As part of our association with the Neighborhood Networks Conference, NTEN asked for a list of resources on social networks, blogging, and tagging, as they relate to nonprofits.  This amazing community came through, and the aggregated resources can now be found in a single Google Document we’ve shared with the world.

But this is only the beginning.  I’m sure we haven’t begun to tap the accumulated knowledge of the NTEN community, so if you have a related resource you think we should add, please post it in a comment, below.

Marnie Webb, TechSoup

Beth Kanter, Beth’s Blog

Tagging facilitates the sharing of information among members of a distributed community, and it can also help form or catalyze a community. In some respects the NpTech tag serves as a beacon to attract people interested in sharing resources on nonprofit technology and makes it easier to form connections and relationships with new people. The NpTech tag is also easy to use - the services are free, and many people have already incorporated services like del.icio.us and Flickr into their knowledge management practices. Furthermore, many tagging services encourage connections and conversations around particular tags via embedded social networking features. For more on this, see
Marnie’s blog, and Beth's NpTech Tag presentation.

Your guide to resources that will help you put technology to work for your cause.

Explore Windows Vista
The release of Window's latest operating system is here. What does this mean for you and your organization?

> TechSoup explains what Vista can do and answers your questions on the operating system.

> Ed Bott explains what you need to know about Vista in Five Vista tips, revisited and expanded.

> Vista may be right for you, but can your computer handle it?

Tagging
You've heard of tagging, but what is it really? And what can it do for you?

> Beth Kanter has put together a must see screencast  for anyone new to tagging or looking to reap all of the benefits. If you still have questions after the screencast, read through her notes.