New article: Better Organization through Document Management Systems

from Idealware by laura
We've just put up another great article by Peter Campbell, this one summarizing the world of Document Management Systems: Better Organization through Document Management Systems. If you're looking to improve your organization's ability to find, version, and effectively use documents, a DMS can help you out - but too few organizations know anything at all about this area. I know I learned a lot from the article!

How to Test Your Site on Different Screen Resolutions, Browsers and Systems

I've seen services like this before; this one looks pretty good.

"How to Test Your Site on Different Screen Resolutions, Browsers and Systems

The cruel fact of website customization, is that websites can look very different to visitors depending on settings they are using.

Everyone’s who’s ever customized their blog theme would know the sinking feeling of viewing it through another browser and realizing that the layout doesn’t really look quite right."

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the fundit - Blog Archive

Read the following post from "the fundit" and then ask yourself "Who has access to my website and email; and do I know what to do if something goes awry with my relationship with them?"

"LOLcats and fundraising: two worlds collide online I’m one of those people who spends way too much time looking at cute pictures of cats online. If the picture has a silly caption, so much the better. But would the worlds of LOLcats and fundraising ever collide?

Yes. Thanks to Stuart Bright, the originator of a serious donor relations problem for the Hervey Foundation for Cats, an Alberta charity for abandoned or injured cats. Bright recently pleaded guilty to charges of sending defamatory letters to 600 donors to the cat charity. From the Edmonton Sun:"
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Connie Bensen's Networking 101

Beth Kanter writes about Connie Bensen's Networking 101 and I would agree that there is line between the networking skills of the individual and the networking resources of the organization. I wonder if social network sites merely give the illusion of networking.

"Connie Bensen's Networking 101

I know many nonprofits that have embraced social networking sites look at networking from an organizational or campaign perspective. But, I wonder where the line is between the individual and the organization. I still believe that an individual's networking skills can be valuable to the organization. (I'm still reflecting on Carie Lewis's success). I'm struggling with this now as part of an article I'm writing (and rewriting, and rewriting) Connie Bensen has boiled some the essence of networking on social networks.

#1. Meet people as people first.

#2. Provide resources & help others.

#3. Lead yourself forward. Jeremiah O calls it paying yourself forward.

#4. Engage in partnerships & collaborations

#5. Interweave & connect with others & reflect on your network

Connie asks if we agree or have more points to add."

from Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social Networking

I have been using Facebook to link to friends and some colleagues, I am also trying to get this blog to post to my Facebook notes, not clear if this is a success or not.

I was also trying to use Now Public to do a "post once appear many" that worked a bit the trouble is finding blog posts that will serve in more than one place. There will be more on this later.