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News for November 2000

22 November 2000

Email Newsletters Increase Giving at Stanford

There is a report out on the effectiveness of @Stanford (21 page PDF), a free email newsletter for the university. It's nice to note that they tested not just perceived effectiveness (which, alas, is what most evaluation tests), but also some metrics of actual effectiveness. They found positive correlations to many of their communication objectives, including giving. The recommendations include many expansions to the newsletter program. Posted: 11/22/00; 9:00:00 AM #

the changing nature of nonprofit press coverage
	Also in the Times, Felicity Barringer looks at the changing nature of nonprofit press coverage. Posted: 11/22/00; 9:00:00 AM #

evaluation and grantmaking
	In the current Giving section of the New York Times, Bernard Stamler looks at evaluation and grantmaking. Posted: 11/22/00; 9:00:00 AM #

application of for profit business practices to the nonprofit world.
	At PNN, Dennis Young looks at the application of for profit business practices to the nonprofit world. Posted: 11/22/00; 9:00:00 AM #

14 November 2000

Adbusters: The Zen TV Experiment
	And now for something utterly unrelated to our usual topics: Adbusters: The Zen TV Experiment. Or maybe it's not so unrelated after all. How many of us are really paying attention? Posted: 11/14/00; 9:00:00 AM #

unskilled volunteers
	Susan Ellis tackles the issue of so called unskilled volunteers. Posted: 11/14/00; 9:00:00 AM #

13 November 2000

Federal Communication Commission is seeking nominations for its Technology Advisory Council
	The U.S. Federal Communication Commission is seeking nominations for its Technology Advisory Council. Posted: 11/13/00; 9:00:00 AM #

The Future of e-Philanthropy
	Brian Murrow of PricewaterhouseCoopers opines on The Future of e-Philanthropy. Posted: 11/13/00; 9:00:00 AM #

E-mail Newsletters by Not-for-Profit and Public Sector organizations
	Jayne Cravens does her usual fantastic job with a new resource on E-mail Newsletters by Not-for-Profit and Public Sector organizations. Posted: 11/13/00; 9:00:00 AM #

8 November 2000

National Federation of Nonprofits Achievement Award
	Nominations are open for the Direct Marketing Association's National Federation of Nonprofits Achievement Award. Posted: 11/8/00; 9:00:00 AM #

Taking TCO to the Classroom
	Nonprofits are not as far along in their thinking about Total Cost of Ownership in technology decisions as the corporate world is. But the Consortium for School Networking has published Taking TCO to the Classroom, which might start to nudge us in the right direction. Posted: 11/8/00; 9:00:00 AM #

Nonprofit Management Development Program
	Carter McNamara continues to develop his online resources, recently announcing a twelve modules Nonprofit Management Development Program. Posted: 11/8/00; 9:00:00 AM #

3 November 2000

How to Write for the Web
	There's a good piece in the Industry Standard on How to Write for the Web. More and more I've been seeing nonprofits move away from their traditional natural writing styles and adopt some bad habits from the corporate world.... Posted: 11/3/00; 9:00:00 AM #

news organizations will allow online giving directly from stories about disasters
	What an amazing business arrangement! Looks like some news organizations will allow online giving directly from stories about disasters. Posted: 11/3/00; 9:00:00 AM #

2 November 2000

Periodicals.net
	You already know that I'm a news junkie. The Library Technology Alliance's Periodicals.net search engine is one of my favorite tools for followup research. Posted: 11/2/00; 9:00:00 AM #

find technology funding
	Helping.org's find technology funding page has been steadily improving. Definitely worth checking out, although I still wonder at technology being funded as something somehow different from program work. I guess it's a fact that it is still regarded as something distinct. Posted: 11/2/00; 9:00:00 AM #

management of the .us top level domain in the public interest
	I spend a fair amount of time dealing with obscure but pivotal issues related to nonprofit sector infrastructure. So do a number of other organizations who have recently called for the management of the .us top level domain in the public interest. Posted: 11/2/00; 9:00:00 AM #

interviews Gary Grobman
	Michael Stein interviews Gary Grobman, author of "The Nonprofit Organization's Guide to E-Commerce". I'm a big fan of Michael's and if you want to learn more about him and his work check out Michael Stein Internet Consulting. Posted: 11/2/00; 9:00:00 AM #