Allen Gunn: Netsquared 2009: Making the Virtual Proximal

Allen Gunn: Netsquared 2009: Making the Virtual Proximal: "As someone who organizes nonprofit technology events for a living, I spend a lot of time reflecting on what role live convenings should play in this ever-more virtually networked world. The Netsquared conference in San Jose last week gave me plenty of food for those particular thoughts."

Website Design: Remember the Basics | eJewish Philanthropy: The Jewish Philanthropy Blog

Website Design: Remember the Basics | eJewish Philanthropy: The Jewish Philanthropy Blog: "Non profit websites share many of the same best practices as any website. They need to be user friendly, easily navigable, and use appropriate fonts, colors, and other design elements."

DIOSA | Communications: Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations

DIOSA | Communications: Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations: "1) Configure your Page's 'Settings' to allow more participation.

The new Facebook Pages that launched in March 2009 were designed to inspire more action and participation by your fans. That's a good thing because in truth most Pages with the old design had very few wall posts or discussions. People became a 'fan' and occasionally read 'Updates' and that was about it. The new Pages have proven to be a much better tool in terms of inspiring online conversations around your organization's mission and programs. The ability to build community is essential in order to have a return on your investment (ROI) when using social networking sites, and you can't build community on Facebook if you don't allow your fans to participate on your Page. This will mean that you are going to have check your Page more regularly for rogue comments, but that is a small price to pay for increased community participation and ROI."

Resources to Help Your Nonprofit Group Navigate Online Social Media - Philanthropy.com

Resources to Help Your Nonprofit Group Navigate Online Social Media - Philanthropy.com: "Resources to Help Your Nonprofit Group Navigate Online Social Media

Many nonprofit leaders recognize the potential of online social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to help build more meaningful relationships with donors, volunteers, and supporters."

Where are my people?

Where are my people?: "You’ve seen those nonprofit fundraising challenges, haven’t you? A funder or corporation puts up some funds—donation or matching grant money—and asks nonprofits and their supporters to compete for it. Maybe it’s a race of donations or votes, or perhaps memberships to a group on FaceBook. Our own Giving Challenge was an early example. Target is running one now, and there have been many in between."

New List Ranks Blogs About Nonprofit Causes - Philanthropy.com

New List Ranks Blogs About Nonprofit Causes - Philanthropy.com: "New List Ranks Blogs About Nonprofit Causes

Hundreds of writers have blogs that discuss nonprofit causes and attempt to stimulate discussion about how to best create social good.

But which of these blogs are considered the most influential in promoting change and generating discussion and debate?

Until today, there was no effort to objectively answer that question."

massnonprofit.org ::

massnonprofit.org ::: "recent blog post on social media noted that hiring a 23-year-old to drive social networking initiatives at a nonprofit, because he or she uses this technology everyday, is a bit like hiring a lumberjack to drive the program at an environmental nonprofit.

But the only thing worse would be if the nonprofit recruited that 23-year-old to do the same work as a volunteer—which is what many smaller nonprofits are considering, especially those without the staff to get started with social media."