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Archives : May 2010

31 May 2010

Wanted: Your Blog Posts on Managing Members Online

Do you have advice to share with non profit organizations who want to more effectively recruit, engage, connect, manage their members online? Wild Apricot Blog invites your blog post submissions for the Nonprofit Blog Carnival, June 2010 edition, on the theme of Managing Your Membership – Tips, Tools and Tactics. (read more)
Posted Monday, 31 May 2010 at 3:49 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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28 May 2010

Behind the Scenes @ Wild Apricot: How an idea becomes a solution OR Who wants breakfast?

Ever wonder about the process that we go through to make a suggestion into a feature? Ever want to do that with a nice glass of orange juice at the same time? Well, then this is the post for you! (read more)
Posted Friday, 28 May 2010 at 2:18 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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27 May 2010

Best of Association Jam: Association Links for May 2010

Blog posts and articles on Fundraising, Membership, and Social Media topped the active topics at AssociationJam.org this month, in terms of the numbers of submissions, views and reader votes. Here are the most popular links for May 2010 in each “AJam”... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 27 May 2010 at 3:22 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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25 May 2010

Make Your Own Infographic

Infographics are to data what storytelling is to an annual report: a more engaging way to help bring attention and understanding to your nonprofit’s cause. Let’s take a closer look at these visual representations of data and ideas, along with great resources to help you get started on making your own infographic. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 25 May 2010 at 4:30 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 13 comments
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24 May 2010

Portrait of a Volunteer: Infographic

This action-packed infographic from the Pepsi Refresh Project presents a picture of the “typical” volunteer. Could your non profit create a similar volunteer or member profile, to help guide your own recruitment and retention programs? (read more)
Posted Monday, 24 May 2010 at 5:20 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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21 May 2010

Behind the Scenes @ Wild Apricot: Which do you want first?

I've got some good news, and I've got some bad news, but even the bad news is good news! Confused? Things will be clearer about the news, plus what those little numbers on your forums posts mean, after you read this week's blog. (read more)
Posted Friday, 21 May 2010 at 2:17 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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20 May 2010

Facebook Pulls a Quick Change on Custom Landing Tabs Policy

Facebook’s developer forum was kept busy overnight by members who were wondering what happened to the custom FBML landing tabs they’d set up for their Facebook Pages. The option to choose any landing tab besides Wall and Info had suddenly disappeared... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 20 May 2010 at 5:19 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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18 May 2010

CanadaHelps: Online Giving

Have you seen the new video from CanadaHelps ? It’s a quick four minutes packed with stats on online giving with a Canadian focus, and the numbers make a compelling case for fundraising by way of your nonprofit’s website. For example, did you know...?... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 18 May 2010 at 6:02 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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17 May 2010

Better Search Tools for Twitter Backlinks

You already know the importance of listening for social media mentions of your nonprofit – monitoring with tools like Google Alerts that can let you know when your organization’s name comes up online. But what of those Twitter users who link to yourwebsite... (read more)
Posted Monday, 17 May 2010 at 2:28 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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14 May 2010

Disrupting Philanthropy: Discuss!

Duke’s Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society has just published Disrupting Philanthropy: Technology and the Future of the Social Sector , by Lucy Bernholz of Philanthropy 2173 with Edward Skloot and Barry Varela. As Bernholz explains,... (read more)
Posted Friday, 14 May 2010 at 3:52 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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11 May 2010

Swipe your Social Media Response Plan from the US Air Force

Should a nonprofit organization look to the military for social media advice? Perhaps so, if it’s the US Air Force we’re talking about! In fact, their Web Posting Response Assement flow chart can serve as a strong models to guide your staff in best practices of online conversation. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 11 May 2010 at 8:08 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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11 May 2010

Wild Apricot News: Wild Apricot Launches Free Website Builder Software for Small Membership Organizations

TORONTO, On. (May 11, 2010) - Wild Apricot (www.wildapricot.com), the leader in membership management software for small associations and nonprofits, is offering its membership website builder software free to small associations and nonprofit organizations.... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 11 May 2010 at 2:42 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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10 May 2010

Keep Your Nonprofit Safe from Spam Complaints

Does your nonprofit send out e-newsletters, fundraising appeals by email, and/or group “email blasts” to your mailing list? And do those messages sometimes get refused or marked as spam? If so, that’s a problem – but it’s one you can fix. (read more)
Posted Monday, 10 May 2010 at 6:06 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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07 May 2010

Behind the Scenes @ Wild Apricot: Finding your Invoice

This week we talk a little bit about the improvement and expansion of invoices in Wild Apricot, and the clean-up and refinement of the Wishlist (read more)
Posted Friday, 07 May 2010 at 2:16 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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07 May 2010

Facebook Business Tips for Nonprofits

If your nonprofit is on Facebook (or plans to be) you’ll want to check a new blog post that’s out this week from Tamar Weinberg. She’s an internet marketing consultant who manages Community Support and Advertising at Mashable.com, as well as the author... (read more)
Posted Friday, 07 May 2010 at 7:37 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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