First-time nonprofit managers can often use a bit of guidance from more experienced colleagues, as well as the answers to specific questions. The problem is, there just aren’t enough mentors to go around, and perhaps this is especially so in the nonprofit sector where resources are stretched to the limit. What’s the solution? Well, Third ...

Getting your message out is only one-half of the Internet communications strategy for a savvy nonprofit organizaton. You also need to be tuned in to the ''buzz'' -- to know who's talking about your organization and your cause online, and what they're saying. How else can you engage your audience in true conversation? Kivi Leroux Miller (Nonprofit ...

Last week, Idealware.org put on a free online seminar called “Online Communication on a Shoestring.” In the webinar, presenter Laura Quinn led the participants through a discussion of best practices and low-cost tools, talking through how “websites, email blasting, and social media can provide a small organization with big benefits without a ...

NTEN Office Hours puts the experience and skills of nonprofit technology experts at your service in an on-going series of free online question-and-answer sessions. The expert volunteers cover a wide range of tech topics of special interest to nonprofits: IT Staff Communications Fundraising Program Leadership This all takes place ...

Effective communication – and more precisely, the effective transfer or exchange of knowledge –  is vital to any nonprofit organization. It lies at the root of everything a nonprofit does – from pitching your cause to donors and funding agencies, to delivering services to members and clients; and from seeking public support and the ear of ...