Why Google? iGoogle!

Do any of you use iGoogle as your homepage? It's a virtual dashboard of your work (or home) life at a glance.

I don't know, maybe I'm just too excited about these kinds of things but I see nonprofits everyday struggle with efficiencies, with project management, scheduling meetings, keeping track of the million things on their 'to-do' list without ever starting a 'stop doing' list (that's Jim Collins' idea, not mine).

Met some people from Google at the Nonprofit Tech Conference in New Orleans...they are GOOD people and want to help you do your job. If you don't know about GoogleApps, come to our workshop next week. Even better, and this is just between you and me, I'm trying to get Google to our Money for Mission Conference on June 24th (yup, at the Turning Stone again).

Want to see what my iGoogle looks like?

Donna Brown, Buffalo Deputy Mayor

Staff from the Buffalo office met last week with Donna Brown, Buffalo Deputy Mayor. It was a great meeting, and I have to say that she has a real understanding of the issues that nonprofits face every day in their efforts to improve Buffalo neighborhoods.
As Deputy Mayor, Ms. Brown will focus on housing and community development issues, education, youth initiatives, community relations, business development/job creation and the development of an anti-poverty strategy for the Brown Administration.
Ms. Brown will serve as the Administration’s liaison with the Buffalo Public Schools and the district-wide Joint Schools Construction Project. In addition, she will represent the Administration on the Mayor’s Anti-Flipping Task Force, while coordinating city-based housing initiatives in collaboration with the Office of Strategic Planning.
She will also bring her private sector expertise in M/WBE business development initiatives to expand city programs and manage follow-up with city department heads to achieve required results determined through the CitiStat Buffalo program. Ms. Brown will also help lead the development and implementation of future new components of CitiStat Buffalo.

Buffalo Reuse Exec Featured in New York Times....

Congrats to Michael Gainer, of Buffalo Reuse, who was featured in the NY Times Magazine this weekend. The issue covered a diverse array of issues on philanthropy, community involvement, celebrity causes, and social entrepreneurship. Check out the issue here!

Sneak Peek at Web Workshop - It's Better in Person!

Since Cindy Wagner gave me a great "shout out" in her latest email, I thought I would post the slides on here from my last Web 2.0 workshop. This thing caught on like wildfire with well over 6,000 views on slideshare.net.

If you don't know what Slideshare is...that's one great reason to come to the Web 2.0 Workshop.

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CCSNYS has announced new dates for the Build A Better Nonprofit workshop series. I hope that you can attend!

New dates set for CCSNYS workshops

Nonprofit Marketing and Messaging
Presented by Valerie Venezia, VP of Membership & Marketing and Cindy L. Wagner, Capacity Building Advisor for CCSNYS


Getting our story out is becoming increasingly more important for nonprofits. It’s not enough for people to know you “do good work.” Creating our message and getting the word out can be daunting and seem expensive. Never fear -our staff will give you an overview of what every nonprofit can do on a low (or non-existent) budget to craft their message and market their “story”. This workshop will focus on creating a strong message that anyone on staff (or board) can remember and communicate. We will also explore some traditional marketing/storytelling mediums. Our afternoon session will focus on the use of the internet in getting your message heard.
Date: Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Time: 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Cost: $ 20 CCSNYS Members, $30 Non-members
Location: Ellicott Development Company
295 Main Street # 210
Buffalo, New York 14203

To Register: Click the workshop name above
Confirmation: An e-mail will be sent to you immediately following registration
Questions: Please contact us at (800) 515.5012 ext. 126
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Tools for Nonprofit Marketing: Web 2.0
Presented by Valerie Venezia, VP of Membership & Marketing and Cindy L. Wagner, Capacity Building Advisor for CCSNYS


We're taking our Web 2.0 workshop and pulling out all the pieces that you really want to know about - the free stuff! There are hundreds of free tools online that can help you with fundraising, marketing, and building up a constituency. Which ones are "nonprofit friendly?" This workshop will focus on Fundraising widgets, Website Building & Blogging Tools, and social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube for nonprofits.
Date: Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Time: 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Cost: $ 20 CCSNYS Members, $30 Non-members
Location: Ellicott Development Company
295 Main Street # 210
Buffalo, New York 14203

To Register: Click the workshop name above
Confirmation: An e-mail will be sent to you immediately following registration
Questions: Please contact us at (800) 515.5012 ext. 126