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Archives : April 2007

30 April 2007

AIMS event - Building Online Communities

This past Wednesday, I attended the Association of Internet Marketing and Sales of Canada event on “ Building Online Community ”. It had a good line-up of speakers featuring Robert V. Kozinets , Assistant professor at the Kellogg School of Business... (read more)
Posted Monday, 30 April 2007 at 5:49 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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30 April 2007

Making people jump through (registration) hoops is a bad idea

Here is a short tale of how I was made to jump through many hoops for a very simple transaction - and what it reminded me of regarding some online event registration quirks. I was at a Chinese restaurant on Saturday - pretty upscale one, called Asian... (read more)
Posted Monday, 30 April 2007 at 8:36 AM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 0 comments
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25 April 2007

Nonprofits should take advantage of RSS

One of my favorite things about Web 2.0 tools is that they help me make sense of the enormous amount of information, blogs and news available on the web. Instead of going to 10 or 20 websites and typing their addresses or even going through my bookmarks,... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 25 April 2007 at 6:37 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 7 comments
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24 April 2007

What are the Barriers to Using Flickr in Your Nonprofit?

We received the following comment in response to a recent post about “ Five ways nonprofits can use Flickr to reach new audiences”: "You're right, Flickr has a ton of potential for all kinds of cool social applications for clubs, charities and associations.... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 24 April 2007 at 12:18 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 5 comments
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20 April 2007

Five Ways Nonprofits Can Use Flickr to Reach New Audiences

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Flickr session at the Non-Profit Technology Conference . A common question asked was “How can we use Flickr to reach new audiences?” A lot of nonprofits have started using Flickr to increase their visibility online.... (read more)
Posted Friday, 20 April 2007 at 7:29 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 11 comments
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18 April 2007

Online Membership Management Demands Simplicity too!

While going through my RSS feeds, I came across an article by Gerry McGovern that reflects a key aspect in Wild Apricot - Ease of Use. It is an excellent post on the significance of simplicity and usability on the web. The article is titled "Easy to... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 18 April 2007 at 1:17 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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12 April 2007

Highlights from the 2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference

I had a great time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference last week. This was my first year at the conference, and it was impressive. The conference provided me with many insights and ideas. I met a lot of people and the sessions were very informative.... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 12 April 2007 at 2:00 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 3 comments
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- Web 2.0,
- Non-profit
10 April 2007

Wild Apricot release 2.16 - CSS, email customization and more

We are pleased to announce the release of our Wild Apricot 2.16 (our 16th update since July 2006). Key new features and enhancements include: CSS Customization One significant enhancement - frequently requested by tech-savvy users - is CSS Customization... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 10 April 2007 at 2:09 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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09 April 2007

Non-profit Leadership

The job of a non-profit leader involves juggling a multitude of tasks and new skills are always needed Copyright, Grantland Enterprises; www.grantland.net . Used with permission. May not be reproduced in any format. (read more)
Posted Monday, 09 April 2007 at 7:47 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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- General non-profit interest,
- Associations
05 April 2007

What Every Smart Non Profit Needs to Know

While I was browsing through some posts in Seth Godin's blog , I found an interesting cheat sheet called What Every Smart Non Profit Needs to Know . Produced by Seth Godin, it's an easy-to-read PDF file that lists six free things nonprofits can do... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 05 April 2007 at 8:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 1 comments
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02 April 2007

Tips for Attending Conferences Part II

In the first part of this series , I covered a few tips on attending conferences. In this closing post on getting the most out of conferences, we'll share some helpful tips for conference speakers and presenters. So if you have been selected or volunteered... (read more)
Posted Monday, 02 April 2007 at 1:30 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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