Links to the articles I’ve reviewed and posted to Twitter between January 31 – February 6, 2010. This week’s topics include:  Governance & Strategy  •  Fundraising & Marketing  •  Social Media & Internet  •  Personal Development  

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Tizku Lemitzvot,

Shuey

Governance & Strategy

• GTak: Top 11 Hot Topics for Directors http://ow.ly/1s0vii (Deloitte) via Normanmarks - important for nonprofits too!
• Lessons in oversight after nonprofit org suddenly shuts down, leaving large debt http://ow.ly/1s1nx7 via Npquarterly
• Great food for thought: HildyGottlieb: What if nonprofit boards were about exploration, discovery, leadership, change? http://ow.ly/1s0CHw
• SSIReview: Monopolies, high interest & abusive collection, rampant in microfinance http://ow.ly/1s0wov via Nonprofitlawyer & Adincmiller
• Great analysis of the pros & cons! GTak: Private foundation or donor-advised fund? (in Nytimes) http://ow.ly/1s0K45

Fundraising & Marketing

• Lessons from Google’s (many) unsuccessful attempts at corporate philanthropy http://ow.ly/3PAaW via FundraisingNews
• Great analysis of DOs & DON’Ts of Haiti-donation followup by nonprofit organizations http://ow.ly/1s0Wfj via FundraisingNews

Social Media & Internet

• 9 Ways to Encourage People to Comment on your Blog http://ow.ly/1s0zbc via CharlieKalech
• Nonprofitorgs: 10 e-Newsletter Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations: http://ow.ly/1s0BGB
• Askdebra & AskAaronLee: Facebook Places vs Pages: What’s best 4 your nonprofit? by Johnhaydon http://ow.ly/1s0Jf4
• Why outsourcing your social media efforts isn’t the answer, by NealSchaffer http://ow.ly/1s1lTj via Nonprofitlawyer & Socialcitizen
• Johnhaydon: Becoming a Trust Agent w/ Chrisbrogan & InboundNow (see video or read transcript) http://ow.ly/1s1nAL

Personal Development

• Ajlovesya: 3 nonprofit job websites that offer great resources for job seekers & employees http://ow.ly/3O8Mh