This Valentine’s Day the team at NonprofitCommunity thought we’d share just a few things we’re loving right now.
What’s on your list?
- Charities dedicated to restoring & rebuilding the Jersey Shore after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy: http://www.restoreourshore.com/
- The AFP Publishing Advisory Committee—an amazing group of fundraisers that offer advice, perspective, and wisdom about the profession
- Bruce R. Hopkins—an editor’s dream author—dedicated, supportive, creative, and tireless: www.wiley.com/go/Hopkins
- Valuable & practical strategic tools for fundraising executives
- My nieces and nephews!
The cutest nieces and nephews!
- Helping to end childhood hunger: Cooking Matters
- The National Organization for Women and the important work they are doing: http://www.now.org/
- Vermont land conservation efforts particularly the legacy of three great conservationists, Marsh, Billings and Rockefeller
- Helping to conserve land in my town of Amherst, NH through Friends of the Orchard and the annual Orchard Festival
- My dog Max who loves to run and play in the snow!
Max looking handsome after the blizzard
- Looking forward to the future of publishing. Our very first nonprofit short format eBook – Winning Words for Raising Money by Laura Fredricks – is now available on Amazon and will soon become available everywhere. Check it out here and let me know what you think!
- This Huffington Post piece from YNPN’s National Director Trish Tchume about millennial leadership.
- Inspiring words from our NonprofitCommunity Facebook page.
- Valentine’s Day gifts that give back.
- 4:30pm workout classes at my gym. The mid-day break helps me re-energize and focus (see also: this article that our own Susan McDermott sent around earlier this week).
Reminding me to do a little bit of good, wherever I am.
- Being a visual learner/communicator, nothing makes my heart go pitter pat like a good infographic. I love this list of 10 Tools for Creating Infographics and Visualizations
- Who doesn’t love some solid nonprofit communication trend research wrapped up in a beautiful presentation? This slide set from Kivi Leroux Miller makes me swoon!
- Enamored with the idea of social change wherever and whenever? Then you’ll adore this book!
- “Valentine’s Day has lost its way…we’re making it about love again…it its purest form: giving without expecting anything in return.” How can you not LOVE Generosity Day? http://www.spreadgenerosityday.com/generosity
- Sweets for my sweets! I’ll be making this tonight as a lunchbox surprise for my littlest Valentines.
My boys with be jumping for joy when the see Valentine cake in their lunches!