From Charity: Water and Alex’s Lemonade to Kiva and Tom’s Shoes, The Dragonfly Effect tells the stories of how nonprofit organizations are using social technologies to engage and inspire people to participate in movements for change. Learn the four main components of a successful engagement strategy.

Melanie Mathos and Chad Norman give us “50 (More) Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits.” Learn how to better engage your supporters, communicate your mission and inspire action using the social web. I will show you how to implement ten of my favorite tactics in a series of blogs.Turbo-charge your social media strategy today!

Watch 5 great presentations from this year’s Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits. From Beth Kanter & Alison Fine, authors of The Networked Nonprofit, to Holly Ross, Executive Director of NTEN, and Chris Brogan, co-author of Trust Agents. Get tips, strategies and how-to’s from industry leaders and experts.

From Parkinson research to fighting poverty, a small group of nonprofits are using their virtual real estate effectively. Besides having a sleek design, these nonprofits are implementing key features that wow users and keep them coming back. Check out the elements all great nonprofit websites have in common and find out who is doing things right!

Did you know that only one-third (33 percent) of nonprofit chief executives use Facebook on regular basis? Or that only 6% use Twitter? A new study reveals how current nonprofit leaders use social media tools.

From planning and implementation to creating financial reports to tracking donations, Mark McCallick walks us through Quickbooks step-by-step. McCallick’s expert advise will help your nonprofit get organized, save time and money. Check out this comprehensive Quickbooks guide for nonprofits.

Google is more than just a search engine. You can make use of these 5 powerful Google tools to optimize your website, attract more supporters and increase online donations. Google Apps and tools are top of the line and free — Rock your website today!

Zuckerberg’s $100 million investment will give literally tens of thousands of students from a largely low-income community an opportunity for a better education. So the question is, does his motive really matter?

Step-by-step guide to add Facebook’s “Friend Invite” function to your page. Turn your supporters into advocates. Help them spread the word about your cause and engage their friends on your behalf.

The mobile platform for social good is here to stay. Eberhard says “you can put a bucket outside a grocery store and hope to collect some spare change, but what if you put that bucket in front of everybody in the United States?” There is a huge untapped resource in America’s 290 million mobile phones. What does that mean for your next fund raising campaign?