The October Nonprofit Blog Carnival is setting up camp at Grant Writing Confidential. A couple of thoughts for future writers before we get started:

• Read Paul Graham’s The List of N Things, because many of the submissions are like wannabe magazine submissions: “Seven Ways to Beat Fat Now!!!!” (The number seven occurs disproportionately).
• The world of tools goes beyond social media and online. For example, one of the most useful tools a nonprofit can use to manage grant writing and other assignments is a whiteboard. Since I’m dating a med student, I’ve discovered that whiteboards are often used in emergency rooms to track patients because anyone walking by them can see at a glance who is where and any patients they’re responsible for.
• If you’re going to write a worthwhile blog, bring expertise to the table.

Now, on to the carnival:

• Gayle L. Gifford writes about how to get Nonprofit data at your fingertips.
• Also on the data front, see Easy Ways to Boost Your Nonprofit Marketing Impact with Google Analytics.
• Elize’s Golden Rules.
• Some elegant and cheap social media tools.
• Creative communications tools that aren’t being widely used by nonprofits.
• Using WiseEarth.

Thanks to everyone who contributed!