http://www.thirdsectoronline.com Social media use by nonprofit organizations continues to grow and has become a fundamental fundraising and social engagement tool. In fact, nonprofit use of social media has grown significantly in the past year, with average Facebook communities grow... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1297 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1297 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:15:00 +7000 Children get to nap, sometimes twice a day.  Even kindergartners get to “rest” during their school day.  Unfortunately, American society frowns on adults taking naps.  Yet research suggests that naps ar... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1292 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1292 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:15:00 +7000 A Lost Art? I recently ran across an organization that gives children cameras to photo journal their days.   The intent is to capture culture/community, and get a glimpse of day-to-day societal concerns through ‘the child ... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1224 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1224 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +7000 I came across this quote and thought it might be inspiring to the workplaces served through Third Sector Innovations: You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1215 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1215 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:35:00 +7000 ‎"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.  It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.  We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.&... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1207 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1207 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:50:00 +7000 You’ve heard the story, or maybe it’s yours… You’re hard working, intelligent.  You meet all your goals and consistently exceed expectations.   Your supervisor raves about the quali... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1205 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1205 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:55:00 +7000 You’ve probably heard people described as either “left brain” or “right brain” thinkers.  A person who is “left brained” is often said to be more logical, analytical and o... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1187 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1187 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:35:00 +7000 Teamwork.  We hear the word so often that it loses its power.  But it’s true:  Teamwork is key to all successful organizations!   When teams are effective, we can produce quality services/products and imp... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1182 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1182 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:55:00 +7000 by Suzy Keith Employees are an organization's most valuable asset.  At the same time, employees can be a definite liability to an employer. Whether your organization is a business, government or nonprofit organization, you are full... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1145 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=1145 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:25:00 +7000 That, indeed, is the question!! Third Sector Innovations is looking for your success stories, if they exist (yes, healthy skepticism from a Baby Boomer!). Has any form of social networking helped your organization in a very real and measurable way?... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=824 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=824 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:35:00 +7000 Thanks to all who attended the "Fundraising and Information Technology for Nonprofits" class at the Mesa County Public Library on May 27th! For notes regarding this presentation, go to the Nonprofits tab on our site, and the Articles and Re... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=488 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=488 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:50:00 +7000 "When I accuse my neighbor, I may be wrong, but never when I forgive." - Karl Heinrich Waggerl http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=472 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=472 Tue, 18 May 2010 14:05:00 +7000 "Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore." - Cesar Chavez in h... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=471 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=471 Mon, 17 May 2010 17:05:00 +7000 Researchers studied 34 students at the University of Virginia, taking them to the base of a steep hill and fitting them with a weighted backpack. They were then asked to estimate the steepness of the hill. Some participants stood next to friends duri... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=237 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=237 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:50:00 +7000 "We need to teach ourselves to sit quietly and listen, just listen, long enough to leave a decent indentation on the couch." - Gregg Levoy, from his book "Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life" http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=232 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=232 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:05:00 +7000 I LOVE this quote: "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=203 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=203 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:40:00 +7000 "I remembered one morning when I discovered a cocoon in a bark of a tree, just as a butterfly was making a hole in its case and preparing to come out. I waited a while, but it was too long appearing and I was impatient. I bent over it and brea... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=202 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=202 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:40:00 +7000 Hi, Illene: I have a question regarding your two handouts, "Ten Stupid Things That Board Members Do To Mess Up Their Organizations" and "10 Practical Ways to Engage Your Board of Directors in Fund Development." Perhaps you'... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=200 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=200 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:50:00 +7000 "If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let one meal pass without sharing it in some way." - Buddha http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=195 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=195 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:35:00 +7000 Here's a GREAT website! Click on this link to find out what song was #1 in America on the day you were born: Number One Song"I Want to be Wanted" - Illene http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=192 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=192 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:35:00 +7000 In 1787, about the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior:"A democr... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=184 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=184 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:20:00 +7000 "To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting." - e.e. cummings http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=181 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=181 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +7000 My son Aaron sent me this link. I encourage you to view the short YouTube video - it will get your day going in a great way!! Especially if you're a Fleetwood Mac fan...The featured singers are the PS22 Chorus, a group of low-income (and many ... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=178 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=178 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:20:00 +7000 With special thanks to Sally Kane at KVNF Public Radiosally@kvnf.org wrote: Hi, Illene. I hope this finds you well. I'm holing up at home to get some thinking and writing done, as I watch the metal roofing flap around on the various sheds we ... http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=177 http://www.thirdsectoronline.com/page.cfm?pageid=13924&articleid=177 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:00:00 +7000