On commenting

UPDATE: This post has been updated to reflect our current commenting policy (i.e. no moderation of comments).

Dear loyal Nonprofit Congress Blog Readers:  

The main reason we write this blog is as a means of ‘talking’ and sharing information with people, especially anyone interested in nonprofits, leadership, advocacy, public awareness, and organizational effectiveness. We hope that this blog passes on interesting information and also generates conversation and discussion. 

Our blog entries usually center around our own interests and thoughts on the wide world of nonprofits and, we hope, some of yours. We also hope that you will feel comfortable in adding your own comments, thoughts, and suggestions on what we write. It maybe as simple as a short ‘I agree’ or it may be a longer comment disagreeing with what we have to say. Though it’s sometimes hard for us (just like everyone else) to hear criticism, we still invite you to say anything you would like, as long as the tone is kept civil. 

Feedback and comments are really important to us as they give us a feel for what you think about this blog and our work in the nonprofit community. By leaving feedback, you are both encouraging us and helping us to meet your needs adequately. It is also a way to generate ongoing discussion which will hopefully spark further reflection and questions, and may even encourage future collaboration. 

To make this process even easier, we offer a short primer on commenting, so that you can join our community and help us improve this blog and the nonprofit sector: 

When you see a post you’d like to comment on, simply scroll down to the end of it and click on the small label that says either ‘No Comments’ or ‘1 (2, 3, etc.) Comments’. The link will take you to a new page where you can read the post, see the other comments (if applicable) and leave your own. Toward the bottom of the page, it will say ‘Leave a Reply’ in bold lettering. Provide your name and email address (which are required, though your email will not be published) and then write what you want to say in the box. You do not have to have a WordPress account to be able to comment on this blog. Once you are happy with what you have written, click ’submit comment’. 

You can also email us directly and we will respond. 

We hope you found this information helpful and will consider commenting on the blog in the future! For your reference, this post has also been created as a page to make it easier to access. 

Note: Thank you to Michele Martin, who advised writing a post of this nature, and to Sarah Stewart, from whom we borrowed some of the content and structure of this post.