A list of the great articles I’ve read and posted to Twitter from July 4 – July11, 2010. This week’s topics include: Strategy & Governance; Social Media & Internet; Fundraising; and Economy & Finance.
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Strategy & Governance
“Tax-Exempt Funds Aid Settlements in West Bank”
Author: Jim Rutenberg, Mike McIntire & Ethan Bronner
Site: New York Times
Comments: US charities supporting Israel can expect more heat after this article. Irregardless if the accusations are true, a lot of questions are going to be asked.
Link: http://ow.ly/27rcN
Social Media & Internet
“UK Survey Reports: Most Visits to Charity Websites End in Frustration”
Author: Kaye Wiggins
Site: Third Sector Via: @BonnieKoenig @PamelaGrow
Comments: Charities must make sites more accessible. Users of charity websites fail to find the information they want 60% of visits.
Link: http://ow.ly/280le
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- “8 Tips to Design a Charity Website” The main objective of the site is to get people involved with the charity. Link: http://bit.ly/1abSLq (via @rabbigreen @DesignerDepot)
- “Foursquare Launches Location Layers – This is Big” For this first time, Foursquare allows users to get information pushed to them, automatically instead of manually. Definitely useful for nonprofits. Link: http://bit.ly/aZesm6 (via @HilzFuld @askdebra)
- “This is Boring” When designing a website, sometimes less is more. Link: http://bit.ly/chg7ei (via @LJacobwith@agentsofgood @agentjenlove
Fundraising
“Fundraising … 10 Ideas for Making the Ask”
Site: Nonprofit Times
Via: @cherbaircfre
Comments: Charities must make sites more accessible. Users of charity websites fail to find the information they want 60% of visits.
Link: http://ow.ly/280le
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- “Decline in Unrestricted Donations Hurts Philly Federation” Successful fundraising must include unrestricted funds. Heed the following lesson. Link: http://ow.ly/28X65 (via @fundermentalist)
Economy & Finance
“Are Political Donations Tax Deductible?”
Author: Dr. Writer
Site: Third Sector
Via: @DebtCreditHelp
Comments: With so many elections taking place this November, it’s good to know if you can write off supporting your favorite candidate.
Link: http://ow.ly/294Zp
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- “Gov’t Rejects Raising Minimum Wage, Backs Negative Wage Tax” Believing that raising the minimum wage will actually raise unemployment. Link: http://ow.ly/27rVp
- “Best Money Tips: When Free Speech Gets Expensive” Great roundup of varied articles with tips to save you money from WiseBread. Link: http://ow.ly/294TE (via @DebtCreditHelp)
Potpourri
“How to Attend an Ivy League Business School for Free”
Author: Dr. Writer
Site: BSchool.com Via: @guykawasaki
Comments: 100 Ivy League Business & Entrepreneurship Courses You Can Take for Free.
Link: http://is.gd/dhEy6
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- “Too Many Chiefs” The inflation of job titles. Why the recent explosion? Are titles now irrelevant? Link: http://ow.ly/27Qvq (via @michaelhoresh)
