What's new
10/09
a nonprofit group asks:
"We would like to conduct a social impact study of our members that illustrate the programmatic impact nonprofits have on the community. We have been able to find reports for the economic impact of nonprofits, but not a compilation of their social impact, their program benchmarks, as it were. Do you know of any reports or organizations that are doing this kind of work that we could link with or use their survey work?"
Indeed, we have extensive information here:
Social Impact of Nonprofits
Philanthropy and Social Impact
07/09
Candy Solovjovs asks "What kind of information is there for nonprofits struggling with the current economic climate?"
Check out our topic: Surviving Economic Downturns here
05/09
Maddelyn High says "What are the best resources for finding American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding information for Oregonians?
Check out new ARRA best pracitces information for Oregonians and a really cool state-by-state map that displays resources by state from the Foundation Center.
03/09
New Topic area: Surviving Economic Downturns
This topic area has a growing list of resources for nonporfits and foundations struggling through these uncertain times.
01/09/09
New Funding Opportunities section in connec+ipedia! Please help us to grow this wonderful information-sharing resource by adding your funding opportunities. Read the incredibly simple instructions on adding a funding opportunity here.
We are pleased to announce the creation of a special grantmaking category called Funding Opportunities. This is an area for organizations and foundations to post information about RFP's, grants, awards, etc. as well as a place for those seeking funding to view the information.
12/12/08
Meyer Memorial Trusts' Willamette Valley Initiative is well underway through Willamette Riverkeeper, and the Salem Statesman Journal posted a cool article about the project. Check out the PDF here: http://www.connectipedia.org/wagn/Willamette_River_Basin_Restoration+Attached_Documents
11/11/08
You will be pleased to see the site has recently gotten a bit of a facelift and some new power under the hood, too! Speed of the site has improved dramatically, as has the look and feel of the cards, thanks to the geeks over at Grass Commons.
Additionally, efforts are underway to enter more and more organizations, with over 550 of Meyer Memorial Trust's grantees being added to connec+ipedia over the last two weeks. Have you checked your organization's card lately? With an ever-growing wiki, there are many new connec+ions to make!
Some Past Requests for information
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Have you any information about the Willamette Valley River Basin Restoration? Please add it here: http://www.connectipedia.org/wagn/Willamette_River_Basin_Restoration
Staff from the PGE Foundation say: We'd love to see more organizations linking themselves to their geographical locations where they are based and where they are active. For example, we'd love to see a list of all nonprofits based in Bend, Or. Amy Ward says: I've seen a lot of collaboration around town this summer and am hoping to see it last through the rest of the year. Do you have information or know of great examples of multipurpose community arts centers and programs either in your town or state?
Is your organization linked geographically? Are you based in Bend? Enter your information here: http://connectipedia.org/wagn/Bend,_OR
Marie Deatherage says: I would like to see some other best practices and lessons learned for the Technology for Nonprofit Organizations topic in connec+ipedia, where even connec+ipedia is a resource!
Paul Reich asks: Does anyone have information on the economic, cultural or other value of small historical societies?
Megan Wentworth asks: Since we have an upcoming Grantmakers of Oregon & Southwest Washington event focusing on the topic, I was hoping to find some good information on best practices or standards for the field of Green Building. Does anyone know where I can find this?
Mazarine Treyz asks: Since we have an upcoming publication, the "State of Black Oregon," I was hoping to find some good data on equity for people of color in Oregon, (in the areas of Education, Employment, Economic development, Environment, Health, Housing, Administration of Justice (Criminal Justice), and Civic Engagement). Does anyone know where I can find this? Share your information in the corresponding topic areas by browsing here: Table of Contents
Joyce White asks: An upcoming event for Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington will focus on collaboration and partnerships. Does anyone have some great information or best practices we can share on this topic?
Marie Deatherage asks: There's a lot of talk about nonprofit capacity building these days, so we need to make sure connec+ipedia is up to speed on that issue. Do you know of some great resources, best practices, or case studies?
