A quick search for "masschusetts library blog" (without quotation marks) had some interesting results. See:
http://tyngsboroughpubliclibrary.blogspot.com/ Are you including library in your definition of nonprofit? If so, you should be able to talk to a couple or three who can enrich your discussion. Karen G. Schneider [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:digitaldivide- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Elizabeth Finn > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 12:43 PM > To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group > Subject: [DDN] Nonprofit Blogging: The Shape of Things to Come > > (A version of this item, with live links, is available at > <http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog/_archives/2005/7/7/1005407.ht > ml>) > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > First, an apology...it's one of those predictable passages in a > blogger's life...one starts blogging about blogging. Sorry about > that. > > I'd been asked by the bloggers' group that meets on Thursday evenings > at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society to put together a little > session about blogging for nonprofits. > > Fortunately, I was able to recruit two highly respected colleagues > from the nonprofit sector, Beth Kanter and Brian Reich, to share their > ideas on the topic. This is a Good Thing(tm), because my own opinion > is that if you've read my blog or heard me chatting with fellow > members of the Berkman bloggers' group then you're already familiar > with the few insights that I have on this topic. > > At this point, there isn't much data from which I can draw > conclusions. In fact, in my efforts to recruit presenters for this > session, I haven't been able to find very many nonprofits in > Massachusetts that maintain blogs, and I note that (in the blogosphere > as a whole) the few nonprofit professionals who are active bloggers > are also technology assistance providers. There just aren't a lot of > nonprofit executive directors, field organizers, fundraisers, or > direct service service providers who blog, unless they are already > geeks. > > However, in the absence of empirical data, I can always resort to > another research method - staring off into space for 20 or 30 minutes. > On the basis of my findings, I will venture to make a prediction: > > > The future will favor well-designed web sites that > feature clusters of blogs by diverse authors who > are focused on a coherent mission. > > Here are some examples of mission-based web sites that serve up a > range of blogs to readers: > > -The Digital Divide Network: "Knowledge to help everyone succeed > in the digital age." > > -Global Voices Online: "The world is talking. Are you listening?" > > -Omidyar Network: "We believe every individual has the power to > make a difference. We exist for one single purpose: So that more and > more people discover their own power to make good things happen." > > -WorldChanging: "Models, Tools, and Ideas for Building a Bright > Green Future" > > Although real simple syndication (also known as "RSS") makes it > possible for all of us to read blog content without surfing from one > web site to another, I'm convinced that a web site with a strong focus > that offers rich visual and verbal content will continue to draw web > users. A cluster of blogs that offer compelling insights and new > points of view can be a part of that strategy. > > Best regards from Deborah > > Deborah Elizabeth Finn > Boston, Massachusetts, USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog > http://public.xdi.org/=deborah.elizabeth.finn > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
