National Council of Nonprofit Associations

Building Communications Capacity offers a dozen field-tested lessons from experts who have collectively led thousands of communications trainings. These hardwon insights can help grant makers leapfrog from supporting limited capacity-building efforts to helping shape effective communications programs with higher impact.

Yahoo owned photo community Flickr has launched a new program called Flickr for Good. The site will be a place for nonprofits or other photojournalists to pool together their photography.

Begun in 2007, Nonprofit Awareness Month is a statewide collaborative initiative in Nov. 2008 to celebrate the contributions made by nonprofits -- which enrich and enliven our communities and improve the quality of life of North Carolinians -- in all of North Carolina's 100 counties.

Starfish Television Network is a new television channel with internet streaming. Its mission is to tell the stories of the individuals and organizations that are making a difference.in their lives, in their communities and in the world.

This free online guide captures and organizes good practices for nonprofits and foundations. There are thousands of effectiveness-building tips and resources on topics including:

• Accountability and Evaluation;
• Advocacy;
• Communications and Marketing;
• Foundations and Grantmaking;
• Fundraising and Financial Sustainability;
• Governance;
• Management and Leadership;
• Staff Development and Organizational Capacity;
• Technology; and
• Volunteer Management.

The Two Penny Project is an initiative to strengthen public awareness, appreciation and support for human services in Massachusetts. The Project will build a sustainable network of stakeholders that will deliver powerful messages, based on cutting-edge research, on the value of publicly-funded human services.