Around the Blogosphere (1.29.08)

(originally posted on BlogBaud)

There are a growing number of nonprofit focused blogs and I keep an ever growing list. Here are some blog entries that caught my eye this morning:

Allan Benamer - Allan’s latest entry is about Project Agape and his concerns that their Causes application on Facebook is not raising a tremendous amount of funds for nonprofits. I think it’s way too early to declare the winners and loosers because relationship building doesn’t translate into dollars over night.

Beth Kanter - Beth has a good post about the Social Media ROI and she references a blog entry from Tim Davies in the UK about Comparing Social Media with Paper Media to get a better perspective on things. This is some good thinking. If you took half of your 2008 printing budget, then what could you do online to get better results?

Don’t Tell the Donor - “A fundraiser” is concerned about the impact of a recession on nonprofit organizations. The entry also references a live discussion put on by The Chronicle of Philanthropy where several experts from the industry give their Outlook for 2008. Worth reading.

Marc Pitman - Marc covers “Fundraising Secret #11: Don’t be a Ned” using a reference from Groundhog Day. The entry explains why marketing approaches that sound more like an insurance salesperson are dead on arrival.

Philanthromedia - Susan Herr wraps up here three-part series on Promoting Sustainable Change in Africa. Content like this is really valuable because it deals with impact. Showing the impact of a program, not just the high-level goals, is an effective way to engage constituents online.