Take Advantage of Your Resources: Guest Post from Emily Everett

Living in Charleston, SC, one thing is clear, this town loves a good cause! I find many resources from volunteer management e-newsletters, event planning brainstorming sessions, and social media workshops - most of which are free. Even the smallest of communities have a handful of organizations that could use resources you probably take for granted, and vice versa. And in addition to your local help, you have the Altru community and Skype chats to help you connect with fellow nonprofits.

Enjoying this blog? Well, I've learned a lot from those, too. I encourage you to find relevant blogs and add them to a reader. You never know what topic might come up that affects your organization directly. Find time at least once a week to sit down, scroll, and educate. Here are a few of my favorites:

http://www.nonprofitmarketingblog.com/
http://gettingattention.org/
http://workingatanonprofit.tumblr.com/ (For fun!)

Make a continued commitment to developing your knowledge base. Your board, donors, volunteers, and community will thank you.



Emily Everett is the Executive Director of the Charleston Friends of the Library, a non-profit that supports the programs of and advocates for the Charleston County Public Library system. She is a marketing management graduate of Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business. After a short stint in the banking industry, she wised up and joined the world of non-profit management.