After testing www.cuil.com I can't figure out what the buzz is about. I like the categorization feature, but that's about it (and clusty does a better job). But the actual search results are disappointing and downright weird. Of course, I searched for my own name. When I don't put quotes around … [Read more...]
Online Donor Cultivation and Stewardship Survey
The Gilbert Center is conducting a survey on how nonprofits are using the Internet to cultivate and take care of their donors. A lot of research about online fundraising focuses on the tactics of the ask. We're trying to broaden the field a bit by researching the topic of online cultivation and … [Read more...]
Rate Your Donor Database
NTEN is conducting another in its series of vendor satisfaction surveys. This time they want your input on donor management systems. Their pitch: Tell us what you love -- and what frustrates, irks, and just generally annoys you -- and we'll compile the results into a handy report, then give it … [Read more...]
How Do You Use Social Media?
From the good folks at NetSquared: TechSoup's NetSquared project is in the process of developing curriculum to help nonprofits use social media effectively. But before we go about creating the curriculum, we need to know what you need to know! We put together a brief survey that should only … [Read more...]
Becoming a Consultant
The Chronicle of Philanthropy hosted an online discussion about becoming a consultant to nonprofits. The panelists were Deborah Elizabeth Finn, Jonathan Howard, and Karla A. Williams. They addressed a wide range of questions, including: How do you know when to move from being on staff to … [Read more...]
We Are The Media
NTEN is building a toolkit and instructional guides to help nonprofits understand and use social media. They describe the project as follows: The We Are Media Project is a community of people from nonprofits who are interested in learning and teaching about how social media strategies and … [Read more...]
12 Most Common SEO Mistakes
While working to increase traffic to your website or better highlight your campaigns, I'm sure many of you have encountered the big 'SEO' issues. Not sure what SEO is? Search Engine Optimization is a term that started with the corporate world—all those companies competing to ensure that their … [Read more...]
Building Your Online Presence on a Tight Budget
The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently held an online forum with Beth Kanter of Beth's Blog and Jonathon Colman of The Nature Conservancy. They addressed questions such as: What are the best methods for driving traffic to your Web site? How should I promote my organization's Facebook … [Read more...]
Results from NTEN’s CMS Satisfaction Survey
NTEN published the results of its Content Management System Satisfaction Survey a couple of weeks back, so if you haven't seen it yet and are considering different CMS types for your organization, it'd be worth taking a look. More than 1,000 people participated in the survey, providing ratings for … [Read more...]
60 Microsoft Word Tips
A posting on the Information Systems Forum listserve alerted me to TechRepublic's list of 60 Indispensable Microsoft Word tips. Some are basic, like Undo (I hope everyone already knows that one). But many were new to me, like how to select multiple, noncontiguous words, clear the contents of a … [Read more...]