Do you think you can make a difference with a Tweet? We do!

We at Team Up would like to invite you to join us at our virtual #TweetMob Tuesday,
April 10th between 6pm and 6:30pm. If you haven’t heard of our #TweetMob before, think
of it as a Flash Mob where we all get to take over Twitter for half an hour!

Together, we post about everyone involved with the #Gigs4Good for Seattle Works happening Thursday, 4/12 at the Hard Rock Café Seattle featuring Ivan & Alyosha. We hope to spread awareness about Seattle Works and the #Gigs4Good event through the power of social media.

With your help, we can make a fundraising impact by increasing ticket sales and donating more funds to Seattle Works Day, May 19th.

All you have to do to participate, is post Tweets with ingredients such as the link to the ticket page, the #Gigs4Good and #TweetMob hashtags or just copy/paste the content provided below. Every Tweet, reTweet or Facebook share, will bring good to our community – YOU do make a difference, so join our mob, connect for a cause and share a Tweet!

Tags to Use:

#Gigs4Good

#TweetMob

Ticket Page:

http://bit.ly/G4GSW

Connect for a Cause

@TeamUp4NonProf

@SeattleWorks

@IvanAndAlyosha

@KevinLongMusic

@YuniInTaxco

@HardRockSeattle

@SeattleWeekly

Or share on Facebook by visiting: http://www.facebook.com/TeamUpForNonprofits

BIG THANK YOU!! Give our major sponsors Red Diamond Wines, Pod4Print, and Seattle Weekly some love and gratitude; we really appreciate their contributions to the event!

Tweets to share about #Gigs4Good:

Some love for #Gigs4Good sponsors Red Diamond Wines, Pod4Print, @SeattleWeekly
Really appreciate their contributions to the event! #tweetmob

Spread the Word: #Gigs4Good tix on sale NOW: http://bit.ly/G4GSW w/ @SeattleWorks
@ivanandalyosha @KevinLongMusic @YuniInTaxco #tweetmob

Not many tix left for @TeamUp4NonProf #Gigs4Good for @SeattleWorks 4/12 – Get
yours now! http://bit.ly/G4GSW #music #tweetmob

Don’t miss @TeamUp4NonProf #Gigs4Good 4/12 w/ @IvanAndAlyosha
@KevinLongMusic @YuniInTaxco @HardRockSeattle http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

Seattle #Music: 4/12 #Gigs4Good: Doors at 7pm, Get tix to support @SeattleWorks:
http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

The headliner for @TeamUp4NonProf #Gigs4Good 4/12 for @SeattleWorks is
@IvanAndAlyosha Listen: http://bit.ly/ziHQYQ #tweetmob

Seattle band @YuniInTaxco will rock the mic @HardRockSeattle for @SeattleWorks
#Gigs4Good 4/12: http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

The opener for @TeamUp4NonProf #Gigs4Good 4/12 for @SeattleWorks is
@KevinLongMusic Listen: bit.ly/GWL0Hp #tweetmob

Seattle bands hit the @HardRockSeattle stage 4/12 for #Gigs4Good! Get tix: http://bit.ly/

Date Night: Grab 2 tickets to see @IvanAndAlyosha and support #nonprofit
@SeattleWorks! #Gigs4Good: http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

Huge thank you to pod4print! They have generously donated #Gigs4Good event posters
since 2010! http://bit.ly/GEfuj2 #tweetmob

Listen: NPR Tiny Desk Concert w/ #Gigs4Good band @IvanAndAlyosha: http://bit.ly/
GEZjC7 #tweetmob

Listen: Slow Charade by #Gigs4Good 4/12 band @YuniInTaxco: http://bit.ly/GACOw8
#tweetmob

Watch: Down on the Corner, Brandi Carlile w/ #Gigs4Good 4/12 band
@IvanAndAlyosha: http://bit.ly/GH0sIz #tweetmob

Watch: @IvanAndAlyosha! Hit PLAY: http://bit.ly/ziHQYQ For tix to see them LIVE at
#Gigs4Good http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

Kevin Long – 27yr old singer/songwriter from Spokane, WA: http://bit.ly/GAorNK See him
live at #Gigs4Good: http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

Tweets to share about @SeattleWorks:

Nonprofit @SeattleWorks connects volunteers to nonprofits w/ Hot Projects and Bridge
Program! #Gigs4Good http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

You can make a difference in ONE DAY with @SeattleWorks Hot Projects! Support
#Gigs4Good http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

1,300 people every year join a team and dig in at service projects all over the city while
supporting @SeattleWorks #SWDay #tweetmob

May 19th join @SeattleWorks to complete over 4,000 hours of service in one single day!
Donate: http://bit.ly/G4GSW #Gigs4Good #tweetmob

Give four different ways with @SeattleWorks: Volunteer, Lead, Influence, Invest –
Support them at #Gigs4Good http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

Rebecca from @TeamUp4NonProf shares her experience w/ The Bridge Program
@SeattleWorks: http://wp.me/pB9dO-Do #Gigs4Good #tweetmob

#SWDay Countdown Begins: http://bit.ly/Hgbsuf Are you joining @SeattleWorks
#Gigs4Good: http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

Volunteer opportunities coming up that you join http://ht.ly/9ZdfF Or, support
@SeattleWorks #Gigs4Good: http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

3 Reasons to Support @SeattleWorks #Gigs4Good: 4/12 http://bit.ly/
G4GSW

In their last Annual Campaign @SeattleWorks raised $13,585!! Support their efforts at
#Gigs4Good: http://bit.ly/G4GSW #tweetmob

Image credits:  cincodenada06 via flickr

NOTE:  This post is authored by Ryan Hodgson and originally appeared on Ryan’s personal blog.

Over the past two and a half years almost every day I’ve gone to bed and woken up  thinking about Team Up for Nonprofits, the 501(c) organization I founded. As you might guess it takes a lot of time and energy to launch and grow a nonprofit organization, energy a founder gladly gives for his or her (metaphorical) baby. But every founder also knows that at some point the organization they created will grow beyond their capacity to manage all of its aspects.

For Team Up for Nonprofits that time is now and I believe the ingredients for a successful transition are all present; a great Board of Directors that includes a wonderful leadership team, a successful platform of achievement to continue to grow from, a loyal network of supporters of the cause, and strong external relationships with people important to the growth of the organization. Given those key factors, last night I resigned as President of Team Up to focus on my duties as Founder of the organization. This decision will strengthen Team Up, allowing me a sustained involvement with the organization and the ability to better manage my time and energy between it and my real priority in life, my family. As Founder I’ll still sit on the Board of Director’s, I’ll be more relationship-focussed and represent the organization at events and speaking engagements. I will no longer be responsible for the daily goings on of the BoD’s or the Gigs4Good program.

The reality is Team Up has grown beyond the point where all roads can successfully run through one person. By dividing the roles I’ve been juggling and by adding an additional person to the leadership team the organization will be strengthened. Make no mistake that it’s hard for every founder to give up “control” and it’s been no different for me, but I also want what’s best for Team Up and of course my family.  It’s actually become a pretty easy decision the more I’ve analyzed it.   For those on “the outside” it’s important for me to point out again (as I’ve done at events when speaking) that Team Up was never a one man band, we have an extremely impressive group of very talented and motivated young professionals who I’m looking forward to working alongside as we move forward.

So what comes next? Team Up will be posting the President’s position on our blog in the coming days and for those who are interested in joining our team we will be asking for nominations.  In the meantime I hope you’ll all support our Gigs4Good benefit on April 12th at the Hard Rock Cafe Seattle benefitting our friends at Seattle Works. Tickets are selling fast and given our last event sold out I’d recommend grabbing your tickets now by clicking here so that you don’t miss out.

I’d like to thank everyone who has volunteered in some capacity through my tenure as President, I’m proud of what we have done together and can’t wait to be a part of Team Up’s continued growth as Founder. . .

Lastly, to my wonderful wife, thank you for your patience, love and support… I love you!

Some of the 2012 Team Up Board

If you were lucky enough to catch The Lumineer‘s sold out show in Seattle this past weekend…I’m jealous. For the rest of us that had to live vicariously through the slew of “amazing show, wouldn’t miss it for the world” Facebook status updates, here’s the best we can do. I really dig this band. Please come back to Seattle soon.

NOTE: This post was originally posted by Crystal Southgate on SeattleIMO.

There is a reason why you are reading this right now. You need to hear three reasons why you are going to buy a ticket to support the next Team Up For NonProfits event:  Gigs4Good #11.

You should buy a ticket to the 4/12 Gigs4Good featuring Ivan and Alyosha …

#1: Because you don’t have to be rich to be PHILANTHROPIC

The biggest misconception with philanthropy is that it is for really old, really rich people. This is not true. There is a new generation of giving that has evolved and it includes YOU. With the enormous transformation of social media, we have been able to build world-wide communities that can support and build nonprofits across the globe. There is no stopping the amount of giving. It is not about donating a large, undisclosed amount of money – it is about becoming an advocate. Yes, you can donate to your local charity when you are in line at the grocers or perhaps spend a five on Girl Scout sweets and be considered philanthropic.

If you picked ONE nonprofit, let’s say at 21 years of age, and donated $5 a month until you were 40 years of age, you will have given OVER $1,140 to this cause.

or

If you picked ONE nonprofit, let’s say at 21 years of age, and donated 5 HOURS a month until you were 40 years of age, you will have given OVER 1,140 hours to this cause.

It is not about large checks, as you can see. It is about being a part of something, being involved in a community that gives beyond itself. You can give beyond your own means on a Top Ramon budget, if you consider this way of living.

To start, “Like” a local nonprofit on Facebook, reTweet them on Twitter or show up at an event here or there to volunteer. Realizing that YOU do make a difference, and that your one click spans the globe, can bring our generation to a point where giving is not an option, it’s not just a habit, it’s a lifestyle. So find things you want to improve about your community, join their cause and in the next 20 years, you will have made an impact that is invaluable.

#2: Because you like supporting SEATTLE Works

Your ticket purchase to this particular event supports a local nonprofit called Seattle Works.  The organization connects volunteers, develops emerging leaders and inspires dialogue. Funds raised through this Gigs4Good benefit will support ‘Seattle Works Day’, an event that engages over a thousand volunteers in one day to dig in at parks, schools and community spaces all over the city. Groups of coworkers, friends, professional groups, social organizations and the like, join together for an amazing day of teambuilding and community impact.

This year on May 19th, they plan on having up to 1,300 people participate for Seattle Works Day. In 2011, they had 1,154 individuals engaged in community service all in ONE day – which is over 4,000 hours of combined service!

#3: Because buying and listening to local MUSIC is a good thing

At this edition of Gigs4Good you will hear THREE local, up and coming Seattle bands sing their hearts out at the Hard Rock Cafe downtown. The night will begin with 27 year old Kevin Long from Spokane, WA who has been playing guitar since early grade school and sings it like he means it.  After sweet tunes by Kevin, Yuni In Taxco will jam out as they have for KEXP, Bumbershoot or the Capitol Hill Block Party – keeping it real with surf pop rock. For the final act, the Indie Folk band Ivan and Alyosha will take the stage. As previous openers for Brandi Carlile and a recent hit on NPR, the band is headed for a bright future in music.

All these local bands have spent hours sharing their passion on stage and have chosen to use their talents in support of Seattle Works and Team Up For Nonprofits, to give you a night of good music for a good cause.  Visit Brown Paper Tickets if you would like to attend the event. I will be there giving away free hugs and tweeting #Gigs4Good all night long!

CONNECT for a CAUSE:

Follow the event using #Gigs4Good on Twitter

RSVP to Facebook Event

Team Up For Nonprofits on Facebook

Seattle Works on Facebook

@TeamUp4Nonprof

@SeattleWorks

@HardRockSeattle

@IvanandAlyosha

@YuniInTaxco

@KevinLong

Time to kickstart your Monday with a couple tunes from Anacortes, WA indie darlings, The Lonely Forest.

Happy Monday!

Team Up for Nonprofits wouldn’t be able to bring you the awesome music and important causes without the support of our partners. For three years, we’ve been working with pod4print, a full-service printing company in Beaverton, to help us with posters and marketing.

“We jumped at the chance,” said Josh Dannenman, account executive at pod4print. Josh heard about Team Up for Nonprofits and Gigs4Good through a friend. “We heard they were doing this cool thing and were in need of some assistance.”

Beyond printing and supporting nonprofits, pod4print provides business solutions such as manufacturing, warehousing, and full mailing services. Their online ordering template puts the customer in control of their own product, so there are no surprises and no gimmicks. Just straight up, high-quality products. Check out their website, pod4print.com, for more information.

“Ryan Hodgson is a great guy and a blast to work with,” says Josh. “It is our pleasure to do what we can to support a great cause.”

Thank you for all the great posters gang!

A member of the pod4print team in action.

Take a look at our fearless leader, Ryan Hodgson, in this recent “Spotlight on Seattle” Red Carpet Interview by Tenacious Ventures at Barrier Mercedes Bellevue benefiting the YMCA of Greater Seattle. Keep spreading the word!

Huge thanks to everyone that made it out for the Feb. 9 Gigs4Good show with Kris Orlowski and Dawn Mitschele at Triple Door. An amazing night all around. Be sure to check out some of the photos below and we can’t wait to have you join us at our next event!

In addition, be sure to check out this great PSA that Kris Orlowski did for the show’s nonprofit partner, Climate Solutions. Good music backing good causes in combination with your support at the heart of it all…let’s keep helping drive big impact.

Climate Solutions, headquartered in the Seattle area, has been fighting global warming since 1998. The organization has several programs, including Business Leaders, New Energy Cities and Harvesting Clean Energy, that work together to build a powerful constituency for local, regional and national action on climate and clean energy. Team Up sat down with Kimberly Larson, director of communications and marketing, and Savitha Pathi, development director, to discuss the organization’s upcoming plans in anticipation of February 9’s Gigs4Good event at the Triple Door.

Tell us about Climate Solutions and your mission.

Climate Solutions works to accelerate practical and profitable solutions to global warming by galvanizing leadership, growing investment and bridging divides.

Some of your 2011 accomplishments include protecting the regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act and working with a broad coalition to end the use of coal for electricity in Washington. What kind of accomplishments can we expect to see in 2012?

2012 goals include:

• Public policy leadership in the Northwest:

– Choose and win policy campaigns that make the clean-energy economy real in the Northwest

– Maximize the contribution of Northwest leadership toward building power for meaningful national reductions in climate pollution

• Making the clean-energy economy real in the Northwest:

– Demonstrate that the clean-energy economy is real and is a vital part of economic growth in America

– Program areas include: New Energy Cities, Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Northwest Biocarbon Initiative, Harvesting Clean Energy

• Building the power of the climate and clean energy movement in the Northwest

– Build a powerful and diverse movement, including business, agriculture, faith-based organizations, veterans, grassroots groups and others, in support of strong climate change and clean-energy action

– Program areas include: Business Partnerships Program, Power Past Coal, Solutions Stories Projects

We’re excited you’ve chosen to partner with Team Up for Nonprofits. What motivated you to partner with Team Up?

Some of us from Climate Solutions went to the 2010 Team Up concert for Seattle Works. The energy in the room was fabulous, and it was a great way to show that young people can get involved in philanthropy through something that we all love—music. The model works. We approached Team Up in 2011 and had such a successful experience with the Team Up leadership and the musicians that we’re very excited to be working with them again in 2012 to help raise critical funds for our Power Past Coal campaign.

How can people get involved in your organization and make an impact after the Gigs4Good event on February 9?

• Please join us by signing a petition urging elected officials to oppose West coast coal export terminals.
• Volunteer at one of our upcoming fundraising events:

– April 12th Reception event in Olympia

– May 14th Breakfast event in Seattle

• Donate to Climate Solutions.
• Join our list. Sign up to stay in touch, receive event announcements and ways that you can get involved on important climate and clean-energy issues in the Northwest.

Great with cash? Interested in helping out a fantastic group to bolster your nonprofit experience? Team Up is seeking a Treasurer to join our Board of Directors!

Check out the description below and hop over to our contact page to reach out if interested.

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Overview:

The Treasurer is responsible for management and oversight of the organization’’s finances. This includes cash flow, banking, budgeting/forecasting, receivables, payables, licensing, and taxes.

Time Commitment (10-20 hrs per month, plus 3-5 hrs per quarter):
*Board Meetings (2-3 hours per month) Includes preparation time and review of minutes.

*Executive Team (2-8 hours per month) Participation on the Executive Team, including subcommittee meetings; special meetings to meet prospective board members, staff, etc.; and overall strategic review of the organization.

*Overall Financial Review & Event Financials (6-8 hours per month) –– See details below.

*Licensing and Tax Forms (1 hr. per month plus 3-5 hrs per quarter) –– See details below.

Key Responsibilities:

Overall Financial Review: Manage bank accounts, reimburse expenses, track down receipts/paperwork, and prepare/distribute receipts.

Event Financials: Put together initial budgets for events, update budgets as information becomes
available, prepare cash floats for events, deposit receipts, analyze event numbers, and prepare
payments to beneficiaries. Also includes application for city admissions tax for each event.

Licensing and Tax Forms: Prepare and submit quarterly state B&O filings, annual city B&O, annual
federal 990 form, and city admissions for each event.

Coordinate with vendors/partners of Team Up on all administrative aspects of the organization
(insurance, financial, etc.).