I just got back from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , where listening was top of mind: Listening to the amazing speakers, listening to the #nptech community , and listening to all the great ideas floating around the halls of the Washington Hilton. But how? Create Your Social Media Listening Dashboard. Let me know how in the comments. MORE >>

Are you searching for ways to raise more money? If you’ve been in the nonprofit industry for a while, you’ve likely heard that “direct mail is dead” or that offline fundraising is on the decline. Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. Data storage and hardware is cheap. Simply put, the world is going online. But …. Offline still rules …. MORE >>

This is a follow-up post to yesterday’s “ 10 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Use Twitter ,&# in which we talked about some of the many ways nonprofit can use social media networks, such as Twitter , as a communications vehicle to support their organization’s larger goals. 1 – Chris Tuttle. 2 – Heidi Massey. 4 – Jen Price. MORE >>

—. If you haven’t already, please consider subscribing via RSS or  eMail to receive fresh content on a regular basis. —. It’s amazing to watch technology evolve. Think Think about it for a second. Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. Amazing stuff. This is a very good sign for the non-profit world. Really. Amazing! MORE >>

So, you have a social media plan…right? Hopefully your nonprofit is pretty far down the social media strategy rabbit hole at this point. While it’s easy setup a Twitter account and start tweeting, it’s much more difficult to tie that activity back to outcomes. I’m hoping a lot of you have your that strategy in place. MORE >>