How Charities Respond to Donors’ Demands for Results and More: Monday’s Roundup
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
August 10, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
- The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Metro blog looks at the increasing demand from donors for charities to demonstrate effectiveness and how some local social-service groups are responding.
- Beth Kanter, a consultant who follows charity use of online networks, travels to Transparency Camp West to offer a look at how nonprofit groups can communicate more openly with supporters.
- Jeff Brooks, a fund-raising consultant, offers a new podcast on his Donor Power Blog with tips on how to create effective newsletters for donors.
- Scott W. Allard, who teaches at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, writes that nonprofit-run businesses are an important antipoverty tool but could never replace the current government safety-net programs. His blog appears on Talking Points Memo.
- Geoff Livingston, an expert on social media, explores how nonprofit groups can more effectively use networks like Twitter and Facebook to connect with “high-dollar donors” on The Buzz Bin.
- Nancy Schwartz, a marketing consultant, discusses how some nonprofit groups fall just short on hitting the right tone with their marketing messages on Getting Attention.
