Tags: Personal Rant I love this riff. For a long time people in the nonprofit sector that I work with have complained about information overload. In this following post, the author spells out information overload like a Vegas buffet. Just because it's there doesn't mean you have to overeat.

While stuck in O'Hare on Saturday, I wrote a post about personal productivity as related to " email overload " and rounded up some tips. (Written I didn't have the book with me and couldn't quite remember exactly the details, but googled a bit and found this post from her personal blog about productive multi-tasking. The personal hit on productivity Photo by Natala007 Written while being stranded at O'Hare airport due to flight cancellations does not always allow neurons to connect ....) After posting it, I remembered the phrase - "Social Productivity"

You don't need big time to get started with Web 2.0. Got 1-5 person hours each week? What you need is organization, interesting content, a person who can edit audio (which you can do for free with Audacity ), and a place to post it. On Monday, David Klevan (from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum) and I spoke at the MAAM Creating Exhibitions conference about Web 2.0 and museums.

I have a lot of conversations with people that go like this: Other person: "So, you think that museums should let visitors control the museum experience?" Other person: "But doesn't that erode museums' authority?" We will grant them a few opportunities--to create their own messages, to prioritize the messages that resonate best for them personally--in the context of a larger overall platform. Me: "Sort of." Me: "No."

Personally, I think the /wordpress thing is kinda ugly and just allows spammers to know you’re a Wordpress site and just key in on your site even easier. don’t like giving out advice that I haven’t personally gone through and tested. I’ve started working with more and more Wordpress-based nonprofit Web sites such as those at asianamericansforobama.com and apaforprogress.org , stepping in after the site has been set up. What follows is a checklist of common errors that I’ve seen that you can use with your site designer if your non-profit is creating

Not listening is the root of most problems, personal and professional. Think about the last time you did something for a cause. Maybe you gave them money. Maybe you did a walk. Maybe you signed a petition.

Personally, I think the jump in quality from Open Office’s Writer to Office’s Word is worth the $16. Ever wonder what it takes to get a IT system up and running as a nonprofit under 25 people? In these difficult economic times, it’s really important to get your act together regarding your nonprofit’s finances. When I started out in the tech industry

In terms of social media, I think that organizations need to find people who can bring the right balance of: - Writing for the web (specifically writing for members) - Engaging in search engine marketing and optimization; - Marketing to verticals and other segments - Researching marketing and communities - Testing and documentation - Recording metrics and interpretation of "actionable" data - Taking the "long view" on building a social media program and not expecting success right away The right person could come from a direct mail background or from a marketing communication background or even

Should it be virtual, or in person? A couple weeks ago I asked you and the Have Fun * Do Good Facebook group for suggestions for Changebloggers, people who are using their blog, podcast or vlog to raise awareness, build community, and/or facilitate readers/listeners/viewers' taking action to make the world a better place. You all sent in a ton of great suggestions and many of you are interested in meeting up in some way.

Clay is a great thinker in this space and the impact of the culture revolution on organizing. Clay lays out a nice summary of the shifts and what they may mean to group expression and advocacy. It is through immersion in this type of understanding that drives us to start to think of an Advocacy2.0.