Too bad we’re losing Picnik – the online photo editor from Google that’s shutting down. (According to Mashable, they will close on April 19, but premium services are free until then.) Luckily for all of us, there are other alternatives. Thanks to this post – a reprint from International Journalists Network – there are other online photo editors […]
Tonight an annual tradition continues, the President will address Congress and the nation to update us on the state of our union and his priorities. Last week we posted some observations on how non-profit organizations can navigate their issues in an election year. Kivi Leroux Miller has a good post up on her site about newsjacking. How can you take advantage tonight?
Have you thought about your email template lately and how it may be affecting clickthrough performance for mobile users? No? Check this piece out to get started with mobile email templates with a hat tip to responsive web design and the quirks of coding HTML templates for email.
When you’re a non-profit organization election years don’t have the same zing and excitement that they bring to political professionals and journalists. In fact it makes it even more challenging to keep communicating with people about the issues you’re dedicated to. Because of your tax status you can’t get on board and support or oppose candidates and you have to lawyer up and tread carefully in issue communications. The journalists and influencers you normally like to reach are obsessed with campaign minutiae and the latest gaffes.
The folks at e.politics have a great piece up discussing how you can prepare yourself to be effective during election cycles. But these tips really apply all year.
Why do donors give? Allyson Kapin at Frogloop has a good post up with some recent research.
When you’re deciding whether to invest time in a new social network, you should be asking yourself not only whether your audience is there, but are they engaged? Ignite Social Media dug into the latest ComScore data and found some interesting data.
