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23 Years Ago Today and How Not To Pitch A Blogger Redux (And Twitter pitches too)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year, I marked the date with the above photo and a post with tips for cultivating bloggers and how it was like a long term relationship. That post was one of my top ten posts for 2008 ! Even worse, hadn't made the attempt to comment on my blog or refer to any posts. Don't overwhelm the blogger with requests.

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10 Social Media Metrics for Nonprofit Organizations (and How To Track Them)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

I was a reluctant blogger. I didn’t think the world needed another blogger. Online giving in 2008 was up 44% from 2007. Early estimates for 2009 show an increase in online donations of 46% from 2008. Every so often a supporter will testify to your good work via a wall or blog comment. Blog Traffic.

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Nonprofit Technology Link Love

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Nonprofit Technology Link Love July 30, 2008 Here are posts from a small sampling of bloggers I regularly read: Holly Ross shows her geek cred in a great post about DNS.

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MPower Open keeps moving forward

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology MPower Open keeps moving forward July 6, 2008 This is old news, but I’ve been busy. Bad Blogger! (I I think my clients thank me for being a bad blogger.) So what’s the news?

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Tidbits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits April 17, 2008 I guess because I’m a blogger, I get these interesting tidbits in my mailbox. I do hope folks will comment if they know something about these, or have an opinion.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Best Wishes for Healthy, Happy, and Social 2008!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chronicle of Philanthropy has a roundup of predictions for 2008 from. Some bloggers, like Skelliewag, highlighted the best of best of their blog posts , while CogDog blog took the opposite approach and look at the Top 0 list. And finally, Chris Brogan focused on needs for 2008. What are the nptech social media needs for 2008?

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants April 14, 2008 I like hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. And I get to highlight the work of some of my favorite bloggers, too.