Why I Blog

Andrew Sullivan on "Why I Blog"

From the preface to Andrew Sullivan's "Why I Blog" in The Atlantic (November 2008):

For centuries, writers have experimented with forms that evoke the imperfection of thought, the inconstancy of human affairs, and the chastening passage of time. But as blogging evolves as a literary form, it is generating a new and quintessentially postmodern idiom that’s enabling writers to express themselves in ways that have never been seen or understood before. Its truths are provisional, and its ethos collective and messy. Yet the interaction it enables between writer and reader is unprecedented, visceral, and sometimes brutal. And make no mistake: it heralds a golden era for journalism.

Read the full piece here:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/andrew-sullivan-why-i-blog

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Fundraising Blogs from the AFP Community

Thanks to the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) for including this blog in their recent article:

Fundraising Blogs from the AFP Community

Here is an excerpt from that article with some of the blogs they reference:

• Donovan’s Donor Diary (http://www.fundraisingcorner.blogspot.com/) by Jim Donovan, president and CEO of Donovan Management Inc. in Lake Monroe, Fla.
• Everyday Giving Blog (http://www.everydaygivingblog.com/) by Roger Carr, founder of Everyday Giving in Fredericksburg, Va.
• Fundraising for Nonprofits blog (www.gayleroberts.com/blog) by Gayle Roberts, fundraising counsel, Fundraising for Nonprofits in San Francisco, Calif.
• New Voices of Philanthropy (http://www.newvoicesofphilanthropy.org/) by Trista Harris, executive director of Headwaters Foundation for Justice in Minneapolis, Minn.
• Perspectives From the Pipeline (http://www.fromthepipeline.blogspot.com/) by Rosetta Thurman, director of development and special programs at the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington in Washington, D.C.
• The Raiser’s Razor (http://www.theraiser.blogspot.com/) by Jeremy Gregg, CFRE, director of development at Central Dallas Ministries in Dallas, Texas.
• Sue’s Muse (http://www.suesmuse.com/) by M. Sue Woodward, CFRE, president of Woodward Associates in Potomac, Md.
  

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V3 Campaign launches "501v3 Blog"

Standing at the vanguard of the nonprofit world, Robert Egger and his V3 Campaign have just launched the 501v3 Blog to "make the voice of the nonprofit sector heard, its value realized, and its votes counted in EVERY election in America. The V3 Campaign asks candidates for office to provide details about their experience with and plans for strengthening the nonprofit sector. V3 then posts the replies here."

V3 Campaign launches "501v3 Blog"

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Change the Wind: A New Blog from CDM

Central Dallas Ministries just launched its public policy and advocacy blog, Change the Wind: A blog seeking to 'change the wind' in the current discussion on the policies and systems related to poverty in the United States of America.

Visit it online here:
http://www.changethewind.org/

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Blogs to Explore while Avoiding Work

Thanks toi Logic+Emotion: Who Killed The Marketing Funnel? Accidental Marketers. for this amazing list of bloggers on the topic of marketing!

I am going to file this away under the "Blogs to Explore while Avoiding Work" category:

Adam Crowe, Adrian Ho, Aki Spicer, Alex Henault, Amy Jussel, Andrew Odom, Andy Nulman, Andy Sernovitz, Andy Whitlock, Angela Maiers, Ann Handley, Anna Farmery, Armando Alves, Arun Rajagopal, Asi Sharabi, Becky Carroll, Becky McCray, Bernie Scheffler, Bill Gammell, Bob Carlton, Bob LeDrew, Brad Shorr, Bradley Spitzer, Brandon Murphy, Branislav Peric, Brent Dixon, Brett Macfarlane, Brian Reich, C.C. Chapman, Cam Beck, Casper Willer, Cathleen Rittereiser, Cathryn Hrudicka, Cedric Giorgi, Charles Sipe, Chris Kieff, Chris Cree, Chris Wilson, Christina Kerley (CK), C.B. Whittemore, Clay Parker Jones, Chris Brown, Colin McKay, Connie Bensen, Connie Reece, Cord Silverstein, Corentin Monot, Craig Wilson, Daniel Honigman, Dan Goldstein, Dan Schawbel, Dana VanDen Heuvel, Dan Sitter, Daria Radota Rasmussen, Darren Herman, Darryl Patterson, Dave Davison, Dave Origano, David Armano, David Bausola, David Berkowitz, David Brazeal, David Koopmans, David Meerman Scott, David Petherick, David Reich, David Weinfeld, David Zinger, Deanna Gernert, Deborah Brown, Dennis Price, Derrick Kwa, Dino Demopoulos, Doug Haslam, Doug Meacham, Doug Mitchell, Douglas Hanna, Douglas Karr, Drew McLellan, Duane Brown, Dustin Jacobsen, Dylan Viner, Ed Brenegar, Ed Cotton, Efrain Mendicuti, Ellen Weber, Emily Reed, Eric Peterson, Eric Nehrlich, Ernie Mosteller, Faris Yakob, Fernanda Romano, Francis Anderson, G. Kofi Annan, Gareth Kay, Gary Cohen, Gaurav Mishra, Gavin Heaton, Geert Desager, George Jenkins, G.L. Hoffman, Gianandrea Facchini, Gordon Whitehead, Graham Hill, Greg Verdino, Gretel Going & Kathryn Fleming, Hillel Cooperman, Hugh Weber, J. Erik Potter, J.C. Hutchins, James Gordon-Macintosh, Jamey Shiels, Jasmin Tragas, Jason Oke, Jay Ehret, Jeanne Dininni, Jeff De Cagna, Jeff Gwynne, Jeff Noble, Jeff Wallace, Jennifer Warwick, Jenny Meade, Jeremy Fuksa, Jeremy Heilpern, Jeremy Middleton, Jeroen Verkroost, Jessica Hagy, Joanna Young, Joe Pulizzi, Joe Talbott, John Herrington, John Jantsch, John Moore, John Rosen, John Todor, Jon Burg, Jon Swanson, Jonathan Trenn, Jordan Behan, Julie Fleischer, Justin Flowers, Justin Foster, Karl Turley, Kate Trgovac, Katie Chatfield, Katie Konrath, Kenny Lauer, Keri Willenborg, Kevin Jessop, Kris Hoet, Krishna De, Kristin Gorski, Laura Fitton, Laurence Helene Borei, Lewis Green, Lois Kelly, Lori Magno, Louise Barnes-Johnston, Louise Mangan, Louise Manning, Luc Debaisieux, Marcus Brown, Mario Vellandi, Mark Blair, Mark Earls, Mark Goren, Mark Hancock, Mark Lewis, Mark McGuinness, Mark McSpadden, Matt Dickman, Matt J. McDonald, Matt Moore, Michael Hawkins, Michael Karnjanaprakorn, Michelle Lamar, Mike Arauz, Mike McAllen, Mike Sansone, Mitch Joel, Monica Wright, Nathan Gilliatt, Nathan Snell, Neil Perkin, Nettie Hartsock, Nick Rice, Oleksandr Skorokhod, Ozgur Alaz, Paul Chaney, Paul Hebert, Paul Isakson, Paul Marobella, Paul McEnany, Paul Tedesco, Paul Williams, Pet Campbell, Pete Deutschman, Peter Corbett, Phil Gerbyshak, Phil Lewis, Phil Soden, Piet Wulleman, Rachel Steiner, Sreeraj Menon, Reginald Adkins, Richard Huntington, Rishi Desai, Beeker Northam, Rob Mortimer, Robert Hruzek, Roberta Rosenberg, Robyn McMaster, Roger von Oech, Rohit Bhargava, Ron Shevlin, Ryan Barrett, Ryan Karpeles, Ryan Rasmussen, Sam Huleatt, Sandy Renshaw, Scott Goodson, Scott Monty, Scott Townsend, Scott White, Sean Howard, Sean Scott, Seni Thomas, Seth Gaffney, Shama Hyder, Sheila Scarborough, Sheryl Steadman, Simon Payn, Sonia Simone, Spike Jones, Stanley Johnson, Stephen Collins, Stephen Cribbett, Stephen Landau, Stephen Smith, Steve Bannister, Steve Hardy, Steve Portigal, Steve Roesler, Steven Verbruggen, Steve Woodruff, Sue Edworthy, Susan Bird, Susan Gunelius, Susan Heywood, Tammy Lenski, Terrell Meek, Thomas Clifford, Thomas Knoll, Tiffany Kenyon, Tim Brunelle, Tim Buesing, Tim Connor, Tim Jackson, Tim Longhurst, Tim Mannveille, Tim Tyler, Timothy Johnson, Tinu Abayomi-Paul, Toby Bloomberg, Todd Andrlik, Troy Rutter, Troy Worman, Uwe Hook, Valeria Maltoni, Vandana Ahuja, Vanessa DiMauro, Veronique Rabuteau, Wayne Buckhanan, William Azaroff, Yves Van Landeghem

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Mosaic Family Services

Congrats to Mosaic Family Services for starting an organizational blog! This is a great way to promote the important work of your organization.

For those who don't know about Mosaic, download their latest newsletter here.

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Help me to sharpen the Razor

FundRaising Success asks the following:

What are your favorite fundraising/nonprofit marketing blogs? What’s so great about them?
To send responses/comments, e-mail: mbattistelli@napco.com. Responses should not exceed 100 words. Your ideas, insights and opinions could be published in an upcoming issue of FundRaising Success magazine.

What are your favorite blogs? More importantly -- what would it take for this blog to make your list?

I'd love your thoughts on how I could sharpen the Razor!

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Now THAT'S the way you (BLOG!)

Charles Kisers shakes what his mama gave him over at Justice and the Mission of God « Dallas 2008.

Says Will Ferrell, "that's the way you BLOG!"

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So, you wanna plant a church in Uptown?

Good luck to Charles Kiser and his friends as they seek to launch a new church in the Uptown area of Dallas.



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