There have been a lot of stories lately about how nonprofits interact with the U.S. government. From tax issues to government contracts, the nonprofit world constantly intersects with the public sector at all… Continue reading
Last week the city of Chandler, Arizona celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding. Since the Xico office is located in the middle of downtown Chandler, we’ve gotten to see all of the… Continue reading
Today we’re sharing some of our favorite nonprofit news sites: Blue Avocado– funny name, great content The Nonprofit Times– like the New York Times, the “paper” of record for nonprofits The Chronicle of… Continue reading
Today I want to highlight a great way for nonprofits to actually afford the technology they need to do business. It’s impossible for nonprofits to get anything done without a minimum of working… Continue reading
It’s been a week since Facebook switch over all pages to the new timeline format. Many nonprofits chose to switch earlier, of course, and Facebook provided some pretty comprehensive tools to explain the… Continue reading
Xico’s Annual Dinner and Art Auction is approaching fast and for the staff here that means scrambling to make sure dozens of small details are taken care of. Here’s the Xico recipe for… Continue reading
As we speed towards the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012 it’s natural to look back at the past as a guide for the future.It’s strange to think that it was… Continue reading
Like many nonprofits Xico organizes a silent auction each year to raise funds for the organization. Our silent auction is just one piece of a larger fundraising dinner that also includes a live… Continue reading
Multi-Channel marketing is a fancy word for using more than one medium to send a message. Social media, newspapers, TV, email, and snail mail are all “channels”. Nonprofit organizations are very familiar with… Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the difficulties nonprofits have with finding and managing volunteers. Today we’re going to hear the other side of the story- the volunteer’s perspective. Beverly… Continue reading
