5 Best Commercials to Watch this Holiday Season by: Our Verdin Intern, Krista Hershfield Malls are decorated, Starbucks has their annual coffee cups, and Michael Buble is playing on the radio again. That’s right, it’s time for the holidays! Since holiday shopping starts as early as October, companies continue to outdo themselves with their holiday […]
The Goodwill Shopping Challenge We had a mission: help Goodwill Central Coast reach younger shoppers. Many people know Goodwill as a thrift store, but don’t realize the range of quality products they offer or how much they do for their local community. We needed to find a genuine connection with a millennial audience. So naturally, […]
Ten Tips For Successful Year-End Fundraising by: Stephanie Sawyer, Social Media Specialist Giving Tuesday is a wonderful day that comes around each year. And it’s one your nonprofit organization needs to pay attention to.When it comes to end-of-year giving, however, Giving Tuesday should simply start the conversation. The end of the year in SLO County […]
Six Event-Planning Tips That Make All The Difference by: Dorene Cisneros, Director of Catering, Embassy Suites by Hilton San Luis Obispo Planning a holiday gathering this month? Here’s what you should consider.Here at Embassy Suites by Hilton in San Luis Obispo, we believe in throwing parties with purpose. Whether you’re saying “thank you” to your […]
Nonprofit Spotlight: CreekLands Thirty-five years ago, a group of fishermen noticed the salmon population along the central coast deteriorating. What started out as a project to re-introduce salmon into the ocean has evolved into an organization devoted to building the resilience of coastal watersheds. CreekLands, formerly known as Central Coast Salmon Enhancement, works to restore […]
The Pros and Cons of WordPress by: Masen Yaffee, President of New Directions In Computing WordPress is such a popular content management system for websites that it’s practically a household word. More than 30% of the websites in the world use WordPress as of this writing. Next year it will be significantly more. Given its […]
Isla Vista sees another safe Halloween Verdin was honored to support the community of Isla Vista by promoting safety during Halloween weekend for the third year in a row. Ever since Halloween 2014 – after Santa Barbara’s Deltopia party that turned riot, resulting in more than 100 arrests, 44 hospitalizations and sustained injuries for five […]
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