Is your nonprofit wondering how the recent update to Facebook affects your existing page? In this post, I explore what these changes mean for your nonprofit, how they affect your page layout and functionality, and provide tips to make the most out of your new Facebook Page!

Before your nonprofit embarks on a website redesign, be sure to dedicate sufficient time and resources to developing a clear, specific plan. Learn key questions to ask yourself before deciding to redesign your nonprofit website and four essential steps in successfully planning your next website.

Your reputation in the social media world is important. Social media allows people opinions to spread far and wide quickly. Word of mouth is a powerful reason to manage your reputation. What would you do when a crisis breaks? Author Jay Baer and Amber Naslund provide us with eight steps to recovering from a social media crisis.

Charity is a obviously a good thing, and when iOS apps let you give to worthy causes by playing games or checking in, it’s a no-brain…right? You choose what causes matter to you, and the app acts as the go-between. Sometimes you simply buy the app, and some of the profits go to the cause. Learn how Earthjustice and The Beautiful Day Foundation are using mobile technology to engage with their supporters.

Having a well-defined plan for dealing with potential internal or external issues is vital, because problems can grow exponentially via social media. Learn ways to overcome the most common challenges of Online Reputation Management (ORM) and why it should be a pivotal part of your communications strategy.

Supporters communicate with your organization through their online interactions — are you listening? Read my 5 quick tips to successful donor cultivation. Then learn proven “listening” techniques and strategies from two leading communications experts that will help you engage your supporters!

This is blog 2 of 6 in the series “Quickbooks Guide for Nonprofits.” Mark McCallick, founder of Nonprofit Connect and a certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor, walks us through building and setting up a chart of accounts, funding sources and programs. Download a Unified Chart of Accounts Toolkit and watch a video explaining this entire process step-by-step.

Did you know that 4% of online Americans use location-based services such as Foursquare? Using internet-connected mobile devices’ geolocation capabilities, this social network let users notify others of their locations by “checking in” to that location. Learn how your nonprofit can use Foursquare to increase brand visibility, raise funds and engage with supporters.

Social media can tell us a tremendous amount about our supporters. Is your nonprofit capturing this data? Check out 5 tips for collecting and tracking social media data that can inform your communications and fundraising programs.

What does Homer Simpson has to do with your cause? Katya Andresen, Alia McKee and Mark Rovner say “a lot.” In an outstanding presentation, they provide a fundraiser’s map to understanding how people make decisions, including decisions about public engagement and charitable giving.