Fundraising
Do you dream of discovering a billionaire donor like Bill Gates? At Fundraising Action, David Lawson, calls such people "professional givers" and tells you how to find them...maybe in your own database.
Social Media
Foursquare, the social networking/mobile app, is increasingly being tapped for nonprofit uses, including fundraising. Allyson Kapin, writing on the Network for Good site, explains The Keys to Fundraising on Foursquare. Meanwhile, Eric Pratum, of Grizzard Communications asks Can Nonprofits Avoid Foursquare Fatigue? Nonprofit Tech 2.0 has a list of 10 Types of Nonprofits That Absolutely Must Add Themselves to Foursquare. Are you one of these?
Chris Forbes, of Guerrilla Marketing for Nonprofits, asks Is Your Nonprofit Ready to Use Social Media? Chris suggests nonprofits answer eight key questions to determine whether it's time to jump in.
Sokunthea Sa Chhabra, writing at The Case Foundation blog, reports from the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Chhabra relates the gist of one session in Nonprofits, here's what NOT to do on social media.
Marketing/Communications
The always provocative Dan Palotta, posting at a Harvard Business Review blog, says, Don't Leave Communication out of Marketing, and offers five points that help us distinguish between graphic design, marketing, and communicating.
Talance offers 15 Ways to Create a Horrible Non-profit Website. This is a terrific list for a website checkup.
Britt Bravo, of Have Fund, Do Good, is looking for your ideas about How to Create a Juicy Nonprofit Blog. You can submit your blog posts about this perennial topic by July 27th.
Volunteers
The always interesting website, Springwise, has featured new approaches in recruiting and using volunteers. The Extraordinaries, which helps volunteers perform work through their smart phones, was featured in June, and Calista, which matches volunteers to organizations' needs through a mobile app, was showcased last fall. Springwise has thousands of "spotters" who look for new business and entrepreneurial ideas. In the process, it keeps up with consumer trends, many of which are relevant to nonprofits.
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Comments
Thanks for posting our 15 Ways to Create a Horrible Non-profit Website. Sadly, every one of those is based on a comment or interaction I had with one of our clients. This article is similar (and similarly inspired):
How To Create a Dysfunctional Website
Thanks so much for including my post on social media don’ts! I hope the list only continues to grow!