Your Personal Piggy Bank

Greenlights wants to hear from you. In our most recent Power Steering e-newsletter, we asked what your personal strategies are for managing your own financial and money management resources. Do you have any useful tips for your peers? If so, we’d like you to share them with us!
Please comment on this blog post with your [...]

12 (Low Cost) Ways to Keep Staff Morale Up When the Economy’s Down

An article from our latest issue of Power Steering worth posting on here (if for no other reason than the cute picture of Tigger & Lion):

1. Treat your nonprofit staff to Tiff’s Treats (or any other goodie to indulge their sweet tooth) for no good reason. Even better, have your kids deliver Halloween treats to them [...]

Nonprofit Town Hall Meeting follow-up

As a follow up to Kim Wilson’s post a couple weeks ago, resources from our Town Hall Meeting on the economy are now available, including a pdf of the presentation as well as an audio recording of the discussion. Listen here or listen to and watch the entire presentation below.

And look for November’s Power Steering [...]

Crossroads is Just Around the Corner!

Less than 24 hours away, in fact. Online registration is now closed, but walk-ups will be welcome tomorrow morning starting at 8am.
Please note that Capital Area Food Bank will have a booth in the Exhibit Hall taking donations for Hurricane Ike evacuees and others in our community. Please visit the booth to make a financial [...]

Awards Finalists Tell Their Stories

Watch a few of our Nonprofit Excellence Awards finalists talk about their programs and how they are taking the next giant leap. Many thanks to Bob Carlton for putting these videos together – we couldn’t have posted these without his help! Please note that the finalists highlighted here are in no way indicative of the [...]

Top 20 Reasons to Attend Crossroads, Part II

10.  Brush up on your knowledge of milestone events in history.
9.  Start off your morning listening to the Austin Jazz Workshop.
8.  Meet the great individuals who make up our Interim Executive Director Pool.
7.  The chance to win a free iPod and other giveaways!
6.  Get free one-on-one assistance for your nonprofit at the Innovation Station.
5.  Hang [...]

Matthew Dowd Answers our Burning Questions

By Matthew Dowd, ABC News Political Contributor, bi-partisan campaign strategist, social sector author, and Crossroads keynote speaker.
So Greenlights decided to reverse things on me knowing I do some work for ABC News and ask me the questions, so here are my answers!
1. So Matthew, you are a pretty hard guy to define. Are you a [...]

Top 20 Reasons to Attend Crossroads, Part I

20. It’s a great opportunity to spend the day out of the office without having to use your paid time off.
19. Enjoy delicious breakfast tacos when you arrive.
18. Learn about the value of hope and how to apply it in your organization.
17. Swag as good as the Golden Globes.
16. A Kim & Tim duo. Hear [...]

If You’re Reading This, Then Have I Got a Tip for YOU…

By Tim Wilson, Bulldog Solutions
I’ll be moderating the “Social Media: Getting the Word Out in the New Information Age” panel from 3:30 to 4:45 at the 2008 Crossroads Conference. I’m looking forward to it!
Are you already using social media in your work? That’s a trick question. You’re reading this entry, so you’ve already engaged in [...]

Where will you be September 25, 2008?

Welcome to our blog about the 7th Annual Crossroads Conference: The Next Giant Leap Toward Nonprofit Excellence. We’ll discuss the exciting and informative sessions being offered, keynote speaker Matthew Dowd, our first ever Nonprofit Excellence Awards, and much more!
Check back often for information about the conference, held this year on September 25th at the Austin [...]