April 30, 2009, Idealist.org — On April 9th, the White House held a briefing to educate nonprofit organizations how they could participate in stimulus funding distributed through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
April 6, 2009, Idealist — More and more nonprofits use video to get their message out about the work they do and, of course, to fundraise. For instance, there are already a lot of nonprofits on YouTube (Idealist included). But do people always see these videos and instantly connect with the idea to donate to the cause?
According to a recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, companies intend to hire 22 percent fewer college graduates this year compared to last year's class. In early reports from the NACE's study of 2009 graduating seniors due out in April, as many as 63 percent of students surveyed are concerned that the economy will negatively affect their job prospects.
