Oh, climate change. Oh, the UN. A giant concept and a giant organisation, both with limited access points for the public, guarenteed to make you feel small, disempowered and unheard. Well, it’s that time of year again: it’s the UN Climate Change Conference, and this year it’s happening in Poland!
As a Warsaw resident, I got [...]
Everyone was all a-flutter earlier this week when Google introduced a new feature that allows you to vote search results up or down based on their accuracy and track it on a search wiki. The implication is that from now on the web will be a giant popularity contest where, if you haven’t been voted [...]
The latest version of Google’s SketchUp software was released yesterday. Aside from having a cute name, the software has some great potential use in your non-profit toolbox.
For those that haven’t played with it, SketchUp is a three dimensional modeling program. That means you can create little virtual models of practically anything: a house, a train, [...]
You’re ready to get your non-profit online and make a difference. Grand. Except…there’s just a few basic things you’re not quite sure how to do. Like edit a wiki, back up your computer’s memory or um, code.
Off with you to Wired’s How-To Wiki, which happens to be the most empowering place I’ve discovered for acquiring [...]
In our last post, we wrote about the brilliance of the Obama internet campaign. Apparently, Joe the Plumber is now joining the fray – with an internet fundraising site.
Secure Our Dream is a terrific example of what not to do. Let’s take it apart…
1) Unclear Mission
If you’re going to convince people to give [...]
Looking to get your non-profit discovered on the internet? You could do worse than surfing Google Trends, which tells you the most searched terms on the web for any particular day. Of course, while it sort of increases the likelihood that you’ll be found on a search, it also leaves you trying to work terms [...]
I have recently been learning another language and when I explained what I do, the need for the word ‘volunteer’ came up fast. ‘What’s the word for someone who works without pay?’ I asked.
‘A slave.’ said my teacher.
Ah, yes. You know non-profit slaves! People with smarts and ethics and education who you stuck photocopying pages [...]
When my Amnesty International group decided to run a slide show in our local cafe commemorating human rights, they started brainstorming where we could get content for the show. Obviously, a great way to get graphics, audio and video for any non-profit outreach you do is to make it yourself.
But what if you’re pressed for [...]
With a Cosmo-worthy title like that, I have to start by mentioning that not too long ago, we laughed ourselves silly over a blogging advice blog that advocated taking magazine headlines and inserting your target audience – for him it was a data centre - in order to create eye-catching blog titles such as ‘Five [...]
Your nonprofit has a fabulous website. You attract thousands of admirers each day. You update it with fresh content, you communicate with your donors. You rock.
You’ve also invested blood, sweat, tears and cash into the beast. So is it possible to make some money back from your website?
Having a decent website [...]
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