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Fellowships to advance your work

posted Dec 3, 2009

Two fellowships that cultivate environmental leaders of tomorrow:

Environmental Leadership Program fellowships target emerging environmental and social change practitioners eager to connect their specialized work to larger environmental and social concerns. The Fellowship Program offers an intensive leadership and skill training, regional networking opportunities, and time for personal and professional reflection. Consisting of three retreats and additional optional trainings, our curriculum helps emerging leaders hone their leadership styles, improve their strategic communications, and strengthen their outreach to diverse constituencies.

Applications for ELP's Regional Fellowship Programs are now OPEN. The application deadlines have been updated as follows: • New England Regional Network: February 1, 2010 Eastern Regional Network June 1, 2010

More here.

2010 Switzer Fellowships

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Switzer Fellowships for people in New England and California.

The Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation identifies and nurtures environmental leaders who have the ability and determination to make a significant impact, and supports initiatives that will have direct and measurable results to improve environmental quality. Applicants should follow the link below to review the Fellowship guidelines and to find the link to the online application. Applications for the New England region are due FEBRUARY 1, 2010.

See their FAQs to see if you or someone you know is eligible for this prestigious fellowship. More on their application process: http://www.switzernetwork.org/fellowship-guidelines.html

Grassroots Organizing 101

posted Nov 24, 2009

The Midwest Academy is a national training institute committed to advancing the struggle for social, economic, and racial justice. It's recognized as one of the key training programs for grassroots organizers in the US. If you can't make a training session, listen to our conversation with their lead trainer, Steve Max, filed under June 13, 2008, for the 101 on grassroots organizing.

Training session info here. They also publish 'the bible' on grassroots organizing, Organizing for Social Change which is highly recommended.

Twitter Tools for your mission

posted Nov 16, 2009

Audio from our Twitter basics conference call is now up, in the Conference Calls section under November 2009. Here are some additional resources:

our blog post on things to decide before using twitter,

Frogloop's return on investment of social media and social marketing calculator

twitcause, to help your group campaign on twitter (go there and nominate a group or effort to be campaigned for)

and two services you might want to use that plug into your efforts easily, aktnow and act.ly for twitter causes and events.

Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations is a good reference.

Some popular hashtags for nonprofits listed here. Our most often used ones are #wildlife - #climate - #climatechange - #sustainable - #renewable - #urbanag - #localfood - #environment - #green #ecomonday.

Here's a useful blog post that talks about Twitter Lists and how you can use them effectively. See item #4 especially.

Lastly, here's a list of 10 things not to 'tweet' about if you can help it. Humorous, and true.

New Grassroots Jobsource Poster available

posted Nov 5, 2009

Click here to download, print, and display the latest poster of new internships and jobs available via our Grassroots Jobsource: GrassrootsJobsourcePoster.pdf

Go here to view the Grassroots Jobsource main page.

New Service: discounted PR help

posted Oct 26, 2009

Let It Be Known Public Relations which specializes in nonprofit clients is offering 30% off its services for Orion Grassroots Network members. John can help your group gain increased media exposure to increase name recognition and exposure for causes, fundraising efforts, and more. He's available on full-time or project-by-project basis to groups anywhere. Nonprofit references are available upon request. Services offered:

• Writing press materials including press releases, calendar listings, media pitches, Web site content and bylined articles • Building detailed and targeted media lists • Pitching story ideas to the media and setting up interviews • Pre-interview media training and monitoring of phone and in-person interviews • Speaking opportunity research • Gathering hard copies/tapes of all media placements

Contact: 617-872-1875 (ask for John) or ., and ensure that you mention Orion to get the 30% off.

Online social media/engagement tools

posted Oct 13, 2009

Download here (pdf) a handy extended set of resources and tools for those pursuing social change and want to engage folks online. Courtesy of Rootwork, which consults on web design and social media.

Newsletter with resources for Canadian nonprofits

posted Oct 6, 2009

The Sustainability Network Digest is a free monthly email that provides resources and information pertinent to Canadian environmental nonprofits on building organizational capacity. It is currently offered in Ontario, Prairie, Atlantic and Alberta editions. Each announces upcoming events, offers useful articles and resources and contains regional opportunities for nonprofit management training. You can sign up for any or all regional editions of the digest here.

Conservation Campaign Toolkit

posted Sep 30, 2009

New Network member The Conservation Campaign helps groups mobilize public support to win ballot measures and legislation that creates more public funds to protect land and water resources. They provide leadership, expertise, and resources, like their Toolkit, which has checklists, guides, case studies, and more to help you get important conservation initiatives on the ballot.

Monitoring your online image

posted Sep 23, 2009

Here's a good roundup of tools for tracking what's being said about your organization online. Is it important to know what people are saying? You bet, and it will probably become more important, the more wired the sector gets.

Nonprofit management webinars: save 30% on sessions via Orion

posted Sep 22, 2009

The Society for Nonprofit Organizations has announced its fall webinar lineup, here. They are solid webinars with top experts, and cost $99 for non-SNPO members, but the Network is sponsoring them this Fall so you can enjoy them for just $69, a 30% savings. Topics include:

• 10/7 Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times, with Kim Klein, Klein & Roth Consulting
• 10/28 Marketing & PR on a Shoestring, with Hannah Brazee Gregory, Shoestring Creative Group
• 11/18 Surviving the Meltdown without Having One, with Katya Andresen, Network for Good
• 12/2 Mobilizing Volunteers in the Face of Budget Cuts, with Susan Ellis, President, Energize Inc.

Use the links above to register for the 30% savings. The first one with grassroots fundraising guru Kim Klein may be the key one, but all are solid. Kim founded Grassroots Fundraising Journal, which Network members can subscribe to for $30 via OGN, a 25-50% savings: for more info and to subscribe, go here.

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