What advice do nonprofit experts have for #GivingTuesday?

Double the Donation recently published the advice of 30 experts on how to prepare for a successful #GivingTuesday campaign on their blog —and included Third Sector Today’s founder, Amy DeVita among them. The most common piece of advice was to start planning as soon as possible. Getting a head start on promotions, social media trends, marketing materials, and getting in […]

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What happened? 4 Mobile Giving Myths: Debunked!

Are you a nonprofit that is consistently fundraising and seeing little outcome? How important are mobile sites when fundraising? What mobile giving myths are standing in the way of increasing your organization’s mobile fundraising channel? Amy DeVita, Third Sector Today Founder and CEO, and guest Dale Knoop, RAZ Mobile CEO, presented 4 Mobile Giving Myths: Debunked! Dale […]

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Don’t Shun For-Profit Best Practices

  I have a significant number of friends who work in the nonprofit industry. And while I’ve mentioned before that my full-time gig has been in the for-profit world, I think most of the nonprofit work I do is a direct result of impeccable best practices that I’ve learned from my for-profit employers.   When […]

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Special Nonprofit Report

How to make the list of the Best Nonprofits to Work For

  The NonProfit Times just published its annual report of the “Best Nonprofits to Work For”.  It inspired us to pick the brains of some of the brightest folks we know and get their advice on How a nonprofit can become a place that people flock to, take pride in, and make it onto lists […]

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Voices from the Third Sector

Leadership: Multi-tasking while staying focused

Introducing our featured Executive Director for this month: Karen Gager, Executive Director at HeadsUp in Rhode Island. Here Karen shares some advice relative to common struggles cited by many of our readers: limited financial and human resources. We think you’ll relate to Karen’s challenges and hope you’ll be able to benefit from her tips on how to think […]

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5 Minute Interview

Five Minute Interview: Anthony Jones of Ducks Unlimited

Third Sector Today caught up with Anthony Jones, Web Director at Ducks Unlimited, which received the Web Marketing Association’s award for Top Nonprofit Mobile Website 2013 to discuss strategy.

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Voices from the Third Sector

Dr. Tempel: Fundraising is more than a job, it’s a way of life

Interview with Dr. Eugene R. Tempel, Founding Dean of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, where he shares his perspective on the hottest topics and trends in philanthropy and fundraising.

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Voices from the Third Sector

Life’s Journey Leads to Helping Others Reach Potential

  Gerald Brown has been part of Middle Tennessee’s nonprofit scene for more than 12 years. With his genuine southern charm and easygoing style, it’s no surprise that he knows a lot of people from networking like a star.  And, while his networking ability is key in opening doors, it’s his acumen for cultivating relationships, […]

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