Do you find yourself wishing you had more time to research on the web for articles and websites that could benefit your non-profit organization? I've bookmarked a few that may be useful to my readers. Please take a few minutes over coffee to check out the sites that have caught my eye. If you have a favorite site that has become invaluable to you, please pass it on to me so that I can inform my readers, since that is the purpose of a blog: to share information. Once you find one you like you can subscribe to their RSS feed so that you don't miss a newsletter or blog.
I've listed the sites below in the categories of technology, general non-profit information, and blogs. I included their "About Us" information, so that you can quickly see if the site is of interest to you and to your organization. Warning: You may need to pour yourself a second cup of coffee to complete the list.
Technology Sites:
- NTEN.org – "NTEN aspires to a world where all nonprofit organizations skillfully and confidently use technology to meet community needs and fulfill their missions.
"We are the membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. Our members share the common goal of helping nonprofits use all aspects of technology more effectively.
"We believe that technology allows nonprofits to work with greater social impact. We enable our members to strategically use technology to make the world a better, just, and equitable place.
NTEN facilitates the exchange of knowledge and information within our community. We connect our members to each other, provide professional development opportunities, educate our constituency on issues of technology use in nonprofits, and spearhead groundbreaking research, advocacy, and education on technology issues affecting our entire community."
- TechSoup.com – "Powered by CompuMentor, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit technology assistance agencies, TechSoup.org offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support. In addition to online information and resources, we offer a product philanthropy service called TechSoup Stock. Here, nonprofits can access donated and discounted technology products, generously provided by corporate and nonprofit technology partners.
We believe that technology can enhance nonprofit work, making us more efficient and better able to serve our communities. We never lose sight of that goal."
- NetSquared.org– "Our mission is to spur responsible adoption of social web tools by social benefit organizations. There's a whole new generation of online tools available – tools that make it easier than ever before to collaborate, share information and mobilize support. These tools include blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, podcasting, and more. Some people describe them as Web 2.0; we call them the social web, because their power comes from the relationships they enable."
General Topics:
- Grassrootsfundraising.org – "Grassroots Fundraising believes that fundraising is a critical and integral part of progressive social change. We also believe that anyone can learn fundraising. For both those reasons, we create and distribute accessible materials that teach people how to raise money."
Nutsbolts.com – "Non-Profit Nuts & Bolts . . .
- aims to provide practical, timeless management ideas that help non-profit professionals tackle the nuts and bolts of managing their organization.
- strives to be a valuable, information-packed resource for busy, budget-stretching non-profit professionals.
- covers key topics such as fundraising, volunteer management, public relations, special events, leadership, marketing, meetings, staff management, motivation, board relations, team building, time management, committees and technology."
Non-profit Online News – "News of the online nonprofit communities. Nonprofit Online News is one of the world's most respected sources of news, information, and opinion for the online nonprofit community. It provides a stream of tightly edited, well annotated news and resources related to emerging issues in the nonprofit world, with a particular emphasis on communication and new technology. You may read the news in several forms: on the web site, in daily and weekly email editions, and in an RSS feed. Nonprofit Online News is a project of The Gilbert Center and has been in continuous publication since April 1997."
Managementhelp.org – "The Library provides easy-to-access, clutter-free, comprehensive resources regarding the leadership and management of yourself, other individuals, groups and organizations. Content is relevant to the vast majority of people, whether they are in large or small for-profit or nonprofit organizations. Over the past 10 years, the Library has grown to be one of the world's largest well-organized collections of these types of resources."
Blogs:
- Dear Association Leader - Q&A blog written for association leaders.
Acronym - "A veritable alphabet soup of ideas for the association community."
- Nonprofit Marketing Blog - "Welcome to my personal blog on Robin Hood Marketing—the concept of stealing corporate savvy to sell just causes--and my life as a marketer, from Washington DC to Madagascar to points in between." – Katya Andresen
- Donor Power Blog - "If you're serious about raising money from donors, you need to get serious about donors. More than ever before, donors are insisting that you share power with them, not treating them like passive ATMs. This blog is about the ways you can do that -- and the rewards that await you and your donors when you do."
- Seth Godwin's Blog - Seth Godwin is a bestselling author, entrepreneur and agent of change.
