BOOK REVIEW
Nonprofit marketing is about winning the hearts and minds of supporters, because everything—money, advisors, volunteers, advocates—flows from that, and a good place to start is by reading The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause. MORE
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September 2, 2010 — The Salvation Army of Massachusetts last week announced that it has severed its decades-long affiliation with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley, opting instead to appeal directly to businesses with its own payroll deduction contribution program. MORE
August 20, 2010 — James K. Marko, named development director of Cantata Singers, based in Cambridge, will be joining a fairly new management team for the Boston-based arts organization that is celebrating its 47th season. MORE
August 19, 2010 — Three Boston-area nonprofit organizations have each been granted a $50,000 Rising Star Award from Wellesley-based Sun Life Financial Inc. in recognition of their efforts to provide academic opportunities to at-risk youth. MORE
August 16, 2010 — Jason Franklin recently was named executive director of Bolder Giving, a Boston area nonprofit that encourages people to give to charitable organizations, which was credited as a key inspiration for the recently formed Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates Giving Pledge. MORE
August 15, 2010 — Tufts Health Plan Foundation recently announced that it has awarded $1.1M in grants to 33 Massachusetts nonprofit organizations to help improve the lives and health of adults age 60-plus. MORE
August 12, 2010 — Central Massachusetts will regain a chapter of Junior Achievement in October when the nonprofit's Boston office moves and consolidates various regional offices in Waltham. MORE
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September 3, 2010 — Urban Edge, a community development nonprofit that operates in Boston and surrounding communities, announced that its president, Mossik Hacobian, will step down at the end of this year, to be succeeded by the organization’s chief executive officer, Chrystal Kornegay, who will also continue to serve as CEO. MORE
September 2, 2010 — The Verizon Foundation recently awarded $55,000 to five eastern Massachusetts nonprofits that are dedicated to improving access to services for people with disabilities. MORE
August 23, 2010 — The national economy continues to challenge nonprofits, with about 40% reporting declines in contributions in the first five months of 2010, compared to the same time last year, while 63% saw an increase in demand for their services, according to a recently completed national GuideStar survey. MORE
August 21, 2010 — Bridgewell, a Lynnfield-based provider of services to adults with disabilities on the North Shore and in the Merrimack Valley, will use a new $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to build a 10-unit apartment building in Lynn to house residents with developmental disabilities. MORE
August 20, 2010 — Kara Suffredini,an attorney with extensive experience running statewide advocacy campaigns, has been named the new executive director of MassEquality, which works to protect, promote and defend marriage equality and to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. MORE
SPECIAL REPORT
August 19, 2010 — Given the ever-changing landscape of social media, which includes Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, finding the best form of social media—matched to organizational resources and goals—is vital in connecting with an audience, according to experts at Massachusetts nonprofits. MORE
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