While some organizations are still debating whether to have a presence on social media at all, others have the opposite problem: Trying to exist in too many places at once. With so many new social networks popping up every day, it’s nearly impossible to keep up with them all as an individual. As a time-and-resource-strapped [...]
Before I even start this post, I must confess: I suck at future-casting. Case in point: I met Britney Spears shortly before she became hugely famous. After seeing her sing, I thought, “She’s probably not going to be a big deal.” Obviously, I was wrong. As I have been on more predictions than I can [...]
Foundation grants to individuals can be tough to come by. After all, foundation support overwhelmingly goes to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. However, support is available in the form of scholarships, fellowships, arts and research grants, support for attending conferences and seminars, and fiscal sponsorship, among others. With Foundation Grants to Individuals Online you can customize a search based [...]
Everybody’s talking about Pinterest, the next evolution of social bookmarking tools like Digg, Del.ico.us, StumbleUpon, etc. Instead of sharing a bookmark in text form, you share it visually, on an attractive “pinboard.” You can follow others’ boards and repin (AKA reblog, retweet) their posts. I signed up for an account early on, but hadn’t really [...]
The following is a guest post by George Ford of the Foundation Center, a partner of Small Act’s. He’s presenting a webinar going into more detail on this newly-launched grant tool tomorrow. The Foundation Center recently completed a comprehensive redesign of our online database for individual grantseekers, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, a source for [...]
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