Acouple of months back, some smart folks came together in San Francisco to provide creative technology and marketing strategies for DonorsChoose.org in a first of its kind “social hackathon.” DonorsChoose raises funds for public classrooms. Several of my friends were there — Beth Kanter, Chris Brogan, Chris Messina, Ben Parr, Kathy Sierra — as well […]
3 CharityHowTo webinars worth your while
Sign up to turbo-charge your nonprofit’s social media efforts Socialbrite’s John Haydon and I are now regular contributors on CharityHowTo. While Socialbrite offers hundreds of free articles, tutorials and howtos around use of social media for social good, CharityHowTo provides low-cost webinars and training videos to help nonprofits leverage the power of social media […]
How to customize your Feedburner emails
Since I began blogging back in May 2001, I’ve let readers access content on my sites in any manner they chose, including full-length posts in RSS feeds and automated email updates. I was an early user of Feedburner, now owned by Google, and while there are other services out there that probably do a better job of delivering updates to subscribers, I have stuck with the tried and true.
New bootcamp: Move the needle for your nonprofit!
A detail from the three-hour bootcamp taking place in Miami on April 4. At Sustainatopia in Miami, take charge of new social technologies for your nonprofit, social enterprise or social cause Today we’re announcing a new bootcamp for nonprofits and social entrepreneurs and other change-makers: Move the Needle! How to Mobilize Your Supporters to […]
Social change & nonprofit calendar: March
South by Southwest begins March 11 (photo of crowdsourcing panel at SXSW 2010 by JD Lasica) Events guide for nonprofits & social change organizations Here’s a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sectors for the coming month. It’s a busy month: my colleagues Sloane and John will be […]