The Central West Coast Chapter of the FPRA

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County
A public foundation, The Community Foundation of Sarasota County partners to make charitable giving work in the community. FPRA/CWC partners with the Community Foundation's Nonprofit Resource Center for the September Nonprofit Marketing & PR Forum.

The Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County
The EDC grows, diversifies and sustains the economy of Sarasota County while enhancing our unique natural and cultural environment.

American Advertising Federation Suncoast Chapter
The local chapter of AAF partners with FPRA for social gatherings and professional development events.

Getting Attention
Nancy Schwartz's online presence helping nonprofits succeed through effective marketing.

Katya's Nonprofit Marketing Blog
Katya Andreson's personal blog on Robin Hood Marketing—the concept of stealing corporate savvy to sell just causes—and her life as a marketer, from Washington DC to Madagascar to points in between.

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
Excellent source of top notch articles, perspectives and best practices for nonprofit communicators.

FPRA/CWC Blog
Don't overlook this incredible resource, updated frequently with relavent postings by your chapter leaders.

Flickr
An online photo sharing website.

My Space
An online community that lets you meet your friends' friends.

Twitter
A service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

Society for New Communications Research
The Society for New Communications Research is a global nonprofit 501(c)(3) think tank dedicated to the advanced study of the latest developments in new media and communications, and their effect on traditional media and business models, communications, culture and society.

Facebook
Social networking tool for organizations & people.

Blogger
Create a blog with all the features for free.

How Some Nonprofits Use Twitter
Check out this blog posting on Betsy's Blog with some great examples of nonprofits using Twitter.

Get Started Right with Your Nonprofit on Twitter
A step by step tutorial, this blog post provides the golden key to what we've all been asking about: how to get your nonprofit started on Twitter.

Newbies Guide to Twitter
Cros Brogan's intro to the tool that some of us still haven't used and are afraid to ask!

Mashable
This collection of articles on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Video, Blogger, and much more is one of the most comprehensive resources on Web 2.0 you can find.

Beth's Blog
How nonprofits can use social media.

Platform Magazine
PR articles and blog posts relevant to matters facing our industry and society today.

PR Toolkit from PR Newswire
PR tools and news for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Aboutpublicrelations.net

Online Platform Magazine
Public Relations Out Loud

Online Public Relations
A group of digital resources to help with your PR goals.

Communications Resources from the University of Iowa
This index of online resources covers communications, advertising, political communication, cultural studies, media studies...the works!

The Poynter Institute

Comprehension, the blog of PRSA
Blog posts about PR topics from cause marketing to social media, hiring PR professionals to generational issues and more.

101 Public Relations.com
Collection of free articles and reports on PR topics for businesses and nonprofits.

PR News Online
PR News provides ideas, tactics and tools to maximize communications efforts. Each issue contains action-oriented feature stories, behind- the-scenes case studies and access to communications-related market research, metrics and data.

PR Newswire
PR Newswire is a global leader in news and information distribution services for professional communicators.

Certificate in Marketing & Public Relations
This USF Continuing Education program is just a drive away in Tampa

Online Course in Nonprofit Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, in partnership with the Winchester Center for Management Development, is offers this online Non-Profit Management Training.

Webinars from PR Online
This site includes a wide range of PR related webinars, both upcoming and archived. Blogging, crisis communications, writing for the web, internal communications and much more!

Nonprofit Marketing Guide E-Learning Center
E-Courses and Webinars for nonprofit communications professionals. Hosted by Kivi Miller.