Some pertinent blogs about what others are writing and saying about the nonprofit sector.

Social media:

• Alexandra Samuel who writes about how social media is transforming our politics, our work and our personal lives http://www.alexandrasamuel.com
• Beth Kanter Blog : How Nonprofit Organizations Can Use Social Media to Power Social Networks for Change http://beth.typepad.com/

Canadian blogs:

• Lynne Eakin http://lynneakin.com/category/blogs/ on the role and nature of the nonprofit sector
• Scheherazade Hirji http://hirjiwhiteconsulting.ca/blog/ on various issues
• Tonya Surman http://socialinnovation.ca/blogs/tonya-surman on social innovation
• Blog @ Imagine Canada http://blog.imaginecanada.ca/ on their Engagement Strategy
• Ontario Nonprofit Network on sector issues in Ontario http://ontariononprofitnetwork.ca/blogs
• Mark Blumberg on various dimensions of the regulatory framework and philanthropy http://www.globalphilanthropy.ca/index.php/blog
• Tech Soup Canada on technology and the nonprofit sector http://www.techsoupcanada.ca/community/blog
• Social Economy Centre  http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca
• Canadian Knowledge Commons  http://knowledgecommons.ning.com

United States blogs:

• Nonprofit Quarterly (US) http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org
• Stanford Social Innovation Review http://www.ssireview.org
• Blue AvocadoUS)food for thought for nonprofits http://www.blueavocado.org
• Energize, for leaders of volunteers  http://energizeinc.com
• http://philanthropy.com/section/Home/172

One of the best known blogs on American Philanthropy:

• Lucy Bernholz's Philanthropy 2173 Philanthropy 2173