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This is going to risk sounding like an advertisement, but it's not. I have no affiliation with either of the outfits mentioned. However, I discovered this recently and signed up myself. I think this is a dynamite deal for any nonprofit that needs its own blog. Best way to get the picture is to go to this WordPress page, read enough to get the basic idea, then click through on Yahoo Hosting -- or just click here.
Not only can you get decent hosting there for $8/month, which is insanely cheap, but for the cost of an extra button-click (i.e., no cost at all) the service will set up and configure WordPress to run on your site. This is a serious boon, as setting up WordPress can be a bit tricky and time consuming if you haven't done it before.
If you need a domain name to host it at, Yahoo is ready to provide that too. For about three bucks.
I'm very impressed with WordPress. It's easy to use yet powerful, and it's open source, which means there are all kinds of community-developed themes (look and feel) and plugins (tools) you can select from. And it's all free.
On the other hand, I haven't been a major fan of Yahoo since Yang & Filo ran it (they offered to sell it to me for a cool $million in January 1995, but that's a story for another time; I tend to cry a lot when I tell it). That said, this deal is definitely worth considering if you need a professional blog in a hurry and you're on a limited budget (as which of us is not?).
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FYI Dreamhost is a fully-featured web host with just about everything a sophisticated online organization could need, and they also offer one-click WordPress installs. Their hosting is about $10/month if you pay for a year up front. Includes e-mail accounts, domain hosting, SQL, shell access, etc...
This may sound like an ad, too, but I'm very happy with them.
Oh, and WordPress definitely rocks.
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http://wordpress.com/ and http://blogsome.com/ to get a free, hosted Word Press blog if you want to see what the guts of WP looks like, etc. Note that Blogsome at least is limited in how much you can manipulate the Word Press. See also http://edublogs.org/ for "free Word Press blogs for Education Professionals."
I think WP is a great blogging system. Many web hosting companies are already prepared to set up with just a click or two. My favorite host, http://BlueHost.com is all about WP, they are affordable and I have never had to wait more than 2 minutes on the phone for one of their great customer service reps.
If you've been using Blogger for awhile, you will probably be very happy moving up to WP. I made a post linking to several comparisons of blogging software options at http://marshallk.com/blogging-software-compared