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The Corporate Weblog Manifesto

Robert Scoble has written The Corporate Weblog Manifesto (13 page PDF) and it applies as much to nonprofits who are considering weblogs as anyone else. Among his twenty recommendations, which are a little redundant in places, I particularly liked: Tell the truth. Post fast on good news or bad. Use a human voice. Have a thick skin. Talk to the grassroots first. Be the authority on your issue or organization. Posted: 9/29/04; 6:11:29 PM #

Cost of War

Last week I asked a question about the cost of war to civil society in the United States and the world. The National Priorities Project has addressed just that question on their Cost of War site, where you can compare the cost of the Iraq War to the cost of pre-school programs, children's health, public education, college scholarships, public housing, world hunger programs, fighting AIDS, and world immunization efforts. Posted: 9/29/04; 6:11:03 PM #

US Election 2004: Attention and Attitude of US Media Sites
	In our recent review of the Planetwork conference, we covered some interesting technology being used to monitor media attention on various environmental issues. It turns out that same technology is being applied to the U.S. presidential election. It's interesting to look at the top ten key words for each candidate. Posted: 9/29/04; 6:10:41 PM #

Around Me
	Around Me is open source, nonprofit oriented, social networking software developed by Barnraiser.org, a Swedish nonprofit organization. I'm very impressed. Posted: 9/29/04; 6:10:31 PM #

The Communication Initiative
	The Communication Initiative is a Canadian organization with a number of interesting international projects and a focus on improving communication practices. They are a rich resource and I recommend their newsletter, The Drum Beat. Posted: 9/29/04; 6:10:16 PM #