Comments on: Do Nonprofits Still Need a Home Base?

By: Rebecca Leaman

Rebecca Leaman — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:45:00 +0000

Lisa, thanks so much for the mention. The "home base" question is certainly still very much open for me – but maybe that’s all to the good: it can’t hurt to be pushed to re-examine our assumptions, right?

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By: Lisa Junker

Lisa Junker — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:19:00 +0000

I’m always happy to link to great stuff, Jeff! (And I really did love your toddler post. I have a four-year-old, so the toddler years aren’t that far removed for me–and it’s still amazing to watch how fast she learns.)

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By: Jeff Cobb

Jeff Cobb — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:22:00 +0000

Thanks for the mention, Lisa – and for all these other great links. (Glad you liked the toddler post. That was a fun one to write.) – Jeff

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By: Acronym

Acronym — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:58:10 +0000

Quick Clicks: Home runs…

Welcome to another edition of Quick Clicks. Thanks to all the association bloggers who give us so much great stuff to link to! – On the SmartBlog Insights blog, Rebecca Leaman wonders whether it still makes sense for nonprofits to……

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SmartBriefScoop — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:50:05 +0000

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By: dhutson

dhutson — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:10:11 +0000

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By: rjleaman

rjleaman — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:39:19 +0000

great comment from @JeffHurt here > Do Nonprofits Still Need a Home Base? http://ow.ly/17PPp

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By: Rebecca Leaman

Rebecca Leaman — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:36:34 +0000

Jeff, what a great extension of the analogy!

I’d say that the assumption is more that event the smaller nonprofits *should* be making that kitchen table available, but you’re so right — there are still far too many static brochure-type websites out there. It’s sad that they’re missing the greatest (and most cost-effective) opportunity of being online: the opportunity to have that conversation.

No question, though, that with little or no staff, and perhaps little or no tech know-how, this whole business of “getting online” can feel overwhelming. And sure, a static website can feel like a safe first step for those small nonprofits — but often they seem to get stalled right there. Time passes, and they’re into the exact position you describe, where the conversation starts happening elsewhere and the NPO is left scrambling to (a) create their own kitchen table and (b) invite people in.

Here’s another observation — and I’d love to hear if anyone else has noticed the same thing:

Creating a static website can actually hold back an org in moving towards a blog/forum or other kind of two-way platform. Visitors who don’t find the information they need (or the opportunity to “talk back” they may want) will often hit the Contact page — and then the org’s overtaxed staff has to deal with an increase in email inquiries. So the concern then is, what will happen if we actively invite even more engagement? How will the staff, already stretched to the limit, handle those extra demands on their time?

By: JeffHurt

JeffHurt — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:05:03 +0000

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