As I was browsing through numerous nonprofit Facebook Pages today, I was quite surprised to see that many nonprofits still really don't understand the Facebook Page tool set. Here are five of the most common mistakes being made by Nonprofit Admins that I
NTEN offered a fantastic Webinar today featuring Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing at Facebook and Adam Conner from the DC Office on the emerging best practices for nonprofits who want to set up Facebook Fan Pages.
You can't swing a cat these days (I never would) without hitting a storytelling workshop for nonprofits. It's kind of the new silver bullet for conveying organizational impact.
I'm a big fan of stories, but I'm a little concerned about the approach the n
Common advice is "Cheap, Fast, or Good?" Pick 2. Michelle Murrain writes: "The truth is, in my experience in doing or observing dozens of nonprofit related projects over the years, most often, it's hard enough to get one of these."
From Chronicle of Philanthropy: As part of an effort to create a broad discussion about the future of the nonprofit world, Independent Sector has created a new Web site.
The organization, which is a Washington association of about 600 charities and grant
Facebook is the 5th most trafficked site in the United States. Over 179,000 nonprofits utilize Facebook Causes but just how sticky is Facebook? You may be surprised to see some recent stats that question how successful Facebook is as an engagement tool.
This Page is a resource for non-profits and other organizations for social good. We built it to help you harness the power of Facebook and bring positive change to the world.
A new research report just released by cause branding pros at Cone shows that 79% of those online are behind orgs harnessing email, Web sites and social media to build awareness, grow giving and motivate action. Better yet, 60% of this group has engaged w
For four weeks this summer, we got a crash course in data transparency. Along with 3 colleagues, we volunteered to develop an entry for the Apps for America 2 contest, sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Entrants built useful applications incorporating
This article examines the process of using this still-new method of raising donations for charities -- what it is, how to use it, and some of the issues to think about and plan for.
Maps tell powerful stories about the communities and the world in which we live. Maps are a visualization tool, a way to help us transform columns of data into useful knowledge about the people and places around us.
The MapTogether project provides fre
While terrible in scope and nature, catastrophes like the Haiti earthquake bring out the best in people. In the age of social media, we get to witness this firsthand.