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Email marketing is CHEAP and EFFECTIVE means to marketing in a nonprofit but there is a wrong way to do it. This article outlines the importance of not upsetting people with SPAM. A targeted, restrained outreach is more effective in the long run.

This article answers some questions about Twitter. What is a Twitter profile, it's value, and how will you use it??

I posted an article last week about opposition to whether or not social media makes an impact in countries that find themselves in situations like Egypt's. This article, however, tends to thing Twitter can actually have an effect.

Technology is increasingly important to the American Red Cross. We are an old organization proving we can learn new ways of doing good. Our ultimate goal is to empower the American public to get help or give help during emergencies. A healthy dose of passionate people, tools, and gadgets are required to do this effectively.  

"What are the top social media tools to use to spread an organizations message and how does an organization effectively use online communications tools. Let's get down to my top 10 list of things every nonprofit should know about social media and online communications."

Assists environmental organizations to make more effective use of technology, especially electronic networking.

It is becoming more common to see non-profits using some form of social media when marketing for their organization. . Social media helps in creating relationships, in making their organization known, and by getting feedback from stakeholders. This has helped social media become a popular and effective way of fundraising for non-profits.

Blackbaud helps in diversifying fundraising effects. It is important to have good fundraising tactics in order to engage donors and promote their network. Technology in general can help this.

This article discusses the changes the government will be making this year in order to stick with budget plans put in place. It also discusses the barriers of government technologies as well as what needs to be done to create more efficient and effective government technologies.

Heads up on a local technology event, February 16th, at 5:30pm at Wealthy Street Theater. Keith Brophy will be discussing new tech trends for 2011 that will effect the way we do business, connect with one another, and what we can look forward to in the future. I've heard of these presentations before, and that they are both entertaining and interesting. If I didn't have night classes, I'd probably be going!

Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010, sponsored and introduced by Senator Joseph Lierberman on 06/10/2010. Latest Major Action: 12/15/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar.

This article is increasingly helpful for NPO's who are burdened by e mail. There are several strategies outlined which seek to make e mail a more organized, and, thus effective, tool.

BTOP is grant funding program, who is trying to assess every one of these programs

Far too many NGOs are relying on Facebook and Twitter to get connected with donors, and its time that we try to break out of this two-party system. There are millions of potential donors, volunteers, or just concerned people to rely only on the "usual suspects." I personally find the team focus for fundraising to be the most interesting, and probably most-effective for getting people involved and raising large amounts of cash. Make it highly visible, and make it competitive, and people can have a lot of fun doing the right thing.

NASA originally developed an LED device to monitor plant growth in space but has remarkable impact for cancer patients. High Emissivity Aluminiferous Luminescent Substrate, or HEALS, has helped reduced painful side effects from chemo, and other radiation treatment for cancer patients.

This blog not only gives nonprofits ideas on how to do things bigger and better to make a difference. Many of the ideas can be done on an individual level as well.