The 59 Smartest Nonprofits Online

Hey all,

TechSoup's own Marnie Webb and Daniel Ben-Horin recently teamed up with the folks at Squidoo and GetActive to come up with a list of the 59 smartest nonprofits online.

From the site: "These charities were chosen for their excellence in online storytelling and collaboration with their donors. We didn't play favorites to one cause over another, nor did we look at their fundraising goals or number of members. Instead, these organizations are winners because of their web 2.0 smarts and a willingness to engage their constituents far beyond asking them to dig into their pockets."

So what do you think? Is your organization on the list? Check it out and vote for your favorites:

www.59smartestorgs.com

Thanks, Amit. Enjoyed this.

The short "what's smart" blurb next to each site link is a great feature, letting the reader know what to look for and what kind of things make a site 'smart' from these reviewers perspectives.

Best wishes,

Ok, let's see. Of those 59, I immediately recognized 11 that were so far to the left that some have been accused of being fascist organizations.

PETA - is an organization that the FBI has been investigating for years as the mouthpiece of the terrorist organization, ELF.

NPR - One of the most socialist radio stations on the planet.

Amnesty International - clearly against the U.S. and our troops in Iraq, claiming bogus charges of torture - redefining interogation tactics to make the U.S. look like the bad guys.

New Orleans Voices for Peace - where was the peace when all the degenerates were stealing TV's?

I think the authors of this study should just admit that they are biased liberals and get over themselves.

Thanks Amit, I find very interesting to see all the orgs in the same place.

Lou: I'm afraid you are even more biased than those of us who are close to the NGOs so much critizised by you. In particular, I'm afraid I cannot accept the judgement on non-profit work, especially if peace-oriented, by someone who worked with military institutions.

Hey folks,

Remember that the TechSoup forums are for discussing technology issues as they relate to nonprofits, not for debating politics. If you have comments about whether the 59 organizations deserve to be on the list based on their use of technology, we'd love to hear 'em. Otherwise, I'm going to have to ask you to take the political discussion elsewhere.

Thank you!
--Amit

Thanks for the List, however or by whomever it was constructed. I enjoyed surfing the sites and seeing techthemes that are emerging. Don't let the critics get you down. Anything that you can do to assist the sector with technology and trends is appreciated.

I think lists like this are great, as a reference tool. However, I post links to more than a thousand organizations on http://www.tutormentorconnection.org, based on what they do, or what their web site offers, related to the work of helping kids move from poverty to careers, and related to the role volunteers and technology have in helping that happen.

Thus, unless the listed top web sites were focused in the tutor/mentor issue area, they would not be useful "best practices" to me other than for seeing how they present ideas and communicate concepts (which is a valuable learning resource).

I'd like to see someone organize best practice lists by mission. In fact, I host a Tutor/Mentor Conference in May and November of each year (http://www.tutormentorconference.org ) and have looking for people to blog tutor/mentor topics during this time frame. A blog talking about best tutor/mentor web sites would not only help programs learn from each other, but would attract volunteers and donors to these programs.