July’s “Nonprofit Blog Carnival” asks for suggestions on “How to Create a Juicy Nonprofit Blog.” I’m not sure it’s possible to write a “juicy” nonprofit blog—I can’t see how SIX SHOCKING CELEBRITY SEX TAPE SCANDALS!!!! would apply to the sector, except as Google bait and something to draw the idea of otherwise bored readers to [...]
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How to Write a “Juicy” Nonprofit Blog — or a Blog of Any Kind
July 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: Advice · Blogging · Stories
Notice: Grant Writing Confidential Outage
July 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Grant Writing Confidential was unavailable for most of yesterday, and we apologize for any inconvenience. As “Major Outage at Seattle Data Center” explains, a fire apparently hit Fisher Plaza in Seattle. Our host, Adhost, is located in that building. If you notice further problems with our site, please drop us an e-mail using the links [...]
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You’re Not Going to be a Professional Blogger, Regardless of What the Wall Street Journal Tells You
June 17th, 2009 · 30 Comments
The Wall Street Journal published a misleading article by Dennis Nishi called “Early Transition to Blog Pro,” about BoingBoing’s Mark Frauenfelder. It has two major problems: it implies that many more people make money solely from blogging than actually do, as though one can make a quick career of blogging (“How You Can Get There, [...]