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| Blogging can be a useful communication tool for your historic preservation group to share its advocacy message with a large online audience. |
| Many tools are available to help your historic preservation group produce and share rich and engaging multimedia content on the web. |
| Your historic preservation group can use a free online mapping tool to create a virtual tour of a historic site or building in your community. |
| Your historic preservation group can make compelling arguments for preservation by creating videos and posting them online. |
| Facebook offers enormous potential to build support and raise money for your cause. |
| Investing in your resources wisely is the key to maximizing your budget. Learn which resources are worth the money. |
| The best way to handle a historic preservation problem that gets a lot of public exposure is to turn it into a PR opportunity. |
| The first steps to start a new nonprofit organization in Wisconsin are the same, regardless of the new organization’s purpose and mission. |
| Before you can officially call your organization a "nonprofit," you must apply for tax-exempt status with the IRS. |
| To make sure the first board meeting of your new nonprofit organization is a success, you'll have to plan a busy agenda. |
| When you start a new nonprofit organization, you must not overlook some mundane but important operating practices. |
| The name you choose for your historic preservation organization will influence your "brand" and ultimately the success of your organization. |
| As your historic preservation organization grows, you may face big decisions about how to accomplish your growing workload. |
| The core responsibility of your nonprofit board is to work together as a group to govern your organization. |
| Nonprofit board members must follow certain legal standards to protect the interests of members, sponsors, and donors. |
| A great nonprofit board can make the difference between a highly successful organization and one that few people even know about. |
| Your nonprofit board will be more successful if members adopt the skills and habits that lead to excellence in these six areas of competency. |
| Nonprofit boards typically fail for one of two reasons: they lose sight of their mission, or they don't adapt to change. |
| Your nonprofit board and executive director have different and complementary roles, but they must work together to ensure your organization is a success. |
| By using a committee governance structure, your nonprofit board can divide up its work into more manageable tasks. |
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