Flickr:Rodgers WifeIt’s a great week to be a part of the nonprofit community – but really, when isn’t it a great week to do good? This week, our members improved LinkedIn, blogged about e-mail marketing, and even pre-released an e-book. Whether it’s tips, tricks – or even free gas (that’s right!) – this week was full of great stuff worth sharing.

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Over at LinkedIn, Bryan Breckenridge is ensuring that members of the nonprofit sector have the opportunity to make their profile pages and accomplishments truly shine. You can now include your volunteer experiences and your favorite causes on LinkedIn as part of your professional brand. To find out more about the ways LinkedIn is empowering nonprofits, follow @LinkedIn4Good on Twitter.

If the price of gas is hindering your organization’s ability to hit to road and serve communities far and wide, you should check out Citgo’s Fueling Good program. Citgo is offering 12 nonprofits free gas for a year! Applications are being accepted through September 28th.

Social media killed the e-mail marketer (to the tune of video killed the radio star)? Pamela Grow says that isn’t true! It’s much more likely that nonprofits just haven’t mastered e-mail marketing. Check out her 12 simple steps to mastering nonprofit e-mail marketing.

Is your organization data-driven? This week on her blog, Beth Kanter points out that just collecting data doesn’t make you a data-driven organization. Her insights on data and organizations may make you rethink whether your organization is really data-driven.

Kivi Leroux Miller is accepting pre-orders for her upcoming e-book release, “The Nonprofit Content Marketing Cookbook: Your Guide to Creating and Curating Content that Educates, Motivates and Inspires”. She promises inspiring chapters with worksheets to help make the information applicable to your organization. And, if you pre-order, you recieve a 33% discount!

Lastly, if you’re in the Washington DC area on October 26th, you may want to check out the 2011 Agile DC  Conference. This event brings together thought-leaders and practitioners from government agencies and private industries alike, for an engaging series of talks, workshops, and networking opportunities. Nonprofit attendees can save 30% on registration by using the code AgilDCNFP.

Anything we missed? Share your links in the comments!