The Nonprofit Role in Security Issues; and More: Tuesday’s Roundup
April 13, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
- As President Obama and other world leaders gathered this week in Washington to find ways to prevent nuclear terrorism, foundations and think tanks met to discuss their role in such security issues. Robert L. Gallucci, president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, gave the opening speech, saying the nuclear threat is real and not simply the stuff of spy novels and Hollywood movies.
- On his Selfish Giving blog, Joe Water, a director of cause-marketing at a Boston hospital, says staff members at small nonprofit groups are always asking him about the easiest and least expensive ways to get started with cause-marketing. In response, he offers five easy, low-budget tips on ways such groups can jump into social media, maximize existing corporate relationships, and more.