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Archives : November 2009

30 November 2009

Best of Association Jam: Association Links for November 2009

Here are the Top 10 association stories voted up by Association Jam readers in November 2009 — one for each of the topic categories, and one bonus link that came in a close second, just for fun! (read more)
Posted Monday, 30 November 2009 at 11:00 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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28 November 2009

What Do Twitter Lists Say About Your Brand?

How do other people see you and your organization? MustExist’s free List Tags tool generates a word-cloud picture of how others view your brand, based on the names of the Twitter lists you’ve been added to by other Twitter users. (read more)
Posted Saturday, 28 November 2009 at 11:53 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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27 November 2009

Case Study: Using Association Management Software to Transform Business – OnSite Events

Chicago-based OnSites has been providing event planning and marketing services to small and medium-sized associations since 2001. But, as Vice President Keith Johnston tells us, they aspired to do even more. They turned to Wild Apricot’s association... (read more)
Posted Friday, 27 November 2009 at 1:54 PM by Lenna Titizian | 0 comments
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27 November 2009

OnSite Events Creates New Revenue Stream Using Wild Apricot Association Management Software

Business Challenge: Since 2001, OnSite Events has provided meeting and event planning services, as well as business-to-business marketing solutions to create one-of-a-kind events for associations. The Chicago-based organization always had greater aspirations... (read more)
Posted Friday, 27 November 2009 at 1:05 PM by Lenna Titizian | 0 comments
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26 November 2009

Wild Apricot News: &quot;Name the Apricot&quot; Top 5 have been selected!

We were extremely pleased to have received 51 amazing submissions for our Name the Apricot contest . With such a terrific list it was hard work for the Wild Apricot staff to narrow it down to five finalists, but somehow we managed. Here's the top 5... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 26 November 2009 at 1:50 PM by Lenna Titizian | 0 comments
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26 November 2009

Could Nonprofits Use a National Day of Listening?

Communications experts, social media gurus, and PR experts talk a lot about the importance of nonprofit organizations learning to tell their stories. And yes, compelling stories are key to winning hearts and gaining members and supporters for your organization. But what if, for one day, you just sat back and listened? (read more)
Posted Thursday, 26 November 2009 at 4:17 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 3 comments
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23 November 2009

Showcase Your Members' Videos with YouTube Direct

What if you could display a playlist of member-created videos on your non-profit's website, just like the big mainstream news media websites? YouTube Direct makes it easy. (read more)
Posted Monday, 23 November 2009 at 9:30 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 4 comments
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19 November 2009

Google Docs Gets Better. Again.

Google keeps on turning out small but significant improvements to Google Docs, to streamline the editing tools, add useful management options, and make online collaboration with non-Google-users more convenient. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 19 November 2009 at 3:00 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 5 comments
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17 November 2009

Wild Apricot News: FREE webinar tomorrow: Re-invigorating Events

The "Working Knowledge" webinar series continues tomorrow. These FREE webinars are geared at staffers, board members and volunteers of associations and nonprofits who are looking for advice to get a "leg-up" on using online technology effectively in... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 17 November 2009 at 1:45 PM by Lenna Titizian | 0 comments
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16 November 2009

When Nonprofit Websites Go Bad

I’ve just visited 100+ nonprofit websites to update a major resource list, and 3% of those nonprofits just got crossed off the list. Their sites have been hacked and infected with malicious software - and the nonprofits don't even know about it. Are you sure your own website is safe for visitors? (read more)
Posted Monday, 16 November 2009 at 3:30 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 4 comments
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13 November 2009

Cooking with the Best Chefs

Culinary Entrepreneur Calls Wild Apricot the Key Ingredient in Recipe for Success Business Challenge: Cooking With the Best Chefs SM is a 17-year-old organization and the largest culinary group in the United States .Founder Bill Lavery has produced... (read more)
Posted Friday, 13 November 2009 at 1:04 PM by Lenna Titizian | 0 comments
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12 November 2009

Facebook Page Not Found in Facebook Search?

One of Wild Apricot's blog readers created a Facebook Page for his nonprofit organization, but the new Page doesn’t show up in the results for Facebook’s own Search tool. "Why is this?" he asks. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 12 November 2009 at 2:27 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 9 comments
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12 November 2009

Case Study: Membership System Saves Time and Grows Enrollment for Cooking with the Best Chefs

Bill Lavery is the founder of Cooking With the Best Chefs SM , a leading cooking school for home chefs in the Chicago area. He has produced more than 6,600 cooking classes and culinary events for food lovers throughout northern Illinois. Lavery uses... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 12 November 2009 at 1:44 PM by Lenna Titizian | 0 comments
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10 November 2009

Join Us on Facebook to "Name the Apricot"

What’s a mascot without a name? Wild Apricot’s friendly little apricot mascot needs a name, and since Wild Apricot is dedicated to “crowdsourcing,” we’d like to ask your help. (Yes, there will be cool prizes!) (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 10 November 2009 at 3:54 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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10 November 2009

Wild Apricot News: Name the Wild Apricot Mascot and Win a New Flip Video Camera

TORONTO, On. (November 10, 2009) - Wild Apricot, membership website software for small nonprofit organizations, is today inviting Facebook users to noodle over a name for its plump apricot mascot. The “Name the Apricot” Contest is now accepting entries... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 10 November 2009 at 1:40 PM by Lenna Titizian | 0 comments
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