Anyone taking more than a passing glance at the kiwanja.net website shouldn’t need long to figure out my four key areas of interest. I’ve always maintained that if your ideal job doesn’t exist, then you have to create it, and being able to combine my passions for technology, anthropology, conservation and development is for me […]
Nonprofit resources
A step-by-step guide to creating a media strategy
How to create & distribute media for a cause campaign We’re fans of UK-based Tactical Technology Collective’s message in-a-box, so we’re republishing their Designing your strategy tutorial on how to create your own media, distribute it and monitor its impact to further your campaign or project. Target audience: Nonprofits, cause organizations and campaigns, political […]
9 ways nonprofits can excel using social media
Iwas honored to be the keynote speaker for the Bay Area Microsoft/TechSoup Global Connection Day last week. My presentation on Slideshare takes the audience through my Principles for Effective Social Media. The principles cover strategy, learning, capacity, and organizational culture, and each principle is illustrated with some practical and tactical advice that ladders up to […]
Behind the success of 10 top Causes
At the Arkansas Children’s Hospital, one of thousands of causes on Causes.com. Campaigns, timely updates, passionate supporters add up to move the needle By Kim Bale Socialbrite staff Lots of nonprofits and social change organizations have used Causes (formerly Facebook Causes) to raise funds and amplify their efforts, but the vast majority of them haven’t […]
‘WordPress in Depth’ covers all the bases
At a recent meetup of the East Bay WordPress Meetup group, I won a free copy of WordPress in Depth, the new book by Bud Smith and Michael McCallister. If you’re thinking of starting a blog, or switching from another blog platform, “WordPress in Depth” (softcover; 432 pages; publisher: Que) serves as a worthy guide […]