Question: What do you call a discussion between an executive director, an advertising consultant, a nonprofit development officer, a nonprofit staffer and a technology specialist?
Answer: The Cyrano Project Salon online.
As you can see from the juicy excerpts below, Cyrano Salonees have already begun to explore big questions, hot ideas, and interesting trends. To get in on the conversation, join us now - it's easy and free.
- On Blogging
"According to Technorati, the blogosphere is now 70 million Weblogs wide. According to Media Post, journalists are starting to look to bloggers for insight. There is opportunity for us nonprofits in the blogosphere - but know what you are getting into."
- On Clear Messaging
"I write this as we are shooting a video at a wonderful school for special needs kids - But if we put everything in, we will end up saying nothing in particular."
- On Communication: Talking to Techies
"Be as explicit as you can about what you are trying to accomplish, and what resources you have to do so - is this a quick fix, or are we talking about something you want to be able to run without human intervention for years?"
- On Action: E-mail campaigns
"One main reason email 'open rate' is important is because that's how you assess that you are at least targeting the right list, talking to the right people - without the right list, even the most compelling message will go straight to the deleted folder, unread."
- On Consultants
"Consultants tend to overreach. They offer recommendations that are way beyond the capacity of NPs - whether it's staff or money. A NP must budget - in advance - for the activity for which they are hiring a consultant, as well as have a plan of action in place for implementation."
- On Getting Answers
Q: "An arts organization I work with wants a public web-calendar system - Can someone please give me advice on a working, free, web calendar system?"
A: "You might want to try Google Calendar for the events, and consider building on PBwiki for the website."
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