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Archives : January 2007

31 January 2007

Ipsos Reid surveys Canadians about Web technology in nonprofit organizations

For some time, we've been strong believers that the web is an excellent resource for nonprofits to build their membership and for existing and new members to learn more about the organization's cause and get involved. And because we are a curious bunch,... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 31 January 2007 at 8:09 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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- Non-profit,
- association
29 January 2007

Designing Your Non-profit Web site

Everything is subjective when it comes to the things that look pleasing to the eye. Everyone has a favourite colour, a favourite font, or a favourite aesthetic. However, when it comes to designing your Web site, there are a few hard rules that will... (read more)
Posted Monday, 29 January 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 4 comments
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26 January 2007

Get more from Wild Apricot

We are very excited that we've released our first new Wild Apricot update in 2007! (and 12th overall since the beta version launch in July 2006). As always, our sincerest thanks to everyone for providing their feedback and ideas. All of the latest... (read more)
Posted Friday, 26 January 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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23 January 2007

Non-profit board decision-making: Fast? Slow?

As the New Year kicks off, we wish your non-profit faster decision-making this time around :-) Copyright, Grantland Enterprises; www.grantland.net . Used with permission. May not be reproduced in any format. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 23 January 2007 at 3:00 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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19 January 2007

Baby Boomers are a huge opportunity for non-profits

At 77 million, baby boomers have power and non-profits should pay attention to them. That’s what a recent article listed in Nonprofit Charitable Orgs Newsletter, Top 8 Tips for working with Baby Boomer Volunteers points out. As they begin to retire,... (read more)
Posted Friday, 19 January 2007 at 3:00 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 1 comments
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16 January 2007

Developing Effective Content for the Web

Your content – and how you present it – is a vital piece of the puzzle in selling yourself on the Web. You may have a very nice looking and sleek site, but if the writing on it isn’t concise, easy-to-read and relevant, visitors might only take a look... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 16 January 2007 at 7:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 3 comments
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12 January 2007

What can non-profits learn from businesses? ………Trustiness!

Non-profits and businesses have a lot to learn from each other. Non-profits would likely do better if they placed more emphasis on earning their donors' trust and businesses too would make more profit if they focused their efforts on building trusting... (read more)
Posted Friday, 12 January 2007 at 7:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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11 January 2007

Non-profits are using emerging web 2.0 tools and you should too

It should come as no surprise. The buzz about Web 2.0 tools and software-as-a-service (SaaS) has been caught and non-profits are adopting them. That's the gist of the recent article in IT Business In fact, there are a lot of ready-to-use software-as-a-service... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 11 January 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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09 January 2007

dotOrganize study: how non-profits feel about technology and how do they actually use it

The recently released report by dotOrganize in September 2006: "Online Technology for Social Change: From Struggle to Strategy," has been welcome for non-profits that are trying to harness the Web's power to grow their lists, engage constituents and... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 09 January 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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- Best practices,
- Non-profit
05 January 2007

Fundraising – not as scary as you might think!

Fundraising! The word itself is scary! But it doesn’t have to be. Wild Apricot might be able to alleviate your fundraising pains - create and maintain a website for your cause, handle online donations, stay in touch with donors and supporters. Copyright,... (read more)
Posted Friday, 05 January 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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- Fundraising
03 January 2007

What 'AJAX' means and why non-profits should care?

AJAX is a pretty techy term (it stands for Asynchronous JAvaScript and XML ). It has been a buzzword among geeks for the last few years – but why should a non-profit organization care about it? Simply put, AJAX technology helps to build web applications... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 03 January 2007 at 3:43 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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02 January 2007

Marketing Practices for Non-Profit Organizations

Does a non-profit need a marketing plan? Why? Your non-profit definitely needs a marketing plan (and a lot of patience) to cut through the signal-to-noise ratio - especially on the Web . Unlike other methods of obtaining visitors through traditional... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 02 January 2007 at 1:36 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 2 comments
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