DoGooderTV is about to get... gooder

I received this announcement from DoGooderTV:

DoGooderTV is excited to announce that we're switching to a new web video provider beginning June 1st... This new and improved platform increases our ability to provide metrics and better services to everyone who is registered with DGTV.

It's been a long time since I posted CDM's videos, but the process was fairly easy from what I recall (no more difficult than doing so through YouTube).

See CDM's DoGooderTV page here:
http://www.dogooder.tv/Orgs/cdm/default.aspx

See CDM's YouTube page here:
http://www.youtube.com/cendalmin

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Boone Pickens: World's Savviest Philanthropist?

OSU's highest profile alum has potentially managed to leverage $100M from the State of Oklahoma to match his latest 9-figure gift to the university.

Says ol' BP, "I got so much money, now I am just playin' with it."

OK, not really.

But close:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D90Q5T800.html

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Surging costs of groceries hit home

The Boston Globe reports how "surging costs of groceries (are hitting) home.

At Central Dallas Ministries, we operate the highest volume food pantry in North Texas. So far, demand is up 37% compared to this same time last year.

God help us...

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It's the Conversation Economy, Stupid

This piece from David Armano, VP of Experience Design with Critical Mass, is stinkin' brilliant:

It's the Conversation Economy, Stupid

Just wish I had seen it the first time around.

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TONIGHT: Get On Board

"The Center for Nonprofit Management is hosting the Get On Board Fair Thursday (tonight!) for people who want to serve on the board of a nonprofit group and other potential volunteers," reported Bob Miller of The Dallas Morning News.

Attendees can visit with more than 100 North Texas nonprofit organizations and learn about what skills they will need to get involved as a nonprofit board member or as a volunteer.

The fair is from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Cityplace Conference Center, North Central Expressway at Haskell Avenue. It's free and open to the public.

To register, find the list of participating nonprofits and get directions, visit www.cnmdallas.org or call 214-826-3470.

More info here:
http://www.cnmdallas.org/get_on_board.aspx



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Training Event tomorrow: Using MySpace and Facebook to build community

My friends at the Volunteer Center of North Texas somehow conned me into leading this workshop tomorrow:

The Power and Influence of Online Communities

Businesses, universities and now nonprofit organizations are turning to Facebook.com and MySpace.com to spread the mission of their agencies, communicate with volunteers and recruit new volunteers into their organizations. But this is no task for the technologically challenged. Gain knowledge on how to create accounts, and learn the pros and cons of communicating with this medium.

I've been told that 23 people have signed up. Those poor people have no idea what they're in for...


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Blogging From The Top

The NonProfit Times recently released this insightful answer to the question I often receive:

"Should my organization's CEO start writing a blog?"

I would respond, but everything that I have to say is here... along with some nice case studies:

The NonProfit Times
Blogging From The Top
Donors - and everyone else - get access to the boss

Want some inspiration for your blog? Read the Top 100 Blogs in the world here:
http://technorati.com/pop/blogs/

And yes, God help us all, there are even blogs about blogging:
Top 25 Blogs About Blogging

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More on the new HAC

Thanks to PegasusNews.com's Catherine Cuellar and Scott Guthrie for posting the first story from the actual event cited below: Dallas celebrates opening of long-awaited homeless assistance center


I had the fortunate opportunity to stand next to Scott during the event and speak to him briefly about my perspective on the affair. I am grateful for his honest approach to the event -- pointing out both its highs and its lows. Kudos for his bravery.

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The Opening of "the Bridge"

Congratulations to the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance for today's wonderful announcement: the grand opening of The Bridge, Dallas' homeless assistance center. The event drew hundreds of neighbors together to celebrate this wonderful step forward.

But let us remember: this is a mighty step forward, but we have not reached the end of our journey to end chronic homelessness. The road ahead is long, and we must walk it hand-in-hand with our neighbors... those who are homeless and otherwise.

I was greatly encouraged by the editors of The Dallas Morning News, who made a similar statement in their editorial this morning: Editorial: A step toward ending homelessness.

Ending homelessness in Dallas is a marathon event, not a 100-yard dash. Today's opening of The Bridge homeless center in downtown marks an innovative change in the way this city confronts the homeless problem. But it's important to remember that this is still just an initial step in a long and arduous slog.

Thanks also to one of The Dallas Morning News' finest reporters, Kim Horner, for prefacing the event with this piece: $21 million downtown Dallas facility will focus on chronically homeless

The Associated Press also covered it here: New homeless center opens in Dallas

It was also good to see Our Girl Friday, Catherine Cuellar, at the event for Pegasus News, which covered the event here: The Bridge, Dallas' new homeless assistance shelter, opens Tuesday. PegNews is a gracious host of Larry James' Urban Daily. In fact, one of his recent blogs that they cross-posted was "The Business Case for Ending Homelessness".

Again, congratulations to the MDHA for this momentous event.

And congratulations to Judy Noble, wife of my dear friend and college mentor Peter Noble, for launching the MDHA's new Web site:

http://www.MDHADallas.org/

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Thanks to Rosetta Thurman for citing this blog in her latest Perspectives From the Pipeline: Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants.

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