Volunteers and Organizations Meet and Mingle at ConceptLink’s Africa Philanthropy Day The Bubble Lounge, New York City (Tuesday, November 15) Individuals and organizations joined together on Tuesday for ConceptLink Consulting‘s Africa Philanthropy Day, a networking and volunteer recruitment event. During the evening, representatives from Africa-interest nonprofits promoted their volunteer needs to individuals looking for opportunities. [...]

Making the Most of Your Volunteers
You have an idea for a project. You’re excited. You immediately want to go recruit volunteers. Hold on! Read on for some quick tips on how to make the most of the volunteer experience, from recruitment to follow-through. 1 . Clearly define the project, desired outcomes and success metrics Take a step back and make [...]

An Infographic We Like – Want More Followers? Give Stuff Away.
Shockingly enough, posting updates about your eating habits (“can’t decide if I want #tuna or #chicken for lunch!”) or videos of that really cute thing your kitty just did with an empty toilet paper roll is not going to win you Twitter or Facebook followers. Getsatisfaction created this infographic to display the top reasons why [...]
Resources for Environmentally Friendly Action
We want to share resources with you about how to make events, tourism, and more environmentally friendly. We hope you will share your information too. Periodically we’ll write about tips, and resources that have come to our attention. Events and tourism are by nature temporary. Events have been known to use a lot of “disposable” [...]

Royal Wedding Gives Back
We are so inspired by the darling royal couple Prince William and Kate Middleton. In lieu of expensive wedding gifts, the couple has asked for charitable gifts – they are the first British royals to do so. William proposed to Kate while on holiday in Kenya. Though most of the charities selected are based in [...]

