Blog for Nonprofits

It goes without saying that volunteers are at the heart of our organizations; their time and efforts pump productivity and opportunity into our infrastructure, increasing our capacities to accomplish ...

By Julie HoldawayPublished in the Orange County Register on September 9, 2013Questionnaire can often serve as helpful tool.In a previous column, I mentioned I once "quit" a volunteer job. Instead of ...

By Julie HoldawayPublished in the Orange County Register on August 26, 2013Nothing makes need so obvious as seeing it firsthand.Kristi has been a friend for years. We grew up together and, over the y ...

Volunteers work at Share Our Selves. Solid management skills are vital for nonprofits.By Julie HoldawayPublished in the Orange County Register on June 10, 2013The way to get people to come back is to ...

 In the month to praise those who give their time, here's a list featuring gestures — obvious and unexpected.Rarely, do we say it better than William Shakespeare, “I can no other answer make, but, th ...

By Julie HoldawayPublished in the Orange County Register on April 1, 2013Nonprofits can drum up more support by giving a precise, personal picture of the good work they do.I do not work for a nonprof ...