Blog World Expo 2009 will take place in Las Vegas October 15-17. On the 15th, the Social Media Business Summit will take place.  We had hoped to give you the speaker lineup before the early bird registration deadline, but as yet they haven’t released it. I know that’s been frustrating for some of you that were waiting for the schedule to make the decision on whether you would go.

Your gift planners can personally connect with more donors and prospects than they could have in an entire month in the 1990’s. Personally connect with record number of donors and prospects this month!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Newspaper model broken. Americans get their news more from blogs and Twitter than they do from this newspaper. How can you, as a nonprofit marketer and fund raiser take advantage? Read on.

Cone, in association with Intangible Business has released the Cone Nonprofit Power Brand 100 for 2009.  You can view the the report and the top 100 list at their website. According to the report,
“Through this valuation, we hope to help all nonprofits better understand how to protect and evolve their brands to generate as much revenue as possible. Valuing brands gives organizations a license to demonstrate to companies and other partners that there is an established and justified cost to aligning with nonprofits.”
The report also includes a variety of good …

Today it’s official! We’re actually going to do this crazy thing -launching an online magazine in the middle of a down economy and with a shoestring budget. We’re still working out some glitches, but we’re happy to be here!
So, what is Blue Trolley Press?  We’re an online resource for nonprofit professionals.  We will focus on websites, social media, software, and technology.  We will strive to be a safe place for you to ask questions (We promise we won’t roll our eyes at you like your IT guy does!).  If we don’t know …