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Archives : August 2009

31 August 2009

How to Post Twitter Updates on Your Facebook Page

A Wild Apricot reader left a comment on our post about how to publish your Facebook Page to Twitter, asking: “Is there an application out there to update a Facebook Fan Page’s status from Twitter?” The short answer is, yes, there are several ways you can do this. Here are three different tools that will do the job. (read more)
Posted Monday, 31 August 2009 at 4:15 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 4 comments
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31 August 2009

Wild Apricot Software News - August 2009

About Wild Apricot Software Wild Apricot web software helps small associations and non-profits to automate the day-to-day work: managing contact records handling membership applications and renewals collecting online donations Updating website pages... (read more)
Posted Monday, 31 August 2009 at 3:31 PM by Dmitriy Buterin | 1 comments
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28 August 2009

Best of Association Jam : Association Links for August 2009

In this month’s round-up of the most popular association links at AssociationJam.org, we're bringing you two videos, two research reports, tips on tech tools, a commentary on a controversial ad campaign — and a host of takeaways from the 2009 Annual Meeting of ASAE and The Center. (read more)
Posted Friday, 28 August 2009 at 2:14 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 2 comments
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26 August 2009

Topic-Based RSS Search LazyFeed Opens to the Public

LazyFeed is a new RSS feed engine based on topics, not sources or individuals, that offers a new way to find information online blogs, news services, podcasts, social media updates, and so on — content from any site that publishes an RSS feed. The... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 26 August 2009 at 9:36 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 2 comments
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- Web 2.0,
- Video,
- RSS,
- search
25 August 2009

The Good, the Bad, and Missed Opportunities: a Fundraising Case Study

We know that it's key for non-profits to connect online activities with real-world actions , but the reverse is also true, as a door-to-door fundraising campaign reminded me last week. People need to be able to take action for your cause in a way that... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 25 August 2009 at 5:21 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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21 August 2009

Publish Your Facebook Page to Twitter

For some time, Twitter users have been able to publish their Twitter updates automatically to Facebook . Now, Facebook is returning the favor. On August 20, Facebook announced a new feature allowing Facebook Pages to automatically feed status updates,... (read more)
Posted Friday, 21 August 2009 at 4:10 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 12 comments
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19 August 2009

6 Free or Cheap Web Tools to Schedule Volunteers

When a friend mentioned the online system his employer has started using to schedule shift work, my first thought was how useful a similar tool could be for non-profit volunteer coordinators. Sure enough, there’s a version of the web-based software that's specially designed for scheduling volunteers — and it’s free for qualified charities. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 19 August 2009 at 2:28 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 9 comments
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14 August 2009

Twitter + Flickr = Twitterfountain

Engage your audiences, help supporters of your non-profit keep up with any tagged topic on Twitter and Flickr, or publicize your event with a custom Twitterfountain , a nifty new mashup you can embed on your blog or website — Have you ever wanted to... (read more)
Posted Friday, 14 August 2009 at 8:21 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 3 comments
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12 August 2009

Associations Connect at ASAE 2009 - and Online

If you’re headed for the American Society of Association Executives & The Centre for Association Leadership Annual General Meeting & Expo in Toronto this week — or following ASAE 2009 online — the way to keep up with what’s happening is the... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 12 August 2009 at 9:28 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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10 August 2009

Is Your Non-Profit Website Turning Off New Readers?

"Nobody cares about your website," Gerry McGovern tells business folks: "Your customers couldn’t care less about your new look, your new design or whether your dog has just had kittens." Focus on your audience: That’s the single most important piece of advice you’ll ever get about publishing a successful website or blog. But does this advice apply equally to non-profits? Yes, and no. (read more)
Posted Monday, 10 August 2009 at 5:05 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 7 comments
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05 August 2009

100 Online Tools for Non-Profits

Tight in the budget and short on staff, non-profits are always on the lookout for new ways to get things done — and the Internet is a real treasure trove of useful tools. Here are 100 different applications to help you out with a variety of tasks from project tracking and collaboration to donor and membership management, and from building your non-profit website to tracking its effectiveness. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 05 August 2009 at 10:10 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 39 comments
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03 August 2009

Best of Association Jam : Association Links for July 2009

Social Media was the hot topic at AssociationJam.org in July, in numbers of submissions, views and votes. Fundraising, Technology, and Membership management stories tied for second place. Here’s a look at some of the most popular “AJam” links over the past month, in each of the subject categories. (read more)
Posted Monday, 03 August 2009 at 9:30 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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