Roundup for January 2012
Best Practices to Kickoff 2012 Online Fundraising (frogloop)
Is Facebook Good for Fundraising? (frogloop)
Do More with YouTube (Connection Café)
Content Curation Tweet Chat Recap (TechSoup)
Herding Cats, er, Bloggers (Connection Café)
Non Profits Need Online Presence (Everyday Giving Blog)
A Gathering of Predictions for Nonprofits in 2012 (Branded Out Loud)
5 Resolutions to Make 2012 the Year of the Nonprofit Volunteer Program (Engaging Volunteers)
Summaries of Reports and Surveys
Key findings from the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report (Event Fundraising Blog)
Where and why people gave in 2011 (Katya’s Non-Profit Marketing Blog)
2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends – Infographic (Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog)
Content Marketing Challenges for Nonprofits (Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog)
Annual Reports
Make Your Annual Report Sing: 5 Ways to Choose and Use Stories (Getting Attention)
Rethinking the Annual Report for Video (Community Organizer 2.0)
End of Year
The Year 2011 in Photos (Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden)
11 stories that defined DC SCORES in 2011 (DC SCORES)
We Couldn’t Have Done It Without You (First Book Blog)
Roundup for December 2011
Social Media, Websites, and Communications
The Scoop on Twitter’s New Brand Pages (frogloop)
Getting Insight from Facebook Insight Requires Sense Making Skills (Beth’s Blog)
The Nonprofit Holiday: Making the Most of a Generous Season (The PR Toolkit for Nonprofits)
15 Steps to an Awesome Website Launch (frogloop)
Email Newsletter from Small Nonprofit Says ‘Open Me’ (About.com Nonprofit Charitable Orgs)
Poll: What’s Hard about Nonprofit Content Marketing? (Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog)
Fundraising
’Tis always the season for raising money (Big Duck)
Chimp Haven Made Us Cry (And I Liked It) (DonationPay Blog)
Keep it Simple (Connection Cafe)
EOY Fundraising Mad Libs (Connection Cafe)
Maximize end-of-year online giving for nonprofit fundraising (Get Fully Funded Blog)
7 Simple Steps to Fundraising (Get Fully Funded Blog)
Create and use a Next-Level Thank-You letter (Get Fully Funded Blog)
Year-end donation processing (Robert L. Weiner: Nonprofit Fundraising Technology Consulting)
End of Year
Ten Accomplishments for Pets in 2011 (Wayne Pacelle: A Humane Nation)
What a crowd! (Conservation Northwest)
A look at the year that was (Fairfood International)
Good, Bad and Truly Awful: Top Environmental Stories of 2011 Archives (Enviroblog)
Best of 2011 – Client Success Stories (Connection Cafe)
Roundup for November 2011
Infographic: Which Nonprofits are Rocking Social Media? (frogloop)
Is social media helping you meet your mission? It can! (Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech)
Seven Ways Social Media Improves Accountability (Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog)
50 Social Media Content Ideas (Connection Café)
The Importance of a Web Presence (Nonprofits, Technology, and Social Media)
The 5 Elements of Great Nonprofit Web Design (Engaging Volunteers)
Digital Communications: A Wise Investment (ASU Lodestar Center Blog)
How I Found Out What Our Supporters Really Want to See on Our Facebook Page (Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog)
Ask Idealware: How Do I Get “Liked” On Facebook? (Idealware)
Own the Conversation (Community Organizer 2.0)
If I Have a Facebook Page Do I Need a Website? (Your Internet Strategies)
13 Signs Your Nonprofit Website is REALLY Out-of-Date (Branded Out Loud)
1 Million Online Advocates for Animals (Wayne Pacelle: A Humane Nation)
Tips for Sharing Curated Content (the Good Stuff You Find) (Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog)
How to Run a Tweet Chat (TechSoup)
Do you really need all that data? (Nonprofits, Technology, and Social Media)
Rock Your Year-End Fundraising (frogloop)
Roundup for October 2011
Blogs and Websites
12 Ways to Develop a Community of Blog Readers (Community Organizer 2.0)
Is your blog like a hungry printing press, waiting to be fed? What to do? (Wild Woman Fundraising)
Supporting Your Programs with Your Website (Branded Out Loud)
Tips for Making Members-only Content More Effective (Wild Apricot Blog)
Donation Page Best Practices Elementary Review (DonationPay Blog)
Reader Question: How Do I Get Feedback on My New Website? (Talance Blog)
Social Media
Blogs vs. Facebook for Nonprofits (IMPACTMAX)
The see – say – feel – do way of measuring social media (Katya’s Non-Profit Marketing Blog)
Consider Yourself Engaged: the New Facebook Insights (Community Organizer 2.0)
Five Tips for Nonprofits to Ramp Up their Social Media (frogloop)
New and Improved on the Social Web: Delicious and Facebook (Community Organizer 2.0)
New on the Stanford Social Innovation Review: What the New Facebook Changes Mean for Nonprofits (Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech)
5 Essential YouTube Tips for Nonprofits (Katya’s Non-Profit Marketing Blog)
6 More YouTube Tips for Nonprofits (Katya’s Non-Profit Marketing Blog)
Communications, Storytelling, and Images
Rock Stars of Nonprofit Thank You Notes (Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog)
7 Steps to Better Email Fundraising and Communications (Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog)
Once upon a Design: Introducing Visual Storytelling (Big Duck)
Communicate Better Through Imagery (Talance Blog)
Other Topics
How you can triple fundraising results (Katya’s Non-Profit Marketing Blog)
Spread the Love and #BAD11 (Connection Café)
Top 30 Nonprofit Athletic Events: Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council (Event Fundraising Blog)
Pink Ribbons of Breast Cancer Awareness Rival Pumpkins as Symbol of October (About.com Nonprofit Charitable Orgs)
Roundup for September 2011
Blogging
Blogging Plan for Nonprofits (Marion Conway – Consultant to Nonprofits)
20 Ways to Be a Generous Blogger (Have Fun • Do Good)
Tips for Sharing Mind-Blowing Blog Posts (frogloop)
Website Management
Creating Website Content: What Do Your Visitors Really Want? (Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog)
Revamping Your E-News Sign-Up Box (Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog)
10 Steps to Creating an Effective Nonprofit Website (Nonprofit Wake Up Call)
It’s Summer – Give Your Website a Quick Facelift (Marion Conway – Consultant to Nonprofits)
The Pre-Holiday, Online Fundraising Workout (DonationPay Blog)
Social Media
Social Media Analytics for Nonprofits: What Factors You Should Track (Event Fundraising Blog)
Thoughts on social media marketing from Grand Junction (JVA’s Nonprofit Street)
Social Media for Nonprofits Takeaways (Causes Exchange Blog)
Webinar Recap: Social Media and Volunteer Engagement (Engaging Volunteers)
Research Insights Into Measuring Facebook Fan Activity (Community Organizer 2.0)
What is $450 to a Teacher? (The Quick and the Ed)
QR Codes
QR Codes in Action. Five Nonprofits Share their Experiences (frogloop)
We asked, you answered: How can nonprofits use QR codes? (Idealist Blog)
A Light Bulb Moment for Engaging with Your Audience (“With”isms from Lori)
Other Topics
Can You Merchandise Your Mission? (Marketing for Nonprofits)
Infographics for Nonprofits: The New Storytelling (Community Organizer 2.0)
Who’s Responsible for the Digital Divide? The Answer May Surprise You (TechSoup)
