What to Consider When Taking Your Nonprofit Events Online: A Crash Course

If your nonprofit's own event strategies have been slow to catch up with the challenges presented by the pandemic, it's definitely time to become proactive in adjusting your event planning both during COVID and beyond.
Best Practices for Managing Remote Teams

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced nonprofits of all kinds to shift to remote working arrangements. Many are still struggling with the transition. But since the pandemic is still confining workers to their homes for the foreseeable future, it’s worth looking at tips that can improve remote work management.
3 Ways to Make Your Nonprofit’s Website More Accessible

With 2020 quickly coming to a close, it’s time to take stock of what has and hasn’t worked to help your nonprofit navigate all the challenges we’ve faced this year. As you review both successful strategies and opportunities for improvement, there’s probably a recurring factor across both categories: your website.
Washington Gives: A New Year-Round Fundraising Platform

We are proud to announce the launch of Washington Gives, a year-round fundraising platform. We are making the GiveBIG fundraising platform available year-round to benefit organizations that do not have a website payment portal and to give all organizations year-round access to peer-to-peer fundraising.
Advance Your Fundraising Leadership Career

AFP Advancement Northwest is now accepting applications for their annual scholarship program for fundraising professionals.
Mac's List Connects You With Passionate Job Candidates
Finding the right talent to join your team can be challenging. Allow Mac’s List to come to the rescue!
Meet Amanda Baker, Our Interim Executive Director for the Summer
Summer is already bringing warmth and sunshine to the Pacific Northwest. For us, it also brings a rare opportunity for our executive director to take a well-deserved sabbatical.
Get Your Advocacy On!
Our annual nonprofit advocacy workshop returns on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at Pacific Tower’s Panoramic Center. This full-day workshop is sponsored by Win/Win Network, Asian Counseling and Referral Service. and 501 Commons.
3 Reasons to Contract with 501 Commons for HR Services
When you contract with us, you get just the amount of HR support you need (generally for $600-900 a month) from your HR Partner.
How to Avoid Phishing Email Scams
“Phishing” is a fraudulent email sent by a malicious party with the intent of stealing valuable information like passwords or credit card numbers. Phishing emails often look like official messages sent by reputable companies such as Microsoft or a colleague you know, but are anything but trustworthy.
5 Tips to Revamp Your Online Matching Gift Strategy
A matching gift strategy holds the potential to more than double your original donations with little extra work from your donors.
Attend These Free Technology Classes
Technology is both indispensable in today’s fast-paced world and not always easy to understand without help. Make sure you carve out time on your calendar to attend these upcoming FREE technology classes taught by local techie experts.
Share Your Opinions on Board Governance by May 24
We encourage you to participate in BoardSource's Leading for Impact survey of board practices in the U.S. There are separate links for executives and board chairs:
Grant Opportunities - May 2019
Take a look at these upcoming grant opportunities to see if any are relevant to you.
Thank You to Our GiveBIG 2019 Sponsors!
It takes a tremendous amount of support to ensure GiveBIG can be as successful as possible for nonprofit organizations across the state of Washington.