Brad Rourke

Brad Rourke’s Blog

  • On My Radar 5/6/09: Steal This Blog

    * Shoplifting Up * Have A Drink * All The News That’s Fit

  • How To Review A Document: Overall, Across, Within

    Every document should be checked along three dimensions: Overall, Across, and Within.

  • On My Radar 5/5/09: I'm Not Dead Yet

    * Uncle Sam Biggest Supporter Of Cities * Globe Not Dead Yet * Kindle For Textbooks?

  • What You Should Know, At A Minimum

    Do you know how much traffic your web space gets? Do you know which pages are most popular? Do you know how many of your emails get opened? Why not? I am always surprised when I talk to the leader of an organization that does not know these basic things. (I don’t mean day-to-day knowledge,…

  • On My Radar 5/4/09: Climate Change Controversy

    * Conflicts Over “Climate Change” * Boston Globe DMW? * Bigger Kindle Here are the stories that interest me this morning, along with my take on why I think they may be of interest to nonprofit and philanthropy leaders. Climate change conflicts and controversies are growing. The rift between Reps. Henry Waxman and Chris Van…

  • Are You Ready To Switch To Opt-In Marketing?

    Think about how much you send out (whether by mail or by email) that people did not ask for. What if you switched over to entirely opt-in strategies?

  • On My Radar 5/1/09: H1N1 Not Seen As Super Dangerous

    * H1N1 Not Seen As Super Dangerous * S.D. Cops Texting Drivers On Checkpoints * Souter To Retire __________ Here are the stories that interest me this morning, along with my take on why they may be of interest to nonprofit and philanthropy leaders: H1N1 (“swine”) flu is not seen as dangerous as previous ones.…

  • Danger For United Way, And Similar Organizations

    Twenty-one DC-area nonprofits announced this week that they had suspended their memberships in the United Way and were linking up with a new competitor. The new umbrella organization is called Community1st, and it includes the region’s largest nonprofits. [UPDATE to clarify: Community 1st is the name of the Washington-area campaign. It is overseen by an…

  • On My Radar 4/30/09: Give Our Money Back, Arlen

    * Specter Donors Want Money Back * Facebook CFO Runs For Office  * Fresh vs. Lame 100 Day Reporting __________  Here are the stories that interest me this morning, along with my take on why I think they may be of interest to nonprofit and philanthropy leaders. Arlen Specter fallout continued. Allaying fears (mine included)…