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Free E-Book: NetworkforGood Giving Day Planning Guide

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They’ve just published this terrific, free e-book with lots of tips and planning templates to help your organization decide whether to participate. The e-book is written by Jamie McDonald , the Chief Giving Officer of Network for Good and the Founder of GiveCorps. The execution details matter: flow, food, decorations, music.

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How to Promote an Event on Instagram to Boost Attendance

Bloomerang

When you book a headliner act or keynote speaker, feature them in a sneak preview of your lineup. Allow event headliners or speakers to do an Instagram takeover. Give one of your event headliners or emcees the reins of your Instagram story for the day. Conduct a lineup countdown.

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A Mind on Design: Things to Avoid When Building a WordPress Blog

Byte Technology

So use ample white space (it will help your headlines and any imagery stand out better) and put the less important stuff on a linked-to page. Most people love a good tune, but auto-loaded music can be a real nuisance as well as steal a lot of bandwidth and make your page load and respond slower.

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How the Bridge School Uses Tech to Educate Students Who Have Impairments

Tech Soup

Bay Area residents and music fans everywhere are familiar with the Bridge School Benefit concert, an annual, star-studded charity event organized by musician Neil Young. While the concert's headliners might get most of the press attention, the Bridge School itself is doing amazing work through assistive technology.

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Free and open source tool #12: Miro

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I get Democracy Now, ABC politics, the Webb Alert (a daily geek news headlines show,) Bill Moyers Journal, and lots of others. There are channels for everything. PBS has quite a number, as do various and sundry video podcasters. It can download videos via Bittorrent as well. It is, I imagine, what the future of television will be. {

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Art Brings People Together: Measuring the Power of Social Bridging

Museum 2.0

Earlier this fall, I read this headline: "Stanford study: Participation in a cultural activity may reduce prejudice." I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. I wanted to know more. Direct questioning.

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Frackin’ Brilliant

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

at 2:06 pm On a totally unrelated note, Michelle, after two non-stop weeks of my husband watching Battlestar Gallactica, I laughed out loud when I saw your headline! But the whole CRM field just got more interesting. { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele Martin 06.19.08 2 Jake Brewer 06.19.08 I’ll be coming back.