Is your nonprofit ready for a website redesign? Are you the one charged with making sure the organization “gets it right this time?” Before you ask a web designer to produce that first round of homepage comps, you will need to take some initial steps to set yourself up for success. Follow these tips to get started.

Link: Five Tips to Strengthen the Design of your Nonprofit’s Website

Great new presentations on social media are coming out almost daily, now that we’re deep into conference season, and many are directed specifically to the needs of non-profits. If you’ve been thinking of launching or expanding your organization in social media, Slideshare is a good starting point for information and advice. But it can be time-consuming to pick through a wide range of slideshows to find those that are up-to-date, actionable, and appropriate to nonprofits.

Here’s a hand-picked selection of presentations to get you started…

Link: Social Media for Non-Profits: 26 Great Slideshare Presentations You Can Use

Last month, a friend from Montreal wrote to me for suggestions on how to raise money for an organization she had come across several years ago in Peru. She was about to return to the country and wanted to bring good news in the form of a micro-philanthropy campaign that would support the organization’s community projects.The only problem: she didn�t know anything about micro-philanthropy.

Below are my suggestions to her. I�m posting them here as a resources to anyone thinking of raising money and support for an inspiring organization they meet while traveling…

Link: Raising Money for an Organization You Meet While Traveling

Think your nonprofit organization has no need for a blog? You may want to think again. According to Technorati, more than 10,500 blogs were tagged charity, 4,000 blogs nonprofit and 2,300 blogs philanthropy in January of 2007 and these numbers are predicted to rapidly increase in the future. Below are ten reasons your nonprofit should participate in this movement and harness the power of the blog today.

Link: 10 Reasons Why Every Nonprofit Must Have a Blog

Although this article is targeted at nonprofits, the same argument could be made for small business. A blog would allow you to both manage information about your business and interact with your customers. Blogs have come a long way in a short time: they are no longer just for personal journals.