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Published August 22nd, 2011 by emily

Powerlifting Lawyer-Extraordinaire’s Nomination for a Classy Award!

As you know, we at Zealous Good are huge fans of the Classy Awards. The Classy awards aim to select the top philanthropic and charitable activities from nonprofits, businesses, and organizations around the world to recognize them for their actions.  The awards allow the nonprofits to gain national…

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Published August 8th, 2011 by emily

Chicago Social Good and Nonprofit Events: August 8th-24nd 2011

Here are some fun nonprofit and social good events coming up in Chicago for the next two weeks!

Bud Billiken Parade
Date: Saturday, Aug. 13
Time: 10AM-6PM
39th & South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Chicago, IL 60653

“The parade features celebrities, politicians, businessmen, civic organizations and youth. It occurs on the South Side of Chicago in Cook…

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Published August 1st, 2011 by emily

Meet new nonprofits on board at Zealous Good!

We are extremely excited to announce some new nonprofit organization Zealous Good members.  Zealous Good is now moving beyond our pilot program, which initially included four nonprofits: Chicago House, St. Vincent de Paul Center, Anixter Center, and Greenhouse Theater.  Our current phase now includes 11 Chicago nonprofits.  Meet our two newest NPOs: Friends…

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Published July 29th, 2011 by emily

Twitter Do’s and Don’ts for Business and Nonprofits

 

I’ve been having a lot of fun these past few weeks using social media to network for Zealous Good.  Specifically, I’ve been running our Twitter handle.  I’m always amazed at the amount of connections and learning experiences to be had with only 140 characters!  I’m sure those of…

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Published July 25th, 2011 by emily

Chicago Social Good Events: July 25-August 8th

Welcome to the second installment of Zealous Good’s handpicked social good and nonprofit events in Chicago for the next two weeks! Here are just a few activities we think sound extra cool. Let us know if you have any other events you’d like us to feature!

Changing Worlds
John Barleycorn Bar
Date: Wed…

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Published July 22nd, 2011 by emily

The Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge, Chicago: Nonprofits and Nerdery, Unite!

I think we all know how difficult it is to make a fantastic website. Sure, you can have all the best business plans, social schmoozing skills, or creative ideas, but these days people don’t judge a book by its cover…they judge by your webpage. This can be problematic for those…

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Published July 11th, 2011 by emily

New Series! Chicago Social Good Events: July 11-25, 2011

Welcome to the first post in Emily’s new Social Good Events calendar!  This new series will be updated bi-weekly with all sorts of fun events happening in theChicago area that pertain to charity, nonprofits, fundraisers, social enterprise, and more!  If you have an event you’d like to…

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Published June 17th, 2011 by emily

Junior Council Chicago professionals nominated for Classy Awards!

StayClassyis a new and revolutionary medium for helping nonprofits fundraise.  They are masters of using social media to raise money quickly and effectively.  StayClassy also works to develop a dynamic community of people dedicated to social good.  One of their biggest events is the…

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Published June 13th, 2011 by emily

Know of a non-profit that could use our help?

Zealous Good is all about connecting individual and company donors with non-profits.  We try to make the whole in-kind donation process easier and more streamlined.  So far, we’ve had great success by matching over $3,375 worth of donated goods and services to non-profits!  However, we think we…

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Published June 10th, 2011 by emily

Our 5 Favorite Nonprofits Using Technology

Web 2.0 has massively impacted the way people use technology to communicate.  Besides personal use of social media, businesses and organizations obviously want to cash in on this opportunity to reach more people than ever before.  The online sector can especially benefit nonprofit organizations since the most…

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