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.

1. Keyword research
2. Get some (trustworthy) advice
3. Look after your code
4. Make navigation easy
5. Get links
6. Build a sitemap
7. Don’t forget the technical stuff
8. Track your progress
9. Tell the search engines where you are
10. Content is king

More at this link: 10 Top Tips to Make your Website Search Engine Friendly

Don’t forget the time it takes to learn the technology. Judi Sohn makes great arguments in her article.

Link: Technology is an investment, even when it’s free