Tools and Resources
- Flashcards for adults! Flashcard Machine has public policy flashcards. So cool. And helpful on their own but also useful to create a webinar or workshop on public policy, ways to participate in the process, more!
- Makerbook "is hand-picked directory featuring the very best, free resources for creatives." Categories include graphics, video, and photography.
- The Social Justice Phrase Guide is a "tool to craft inclusive messages. Whether developing language for your organization, communicating through media platforms or engaging in personal discussions, follow these guidelines to successfully communicate across communities." The pamphlet was written by The Opportunity Agenda and Advancement Project.
- AMA's are not just for Reddit. Social Media Examiner's How to Plan a Successful Ask Me Anything (AMA) Experience explains everything you need to know from selecting a platform, to prepping answers, to selecting a good time.
- 7 Fall Fundraiser Ideas: Basic, sure, but they also pack a punch!
At work
- Ban laptops from meetings?: "Is it okay to be on your computer or phone during work meetings? Politeness aside, research suggests that even the mere presence of a phone in the room compromises our brain power."
- Google is shutting down Google+ following massive data exposure (Engadget)
- Want To Quit Your Job? Here's A Handy Checklist For Thinking It Through (girlboss)
Learn something
- End of Year Fundraising Digital Strategy is a four-week course featuring 90-minute sessions with live Q&A, resource templates, and more.
- Faves from 48 Free Nonprofit Webinars for October 2018, October 16-31: The Value of Volunteering (October 18), Data Enrichment 101: Best Practices to Optimize Your Donor Database (October 25), and The Art & Science of Effective Gift Acknowledgements (October 25).
- Nonprofits Get Out the Vote: Strategies and Messaging, October 11. (Nonprofit Vote)
- Taxes and the Racial Wealth Divide: What the New Tax Law Means for Households of Color (webinar), October 25.
- How to build advocates’ evaluation capacity–start with the advocates! is a must-read for any company (for-profit or nonprofit) doing advocacy.
Good reads
- The unemployment rate has fallen to a 48-year low, and it's terrifying news for Walmart, McDonald's, and JCPenney (Business Insider)
- Cincinnati Access Fund: $3.5M fund offers new growth opportunity for women, minority business owners (via Breaking Good from the Case Foundation)
- Design as Democracy: Barcelona's 'Carritos' Encourage a More Inclusive Urbanism (The City Fix)
