Flickr Photo: _ESAmy Sample Ward lays out 5 strategic steps for measuring the ROI of social media for your organization. There are no easy equations, but this is sound advice on how to go from identifying the problem (or goal) to measuring the impact of a social media strategy (or tool).

What do you know, NTEN made the news! Check out this Chronicle of Philantrhopy article about our recent scholarship fundraising campaign. Thanks again, y'all!

Allyson Kapin offers 10 Best Web Content Practices over on the Care2 blog. Design is nice, but content is still king!

Beth Kanter is cited in an LA Times article announcing the Attributor and Creative Commons collaboration with FairShare. Nice! And just because Beth went all Hollywood doesn't mean she's not still walking the walk: check out her latest online campaign announcement to see how easy it is to feed hungry children by engaging online.

Just what I've been looking for: Idealist.org published a handbook for changing the world. Thanks!

Finally, I love it when our members team up for good causes! Watershed Company, Mobile Commons, and the Humane Society of the United States worked together to provide this case study on mobile giving campaigns. NTEN members rock when it comes to being generous with their awesomeness!