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How Technology Helps Today’s Nonprofits Succeed — Starting in the Boardroom

Board Effect

In a column on how much time board members should commit , Nick Marzano, board president at Young Involved Philadelphia, describes ideal “working board” members as “ride-or-dies, not just advisors.” BoardEffect , a Diligent solution, is the leader in providing innovative boardroom technology to nonprofit organizations.

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"The Startup Way" is Headed to London

Startup Lessons Learned

From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere. Don’t forget to tweet a photo of your book to see it on thestartupway.com Thank you, as always, for your support.

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Announcing our summer intern class

David Teten

A bit belatedly (due to a backlog of blog postings), I wanted to announce ff Venture Capital ‘s summer intern class. Since then, he has co-written several business plans with fellow classmates and recently served as team leader on a Wharton Field Challenge consulting project for PhillyCarShare, a Philadelphia-based car-sharing startup.

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How to Open a Successful Hair Salon

Up and Running

Dallas Alleman, the owner of Salon Du Beau Monde in New Orleans, and Avi Shenkar, the owner of Philadelphia-based BLO/OUT , have different backgrounds and different business models, but share similar strategies for success. However, he has opened two BLO/OUT locations in Philadelphia and is working on three other locations.

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New Plain Preferred Term Sheet

www.founderinstitute.com

The only science and technology-focused comprehensive university located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Harrisburg University’s academic mission is to create, to attract and to expand economic opportunities in the region. Think of it as “shared office space meets incubator meets entrepreneurial club-house.”

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Volunteering in Costa Rica

David Cohen

We got an upgrade on that second flight due to my status, so had first class. The other is from Philadelphia, with a mom, dad, and 3 kids. It sounds like the work will be light construction on a community center this week. It’s a new community center, and has up only some of the outer framing. 3 hour second flight.

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

mashable.com

Philadelphia-based startup LaunchRock thinks a company’s “coming soon” page should be more than a placeholder; it should be a place for users to sign up and provide a way to share a new startup with friends. Here are four tricks startups have used to make it happen.