Listserv Related Topics 
Allegiance Group
MAY 7, 2007
The reporter also noted that listservs were displacing traditional communications vehicles such as the home owner association newsletter and the community center bulletin board. These findings didn’t surprise us here at Beaconfire, we play close attention to how nonprofit professionals use listservs. Those are big numbers!
EveryAction
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Ask friends, share on listservs and with affinity groups, or post it on Prosal to reach consultants around the U.S. Finally, get views on that awesome RFP! You don’t have to turn it into a cattle call, but think of a few places where candidates you don’t know might be able and willing to work with you. Key takeaways.
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NetWits
JULY 27, 2012
If visitors have to search around the tabs on your site, they may never find your listserve sign up. If you have a link to your Facebook and Twitter at the top of your homepage and your listserve at the bottom, it implies that you prefer to interact with your audience on your social media sites. Clearly marked. With a call to action.
NTEN
MAY 12, 2015
From building a movement to groundtruthing an organization's policies, a listserv can be a powerful tool for a revolution within and beyond an organization. I am a big fan of email listservs. Adonia Lugo. Bicicultures. They can be a great tool to bring together people virtually who will not cross paths in life.
Network-Centric Advocacy
MARCH 22, 2007
Main | DoGooderTV-Contest » March 23, 2007 Listserves in Environmental Movement: Good Review Here is another good report to read on the heart of all our years of listserve management and user contributed content in the listserve universe that predates web2.0 contributions. phenomenon, this report is for you.
Network-Centric Advocacy
AUGUST 5, 2009
Tags: Advocacy Strategy Communication Technology Current Affairs Listservs netcentric nptech Personal Rants Web/Tech.
M+R
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
One of the most common questions we see on nonprofit listservs is: “Who’s the current op-ed editor at such-and-such-outlet?” This is one of the many tools you can find in the M+R Toolshed. Head on over there to see what other resources we have for nonprofit communications and marketing professionals!
Whole Whale
MARCH 15, 2023
This email type is sent with the usual goals of acquiring, recruiting, informing, or welcoming new subscribers to your organization’s email listserv. Acquisition emails encourage movement down the marketing funnel, or as we like to call it, the funnel of engagement.
Amy Sample Ward
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
Question 1 : asked about migrating a community from one tool to another, specifically from listservs to a website/forum. Get the full transcript here! Question 2 : asked how to build a loop between on and offline engagement.
Robert Weiner
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
A member of the PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) asked "What do other institutions do to regulate or “police” data entry work, specifically when you have multiple users with authority to make updates?". It's a tough problem. Here are a few approaches (other than locking down data entry): Policies. Security.
Care2
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
took over the world, people were part of smaller online participatory communities called listservs. Yet even after all these years, many organizations still haven’t mastered how to use listservs in building successful and engaging online communities. The biggest barriers groups face is how to structure listservs.
NTEN
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
AASP''s listserv, Fundsvcs, won the grand prize in the 2013-2014 LISTSERV Choice Awards. M+R shares 6 Rules for Online Writing that just might shatter some old grammar rules. Congratulations to NTEN Member Partner, Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) ! Mark your calendars for 2015!
Tech Soup Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
Church Technology Listservs. I’ve been following the discussions on the Unitarian Universalist techie listserv and it’s a great information sharing group. Another is the ChurchMgmtSoftware listserv. That’s not surprising since faith-based organizations are all about community.
Robert Weiner
DECEMBER 21, 2012
A question was posted to a listserve for nonprofit techies looking for tips on training staff on a new database. I discussed training at a high level on page 13 of this chapter from CASE's Handbook of Institutional Advancement.
GroundWire
AUGUST 29, 2008
Water Words That Work , an informative blog by Erik Eckl, is a great resource for conservation and pollution control organizations. Last year Erik monitored 64 email discussion lists for 6 months, and surveyed list subscribers to gather information about their habits and preferences.
Amy Sample Ward
DECEMBER 16, 2010
Laura Norvig shared the guidelines used for their email listserv: E-mail discussion lists hosted by the Resource Center are not moderated. We heard from many people that there were too many holiday deadlines at work to make the chat so be sure to add your thoughts to the comments here after reading the archive to join in!
Robert Weiner
DECEMBER 5, 2008
The PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) had a discussion of resources for figuring this out and members provided the following suggestions: [link]. Ever wonder how to tell the gender of an unfamiliar first name?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 11, 2016
Back in the old days, there was a very small community of peer that I could ask questions and learn from — we had a listserv! My work was as a trainer, to teach people who to use these tools strategically. That small community evolved into the organization – NTEN – the association for nonprofit techies.
Robert Weiner
JULY 10, 2012
My colleague Charlie Hunsaker posted the following question on the FUNDSVCS Advancement Services listserve: I have two clients who are looking for new systems and want a “cost justification” for their acquisition to share with their management. Probably an issue that we should all be looking at.
Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
Whether it’s on listservs, forums, blogs, facebook, twitter or anywhere else – there are so many people looking to foster open dialogue on issues important to and impacting the work of changemakers, activists and innovators around the world.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 7, 2007
Photo by SCFiasco on Flickr. A great big thank you to Ryan over at PICnet for this hack -- I can now move my NTEN Affinity Groups emails over the reader. This, of course, assumes that haven't reaced the point of RSS reader overload and I can successfully shift my email reading habit.
Robert Weiner
OCTOBER 4, 2009
I prefer listserves over online forums and email to IM. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks: I like to get information by email. And I don't like having to look at a web page/feed reader every day to find out whether anything new has appeared on an RSS feed. I want information to come to me -- I don't want to seek it out.
Care2
JULY 14, 2009
Listservs: Participate in listservs that align with your nonprofit’s mission and where your organizations’ issues are being discussed. Listservs provide great opportunities to not only promote your organizations initiatives but to listen to what other people are saying about your issues.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 9, 2007
Last month, in a blog post that I wrote called " RSS As Information Coping Tool " - experimented with switching some my listserv subscriptions to RSS reader. Makes sense to really think about whether an information source/listserv is giving you value or not. But, not all listserv RSS feeds are a like!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
Other findings include: More established forms of online communications — e-newsletters and Listservs — are regularly used by foundation CEOs at a much higher rate (65 percent and 45 percent, respectively) than the newer social media tools.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
Hat tip, Katrin Verclas - NTEN Discuss listserv (yes I still read listservs). The NOSO experience offers a unique opportunity to create NO Connections by scheduling NO Events with other NO Friends.
NTEN
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Skype, Google Hangout, listserv) Virtual opportunities can begin ahead of the conference If you''re a 15NTC attendee looking to volunteer while in Austin, you can sign up for an opportunity here. Many thanks to VolunteerMatch for sponsoring the Days of Service event. 15NTC Community day of service volunteermatch'
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 24, 2009
Listservs: Participate in listservs that align with your nonprofit’s mission and where your organizations’ issues are being discussed. Listservs provide great opportunities to not only promote your organizations initiatives but to listen to what other people are saying about your issues. YouTube Nonprofit Program: YouTube.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 21, 2007
Folks have set up, in addition to the traditional listservs, an online channel for the Bookshare.org community that allows both voice chat and text messaging in a way that is highly accessible to people with disability. I love technology for its own sake, but it's always good to experience how technology promotes connections among people!
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 8, 2011
In the weeks that have followed, Ichi’s e-mail provoked a series of responses from all over the world.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
To learn more and stay in the loop with Data Analysts for Social Good, you can join the LinkedIn group and subscribe to the listserv. Andrew is already cooking up some big changes for next year’s conference, so don’t miss out. right here.
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Email, Facebook, posting to listserves, your website, direct mail—the list goes on and on. Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using | Beth’s Blog : "Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using – Guest Post by Laura Quinn You’re likely using more than one channel to communicate.
Tech Soup Blog
MAY 20, 2013
" TAG is an active community of around 300 foundation techies who: Discuss foundation technology on the TAG listserv and blog. Foundation techies can ask any type of question on the TAG listserv, strategic or very specific, and nearly always get an informed answer from a member on the same day. Hold a yearly conference.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Email, Facebook, posting to listserves, your website, direct mail—the list goes on and on. Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using – Guest Post by Laura Quinn. You’re likely using more than one channel to communicate.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 15, 2006
Cindy, one of our volunteers, shared the following on our volunteer listserv (and she said it better than I could!): A Bookshare.org member is going to be featured this weekend on on TV on Extreme Makeover.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Note From Beth: I remember back when Hurricane Katrina struck, I saw a post to the Museum ListServ that said “ Chuck Patch Is Not Dead.” Flickr Photo by Rob Howells.
Care2
JANUARY 12, 2011
If your group would make for an active and participatory email listserv, it will probably work as a group too. The most successful groups on Facebook are those whose members are passionate about the group’s focus and goals. It could get unwieldy quickly.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 15, 2008
Reading our volunteer email listserv this morning, I came across lyrics to a song about our volunteer community. This is always a cause for celebration by our team, recognizing the incredible amount of work involved in bringing each book to our Bookshare.org members by our volunteers and collection development staff.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 31, 2007
The "bacn" from this program was sent to a listserv, and it annoyed people on the list. I've gotten too many messages from colleagues that have the subject line "Do We Read The Same Books" and it encourages you to sign up for a social software called Shelfari.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 1, 2010
In those days, we used listservs and online discussion software, but platform matter. The way I learned was through working with peer group of people who were supporting nonprofits in their quest to build capacity and skills using the Internet to realize their missions.
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