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 […]
DEFINING THE GIFT The inside track on what one nonprofit will receive on November 8 – 9This time of year, as we prep for the 24-Hour Give, and encourage voting between our two finalists, we list items the nonprofit will receive – such as “full rebrand,” “marketing materials,” “ad campaigns,” “printed collateral,” “marketing strategies” and […]
100 Donations in 24 Hours. Let’s Do This. November 9 at 8am kicks off Verdin’s fourth annual 24-Hour Give. Before 8am on November 10, we have a big goal: to get 100 donations for Women’s Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo County.During these 24 hours, we’ll be busily buzzing around the office as we rebrand […]
The 24-Hour Give is Back, With an Exciting New Addition by: Amy Watson On top of a complete rebrand, we’ve got a goal to collect 100 financial and in-kind donations for a deserving nonprofit organization in our community.Let’s back up. For the third year in a row, a nonprofit is going to receive a complete […]
It’s no secret that San Luis Obispo County has a housing issue. The area is one of abundant beauty and hosts a large college campus. These factors make housing more competitive, more expensive, and oftentimes completely unaffordable for lower income residents. The Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo (HASLO) has been dedicated to tackling this […]
24-Hour Give: Meet Our Past Winners Voting is underway to select a winner for the 2017 24-Hour Give!Outside of the monetary value attached to the donated goods and services, it’s hard to define exactly what the 24-Hour Give brings to a nonprofit – because the impact looks different for each one.So, we decided the best […]
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