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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Blog: pancan.org/blog. Facebook has been a highly effective tool and is the strongest in communicating the message of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, but also allows people to connect and offer support to each other. Organization Size: Medium. Name: Allison Nassour.

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Looking forward to 2009

Judi Sohn

Yes, we’re making a difference against colorectal cancer, and that’s ultimately our big-picture goal. We don’t resolve to cure colorectal cancer in a year; instead we resolve to chip away at a very specific, very targeted part of the rock that needs banging on. 2009 is going to be an interesting year. Donor Power Blog.

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Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits

NetWits

I’ve blogged about how a few nonprofits are using them , and how the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was seeing real results , but it feels like there is a new energy around using them. 14 million Americans scanned them in June of 2011 , and there was a +4500% increase in use from 2009 to 2010.

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Moving on to my next adventure

Judi Sohn

It’s likely going to be another long one, so for those of you who just want it short and bittersweet, here it is: I will be leaving Fight Colorectal Cancer at the end of this year to join Convio’s Common Ground team. Colorectal cancer isn’t the death sentence it was in 1998 when my father was diagnosed.

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Miss you, Daddy

Judi Sohn

He would have loved living in 2009. And he would have had a great blog. If you knew my Dad, and you’re thinking about him today as much as I am, please help me fight colorectal cancer in his name. July 7, 1941 - February 10, 1999. DVRs, broadband, iPhones, GPS, 3G, HDTV. All barely ideas when he died 10 years ago today.

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Guest Post by Jordan Viator: 5 tools nonprofits can be today to enhance their online presence and efficiency

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Neff, Director of Web, Film and Interactive Strategy at the American Cancer Society High Plains Division, sat down with me for our Connection Newsletter this month and shared his top 5 recommendations for online tools for nonprofits in 2009. What tools do you think will be the best and easiest for nonprofits to use in 2009?

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Great reads from around the web on March 30th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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