good2gether

Think and do.

Greg and Brian, originally uploaded by Hybernaut.

I may have thought up good2gether...but Brian is the guy (along with his team) who's building it. Taken last night at the MIT VC Forum.

Note the g2g uniform - black sweater, white t-shirt, glasses optional.

Our new web site is here! Our new web site is here!

We've updated the good2gether web site - take a look and let me know what you think.

Also, and this is very, very exciting, we've scheduled our first 'sneak peek' seminars...if you're a nonprofit in Boston (and they're coming to New York and other cities right after the first of the year), go here and register.

I promise...you'll dig what we're doing.

Happy Birthday Sandi!

Happy Birthday Sandi!, originally uploaded by Middlesex Fells.

Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday dear Sandi!!!!!!!!

Happy birthday to you!

Phoenix Day 2.

Terrific meetings today with:

• Big Brother Big Sister of Central Arizona
• Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
• PetSmart Charities
• Make a Difference (Hands On)
• The Arizona Republic

Why does US Air hate me?

Ugh.

My red-eye (which I was already very excited about) is now delayed about 1.5 hours.  And I have a full day of activites on Thursday...and into tomorrow night.

Sahweet.

Having dinner in Scottsdale.

Killing time in Phoenix before my red-eye (great...another terrific flying experience coming up) tonight.  Having dinner at Drinkwater's City Hall Steak House in Scottsdale.  Vedict?  Yum.

PS An amazing day for nonprofit signups for our launch partner program - but the details will have to wait for another post.  But the key message - great stuff (and go Kris!)!

Valley of the Sun - Day One.

Great stuff on Tuesday with:

• Alliance for Audience
• Make A Wish Foundation
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix
• St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance (where the entire food bank movement started!)

More great meetings scheduled for today.

Sahweet.

I snagged that oh-so-coveted center seat for my 5+ hour flight to Phoenix.  Psyched.

Not.

NAA: Newspapers see steady gains in online ads

Once again, the big bright spot for newspaper companies is the continued steady growth of online advertising. The NAA reported that third quarter revenues for newspaper companies hit $773 million, up 21.1% over the year-ago quarter, making up 7.1% of all newspaper revenues (up from 5.4%). While overall revenues for newspapers were down 7.4% -- and classifieds dropped a precipitous 17% -- online ad revenue growth was actually picking up in sequential quarters. In the second quarter of 2007, for instance, online ad revenues at newspapers were up 19% year-over-year. "Newspaper websites continue to generate substantial revenue by offering advertisers access to the nation's most desirable group of consumers," NAA honcho John Sturm said. Media General recently reported better-than-industry gains online, with online revenues up 27.3% in October and "local online" ads going up 43.1% vs. October 2006.

From the Online Publishers Association.

Off to the Valley of the Sun on Monday.

Off to Phoenix on Monday for a Board of Directors meeting and meetings with:

• Make a Wish Foundation
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix
• St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance
• Big Brother Big Sister of Central Arizona
• PetSmart Charities
• Make a Difference (Hands On Affiliate)
• The Arizona Republic

Phoenix is the 13^th largest media market (DMA) in the US and has an MSA population of 4M with over 13,000 nonprofits. Neat stuff.