What we’re reading, week of 6/2

From TechSoup…
Selecting and Managing IT Vendors
Chris Peters has put together an incredibly thorough guide for nonprofits to work successfully with IT vendors. Each of the ten steps he outlines is supported by other great articles from TechSoup. Comments are open for readers to discuss Chris’ suggestions.

From the AFP blog…
Contagious Causes: Is Social Networking the Next Big Thing?
This post points to an article by John Skendall about the untapped potential of social networking. Many of his points are right in line with one of Philip King’s recent posts, Is Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Dead, or Just Getting Started?

From The Fundraising Coach…
Fundraising Secret #19: Make it easy!
Marc Pitman outlines the things nonprofits can do in their appeals in order to make giving ridiculously easy. Some points are obvious, but still surprisingly common mistakes! This ties in with Sarah and Shane’s point about making sure not to lose the key message.