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Archives : February 2011

24 February 2011

Association Jam - Top Links for February 2011

In February, blog posts and articles on Social Media, Membership, Volunteers, Leadership and non-profit communications (listed under "Other") were the top rated links on AssociationJam.org. Here's a look at some of the most popular links submitted to Association Jam in February, 2011 by category: (read more)
Posted Thursday, 24 February 2011 at 8:30 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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22 February 2011

Wild Apricot Software News - February 2011

In the month of February we kept our noses to the grindstone -- working on Version 4.2, currently planned for release in May. As a quick refresher, here's a brief list of features in the works: Quickbooks integration (BETA) - export of financial transactions... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 22 February 2011 at 5:05 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 10 comments
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22 February 2011

Apricot Chat: Spotlight on a 501(c) Organization -- Professional Insurance Agents of Florida, Inc.

We had a chat with John Herd, the Director of Communications at the PIA of Florida, a 501(c)6 organization that has been with Wild Apricot since November 2009. John left us a great review about our product on LinkedIn, so we decided to see what other insights he had to share. Check out the great things that John has done with his organization's website; hear what he has to say about our functionality and support; and learn the valuable tips he provides for newer Wild Apricot users! (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 22 February 2011 at 11:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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22 February 2011

Free Non-profit Webinars for March 2011

Here is our round-up of free webinars for non-profits and other membership organizations that we've gathered for the month of March. We found over 24 webinars on topics such as: building capacity with Boomer volunteers; social media metrics and benchmarking; project management for non-profits; and numerous leadership and fundraising sessions. So be sure to look through the list to see what might interest you or others in your organization. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 22 February 2011 at 9:15 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 4 comments
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- webinar,
- training
18 February 2011

Member Engagement - Sharing Stories

As I was preparing a series of blog posts on member engagement and communications (the #1 issue facing organizations in 2011 according to our Blog Reader Survey), one of January's Nonprofit Blog Carnival posts - Nonprofits and Information: Sharing Our Stories - caught my attention. In this post, Jennifer Hoyer (of the Edmonton Social Planning Council), notes that those of us in the non-profit world often take for granted the information that we work with each day, and forget that those outside of this world usually don't hear about this information unless we tell them. Are you keeping your members, volunteers or supporters informed? Are you sharing your stories? (read more)
Posted Friday, 18 February 2011 at 11:30 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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17 February 2011

Free Webinar: Setting up Your Wild Apricot Website

Wild Apricot is offering a new FREE Webinar: Setting Up Your Wild Apricot Website - on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 3 pm EST. In this webinar, we'll dig deep into the website portion of our Wild Apricot, Membership Software - designed for small associations, non-profits, clubs and subscription websites - and demonstrate key operations related to website setup, customization and page editing. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 17 February 2011 at 10:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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16 February 2011

Have You Outgrown Your Membership Database?

In our recent Blog Reader Survey, membership growth/acquisition ranked as the second most important issue facing small membership-based organizations for 2011, just behind member communications and engagement. But before you start brainstorming ideas for member engagement and recruitment strategies, there is an important building block that you need to have in place as a foundation - an effective member/contact database. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 16 February 2011 at 9:30 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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14 February 2011

Cast a Wider Net for New Nonprofit Members

Hooking new members for your nonprofit takes the right bait, offered patiently and repeatedly, not to mention the challenge of landing them when you do get a bite! But the best tools and most canny tactics won’t be effective if you’re casting for new members in a fished-out pool. (read more)
Posted Monday, 14 February 2011 at 8:01 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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11 February 2011

Are You Ready For the Volunteer Boom?

There are 77 million Baby Boomers in the US and another 10 million across Canada. "Boomers" are generally well educated, wealthy and skilled individuals who have already proven their willingness to volunteer - with nearly a third of Boomers volunteering for formal organizations. But to take advantage of this "untapped resource of extraordinary proportions" organizations need to rethink how they attract and utilize Boomer volunteers. (read more)
Posted Friday, 11 February 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 8 comments
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09 February 2011

Tips for Building Productive Relationships with Your Leader Partner

In this guest post, Trish Hudson, president of the Melos Institute, shares an approach she learned from her mentor, designed to forge strong partnerships each year with his leader partners. She presents four key focus areas that he incorporated into a special "expectations conversation" that not only helped get the year off to a great start, but also generated long-term productive working relationships. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 09 February 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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07 February 2011

Social Media Round-up

Through our Wild Apricot Blog Reader Survey and comments to recent posts, we're hearing that our blog followers want more information on social media for membership and non-profit organizations. So we thought we'd offer a "Round-up" of Wild Apricot blog posts that might be helpful for organizations just getting started with social media. (read more)
Posted Monday, 07 February 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 2 comments
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04 February 2011

The Internet's Role in Creating and Sustaining Groups

The Social Side of the Internet - a new survey report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project - is a must-read for membership or volunteer-based organizations. The report confirms that "the internet is now deeply embedded... (read more)
Posted Friday, 04 February 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 1 comments
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02 February 2011

Leverage Your Social Influence to Raise Money

Raising money can be an arduous task. As a small member-based or non-profit organization, you know that it can feel like pulling teeth to find the funding necessary to reach your goals. This guest post by Ja-Naé Duane, explains how you can leverage your social networks to raise money. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 02 February 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 1 comments
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