Our BlogFacebook FriendlyFacebook seems to be where all the cool kids are these days. (And just about everyone else, too.) We've been working on some ways to help our groups take full advantage of this popular online community with a tool we call Simple Social. Save Winter with Team Polar BearOur friends at Dogwood Initiative took advantage of the warm winter and lack of snow at this year’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver by launching their Save Winter campaign. Resources for Mass Email CommunicationHere's a grab-bag of links to various resources on the web which can help you think through ideas for improving your mass email communications. You'll find information on general best practices, design, deliverability, subject lines, HTML/CSS and more. |
Technology TipsSites for quality low-cost imagesA picture is worth a thousand words and thanks to many low cost and free photo websites building a library may cost you only pennies. Here are some great websites to scour if you can’t seem to find that iconic flower-growing-out-of-your-hand image you need for your website. Introduction to DataIntroduction to data management, databases and database lingo for startup and volunteer grass-roots environmental organizers and others with little to no database experience. Using CSS and HTML in Email NewslettersCSS and HTML support is far lower for email than it is for the web. This article explains the pitfalls to avoid and the methods to employ in order to get email newsletters to display consistently across many email clients. |
