While some organizations are still debating whether to have a presence on social media at all, others have the opposite problem: Trying to exist in too many places at once. With so many new social networks popping up every day, it’s nearly impossible to keep up with them all as an individual. As a time-and-resource-strapped [...]
Before I even start this post, I must confess: I suck at future-casting. Case in point: I met Britney Spears shortly before she became hugely famous. After seeing her sing, I thought, “She’s probably not going to be a big deal.” Obviously, I was wrong. As I have been on more predictions than I can [...]
Everybody’s talking about Pinterest, the next evolution of social bookmarking tools like Digg, Del.ico.us, StumbleUpon, etc. Instead of sharing a bookmark in text form, you share it visually, on an attractive “pinboard.” You can follow others’ boards and repin (AKA reblog, retweet) their posts. I signed up for an account early on, but hadn’t really [...]
The following is a guest post by George Ford of the Foundation Center, a partner of Small Act’s. He’s presenting a webinar going into more detail on this newly-launched grant tool tomorrow. The Foundation Center recently completed a comprehensive redesign of our online database for individual grantseekers, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, a source for [...]
Look out, kids, there’s a manifesto looming on the horizon of this blog post! Ahem. Today, I’m going to expand upon the flowchart I posted on Tuesday (pictured right). I subscribe to lots of blogs and several Twitter searches related to nonprofits and technology. I scan hundreds of new items a day. And at least [...]
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