Last fall I was invited to submit an article for an e-book by the fundraising software giant Blackbaud. Never one to pass up an opportunity, I obliged and was surprised when they chose what I wrote for their book. It’s now available free (if you give…
Update #3 (07/03/2013: The deadline for submitting a Letter of Interest has passed and I’ve started reviewing. I expect to get through this stage by the end of the week and make a decision that I’ll announce next week. Thanks to everyone who took the…
I’m going to try and get back on the social media treadmill today, but I have to say, I’m not all that excited about it and wonder whether it’s worth it or not. For the month of January, I took a nearly complete break from…
I’ll admit this: I’m overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information and resources available to me as a consultant to nonprofit organizations. And it’s getting harder and harder to make choices. My strategy? I end up paying attention to less. I can keep it…
My post about social media from a few weeks ago generated some interesting conversations. In one, a colleague was talking about her organization’s social media strategy. Her comments were similar to those I’ve heard from other executive directors of small-sized nonprofits: “We have a Facebook…
It may be hard for some to imagine, but here in the Midwest there are lots of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) that are still standing on the social media sidelines. Some are attempting to get on the court, but most are just waiting to see whether…
I’m getting lots of questions from nonprofit execs, development officers, board members and friends about whether or not it’s a good idea for their organization to start using Pinterest. Not familiar with Pinterest? Think online bulletin board where you can post photos of things you…
There’s a fair amount of discussion on LinkedIn groups, blogs, and other places about what types of social media nonprofits should focus on. What should you use? Blogs? Facebook? Twitter? Pinterest? Viddy? Actually, I think it’s a silly question. For me, it’s like asking whether…
