NNAAC hosts Building Your Board of Directors webinar series

See more details on the upcoming Jan. – Mar. 2012 webinars here!

Welcome Somali Action Alliance Education Fund

SAAEF of Minneapolis, Minnesota partners w/ NNAAC! Read more about them here.

Stand up against National Defense Authorization Act!

Send this letter, protect your human rights NOW!

Alwan For The Arts Musical Performance: Joseph and James Tawadros, ‘Oud and Percussion

Date: 02/11/12 Hours: 8:30pm Price: $20 Address: 16 Beaver St – (646) 732 3261 alwanforthearts.org Description: Joseph Tawadros – ‘Oud; Mavrothi Kontanis – ‘Oud; James Tawadros – Arabic Percussion. Joseph and James Tawadros were born in Egypt and raised in

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The Wrath of a Great Leader: How Martin Luther King, Jr. wrestled with anger and what you can learn from his example

By: Hitendra Wadhwa | INC.com Average leaders focus on results, and that’s it.  Good leaders focus also on the behaviors that will get the results.  And great leaders focus, in addition, on the emotions that will drive these behaviors. One emotion

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Radical U.S. Muslims Little Threat, Study Says

By SCOTT SHANE | New York Times WASHINGTON — A feared wave of homegrown terrorism by radicalized Muslim Americans has not materialized, with plots and arrests dropping sharply over the two years since an unusual peak in 2009, according to

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Mark your calendars: NNAAC Advocacy Week begins April 17-19 in Washington D.C.

Arab American leaders from grassroots organizations across the country will participate in NNAAC’s Advocacy Week April 17-19 in Washington. Plans for the week are still in the works, but so far they include a congressional briefing, meetings with elected and

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INFOGRAPHIC: 8 Ways To Conquer Facebook Statuses

Posted by Jackie Cohen | Allfacebook.com The most interesting status updates are likelier to make it into people’s Facebook news feeds thanks to the Edge Rank algorithm — simply put, the more likes and comments on a post, the greater

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18 ways to grow your email list for fundraising, cultivation, etc.

By: Karen Zapp | pkscribe.com Email ought to be as integral to your fundraising and cultivation efforts as direct mail and your nonprofit website. And regardless of the channel, we all want bigger lists. So how might you grow your

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17 things I have learned about charity email copy

By: Sam Bueno de Mesquita | Googledigook.com I’m leaving email marketing and the charity sector tomorrow, and going to work in B2B social media for Regus. Here are a few of the things I have learned about writing copy for charity

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VIDEO: Flash Mob Gathers Near Cobo Protesting Syrian Attacks On Their People

Video of the Flash Mob for Syria in Michigan. The event took place at the Twelve Oaks Mall in the city of Novi, Michigan, on Jan 8, 2012. The group that’s putting together the flash mobs in metro Detroit is called

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Harriet Tubman Center Multiple Positions Open Immediately

Tubman is seeking women and men with a passion for justice and for supporting grassroots leaders in building equitable, strong communities in a multicultural organization.  Tubman began in 2007 as a recruitment and training center for entry level community organizers.  Since

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Rinku Sen Appears on ‘Nightline’ to Talk Families Separated By Deportations

By Jorge Rivas, Colorlines.com On Wednesday night Colorlines.com’s publisher Rinku Sen appeared on ABC’s “Nightline” to provide context on a story about a young child who was put up for adoption because his biological mother is undocumented. Sen cited our “Shattered

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