May 2009
55 posts
Foundation Center - PubHub - Yale Project on... →
I attended a talk Maibach gave at Johns Hopkins last year previewing these findings. They’re really interesting and prompt a sharp review of environmental messaging.
The rise and fall of States McCarter →
When I first started this beat in 2005, States McCarter was an influential figure in local government, a friendly and honest man who always returned my phone calls and was eager discuss his…
Case of dope on a rope →
It was a system that would have made MacGyver proud. Two alleged drug dealers were arrested in Winder after police learned that they had rigged up a wireless doorbell and a bucket on a rope to…
Interesting facts about NPR's audience
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NPR listeners are:
64% more likely than average to have traveled abroad in the last 3 years.
2.5 times more likely than average to be Mac users at home.
28% less likely than average to say celebrity endorsements influence their purchase decisions.
45% more likely than average to drink Pabst Blue Ribbon.
70% of NPR listeners say they voted in...
3 Answers for a Young Activist →
Once or twice a month I get an email from an aspiring activist, social entrepreneur, or nonprofit professional who has just moved to the Bay Area and wants to set up a phone call to discuss…
“‘No cheese today,’ the DMV attendant said.”
– As if It Needed to, Virginia Bans Smiles at the DMV
Optimizing CiviMail for Rapid Mail Delivery →
Trellon has been working on a fairly large implementation of CiviCRM for an advocacy group based in DC that was seeking to implement a CRM system that will help them manage their online…
Eternal September →
Our story so far…
Back in the 1960s, TV shows took great pains to catch you up on what had happened so far. Batman spent a minute or so recapping last week’s story. So did The Fugitive. The…
Causes on Facebook - new resources at your... →
Trying to understand how your organization should participate in Facebook? Network for Good’s partner Causes on Facebook today launched the Causes Exchange including their nonprofit…
Blogging, web content, and marketing - Association... →
Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog →
Random Summer Outing - Old Rag by Robyn →
Sunrise And Old Rag, originally uploaded by kerch.
Robyn last wrote about Virginia’s Vineyards
Hike Old Rag Mountain
You know when you’re handed a finish-by-5pm-or-die…
Eternal September →
Our story so far…
Back in the 1960s, TV shows took great pains to catch you up on what had happened so far. Batman spent a minute or so recapping last week’s story. So did The Fugitive. The…
Google Rolls Out Home Energy Software →
Google’s initiative to allow people to monitor their energy use on their computers took a step forward on Wednesday, as the company announced a partnership with eight electric utilities that will…
Charity Tuesday Takes Off On Twitter [3] →
It’s official: The nonprofit world is officially a more popular topic on Twitter than swine flu. Thousands of users of the social-networking Web site Twitter are posting Tweets today under a tag…
Are 'robocalls' about to expire? →
Oglethorpe County 911 Director Sue Wall doesn’t need to renew her car warranty. But telemarketers recently have been pestering her and whoever else answers administrative lines at the county’s 911…
The Future Of Social Networks →
Joe Keenan of e-Marketing & Commerce muses here on the future evolution of social networks, relying on the prognostications of Forrester Research.
He notes that 42% of social netters maintain…
What is ONA? →
nice intro to organizational network analysis
Happy Workers, Higher Stock Price - Kiplinger.com →
"It doesn't hurt to ask" →
Actually, it does hurt. It does hurt to ask the wrong way, to ask without preparation, to ask without permission. It hurts because you never get another chance to ask right.
If you run into Elton…
How Ya Doin’? How Ya Doin’? →
Over at the Frogloop blog, Allyson Kapin is sharing highlights from the latest eBenchmarks study. This document is a roundup of the online performance of various nonprofit organizations — you can…
Seth's Blog: Trouble accessing gmail remotely →
Tracking contributions and event registrations for... →
One of the common needs of a contribution or event registration system is to track what campaign that transaction is destined from and what link originated the transaction. This allows organizations…
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog:... →
3 Ways to Make Board Members Better Messengers →
As a board member, now for NTEN and in past years for other organizations, I’m been highly aware of how organizations manage their boards. I have lots to contribute as a board member but…
More on "Do Less With Less" . . . 5.15.09 →
Speaking with nonprofit audiences recently in Chicago, Cincinnati and Los Angeles, I’ve heard the sounds of people struggling to make decisions in the face of uncertainty and wrestling with…
Environmental Survey Reports One Thing, But Google... →
Rumors are flying that a forthcoming environmental survey/research piece on language will recommend that we move away from the terms “global warming” AND “climate change” and embrace some new…
e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics »... →
There have been too many “learn from obama” blog posts in general, but this is the best I’ve seen of them.
3 Ways to Make Board Members Better Messengers →
As a board member, now for NTEN and in past years for other organizations, I’m been highly aware of how organizations manage their boards. I have lots to contribute as a board member but…
Rethinking the Rules of Engagement →
In last week’s New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell wrote a fascinating article, “How David Beats Goliath: When Underdogs Break The Rules.” In his patented style Gladwell weaves together story after…
A Biodiesel Maker's Tale of Woe →
Imperium Renewables, which once described its biodiesel plant in Washington state as the largest in the country, currently produces nothing.
Committees: Bring A Bag Or Pay A Nickel →
Two D.C. Council committees approved legislation today that would require consumers to pay 5 cents for paper or plastic bags at grocery stores, convenience stores and other retail outlets where food…
Check out this cool map →
For all you land-use wonks out there: Athens-Clarke planners are doing a design study for the Prince Avenue and Oak/Oconee Street corridors, and they have a nice interactive map showing what…
rt @rosettathurman White Courtesy Telephone:... →
Dixon's Pest Control Inc. (4/5) on Yelp →
Before we bought our house, Dixon’s had treated it for termites that had done some damage in the living room floor. Some water damage this winter had caused a gap in the rear foundation bulkhead,…
More users give up on Twitter than stay with it →
If you blog about Twitter, your post starts popping up all over Twitter. It’s one big self-referential echo-chamber. The other funny thing about Twitter is the retention rate, as reported in …
Dear PoP - Screen on the Green Canceled →
Screen on the Green, originally uploaded by lonecellotheory.
“Hi PoP!
Do you know any more info on why HBO canceled Screen On The Green this year? As much as I can’t sit in one…
Neutral Milk Hotel Album Transformed for Stage →
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hipsterdiet:
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VLA Interactive Legal & Business Bootcamp for... →
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts is offering an intensive new program about the legal and business issues that affect individual artists and individuals within arts cultural institutions who make…
CiviCRM - The Book is Born →
The Book Sprint is over - and we met our goal: Zero to Book in 5 days.
Reflecting on the process, I am incredibly moved by the dedication and commitment which everyone on the sprint team brought to…
PoP Comics - 24 Hour Hell by CH →
24hourhell, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.
You can submit your comic to princeofpetworth(at) gmail (dot) com.
Do you have customers or members? →
If you changed your model to have members instead, what would that look like? If people had to subscribe, or be admitted, or apply… and if you had to please the membership, not convert new…
What to do with people who aren't going to go... →
Stalling provides a hurdle that allows you to filter out requests.
If you put people on hold for six minutes, the trivial calls hang up. If you tell people that they can have something they’ve…
CiviReport: A new reporting framework for CiviCRM →
One of the reported shortcomings of CiviCRM has been the perceived “lack of reporting functionality”. This is true to a large extent, but our hope was that most folks would either use
Traditional…
He dug his own grave →
Cadaver dogs found the remains of former University of Georgia professor George Zinkhan III on Saturday, partially buried in a shallow pit in a large, densely wooded area between Cleveland Road…
Gay marriage is getting more popular →
Let’s be clear about Rep. Paul Broun’s Marriage Protection Amendment. It is not going to pass. It is not even going to come up for a vote. Not even close. But it is generating a lot of…
Farmers market to open Saturday →
The Athens Farmers Market will kick off its 2009 season Saturday with up to 40 vendors who specialize in locally grown, sustainably produced food crops. The market will open at 8 a.m. and run until…
6 Buzzworthy Laws All Web Marketers Should... →