Blogging for Nonprofits

Deciding to implement a blog on your website is no minor feat. When redesigning their websites, nonprofits are often faced with the decision of whether or not to include a blog. We know blogs are trendy and popular. But what are the concrete benefits that a nonprofit can hope to gain from incorporating a blog into its new website?

Thanks to the Social Web, there is no shortage of possible topics for your nonprofit to blog about. From 10-paragraph editorials to 2-paragraph commentaries on breaking news, when you use the ideas given here, you should have no problem publishing the required minimum of one blog post per week (less than that and your blog starts to look abandoned).

I am often asked for advice from nonprofits that want to start a blog. Here are five of the tips I most frequently give: Read blogs. I can

You may have been dragging your feet on the nonprofit blog front. It may seem daunting to contemplate yet another marketing channel, especially when many of you have only just started to get the hang of Facebook and Twitter. Rest assured, even those who consider themselves blog-challenged can get the hang of it.

Deciding to start a blog is no minor feat. In fact, if you're ready to set one up, I'm sure you've debated whether or not your nonprofit should have a blog in the first place. If you're reading this post, I'll assume you decided to take a shot at a blog.