We asked, you suggested, we listened!
New friends,
Since our site went live just a few short weeks ago, we’ve had an incredible response. Without much promotion and without even an official launch, we’ve already had more than 2,500 visits to our site from more than 50 countries in every corner of the globe (can a globe have corners?).
Many of you have been generous with both praise and feedback, and we’re already starting to incorporate your suggestions into changes that will make the site even better before we officially launch. That’s what this “beta” phase for the site is all about – making it a resource that you use and find helpful.
Our first major overhaul is in our forums. We realized that they were way too detailed and overwhelming, and we’ve simplified them, with just seven main forums for now. Although we encourage transparency, we’ve also added the ability for registered members to post anonymously by just checking a box before you post. This may be especially useful as a comfortable way to share specific concerns or worries about your organization. The new forums are:
- The Welcome Mat – The first stop for basics about how to use the forums and share your suggestions.
- Best Practices Pavilion – What’s working? Here’s a place to find and share effective practices, policies, and procedures. No need to re-invent the wheel if you can modify it, instead!
- Connection Café – If you’re looking to connect with someone from another community benefit organization (nonprofit or NGO), here’s the place to do it.
- Emergency Room – Are you struggling or in crisis? You can come here to ask for ideas and support.
- Fundraising Corner – This forum is a place to swap ideas about the best way to sustain and build your organization’s financial assets.
- Leadership Roundtable – Got governance or leadership issues? Come share them with your colleagues, and get valuable advice in return.
- Marketing Meetup - Come here for exchanges on all things marketing-related, including web 2.0 and social media.
We’ll continue to listen to everything you share, and incorporate your suggestions and feedback. Just stop by The Welcome Mat in the forums and leave us your feedback or contact us using our suggestion form on the site.
Thanks so much for your warm welcome and input so far!
–Laura
p.s. Now that we’ve got so much interest from outside the U.S., we realize our name may not be “global” enough. We’re working on that…stay tuned!