· High quality information, tools, resources and member benefits that deepen the impact of Louisiana nonprofits
· Engaging multi-sector network—both virtual and physical—convening year round to leverage the shared goals and resources of Louisiana’s nonprofits and other stakeholders
· Written and spoken voice of advocacy for and about Louisiana’s nonprofit sector
For more information, go to: www.lano.org
Publication of the Week -- Social
Media in the Public Sector Field Guide: Designing and Implementing Strategies
and Policies by Ines Mergel and Bill Greeves
From the
publisher: Stocked with real-life examples and case studies, this book explores
myriad social media tools and provides step-by-step guidance on how to
implement them based on mission, goals, and strategy. Written in a jargon-free
and accessible style, the book is a go-to resource for anyone in government who
wants to put the power of social media to work for their organization. Ines
Mergel is assistant professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of
Citizenship and Public Affairs and the School of Information Studies (iSchool)
at Syracuse University. Bill Greeves is the chief information officer for Wake
County, North Carolina and has over 12 years of experience in government
technology leadership.
Trend of the Week – Trends in Corporate Giving
Developed by the Committee Encouraging
Corporate Philanthropy in association with The Conference Board, Giving in Numbers: 2012 Edition
is based on data from 214
companies, including 62 of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500. The sum of
contributions across all respondents of the 2011 Corporate Giving Survey (CGS), from which the data is pulled,
totaled more than $19.9
billion in cash and product giving. This report not only
presents a profile of corporate philanthropy in 2011, but also pinpoints how
corporate giving is evolving and becoming more focused. Key findings include:
·
Median total giving in the report
sample was $21.02 million· 60% of companies gave more in 2011 than in 2009
· 83% of companies offered at least one matching gift program
· 85% of companies had a formal domestic employee volunteer program; 47% had a formal international volunteer program
· 82% of companies reported having a corporate foundation
· Health, education, and community and economic development were top priorities for the typical company
· 46% of total giving was through direct cash
To download the full report, go to: http://www.corporatephilanthropy.org/download/pdfs/giving_in_numbers/GIN2012_finalweb.pdf
Resource of the Week – Calculating The Economic
Impact Of Volunteers
How does one put an
economic value on the time volunteers give to an organization? The Economic
Impact Of Volunteers Calculator created by the Points of Light Foundation
estimates the appropriate wage rate for volunteer time based on what the person
does, the value of specific tasks according to market conditions as reported by
the US Department of Labor. Organizations can use the Calculator to determine
the value of the time their volunteers give doing a wide variety of volunteer
jobs. http://www.handsonnetwork.org/tools/volunteercalculator
Tech Tip of the Week -- Using IF Functions in Excel
The Excel IF function is a great tool that can be used when the information you want in a cell is conditional. It’s particularly handy if you need to specify two or more different responses for a cell based on specified conditions. The format for this function is:
=IF("if the condition stated here is true", "then enter this value", "else enter this value")
For example, to see at who passed or failed an exam an IF function could be used. Let’s assume the pass mark is 75 and the marks are in column B, starting from row 5. the formula would look like this:
=IF(B5>75, "Pass", "Fail")
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