Real Talk on Fundraising, Philanthropy & Social Sector Innovation Small Nonprofits: Big Impact Now is the time to re-imagine fundraising priorities and plans By Bruce Arbit WHY NOW? “So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg These difficult...
3 Steps to Grow Sponsorship Revenue Now Sponsorship sellers, here’s your action plan. #1 Update or Upgrade Your Value. As you reinvent your events, update your sponsorship value. What new marketing and event assets do you have? What new audiences will you be focused on? What new ideas do...
Silver Lining Stories from Berkshire Nonprofits We recently requested that nonprofits in our network take a moment to reflect on the positive outcome(s) over the past few difficult months. Click here to add your voice. Read on for a few success stories...
Wray Gunn - 2020 Lifetime Achievement Honoree By Hannah Van Sickle LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: WRAY GUNN, SR. Widespread and Ongoing Community Influence Wray Gunn is a well-known and beloved community leader in the Berkshires. The longtime Sheffield resident’s influence was evident in high school; throughout his life, his community service...
Zoom Security – How to Minimize Your Hosted Session from Being Zoombombed By Roger Magnus, Roger Magnus Research, rogermagnusresearch.com For a Zoom session, what do participants waiting in a room, not sharing their screens, and being locked down have in common? Actually, these variables all inter-relate when it comes...
Berkshire Legislators: 'Back to Normal' Not Good Enough By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Life looks very different today than it did just more than a month ago and it should look very different when the COVID-19 crisis ends, the Berkshire County legislative delegation agreed...
Local legislators advise Berkshire nonprofits to band together to weather virus storm By Jenn Smith, The Berkshire Eagle Members of the Berkshire legislative delegation are encouraging nonprofit organizations to work together as money for their operations dries up during the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, the Nonprofit Center of...
COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR BERKSHIRE NONPROFITS RESOURCE GUIDES Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Coronavirus and Massachusetts Nonprofits Philanthropy Massachusetts Disaster and Emergency Relief Chronicle of Philanthropy Responding to the Coronavirus Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition COVID-19 Resources NC Center for Nonprofits Pandemic Resources 1Berkshire COVID-19 Resources Beth Kanter’s crowdsourced resource list for nonprofits COVID-19 Resource List PAYING THE BILLS Paycheck Protection...
VIRTUAL PRO BONO ASSISTANCE FOR BERKSHIRE NONPROFITS We are aware that many small nonprofits in the Berkshires that were already living on the edge financially, are now scrambling to figure out how to make payroll, work remotely, pivot programs, and strategize despite so many unknowns. The consultants listed...
HOW THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN HELP By Liana Toscanini Many people may be wondering how they can help those suffering from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonprofits are mobilizing and a variety of opportunities to volunteer and donate are being set up. There are things you...