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Wild Apricot Newsletter - January 2008 |  |
   Add online store to your website with the Paypal Storefront WidgetPaypal's introduction of the new Storefront widget is an excellent tool for nonprofits looking for a quick and easy way to sell gifts, donations and other merchandise online. In this article, I will show you how to create your own storefront widget..in minutes. New Report from Idealware: Comparing Lower-Cost Online Integrated ApplicationsLaura Quinn, Founder and Director of Idealwareand Eric Leland have published an overview report that will help smaller organizations looking for online service providers who can offer a full range of integrated services such as online donations, email management, membership database, and manage event registrations. Idealware reviews eight service packages provided by 8 leading companies to compare their functionality in a variety of areas: Wild Apricot, eTapestry, GivenGain, MemberClicks, Z2 Systems Neon, Democracy in Action, Network for Good, and CitySoft, and considers some of the benefits that integrated systems can provide. Wild Apricot Infozone sectionWith Christmas and New year holidays, our team used the opportunity to get some well-deserved R&R. Thus, the first release of 2008 did not include any significant enhancements - we have focused our efforts on cleaning up loose ends, rooting out bugs and improving system speed. December 2007 we have conducted a client survey, we have also received a great deal of input and insight regarding what is missing and what is not working perfectly nor smoothly - or hard to figure out. It was not all rosy - we did have several people expressing their strong dissatisfaction with our product and our support. Below you will find some if the most interesting functions we are working on right now and will release in early February. End of February - early March will see another round of improvements. Blow you will find a list of some of the enhancements tentatively planned: Read more... Low-Cost Software - Bargain or Lemon?Freeware, shareware, open-source software, trial versions, previous versions of newly upgraded software, free web applications, and other low-cost software options can go a long way to ease a tight budget. But will that affordable software prove to be a bargain for your organization in the long run? We've all heard the horror stories of virus-laden downloads and system crashes as a result of unstable software. Less dramatically, however, there can be other costs in terms of staff time spent in customizing. N4P Dose of HumorVolunteering is Fun
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