Uber web 2.0 guru, Chris Brogan listed 50 social networking/web 2.0 sites at 50 Online Applications and Sites to Consider.
How many are you using?
More importantly: how many are your donors using?
It’s wonderfully easy to engage donors where they’re already congregating–online or off.

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I’ve been “on” Technorati since 2005, but I haven’t done anything with it.
If you find the information on this blog helpful, would you click here to favorite it in Technorati?
Thanks in advance!!

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Anne Jackson just posted some great Twitter Tips.
While I don’t only follow Twitter on the web like @flowerdust (Anne’s Twitter name), I loved her tip on tracking tweets.
I also really liked this tweet tip (lisp-like pun intended):

4. Interact - To kill the Twitter Diva, I realize there is still a need to interact with [...]

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I promised to provide very practical advice. Here’s a quick tip that will improve virtually all your written communications: fold your letters so the donor names shows up when they open the envelope.
This simple technique is powerful.
Studies and experience show that if people open an envelope, they’re looking for their name. So let’s make [...]

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For any of you that have written a book or created an information project, you know that simply writing a book doesn’t ensure the book sells.
That can be a shock for many of us!
Alex Mandossian has a lot of cool ideas in his Virtual Book Tour System.
He’s doing a preview call on June [...]

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Jim Bush wasn’t able to make it to Andrew Mosawi’s Web 2.0 seminar here in Montreal. So I thought I’d blog my notes and tweet the link to him.

Web 1.0 - all about commerce
Web 2.0 - all about people
It’s all about relationships, not the technology
The fastest growth in internet users is grandparents. Our DIRECT MAIL [...]

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I read an interesting post on the Chronicle of Philanthropy about the Google for Nonprofits portal.
Looks like things many of us are already using, or ought to be using, to promote our organizations. (Granted, it’s probably a bit odd to have a “Google Checkout” badge on the links for the Vineyard Church of Waterville AdWords [...]

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Last week, I blogged about what I like about Oprah’s show “The Big Give” and about my concerns.
I still like it. I loved the way the guys teamed up for the Denver orphanage. The shock and gratitude on the directors face moved me to tears.
Another person got voted off. His “kindness” was considered weak and [...]

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Thanks to everyone that responded to my “how do you find fundraising help in the web” email last week.
Many asked me to share my results so here they are:
Fundraising search terms
non-profit capital campaign, planned giving forms, annual campaign, foundations, grant opportunities, grant writing workshops, sample donation request letter, chocolate tasting fundraiser, +fundraising, +humane [...]

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Anyone that’s read my $100,000 Guide to E-mail Solicitation knows that I’m a big proponent of simple, effective emails.
Chris Brogan has an incredibly helpful post on Writing More Effective Email. Read it and benefit.
I love the simple concept of using the subject to clearly state what the emails are about. Wouldn’t that one step alone [...]

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