December 7, 2006 | Read Time: 2 minutes
Following are several
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blogs about the nonprofit world recommended by experienced bloggers and charity officials:
The blog: The Agitator
What it is: Two prominent marketing experts share their thoughts about direct marketing and the nonprofit world.
To get there: http://www.theagitator.net
The blog: Beneblog
What it is: James Fruchterman, the chief executive of Benetech, a Palo Alto, Calif., nonprofit organization, discusses how technology can be used to fulfill unmet social needs.
To get there: http://www.benetech.org
The blog: The Charity Governance Blog
What it is: Jack Siegel, a lawyer and accountant who is the chief executive officer of Auto Didactix, a Chicago company that publishes instructional software on legal and accounting issues, uses his expertise to offer perspective on some of the biggest stories of the day in philanthropy.
To get there: http://charitygovernance.blogs.com
The blog: Donor InSite
What it is: Duke Smith, vice president of the Canadian division of the Russ Reid Company, a fund-raising and public-relations consulting firm that also works in the United States, discusses issues of interest to fund raisers.
To get there: http://dukesmith.com/donorinsite
The blog: Donor Power Blog
What it is: Jeffrey Brooks, the creative director of Merkle/Domain, a Seattle fund-raising consulting firm, seeks to help charities appeal to donors in the baby-boom generation.
To get there: http://www.donorpowerblog.com
The blog: Don’t Tell the Donor
What it is: Postings about fund-raising snafus and other problems that development officers gossip about are written by an author who won’t disclose his or her identity.
To get there: http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com
The blog: Gift Hub
What it is: Philip B. Cubeta, a financial-services executive, created one of the first blogs to focus on philanthropy. He seeks to challenge conventional thinking and spark discussion about fund raising, governance, and other issues in the nonprofit world.
To get there: http://www.gifthub.org
The blog: Redeeming Hope
What it is: Richard C. Harwood, founder of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, writes about topics related to the organization’s mission of encouraging people to work together for the public good.
To get there: http://www.theharwoodgroup.com/rcharwood/weblog/index.html
The blog: Trent Stamp’s Take
What it is: Postings by the chief executive of Charity Navigator, a nonprofit group that evaluates charities’ finances, offer commentary on what’s wrong — and right, in some cases — with the world of philanthropy.
To get there: http://trentstamp.blogspot.com
The blog: White Courtesy Telephone
What it is: Albert Ruesga, a foundation executive, seeks to spark discussion on topics such as the public’s trust in nonprofit organizations, attracting talented leaders to charity positions, and nonprofit governance.
To get there: http://www.postcards.typepad.com/white_telephone
