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Archives : April 2010

30 April 2010

Wild Apricot News: Online Event Registration in Wild Apricot - Feature Tour (new YouTube video)

Wild Apricot makes online event registration easy. Events are a great way for your organization to recruit new members, engage your community or generate funds. With Wild Apricot's online event registration software , you can quickly and easily set-up... (read more)
Posted Friday, 30 April 2010 at 2:40 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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30 April 2010

Behind the Scenes @ Wild Apricot: Introducing Financial Management

This week we start to pull back the curtain a little bit and start to reveal some of the changes that are coming in our new version of Wild Apricot. (read more)
Posted Friday, 30 April 2010 at 2:15 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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30 April 2010

Finding the Perfect Donor Database

If you’re facing the prospect of choosing a donor database system for your organization, drop by the Meeting Archives at TechSoup.org to check out this recent addition: Finding the Perfect Donor Database in an Imperfect World . There are nearly two... (read more)
Posted Friday, 30 April 2010 at 11:26 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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29 April 2010

4 Ways to Search Flickr by Color

We’ve talked before about good tools that will search Flickr for Creative Commons-licensed images based on the keywords you choose. Now, check out another (more colorful) way to find the pictures you need for your blog or website... Just don't be surprised if your productivity drops - these color-based search tools are fun! (read more)
Posted Thursday, 29 April 2010 at 3:42 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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- search,
- websites,
- Usability,
- Best practices,
- images,
- Flickr
28 April 2010

Best of Association Jam: Association Links for April 2010

Social Media once again ranked as the top category for blog posts, reports, articles and news stories submitted to and voted on by visitors to Association Jam this month, but Leadership and Events both tagged along very close behind. Here’s a look... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 28 April 2010 at 10:10 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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26 April 2010

Is Your Nonprofit Tax Status at Risk?

Up to 25% of American nonprofits – charities, trade associations and membership groups – will lose their tax-exempt status at midnight on May 15, when the provisions of a 2006 federal bill kick in. As the New York Times reported , late last week: The... (read more)
Posted Monday, 26 April 2010 at 6:52 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 5 comments
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25 April 2010

Moderating Forums: a Training Video

If your nonprofit’s plan for online outreach includes a discussion forum – this one's for you. The first of three training videos produced to guide the volunteer moderators who helped run the British Columbia Library Association's 2009 Teen Reading... (read more)
Posted Sunday, 25 April 2010 at 6:00 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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23 April 2010

Behind the Scenes @ Wild Apricot: Finding New Ways

Taking a new look at something that you're used to can yield incredible results (read more)
Posted Friday, 23 April 2010 at 2:14 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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22 April 2010

A Year’s Worth of Blog Topics Ideas

Blogging is one of the most powerful communications tools a nonprofit can have in its online arsenal, if you’ve got the resources to put behind it. But yes, maintaining a blog can take a lot of time and mental energy – especially if you frequently run short of blog post ideas. Here’s a way to tackle that writer’s block – not just today, but for months to come. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 22 April 2010 at 8:29 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 9 comments
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22 April 2010

How to Backup Your Ning Network Content

Recent changes in Ning’s business model (see News & Views About Change for updates) have Network Creators wondering whether to pay to keep hosting their online communities on the Ning platform, or to start looking at alternatives. We won’t be told... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 22 April 2010 at 8:00 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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20 April 2010

How to Optimize Your Images for the Web

After yesterday’s post about the importance of website speed to your nonprofit’s audience, to search engines (notably Google), and to the health of the Internet in general, several Wild Apricot readers came back with one big question: What can we do to make our website faster? (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 20 April 2010 at 5:54 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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20 April 2010

Wild Apricot Discounts for Customers and Fans

In addition providing low-cost membership software, we're always looking for more ways to help you save money. We currently have the following coupon codes for customers and fans of Wild Apricot: iStockphoto - royalty-free stock images for your website... (read more)

Posted Tuesday, 20 April 2010 at 1:08 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
19 April 2010

How Fast is Your Website?

You’ve put a lot of effort into getting your nonprofit’s website to rank well in search engines, without the budget for an SEO expert to help. And now Google says your site needs to be fast, as well as “relevant”? (read more)
Posted Monday, 19 April 2010 at 4:39 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 7 comments
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- search,
- websites,
- Google,
- Usability
16 April 2010

Monitor the Web in Real Time: Instant Dashboards

You've got bookmarks for websites you need to check daily, online tools, news alerts for tracking your nonprofit's keywords and issues, email, social networks, RSS feeds for favorite blogs… It's all too easy to miss vital information, or to waste a great deal of time checking for updates. Now imagine one custom site that lets you monitor all that data at a glance – a dashboard that's updated in real time. (read more)
Posted Friday, 16 April 2010 at 4:56 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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- Web 2.0,
- Widgets,
- Social networking,
- RSS,
- websites,
- social media,
- search,
- productivity
16 April 2010

Behind the Scenes @ Wild Apricot: Getting Your Hands Dirty

Working in a garden, building you own solutions, or whipping together something using the best of everything - No matter how you choose to get involved, we have your bases covered in this post! (read more)
Posted Friday, 16 April 2010 at 2:13 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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