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We Heart Non-Profits. So Does Small Act!

For the month of February the fabulous non-profit lovers at Small Act (@smallact) & Sisarina's Melanie Spring focused on Non-Profits and sharing information that also crosses over into for-profit businesses. In those posts about non-profits, they wrote about the culture of an organization, how to livetweet an event, and how to create balance in your work and life. Read through these posts (or read the whole series on one page here) and let us know how they've helped you better work in a non-profit.

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» Non-Profits: February Series - 2/1/11 - Melanie & Small Act kicked off the series with their intentionality for writing for and about non-profits.

» Patagonia: Product, Planet & People - 2/2/11- Jenny Trucano got a chance to hear Yvon Chouinard tell Patagonia's story & reiterates it in her own words explaining how they learned & retooled as they went.

» Non-Profits: Questions for Your Web Firm - 2/7/11 - Melanie gives you a list of questions to ask your future web firm to avoid headaches and costly changes.

» Profitable Non-Profits - 2/8/11 - Jenny Trucano explains that non-profits can generate profits and are often more profitable than for-profit companies.

» Favorite Non-Profits - 2/9/11 - Sisarina wanted to know what your favorite non-profit was. We got a bunch of great responses in the comments (also see below for more on that!)

» Building an Awesome Non-Profit Culture, Part 1: Hiring - 2/11/11 - Kate Hays explains how knowing your culture will help you attract the people who fit.

» How to: Live-Tweet a Non-Profit Event - 2/15/11 - Dana Jensen talks about how to showcase your event online while it's happening.

» How to: Build Relationships on Twitter - 2/17/11 - Casey Golden helps you understand the process of utilizing a very useful free resource & making that work for your non-profit.

» How to: Cultivate a Personal vs Organizational Brand - 2/22/11 - Katie Shields shows you how to link the two in an effective and interesting way.

» How to: Have a Work/Life Balance - 2/23/11 - Melanie asks Twitter & the people respond about how they balance working at a non-profit and having a life.

» Building an Awesome Non-Profit Culture, Part 2: Value, Welcome, Define & Celebrate - 2/25/11 - Kate Hays follows up on her last post and shows you how to keep the fabulous people you hired.
 

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Your Favorite Non-Profits

Thanks to all who responded with their favorite non-profits. It was incredible selfless of you to help promote the organizations you love and we wanted to share them with everyone.

» Children's Law Center
» Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY)
» Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center of Fredricksburg, VA
» The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
» Project Create
» The National Kidney Foundation of the National Capital Area (NKF-NCA)
» Sturge Weber Foundation
» Epilepsy Foundation
» Girls Rock! DC
» Zero to Three
» Darfur Peace and Development Organization
» Modest Needs

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Huge thanks to the fine people at Small Act for all the thoughtful posts this month. If you haven't checked out their social media application, you really should. »Thrive or Sign up for a demo & tell them Sisarina sent you!