, I often hear, “I wish my senior managers would demonstrate more leadership!”  When I ask what is being done to encourage leadership ...

May 7, 2012

What does Malcolm Gladwell have to say about Nonprofit Boards?

Malcolm Gladwell has talked about Bill Gates, Blue’s Clues and spaghetti in the same sentence, but I’ve never heard him talk about nonprofit boards. Nonetheless, I think he has a lot to share about b ...

May 4, 2012

OC Register - OneOC honors CASA for Helping Foster Kids

OC RegisterApril 20, 2012 - On Friday dozens of volunteers -- including individuals, companies and community groups -- were honored at OneOC's Spirit of Volunteerism Awards luncheon, at the Disne ...

Apr 20, 2012
Apr 20, 2012

Earth Day 2012 Volunteer Activities

OneOC Announces Volunteer Activities for 2012 Earth Week of ServiceHundreds of volunteers to accept call to action in spirit of Earth DaySANTA ANA, Calif., April 9, 2012 – As Earth Day 2012 approache ...

Apr 13, 2012

OC METRO - OneOC presents volunteering award to CASA

OC METROApril 13, 2012 - Santa Ana-based OneOC has chosen another Santa Ana nonprofit, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County (CASA), as the recipient of this year’s Giving is Living awar ...

Apr 13, 2012

CASA Wins 2012 Giving is Living Award

OneOC Selects CASA as “Giving is Living” Honoree for 2012 Spirit of Volunteerism AwardsHundreds of volunteers to be celebrated at annual event, Friday, April 20SANTA ANA, Calif., April 9, 2012 – OneO ...

Apr 10, 2012

Teacher Created Materials Celebrating Anniversary with Volunteer Projects

Teacher Created Materials to Celebrate 35th Anniversary and Year of the Teacher with Volunteer Projects at Westmont Elementary School.Activities include a Dr. Seuss literacy fair, planting a garden, ...

Feb 17, 2012

How Effective Are Your Meetings?

Are you happy with the effectiveness of your meetings? If you are like most leaders, your meetings have room for improvement!Here are a few tips to consider implementing:1. Identify the purpose of th ...

Feb 15, 2012

OneOC Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with 13th Annual Day of Service

Orange County companies The Home Depot and PIMCO to unite with community members in making a "day off" a "day on" of volunteering.SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 10, 2012 – Volunteers in Orange County have g ...

Jan 10, 2012
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