Nonprofit Blog Exchange

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #30

2009-11-07T16:00:00.002-05:00

10 Elements of an Effective Nonprofit or Do-Good Blog (Have Fun • Do Good)

The TwitterKids of Tanzania (Epic Change Blog)

Why Every Nonprofit Should Be On YouTube (See What's Out There)

Boost your Cause Through Seasonal Fundraising (The Biddery Blog)

The Transparency Litmus Test (eJewish Philanthropy)

How a Facebook Event Transformed an Organization (Community Organizer 2.0)

Email is Dead? Long Live Email (frogloop)

New Study Reveals Nonprofits Still Need to Adapt Online Communications Best Practices (frogloop)

Twitter Lists for Nonprofits (Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech)

International Day of Rural Women (Agros International)

Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change

Blog Action Day: Inspiring Kids As Stewards of the Planet (Shaping Youth)

It's Blog Action Day - time to take action on climate change (Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector)

BLOG ACTION DAY – Climate Change (Talisman Thinking Out Loud)

Blog Action Day 2009 (Laura’s Notebook)

Nuclear energy on Blog Action Day(Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace Blog)

My Blog Action Day Post: Climate Change and Poverty (Have Fun • Do Good)

Blog Action Day - Climate Change Content on Facebook (Emily's World)

Blog Action Day 09: Climate Change (About.com Nonprofit Charitable Orgs)

Blog Action Day 2009: Climate change and ageing (Helpage International Blogs)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #29

2009-10-04T14:50:00.002-04:00

Blogging

Reasons Your Organization Should Blog (A Small Change)

Benefits of blogging for nonprofits (Get Fully Funded Blog)

8 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs (Have Fun • Do Good)

Social Media

A 5-step quide to social media strategy for nonprofits (IMPACTMAX)

5 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy (Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech)

Seven High-Impact Social Media Trends for Neighborhoods and Local Nonprofits (NeighborWorks News)

CASE: 10 Ways Universities Use Social Media (The Accidental Marketer)

Twitter

90 Foundations That Tweet (Philanthropy411 Blog)

20 Funder Networks That Tweet (Philanthropy411 Blog)

17 More Foundation Resources on Twitter (Philanthropy411 Blog)

Foundations That Tweet: Profile Patterns (Beth's Blog)

Do Hashtags Help a Twitter Topic Search? (Wild Apricot Blog)

Websites, Video, Technology

6 Ways to Get More Content on Your Nonprofit Website (About.com: Nonprofit Charitable Orgs)

How to Get More Views for Your Video (See What’s Out There)

20 Environmental/Green Nonprofit YouTube Channels (Have Fun • Do Good)

Celebrate Today: One Web. For All. (Amy Sample Ward's Version of NPTech)

How Organizations Can Use Document Sharing to Help Members Collaborate (ThePort Blog)

Nonprofit database = Golden goose (IMPACTMAX)

Fundraising

Musings on the Future of Fundraising (A Small Change)

Quick facts about individual donors (JVA Consulting)

Other Topics

So Many Surveys, So Many Questions (Balancing the Mission Checkbook)

The Importance of Video Games (Friends of WFP)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #28

2009-07-14T14:45:00.002-04:00

Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists
(frogloop)

Traffic Report: Compete.com Explores Rise in Volunteer Traffic Online
(Engaging Volunteers)

Facebook and Myspace Causes App passes $10m in donations
(Giving in a digital world)

Taking Action on YouTube
(Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech)

4 Reasons Facebook Might Not be Right for Your Nonprofit
(Marketing for Nonprofits)

Online Giving – Updating Your Method and Message–Part 1
(Talisman Thinking Out Loud)

Online Giving – Updating Your Method and Message–Part 2
(Talisman Thinking Out Loud)

Ten Keys to Successful Tweeting for Non-Profit Organizations
(Talisman Thinking Out Loud)

What’s everyone Tweeting about?
(Moveo Blog)

How to Use Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for Advocacy and Fundraising
(Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits)

7 great looking UK charity website designs
(Nonprofit web design)

What might work: “Fan Us on Facebook”
(happydonors)

The List of Change – new ranking of cause-related blogs
(Giving in a digital world)

4 Ways Social Media is Changing the Non-Profit World
(Mashable- written by Beth of Beth's Blog)

10 Things Every Nonprofit Should Know About Social Media and Online Communications
(frogloop)

Washington Post: Fundraising Via Email Is Way More Effective than via Social Networks
(frogloop)

How can the online billion help the hungry billion?
(Friends of the World Food Program Blog)

Clean Water for a Change
(Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog)

More online resources
(Getting Reading)

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Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #27

2009-04-27T14:33:00.000-04:00

How to increase traffic on your blog
(Internet & Media Strategies)

Getting Started Ways to Use Twitter, LinkedIn and Flickr – It’s All About Building Relationships
(Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits)

Twitter, Facebook, & social media for healthcare fundraisers
(FundraisingCoach.com)

Techniques to improve fundraising in your walkathons, athons and other pledge events
(Blue Sky Collaborative's Fundraising Blog)

Is Online Giving Dead or Alive?
(Everyday Giving Blog)

YouTube launches free in-video clickable ads for UK and US non-profit partners
(Giving in a digital world)

Write, write, write - Surf the Wave of Web 2.0
(Get Fully Funded Blog)

Are Online Donors Really One-Shot Wonders?
(Accidental Marketer)

Why don't more people donate online?
(Nonprofit web design by Jason King)

Are you on Twitter?
(Nonprofit SOS)

Social media isn't as prevalent as we all think it is
(Nonprofit SOS)

Nonprofits find useful applications for Twitter
(JVA)

SSIR: Nonprofit Advantage for Future of Twitter and Search
(Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech)

Sharing your knowledge base: Meet the user’s needs, think beyond PDFs
(ImpactMAX)

Eating Disorders and Technology
(YouthNet blog)

Top 10 Ways to Give Back to Your Community
(United Way of Northwest Michigan)

Earth Day / Environment

Every Day Is Earth Day ... When It Has Meaning to You
(Clean Air Campaign Blog)

Celebrating Earth Day Today, and Every Day
(Agros Blog)

Earth Day 2009
(Zalul)

Wiring the Green Movement for Earth Day
(Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #26

2009-03-21T20:35:00.004-04:00

8 Benefits of Having a Nonprofit Blog (Have Fun Do Good)

For Twitter Success, Just Add Meaning (SocialButterfly)

Twitter Best Practices (Robert L. Weiner Consulting)

Twitter Trumps Online Conference - Six Steps For Using Twitter For Your Conference Or Event (NetCentric Advocacy)

To Tweet or Not to Tweet (A Small Change)

Translating Tweets to Dollars (A Small Change)

Why Every Nonprofit Should Embrace the Web 2.0 World (frogloop)

Facebook & Nonprofits: Use Pages and Groups (Betsy's Blog)

What Are Social Media Metrics for the Arts? (smArts & Culture)

How nonprofits can succeed in the new sustainability paradigm (Impactmax)

How to increase traffic to your website (Internet & Media Strategies)

Learning from Obama: Lessons for Online Communicators in 2009 and Beyond (Salsa Commons)

E-newletters don't work, says expert
(Donor Power Blog)

10 Best Web Content Best Practices (frogloop)

Great results from email fundraising appeal by Ecojustice Canada (Giving in a digital world)

Too busy to volunteer? (Volunteer Boston)

Follow the Nonprofit Blog Exchange on Twitter

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #25

2009-01-18T17:30:00.000-05:00

Nonprofit Blogging Tips from ProBlogger (Nonprofit SOS)

Online Treats (Balancing the Mission Checkbook)

Philanthropy and Higher Education (Beerken's Blog)

Dutch Charities Getting into Online Social Network Fundraising (Giving in a Digital World)

Is it time for fundraisers to take Twitter more seriously? (Giving in a Digital World)

Online Giving Trends in 2008 (eJewish Philanthropy)

Video for Nonprofits: Break Free (Blue Sky Collaborative's Fundraising Blog)

New Resolutions for Mass Email (Search Marketing for NonProfits)

Unsubscribing Doesn’t Need to be Goodbye (Search Marketing for NonProfits)

Going from a Print Newsletter to Email: What to Leave Behind (Nonprofit Communications)

Gaming For a Cause (Idealware)

Food Banks and Food Pantries in Massachusetts (Volunteer Boston)

Homeless Blog Round-up (Center for Respite Care Blog)

Convio 2008 Innovator Awards (frogloop)

Are Comments Cool on Arts Blogs? (smArts & Culture)

Are You Tracking Your Top Blog Posts? (Wild Apricot Blog)

Best of the Blog 2008 & Your Suggestions for 2009? (Nonprofit Communications)

Top 10 blog posts of 2008 (Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology)

2008: A Look Back (Wayne Pacelle: A Humane Nation)

Most Popular Posts Last Year (Brandywine Counseling Blog)

What Children Need (Project Somos Children's Village)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #24

2008-10-20T11:10:00.002-04:00

Blog Action Day - Poverty

Blog Action Day: Global Poverty (Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech)

Blog Action Day: 4 Ways to Alleviate Poverty in Your Community (Have Fun Do Good)

Blog Action Day: What is Public Health? What is Poverty? (SocialButterfly)

Womenstake: Blog Action Day 2008 (Womenstake)

Blog Action Day - topic is Poverty (Tutor Mentor Connection)

Blog Action Day: The "P" Word (Idealist)

Reaping the Rewards of Blog Action Day (Wild Apricot)

Ask a Homeless Person: What Does Poverty Mean? (Center for Respite Care Blog)

Nonprofits on the net for Blog Action Day (Laura's Notebook)

Dollar Philanthropy Celebrates Blog Action Day (Dollar Philanthropy)

Blog Action Day 2008: You’re Wealthier Than You Think You Are (Fundraising Breakthroughs)

The Epic Change Blog - Blog Action Day 2008

Blog Action Day - Rotary can make a difference in poverty (Innovate Rotary)

Blog Action Day: Poverty on Staten Island (NY Center for Interpersonal Development)

Poverty and environmental justice (Greenpeace)

One Person at a Time (Just Show Up)

Three birds with one stone (Blog Action Day 2008) (CIPE Development Blog)

Blogging

Ask Britt: How Do You Increase Blog Traffic? (Have Fun Do Good)

Why Blog? (Marketing for Nonprofits)

Easy ways to find blog material (Get Fully Funded Blog)

Video on how blogging has changed Glenda’s life (Laura's Notebook)

Video, Twitter, Flickr, Maps

Announcing the See3 Guide to Online Video (See What's Out There)

Video Annual Reports: Tips for Nonprofits Who Want to Try It (Nonprofit Communications Blog)

The Government’s A-Twitter Take 2: It’s Official (SocialButterfly)

Twitter 500 (Idealist)

Mapping for advocacy and organizing (Idealist)

Haiti Innovation Flickr Update (10/13/2008) (Haiti Innovation)

Social Media/ Web 2.0/ Social Networking

Cause Wired - a book review (Serengeti Communications)

After School Programs, Social Networking and CRM (DemocracyInAction)

Foundations Tiptoe into Web 2.0, But Not Looking to Nonprofits as Partners or Guides (Yet) (Getting Attention)

How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? (Beth's Blog)

Social Networking meets CRM (Idealware)

Social Media: Revolution or Evolution? (Idealware)

Breaking down the barriers between disabled users and the social web - Scripting Enabled (Laura's Notebook)

E-mail, Websites, Online Tools

Using Google Analytics to Track a Nonprofit Website (Part 1) (frogloop)

The Basics of Email Metrics: Are Your Campaigns Working? (Idealware)

KaBOOM! "Playspace Finder" - Great New Service and Widget (Influence)

Raise Funds to Give New Books (First Book)

Causes and Nonprofit News

Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Survivors Battle to Survive and Thrive (Curesearch)

Memo to CEOs: People care about causes (Volunteer Boston: Get On Your Feet)

Charitable Giving in 2008 - What's the outlook? (Volunteer Boston: Get On Your Feet)

Susan G. Komen Generates Money for the Cure and Also for the Economy (About.com: Nonprofit Charitable Orgs)

Creating Satisfied Volunteers (Benevon Weblog)

Storytelling During The Economic Crisis (Cause+Effect)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #23

2008-09-02T18:00:00.001-04:00

Online Writing: It’s All About Answers and Actions (Nonprofit Communications)

Where to Put Keywords on Your Web Page (Nonprofit Communications)

Prioritizing Websites vs. Email vs. Online Outreach (Idealware)

What works: Clear calls to action online (happydonors)

Organizations putting blogs to good use (Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech)

What Your Strategic Plan and Website Should Have In Common – Each Other! (Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits)

New Blog Feature: Your Weekly Dose of Helpline Happenings (A Healthy Blog)

Introduction to Facebook Activism (The Wellspring)

ROI: the null hypothesis (small dots)

The Conversation Prism (Cause+Effect)

Building your Donor base on Facebook - The Nature Conservancy's experience (Michael Stein's Non-Profit Technology Blog)

The Volunteer Center Embraces Technology by Using Facebook (Volunteer Center of Bergen County)

Using YouTube’s Analytics - Insight (Search Marketing for NonProfits)

Three Tips: How to Harness the Power of Video for Nonprofits (frogloop)

We Are Bread for the World (Bread Blog)

Seven Ways to Attract and Engage Great Volunteers (Benevon Weblog)

Measure Something (Balancing the Mission Checkbook)

New Online Tool Helps Local Groups Track Water Quality (Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog)

All About Paper (TechSoup Blog)

Raggedy Ann is Start of Major Nonprofit Organization (Everyday Giving Blog)

Brown Bag Buddies is on TV! (Volunteer Center of Bergen County)

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (Friends of Heroes)

Conquering Childhood Cancer: Walk Now in the "CureSearch Virtual Walk for 12,500" (Curesearch)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #22

2008-06-09T11:40:00.003-04:00

Vote for the Best Nonprofit Taglines -- 2008 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards (Getting Attention Blog)

ILoveMountains.org Blogger's Challenge (Have Fun Do Good)

Which charity will be first to make use of YouTube Annotations interactivity? (Giving in a digital world)

Ten inspiring and beautiful non-profit web designs (Nonprofit web design)

How Your Nonprofit's Website Can Increase the Grants Your Organization Raises (Seeking Grant Money Today)

How to Build Your Nonprofit’s Email List (Nonprofit Communications)

Where to Find Some Great Nonprofit Storytelling (Nonprofit Communications)

"The 2.0 Nonprofit" - Day 2: Social Networking (Influence)

Fishing for new activists to add to email file (Search Marketing for NonProfits)

Causes App celebrates first birthday - but surely there is more potential for Facebook fundraising? (Giving in a digital world)

Benchmarking your web stats (Nonprofit web design)

Happy Birthday Israel! (Clear)

The Essentials of Online Advocacy Begin With Email (frogloop)

UNICEF Uses Web 2.0 to Double Video Views (About.com: Nonprofit Charitable Orgs)

Growing Your Social Network - Participation is Key (Good Works Grapevine)

Changebloggers List (Have Fun Do Good)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #21

2008-04-30T10:30:00.002-04:00

Reports/Studies

How do your benchmarks compare? (Amy Sample Ward's Version of NPTech)

Online fundraising's little tricks (Amy Sample Ward's Version of NPTech)

And then there's Advocacy (Amy Sample Ward's Version of NPTech)

'Must read' free Ofcom report on social networking (Giving in a digital world)

51% of Donors 'Not At All Interested' in Social Networks (frogloop)

Online Videos and Maps

Number of Online Videos Viewed in the U.S. Jumps 66 Percent Versus Year Ago (See What's Out There)

Teen Videos Rock (er Hop?)! (Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog)

Campaign Maps: How 3 Nonprofit Organizations use Online Maps to Send a Message (Wild Apricot Blog)

Mapping Content to Better Tell a Story: Refugee Camps on Google Earth(Development Seed)

Earth Day/Environment

Announcing TechSoup's New GreenTech Initiative (TechSoup's Blog)

What's Your Favorite Earth Day Logo? Google? Yahoo? YouTube? and others join in! (SocialButterfly)

18 Fun, Unique Ways to Celebrate Earth Day (SocialButterfly)

Happy Earth Day! (ASPCA Blog)

Websites and Blogs

Creating Successful Landing Pages (Serengeti Communications)

Branding (Nonprofit Expressions)

Google AdWords for Nonprofits: 10 Tips About Keywords (frogloop)

Nonprofit Web Sites that Work -- 3 of My Favorites Nonprofit Marketing (Getting Attention Blog)

AIDS Walk Boston has a Blog! (AIDS Action Committee's Blog)

Other Topics

Coffee for the Bay (Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog)

Need a Unique Gift? Why not help "Critters" too? (Dollar Philanthropy)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #20

2008-03-16T22:00:00.005-04:00

Blogging

How to blog for a cause (Amy Sample)

Where Do Blogs Fit In Your Strategy? (Sarengeti)

A Guide to Promoting Your Blog Through Guest Posts (Goodworks Grapevine)

Blogging for Non-Profits (Goodworks Grapevine)

Websites and E-Newsletters

10 Ways to Make Your Online Press Room Perform for Your Nonprofit (Getting Attention)

The Importance of Email Newsletters (Nonprofit Expressions)

Email Newsletter Designs: Improving Communication (Nonprofit Expressions)

Social Networking/Social Media/Fundraising

Online Social Networking Funds Hope With Personal Giving Web Pages (About.com: Nonprofit Charitable Orgs)

How to Get Started With Social Media (About.com: Nonprofit Charitable Orgs)

Join our new social network on Change.org (A Voice for Children)

Five Tips for Getting Started with the Social Web (Influence)

How to Donate Without Spending a Dime (ASPCA)

What Fundraising Season are you in? (Get Fully Funded)

Videos, Flickr, and Twitter

HSUS YouTube User-Generated Video Competition Grows List (Frogloop)

Firstgiving Adds YouTube Functionality (See What's Out there)

Autism gets wired (Easter Seals)

What We Talk About When We Talk About Video (infoproject)

How Nonprofits Can Get the Most Out of Flickr (Beth's Blog)

LOLseals Photo Caption Contest (Humane Society)

Twitter for Health (Spare Change)

Nonprofit Related News/Issues

Coral Reefs: How much longer will they survive? (Zalul)

Children's Picture Book Art Moves to the Head of the Class! (First Book)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #19

2008-02-24T19:00:00.007-05:00

Blogs and Websites

10 Reasons Why Every Nonprofit Must Have a Blog (Wild Apricot Blog)

Advice on Blogging for Learning (The Bamboo Project Blog)

Blogging about autism (Easter Seals)

What works: 10 seconds on your web site (happydonors)

Remember accessibilty when using widgets on your website (Laura's Notebook)

Extreme Website Makeovers (BlogBaud.com)

Social Networking and Fundraising

Using Facebook to communicate with volunteers (YouthNet blog)

Facebook ads for Nonprofits (Serengeti Communications)

7 Steps to Beef Up Your Facebook Cause (Good Works Grapevine)

Should You Social (eJewish Philanthropy)

The JNF: $2.5M Raised Online in 2007 (eJewish Philanthropy)

Creating Community (Cause+Effect)

Videos, Maps, and Mashups

The History of the American Cancer Society (American Cancer Society's Relay For Life)

Jamaican Cancer Society 2007 (American Cancer Society's Relay For Life)

CURE posts new video to YouTube (Loon Commons)

You're Still Not Using Video? (eJewish Philanthropy)

Visit EfficienCity: a clean, green climate-friendly town (Greenpeace)

NetSquared Mashup Challenge (NetSquared)

Writing and Communications

10 mistakes to avoid with email newsletters (The NonProfit Times)

Getting to the point with bullets (79 Grant Writing Resources You Can't Live Without)

The Art of Chunking: An Online Writing Essential (Nonprofit Communications)

Two Great Nonprofit Marketing Lessons on NBC Nightly News (Nonprofit Communications)

Reports and Surveys

Online Philanthropy Markets: Report from Keystone (Gift Hub)

2007 State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey (BlogBaud.com)

Giving/Volunteering/Nonprofit News

Got the Winter Blues? Giving May Cheer You Up (Have Fun Do Good)

WFP and The Hungry Times Ahead (Haiti Innovation)

Random Acts of Kindness (Charity View)

Hearts and Crafts (Volunteer Boston)

Virtual Event #8 Participants

2008-02-03T16:26:00.001-05:00

Here are the participants of virtual event #8:

A Small Change- Fundraising Blog
Asian American Giving
Beth's Blog
Cause+Effect
Christine.net
Everyday Giving Blog
frogloop
Getting Attention
Goodwill Hunting
J. Erik Potter
Nonprofit Accounting Boot Camp
Nonprofit Congress Blogs/When I Grow Up
Nonprofit Technology Blog
Nonprofit Web Design
Reeling & Healing Midwest
School for Social Entrepreneurs
See What's Out There
Seeking Grant Money Today
Socialbutterfly
The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy
The Raiser's Razor
Tutor/Mentor Connection
Wild Apricot Blog

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #18

2008-01-28T19:25:00.000-05:00

Social Media, Social Networking, Maps

4 keys to successful Web social marketing (The Nonprofit Times)

A Few Tactical First Steps for your 2008 Social Strategy (Influence)

Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should (nonprofit technology blog)

Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? (Idealware)

Using Maps to Deliver Your Message (Green Media Toolshed)

2007 in Review: Top Nonprofit Technology Trends (Influence)

Websites, Blogging, and Digital Photos

New Website for WPI Firefighter's Fund (Where there's smoke)

8 Tips for Blogging Inspiration (Serengeti Communications)

Tips for Preparing Photos (Democracy In Action)

New Website for Bread for the World Indiana and Communicating With Members (Bread Blog)

Fundraising

Fundraising Trends in the UK (BlogBaud.com)

People to People Fundraising (BlogBaud.com)

PayPal Gets In To The Game (Cause+Effect)

Nonprofit Related News

Tiger Escape Reveals Crisis in Captive Wildlife Treatment (Wayne Pacelle: A Humane Nation)

Resolve to spread the joy of reading this year! (First Book Blog)

Book Drive For Eauripik School (Habele)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #17

2007-12-28T15:15:00.000-05:00

Social Networking

Why social networking is important for non-profits (cause+effect)

More on nonprofits and Social Networking (Mission-Based Management)

Social Networking Web Sites (Nonprofit Board Crisis)

Join the INFO Group on Facebook (The INFO Project Blog)

Will organisations use Facebook here in the UK? (Laura’s Notebook)

Most Popular Blog Posts about Facebook (Wild Apricot Blog)

Web 2.0/Social Media/Video

Ideas for getting started on Web 2.0 (The NonProfit Times)

Why you need social media marketing (See What’s Out There)

Why social media is like local newspapers (a work on process)

Defenders of Wildlife - Nice use of video as a holiday tribute (Influence)

Fundraising/Giving

Charitable Thoughts (RB Digital Rodeo)

Year-End E-mail Fundraising (Fundraising Breakthroughs)

Tis the Season - A Great New Opportunity to Get Involved with Online Giving (Marion Conway)

Prospecting New and Existing Donors (A Small Change- Fundraising Blog)

Web Design/Web Analytics

Deck the web with your best home page (Green Media Toolshed Blog)

Five Seconds to Make a Good Impression (eJewish Philanthropy)

Web Analytics Reporting that's Easy to Understand (RB Digital Rodeo)

Do Government Agencies and Non-Profits Get ROI From Usability? (The Groundswell Blog)

Other Internet Topics

Have Fun * Do Good Named One of Echoing Green's Top 7 Social Entrepreneurship Blogs (Have Fun • Do Good)

Choosing the Right Online Discussion Format (Idealware)

Reaching Out Online (A Voice for Children)

Projects

Donate $5 (the cost of Frozen Peas) To Support Breast Cancer Research and Susan Reynolds (Beth's Blog)

Helping Teachers – Helping Kids DonorsChoose.org (Nonprofit Connectors)

Knitting for a cause (SOS News and Views)

End of Year

A season to reflect and give thanks (Where there's smoke)

In The News

First Book in Fast Company, O Magazine, Domino and more! (First Book Blog)

Zalul in the News: Renowned Israeli Philanthropist Morris Kahn (Zalul Environmental Association)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #16

2007-12-11T21:00:00.000-05:00

Blogging

No One Has Ever Died From a Blog Comment (Have Fun Do Good)

Why the third sector shouldn't fear blogging (School for Social Entrepreneurs)

Everyone's saying "get a blog" (Donor Power Blog)

Fundraising

5 Holiday Fundraising Tips (Democracy In Action)

Raising Money from Online Activists (frogloop)

Raise Money for the American Cancer Society with your Internet Searches (RelayBlogger)

How to Honor Your Donors (Benevon Weblog)

What to look for when prospecting for donors (Fundraising for Nonprofits)

Social Networking/Online Communities/Videos/Games/Virtual Worlds

Top tips for using social networks (YouthNet blog)

Facebook Pages offers new ways to engage with supporters (UK Fundraising)

What Social Network Demographics Mean for You (frogloop)

Virtual Worlds As Learning Environs For Global Kids (Shaping Youth)

Solving the World’s Problems One Video Game at a Time? 12 Real Life Video Games You Should Know About (The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy )

Building Communities for Children and "Tweens" (Influence)

5 reasons YOU should be on the "tube" (The NonProfit Times)

The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Telling Moving Stories (See What’s Out There)

Other Topics

Take a Survey on Nonprofit Taglines (Getting Attention)

Tag Line: Keeping You Smarter Through Blogging (See What's Out There)

Marketing Mindfulness to Kids: Giving vs. Receiving (Shaping Youth)

Very Cool Tool: Color Blender Finds Matching Color Palette (Nonprofit Communications)

Why We're Thankful to our Pets Today (ASPCA Blog)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #15

2007-11-11T17:00:00.000-05:00

Social Networking / Social Media

MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? (frogloop)

So Your Organization Wants to Get Started with Social Networking - How About MySpace (Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits)

First Book enters the realm of social networking! (First Book Blog)

The Rise of Social Media (Influence)

Four Steps to Ease You Into Social Web Activism
(Have Fun • Do Good)

Laurel Papworth’s workshop on social networking (Nonprofit web design)

Oxfam America and HSUS: Not just Talking about Social Media, Using It (See What’s Out There)

YouTube for Nonprofits - Donations are Nice, but What About List Building? (See What’s Out There)

Blogging

Reader Question: What Advice Would You Have For a New Blogger? (The Bamboo Project Blog)

Words of Advice for Beginning Bloggers
(The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy)

On Blogging Foundations (Gift Hub)

Making a better, more findable blog
(Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology)

Policy Blogging - Education, Environment, Development and more (Influence)

Creating Websites, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Web Analytics

A dozen Web Site Ideas (The NonProfit Times)

Projecting Credibility on a Website (Democracy In Action)

8 Ideas To Promote Your Association's Website (Wild Apricot Blog)

Push Through Fear of SEO to Boost Your Nonprofit's Online Marketing Results Nonprofit Marketing (Getting Attention Blog)

Analyzing Your Exit Pages (RedBoots Digital Rodeo)

Steps to Create a Successful Campaign (RedBoots Digital Rodeo)

Nonprofit Social Media Plan - Integrated Marketing (RedBoots Digital Rodeo)

Photos, Videos, Online Slide Shows

Haiti Innovation Flickr Site (Haiti Innovation)

Online Slide Shows: Not So Scary (Influence)

Photo Tuesdays: Israel’s beauty (Zalul Environmental Association)

Lights, Camera, Action! Presenting the First Book Video
(First Book Blog)

Behind the Fire Lines (Wayne Pacelle: A Humane Nation)

Social Bookmarking, Tags, Maps, and Other Technology Topics

New Del.icio.us Tag to Help the Resource Roundup (Idealware)

World Bank Projects on Google Map - geo.worldbank.org (Influence)

The Problem with Diets and Technology (nonprofit technology blog)

Using StumbleUpon to Enhance Your Web Experience
(The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy)

Giving, Donating, and Other Nonprofit Topics

Help get new books to kids this holiday season! (First Book Blog)

A Day Of Hope For Families On Thanksgiving Day
(Everyday Giving Blog)

How to Phase Out an Existing Event (Benevon Weblog)

Virtual Event #7 Participants

2007-10-20T19:41:00.000-04:00

Here are the participants of virtual event #7:

Camp ASCCA Journal
Creating the Future
Getting Attention
Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits
Mission Paradox Blog
Nonprofit Accounting Boot Camp
Nonprofit Communications
Nonprofit Connectors
Nonprofit Web Design Blog
OMB Watch Advocacy Blog
Perspectives From the Pipeline
The Nonprofit Consultant Blog
Tutor/Mentor Connection Blog
Wild Apricot Blog

Environmental Blogs in the Nonprofit Blog Exchange

2007-10-15T11:17:00.000-04:00

Today is Blog Action Day, where bloggers are writing posts about the environment.

What blogs in the Nonprofit Blog Exchange have to do with the environment?

The Greenpeace Weblog - This is the blog for Greenpeace. One of the most recent entries, Follow the Great Whale Trail, has information about the Great Whale Trail Map in Google and a video from YouTube.

Undercurrents- Greenpeace Member Blog - This is another Greenpeace blog where Greenpeace campaigners report on what they are doing to help protect oceans.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog- This blog is for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation where you can find out news about the Chesapeake Bay and the foundation. Recent entries include Coalition Petitions VA Governor to Clean the Bay and Bay's Health Among the Worst in the Nation.

Sierra Club, Shawnee Group - This blog is for a group of the Illinois Sierra Club. There are lots of entries about trails to visit in IL. In July, they posted an entry about energy votes.

Zalul Environmental Association- This blog has information about rivers and seas in Israel. Recent entries include Water pollution in Haifa and Sewage leak closes the Gulf of Eilat.

Enviroblog- This blog is for the Environmental Working Group and they write about environmental connections to public health. Recent entries include Western drilling claiming more victims and Another Katrina legacy: Arsenic coated playgrounds.

Loon Commons: Dedicated to Protecting and Restoring Minnesota’s Environment - This blog has information about environmental and conservation issues in Minnesota. The most recent entry is News for October 12, 2007 .

Green Media Toolshed Blog- This blog is for Green Media Toolshed, an organization that helps environmental organizations communicate their messages to the public. Recent blog entries include The blogosphere's climate constituency and YouTube for bird watchers.

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #14

2007-10-01T10:10:00.000-04:00

Blogging

2nd Birthday of Beerkens' Blog

Should you send your press releases to blogs? (Green Media Toolshed)

Social Networking, Online Video, and Maps

UK Fundraising wrote about Jeans for Genes using Google Maps and mentioned other UK organizations using Google Maps

The Raiser's Razor posted information about YouTube's Nonprofit Program

Join the Video Bandwagon (from See What's Out There)

7 Facebook Essentials Nonprofit Marketers Need to Know Nonprofit Marketing (from Getting Attention)

See What’s Out There has an entry about the audience of social networking sites at It’s not just young people

Getting online where the younger generation is (from Mission-Based Management)

Fundraising

Did You Miss The Online Holiday Fundraising Season? (from frogloop)

Capability Company has an entry about nonprofits and cause marketing at Are Charities Turning Into Media Outlets?

E-mail and Websites

Despite Newer Technologies, Email Remains Number One (from frogloop)

Analyzing Your Entry Pages (from RedBoots Digital Rodeo)

Measuring your web presence (from ext337)

Technology

To Train or Not to Train (from Data-Scribe)

What does Dora the Explorer have to do with nonprofit technology? Find out in the nonproft technology blog in the entry Dora the Explorer My Technology Heroine.

Other Topics

Talking About Your Mission (from The Mission Paradox Blog)

SOS Executive Director, Gary Bell, Talks about Ending Family Homelessness at Washtenaw United Way Kick Off Event (from SOS News and Views)

Teachers, Invite the Animal Kingdom Into Your Classroom! (from ASPCA Blog)

Top Six Regional Conservation Priorities (from Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog)

Where have the 9/11 nonprofit organizations gone? (from Nonprofit Connectors)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Roundup #13

2007-09-10T21:50:00.000-04:00

Launch Your Nonprofit Blog with a Bang! (from The Bamboo Project Blog)
31 Days to a Better Blog Results: Let's Start with Stats (from The Bamboo Project Blog)
Oct. 15 is Blog Action Day for the Environment (from Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog)

Grantmakers Dive Into Web 2.0 (from frogloop)

Why Web 2.0 Matters to Social Marketers (from Spare Change)

Using Facebook and MySpace for Advocacy and Fundraising: An interview with Carie Lewis, HSUS (from Wild Apricot Blog)

A 30 Day Guide to Search Engine Optimization (Part 1 of 4) (from Wild Apricot Blog)
5 Easy Social Media Wins for the Nonprofit Organization (from RedBoots Digital Rodeo)
10 Ways to Use Storytelling in Your Nonprofit (from Nonprofit Communications)

Getting to know LinkedIn(from Fundraising for Nonprofits)
Fundraising messages that work(from Blue Sky Collaborative's Fundraising Blog)
Rotary - the new oat bran(from Innovate Rotary)
YouTube for Social Good - "Don't Forget About Me" (from Influence)
Interviewing On The Web Is Now Easier Than Ever (from Everyday Giving Blog)
Blogs as Online Learning and Low Cost Nonprofit Professional Development(from Perspectives From the Pipeline)
Social Networks - The last post from Yearly Kos (from See What’s Out There)
Take 12 Minutes to Learn How to Grow Your Nonprofit's Email List (from Getting Attention)
So who does read the voluntary sector blogosphere? (from YouthNet blog)
Why Should Nonprofit Organizations Publish an Annual Report?(from Build A Lasting Legacy)
A busy week for nonprofit brands in Second Life (from UK Fundraising Blogs)

Nonprofit Blog Exchange Celebrates Two Years

2007-08-11T22:30:00.000-04:00

The Nonprofit Blog Exchange has been around for two years! It started in August 2005 with a pilot version of the virtual event. The virtual event was what the nonprofit blog exchange was. The goal of the exchange (now called virtual event) was for nonprofit bloggers to blog about about another nonprofit blog.

Read more about the beginnings of the Nonprofit Blog Exchange at Information about the Nonprofit Blog Exchange and Evaluation and the Future of the Nonprofit Blog Exchange.

What has the Nonprofit Exchange accomplished?

6 Virtual Events
As of now, 150+ feeds in the blogroll
A year of roundups to Nonprofit Blog Exchange participants blogs

It is important to note that the blog is not what makes the nonprofit blog exchange what it is. This means, it is not updated as much since the main focus of the blog is news about the nonprofit blog exchange. It is mainly used a resource to find nonprofit blogs.

Looking back at the original goals of the exchange and where we are now, here are my thoughts about the future:

We currently have about 100 blogs interested in the virtual events. However, in each event, only about 15 bloggers are interested. Why is this happening? Usually, I get the same bloggers in each event, with a few different ones. Sometimes it is hard to pair bloggers up because they have been paired up with most of the bloggers before. I try to hold these events every few months so we can get new members of the exchange to be a part of the virtual events and to hopefully have a different group interested. As of now, most of the blogs in these events are personal blogs, but there are a few nonprofits that have participated.
I am noticing that nonprofit organizations do not want to participate. This is fine, because I understand it gets in the way of the blog. But if an organization has checked that they are interested, maybe I can organize an exchange where organizations can submit their entries to me and I post it on here.
The roundups are a good idea and I am glad I started those. I am going to try to mention new blogs added to the exchange in these roundups as well. Also, I plan to link more to entries on nonprofit blogs. It's important to keep up with news at these nonprofits.

Blog Exchange Roundup #12

2007-08-05T17:37:00.000-04:00

Blogging

How to write a nonprofit blog that will be read (from Donor Power Blog)

Tiptoe into Blogging in 5 Sensible Steps (from Getting Attention)

How Do You Measure the Success of a Blog Post? (from The Bamboo Project Blog:)

Top 5 Blog Posts for June and July 2007 (from Wild Apricot Blog)

Google Analytics/Web Analytics

How to use Google Analytics to track your top blog posts (from Wild Apricot Blog)

Check out Google Analytics and Nonprofit Leadership 601 (from Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits)

How many site visitors do you have? Or is that the wrong question? (from See What's Out There)

Facebook, RSS and Video

The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes (from frogloop)

Want to Teach People About Web 2.0? Do It Through Facebook (from The Bamboo Project Blog)

YouTube for bird watchers?(from Green Media Toolshed Blog)

Have You RSS-Enabled Your Site? And If You Have, Can Readers Find Your Feeds? (from The Bamboo Project Blog)

Other Technology Topics

Who Else Wants To Surf The Web And Help Charities?(from Everyday Giving Blog)

Who Is Telling Your Story? (from Random Thoughts on Life and Work)

Other Topics

Volunteers are the heart of a nonprofit (from Nonprofit Connectors)

What Leaders of Color Are Doing Right Now (from Perspectives From the Pipeline)

The Green in You: Making Conscious Decisions to Help Our Environment (from Younger Women's Task Force)

New Blog Listed at the Nonprofit Blog Exchange

I thought The Official Blog of Zalul Environmental Association was interesting to share in this roundup. This organization is in Israel and they are committed to protecting and maintaining clean, clear water along Israel’s rivers and shorelines.

Blog Exchange Roundup #11

2007-06-24T21:47:00.000-04:00

What have some of the Nonprofit Blog Exchange participants been writing about since my last roundup?

Blogging, Videos, and Digital Storytelling

Four Lessons for Organizational Blogs (from Influence)
Digital Story Telling Tips (from DemocracyInAction)
Embedding Video from DoGooder.TV (from Betsy's Blog)

Social Networking - MySpace and Facebook

Promote your cause on Facebook in five easy steps (from Wild Apricot)
Sunny the Seal Melts Hearts on MySpace (from Frogloop)
Facebook Launches f8, and Catalyzes Growth of Social Applications (from Christine.net)

Second Life

Second Life Do-Gooders (from Have Fun Do Good)
My Second Life (from DemocracyInAction)

Google Analytics

Google Analytics: Underreporting, or just reporting differently? (from Idealware)
I'm in Love...with Google Analytics (from Getting Attention)

Other Topics

CU Times goes Web 2.0 (from Open Source CU)
Get people to interact with your site (from BlogBaud.com)
Google Alerts (from the fundit)
Reporting Back from Net2 (from Grassroots Blog)
Where's all the food? (from Don't Tell the Donor)

Virtual Event #6 Participants

2007-06-23T14:10:00.000-04:00

Here are the participants of virtual event #6:

Camp ASCCA Journal
Innovate Rotary
Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits
Michael Steins Non-Profit Technology Blog
New Orleans Voices For Peace
Nonprofit Communications
Perspectives From the Pipeline
School for Social Entrepreneurs
See What's Out There
SOS News and Views
Tutor/Mentor Connection Blog
Wild Apricot Blog
Worlds Touch Blog
Zen of Nonprofit Technology

Each of these 14 bloggers recieved information from me this past week on the blog they were paired up with. Not everyone has written their entries yet, but you can view these blogs by looking at the blogroll on the right.

One of the pairs in this round was Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits and Perspectives From the Pipeline. Both of these bloggers have written their entries and it seems like this was a good pair for this round. You can read these entries at A View from the New Generation of Nonprofit Leaders and Meeting Marion Conway: A Nonprofit Blog Exchange Virtual Event .