CauseLab, Good Guide, Ushahidi lead impressive array of social change efforts I‘ve learned long ago the challenge of covering South by Southwest Interactive, which hums along at its own idiosyncratic pace compared to more linear conferences. Thus, I spent last year and this year doing less blogging, conducting more interviews (which I’ll roll out in […]
Nonprofits
Social media begins with goals and a strategy
I’ve been following Ash Shepherd on Twitter for some time now because he always seems to have something important to share. Following is an email interview I conducted with Ash about a service he offers called Social Media Planning and Analysis. What is social media planning and analysis? Shepherd: Social media planning and analysis is […]
How do I get my nonprofit’s Facebook fans to donate?
Getting an army of Facebook fans for your nonprofit is not an easy feat. It takes lots of planning, hard work, and time. But just because you have a lot of Facebook fans doesn’t mean that you’re any closer to meeting your fundraising goals. Especially if you’re unknowingly creating barriers. When potential donors go to […]
Social change & nonprofit calendar: March
Events guide for nonprofits & social change outfits Here’s our roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sector for the month of March. For the full year, see: Calendar of 2010 social change conferences. Note that we’ve published a calendar of 2010 conferences in social media, tech and marketing on […]
An easy way to organize applications online
Applicant Manager Overview from WizeHive on Vimeo. New software tool can help workflow for nonprofits, foundations & NGOs Processing applications and proposals from prospective employees, contestants or grant-seekers can be a hassle for nonprofits, foundations, NGOs and small businesses. Your email in-box quickly becomes cluttered and it becomes a daunting task to separate the wheat […]