The International Journalists Network offers a 10 step guide to blogging for beginners.

These 21 techniques by Darren Rowse of Pro Blogger come from 5 years of experience. A follow-up post gathers another seven tips from readers.

Nonprofit Marketing Blog reminds us that images can tell a story, grab attention, and create emotional impact. So take pictures that illustrate your mission and your organization's activities and events. Then post them to your Web site!

AED's mission is to improve people's lives and solve critical social problems by offering the best thinking, technologies, and multidisciplinary approaches to human development. We work to connect disadvantaged people to knowledge and resources that can improve their lives and to further our vision of a world in which every individual can contribute to the well-being of his or her family, community and nation.

Best practices for moving people from passive support to supportive action -- developed specifically for nonprofit organizations. You can download the 775k PDF document. Registration required.

Recently the Communications Network held a webcast that featured an interview with Kristen Grimm, the author of Discovering the Activation Point, which looks at ways nonprofits can persuade people to take action on social causes.

The African Broadcasting Network sells subscriptions to programs about and from Africa for North Americans. Its Web site has some thumbnail-size video samples and contact information.

The mission of the African Immigrant and Refugee Foundation (AIRF) is to facilitate the effective transition of African immigrants to American society and to support their productive, sustainable integration into their new homeland. AIRF empowers new arrivals with survival skills, mental health services, ESOL classes, job evaluation, preparation and placement. They also provide African Cultural Competency training to their caregivers to enhance intercultural communication.

Great videos and music in this online exhibition from the Smithsonian.

The newest edition of the Alliance's 300-page guide to health policy issues is now available (in both English and Spanish) for downloading. Popular with reporters, the guide is useful for anyone interested in health policy issues. You can download the entire book or only one chapter at a time. Supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.