The Washington Post did a great article today that reinforces the value of nonprofits' using email as a core fundraising strategy rather then social networks. "Show me the money." That’s what nonprofits are asking of Facebook Causes pages. The numbers in the Post report, which were taken directly from Facebook Causes' own published statistics, show overwhelmingly that most nonprofits are poorly

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising ."  asked my colleague Allison Fine if she was blogging about this article and she published a great piece called " Washington Post Disses Facebook Causes "   She points out some inaccurancies in the post article that skews the dollars per donor number because of the large number of inactive causes on FB or the number of causes who never intended to raise money using Causes.   Flickr Photo by Vaguely Artistic

CLEAR Training: Social Media and Mobile Phones View more OpenOffice presentations from kanter . I'm I'm back in DC where I facilitated two workshops on social media. The first session I co-lead with Katrin Verclas which was a look at social media and mobile tools.

Rosetta Thurman: @rosettathurman from Washington, DC Blog: Allyson Kapin @care2frogloop from Washington, DC Blog: Jocelyn Harmon @jocelynharmon from Washington, DC Blog: Maddie Grant @maddiegrant from Washington, DC Blog: Last week I asked the followers of @NonprofitOrgs to nominate their favorite nonprofit bloggers. The list below is the result of that “Tweet Out”.

There is more analysis and reaction to the Washington Post piece two days ago that trashed the Facebook Causes application and caused quite a lot of commentary and reactions from those of us work with nonprofits.   I summarized the article and reactions in my post " Hey Washington Post - Dollars Per Donor Is The Wrong Way to Measure Success ." The Tech Hermit blogger, Mike Ames, was so irked by the inaccuracies and negative tone of the article, that he emailed the authors .  Photo by Matt Callow He also pointed out that the article was "old news" and questioned why they

of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. Over $5 million has been raised in 2009 alone. Other April 2009, the Washington Post published a critique of Facebook Causes on the basis that it wasn't an effective tool for raising money. Peter Deitz, Social Actions When When it comes to online fundraising, an obvious tip is to meet your current and potential donors where they are.

As nonprofits scramble to meet their year-end fundraising goals, this is also a great time of year to reflect on what online fundraising and advocacy strategies worked well in 2009. July 2009 Pew Internet study found there is no digital divide for online when you factor in mobile access. A new report from the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers shows definitively that grantmakers expect to give But what's coming up in 2010? Frogloop asked some of the best nonprofit experts what should organizations focus on in 2010 to be successful in fundraising, online advocacy,

When the Washington Post writes about health care reform or corporate accountability is your campaign mentioned? “If you don't brand yourself, Google will brand you,” says branding expert Sherry Beck Paprocki. Yes, it’s true and that’s why it’s important for all nonprofits that are advocating for causes to start becoming a part of the conversation publicly and not just behind closed doors or on “the hill.”

All information that is posted is supposed to include citations so a reader can check the primary sources of the data,” a Washington Post article stated. Global Warming! Health Care Reform! Immigration!

Marlow’s study sheds even more light on the Washington Post article that said Facebook Causes are not raising much money for nonprofits. Facebook is the 5th most trafficked site in the United States. Over 179,000 nonprofits utilize Facebook Causes but just how sticky is Facebook? You may be surprised to see some recent stats that question how successful Facebook is as an