There are hundreds of nonprofit related blogs out there, but do you ever wonder which ones everyone else is reading? We do, which is why we have compiled a list of the world’s most popular nonprofit blogs.
What we measure. Don’t see a blog you think should be on here? Let us know .
Scroll down past the list to learn how the rankings are computed and what the metrics mean as well as the answers to many more commonly asked questions.
Note: If you are viewing this on a mobile device, some metrics might be hidden in order to make the list more readable. To view these click the “+” next to the rank of a particular blog.
Top 100 Nonprofit Blogs (2017 Summer Edition) 1.00 Huffpost Impact 247 88.00 237.00 @HuffPostImpact - 1220002.00 Chronicle of Philanthropy 128,071 82.00 848.00 @philanthropy - 2020003.00 Nonprofit Quarterly 146,674 71.00 299.00 @npquarterly - 1120004.00 PND - Philanthropy News Digest 184,394 77.00 401.00 @pndblog - 483005.00 The Nonprofit Times 331,312 79.00 726.00 @nonprofittimes - 1110006.00 Third Sector 188,948 71.00 294.00 @ThirdSector - 772667.00 Urban Wire (Urban Institute) 81,287 81.00 67.00 @urbaninstitute - 890008.00 Shareable 242,175 78.00 897.00 @shareable - 289009.00 What We're Learning (MacArthur Foundation) 197,222 77.00 76.00 @macfound - 11700010.00 Beth's Blog 568,475 74.00 740.00 @KANTER - 40300011.00 Nonprofit Tech for Good 341,377 61.00 181.00 @nonprofitorgs - 85000012.00 Culture of Health (RWJF) 166,022 68.00 43.00 @rwjf - 9270013.00 JustGiving Blog 9,124 59.00 43.00 @JustGiving - 12026814.00 John Haydon 348,695 64.00 213.00 @johnhaydon - 4810015.00 Ukfundraising 384,716 66.00 307.00 @ukfundraising - 2165616.00 Stanford Social Innovation Review Blog 117,467 67.00 17.00 @SSIReview - 12200017.00 Classy 57,940 72.00 43.00 @classy - 1520018.00 GuideStar Blog 30,639 59.00 36.00 @guidestarusa - 7300019.00 Charity Navigator Blog 61,136 59.00 36.00 @CharityNav - 6530020.00 The GiveWell Blog 175,953 64.00 87.00 @GiveWell - 1500021.00 Techsoup Blogs 46,634 61.00 22.00 @TechSoup - 4560022.00 Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog 398,608 65.00 208.00 @kivilm - 1780023.00 NTEN Connect Blog 327,190 65.00 43.00 @ntenorg - 3040024.00 Equals Change (Ford Foundation) 180,296 65.00 10.00 @FordFoundation - 13600025.00 EJewish Philanthropy 479,173 62.00 153.00 @eJPhil - 1550026.00 Nonprofit Hub 220,065 58.00 111.00 @NPhub - 1130027.00 SocialBrite 511,853 60.00 212.00 @socialbrite - 1530028.00 npENGAGE 429,771 57.00 45.00 @blackbaud - 3319829.00 Getting Attention 1,189,216 62.00 230.00 @nancyschwartz - 1310030.00 Idealware 733,122 70.00 385.00 @idealware - 619031.00 Pioneers Post 925,163 61.00 126.00 @pioneerspost - 1720032.00 Purpose Decoded 270,053 54.00 26.00 @webershandwick - 3608233.00 TopNonprofits 132,025 53.00 52.00 @topnonprofits - 1126234.00 Fired-Up Fundraising 648,695 59.00 100.00 @GailPerrync - 1830035.00 Engaging Volunteers 26,718 52.00 10.00 @VolunteerMatch - 4520036.00 The Fundraising Coach 688,621 59.00 207.00 @marcapitman - 1290037.00 NCVO 386,263 56.00 16.00 @NCVO - 7110038.00 OSOCIO Weblog 1,207,427 61.00 287.00 @osocio - 808239.00 The Fundraising Authority 341,478 57.00 87.00 @fundraisingauth - 769040.00 NonprofitAF 419,078 52.00 170.00 @NonprofitAF - 1024441.00 Globalgiving Blog 69,671 56.00 2.00 @GlobalGiving - 10400042.00 WildApricot Blog 82,367 60.00 48.00 @WildApricot - 231643.00 Broad Institute 30,202 53.00 6.00 @broadinstitute - 2970044.00 Associations Now 279,115 62.00 14.00 @associationsnow - 909745.00 1% for the Planet 457,071 58.00 17.00 @1PercentFTP - 2690046.00 Fundly Blog 107,399 53.00 14.00 @fundly - 1317147.00 Bloomerang 280,431 60.00 32.00 @bloomerangTech - 555748.00 SocialEarth 1,946,102 54.00 107.00 @socialearth - 3010049.00 Nonprofit Marketing Blog (Network for Good) - 59.00 278.00 @Network4Good - 6700050.00 Bloomberg Philanthropies 430,068 61.00 5.00 @bloombergdotorg - 9050051.00 The Balance 783 55.00 9.00 @joannefritz - 888952.00 Ideas + Practices (Hewlett Foundation) 406,372 62.00 4.00 @Hewlett_Found - 4670053.00 The Razoo Blog 200,752 50.00 18.00 @razoo - 1740054.00 Philantopic 2,071,168 59.00 37.00 @pndblog - 4830055.00 101 Fundraising 1,324,399 51.00 87.00 @101fundraising - 2100956.00 Pamela Grow 1,942,199 54.00 106.00 @pamelagrow - 1878857.00 Sofii Blog 1,101,330 57.00 184.00 @SOFIIisHOT - 567058.00 Double the Donation 204,884 58.00 13.00 @2xDonations - 850859.00 #Onward (YourMembership) 332,216 70.00 25.00 @yourmembership - 281960.00 Center for Effective Philanthropy 1,584,644 61.00 26.00 @CEPData - 1650061.00 Philanthropy 2173; The Business of Giving 9,873,044 64.00 171.00 @p2173 - 1710062.00 Blue Avacodo 434,115 66.00 272.00 @ANonprofits - 18063.00 DonorDriven (Donor Drive) 130,068 59.00 16.00 @donordrive - 287564.00 Forward Together (Abila) 415,167 52.00 54.00 @abila_inc - 634365.00 National Council of Nonprofits 162,248 50.00 6.00 @NatlCouncilNPs - 2900066.00 Future Fundraising Now 1,798,121 52.00 128.00 @jeffbrooks - 818067.00 Nonprofit Law Blog 567,627 53.00 74.00 @gtak - 470268.00 Look To The Stars News 201,023 51.00 7.00 @looktothestars - 1110069.00 Institute of Fundraising 489,492 54.00 6.00 @ioftweets - 2530070.00 Ad Libbing (Ad Council) 1,720,641 52.00 27.00 @adcouncil - 2090071.00 Care2's Digital Engagement Blog 1,618,335 49.00 16.00 @care2 - 5730072.00 Keeping a Close Eye (National Committee for Repsonsive Philanthropy) 2,321,115 55.00 22.00 @NCRP - 1950073.00 CauseCast 594,047 50.00 14.00 @Causecast - 1890074.00 Joan Garry - Because Nonprofits Are Messy 436,261 49.00 57.00 @joangarry - 351975.00 Social Fish 1,546,302 56.00 155.00 @socialfish - 252776.00 Netsquared, an Initiative of TechsoupGlobal.org Blogs 2,047,792 54.00 21.00 @netsquared - 1510077.00 Cause Vox 163,479 47.00 13.00 @causevox - 505178.00 The Agitator 1,690,660 56.00 146.00 @AgitatorEditors - 221879.00 Clairification 1,905,799 52.00 53.00 @charityclairity - 549580.00 Social Velocity 1,325,337 51.00 32.00 @nedgington - 696681.00 Good News Shared 2,307,137 48.00 62.00 @GoodNews_Shared - 950182.00 Knight Foundation 238,554 42.00 1.00 @knightfdn - 13000083.00 Servicespace 508,173 46.00 7.00 @servicespace - 2660084.00 Nonprofit Tech & Fundraising Blog (Donor Perfect) 393,832 51.00 7.00 @donorperfect - 773085.00 BLOOM 5,086,597 54.00 48.00 @HBKidsHospital - 850086.00 Happy Black Woman 636,621 47.00 7.00 @happyblackwoman - 2120087.00 Case Foundation 537,503 33.00 8.00 @casefoundation - 55500088.00 Allison Fine - 52.00 64.00 @afine - 1490089.00 The School For Social Entrepeneurs 882,671 48.00 5.00 @SchSocEnt - 3230090.00 Navigating Digital Disruption 790,711 42.00 53.00 @mikekujawski - 531391.00 Volunteering News & Trends 89,941 47.00 6.00 @volunteerhub - 333992.00 Badrap Blog 6,005,141 51.00 40.00 @BADRAPorg - 1179193.00 Big Duck 1,444,839 48.00 13.00 @bigduck - 985594.00 Ahern Donor Communications 5,214,803 53.00 56.00 @thattomahern - 454695.00 Connectivity 362,359 50.00 15.00 @CQConnectivity - 174396.00 My Social Good News 2,513,666 42.00 11.00 @devindthorpe - 4430097.00 For Impact 3,023,255 51.00 58.00 @forimpact - 262298.00 The Story Telling Nonprofit 1,403,564 44.00 21.00 @vanessaechase - 508199.00 greatergiving 432,999 44.00 10.00 @greatergiving - 4842100.00 Get Fully Funded 2,113,481 46.00 16.00 @SandyRees - 8337
FAQ :: Can you explain the metrics?
Traffic – Alexa Global Rank (AR) Alexa’s traffic rankings are based on the usage patterns of Alexa Toolbar users and data collected from other, diverse sources over a rolling 3 month period. A site’s ranking is based on a combined measure of reach and pageviews. Reach is determined by the number of unique Alexa users who visit a site on a given day. Pageviews are the total number of Alexa user URL requests for a site. However, multiple requests for the same URL on the same day by the same user are counted as a single pageview. The site with the highest combination of users and pageviews is ranked #1.Buzz Depth – Open Site Explorer Homepage Authority (PA) Predicts the website’s homepage ranking in search engines based on an algorithmic combination of the number of sites linking to it, the total number of links, Facebook shares & likes, tweets, and Google +1s.Buzz Scope – Open Site Explorer Linking Root Domains (RD) The number of unique root domains containing at least one URL linking to the website’s homepage.Twitter Followers – Social Following Though follower counts aren’t a perfect measure of social media authority, they are certainly a great indication and are the easiest to understand and measure. These numbers can be found by going to the primary twitter pages associated with a blog. If a blog is associated with multiple accounts on a single social network, we only count the largest as this eliminates inflation caused by duplicate followers.FAQ :: How was the list computed?