Despite Technical Problems, Michigan Arts-Funding Drive Raises $3.75M

Organizers of a massive online donation race to raise money for arts groups in metro Detroit are facing mixed reactions about the outcome of their effort. The good news is that the drive succeeded in raising $3.75 million for local cultural groups; the bad news is that technical glitches may have impeded some potential donors and upset others.


Full-text article by MARK STRYKER is available via Detroit Free Press, 8.18.09.

5 steps to a successful social media strategy

Social media, as many have said time and again, is only part of your campaigning, part of your fundraising, and part of your communications. It isn’t something that lives in its own department, nor does it have staff that are separate from the rest of the organization.

Full-text post by Amy Sample Ward is available via Socialbrite, 8/20/09.

Nonprofit News Site Makes a Debut in Seattle

Several journalists have started a nonprofit organization to pursue investigative reporting in the western United States and Canada.

Full-text blog posting by Monica Guzman is available via SeattlePi.com, 7.8.09.

News-Media Organizations Meet to Plan Nonprofit Investigative Network

In a column that appeared on PoynterOnline, a former newspaper executive analyzes the prospects for foundation-supported journalism as more than two-dozen news-media organizations meet this week to discuss forming a national nonprofit investigative network.

Full-text article by David Westphal is available via PoynterOnline, 6.29.09.

Churches Borrow Franchise Approach to Expand

Church pastors seeking to expand their congregations overseas are turning to tech-savvy communication approaches and franchise marketing to bridge the distance between their services at home and abroad.

Full-text article by Alexandra Alter is available via the Wall Street Journal, 6.13.08.

Bucknell University Reaches Out and Text Messages Alumni

Bucknell University rolled out a new service this month that pushes cellphone text messages to its 47,000 alumni.

Full-text article by Andrea L. Foster available via The Chronicle of Higher Educaction, 10.25.07. [Subscription required.]