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Archives : May 2011

31 May 2011

Wild Apricot Software News - May 2011

Version 4.2 is out! Version 4.2 was published on May 19th as announced earlier. This upgrade went smoothly, though we did hit a last minute snag as we had to install the latest service patch for Microsoft SQL Server and the system did not properly... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 31 May 2011 at 11:32 AM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 4 comments
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31 May 2011

Apricot Chat: Someone's having a birthday...

...and that someone is Wild Apricot! Wild Apricot will be celebrating its 5th Anniversary this coming July 2011. We've been lucky enough to have a number of our original clients from 2006 still with us today -- next month, Apricot Chat will showcase... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 31 May 2011 at 10:15 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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27 May 2011

Free Non-profit Webinars for June 2011

Here is our round-up of free non-profit webinars for June. Along with the Wild Apricot product webinars, this month's topics include: Online Networks and Offline Community Building; Promoting Nonprofit Events With Social Media; Using Google Analytics to Improve Your Website; Ten Best Practices for Year-end Fundraising and much more. (read more)
Posted Friday, 27 May 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 3 comments
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- webinar,
- events
25 May 2011

Promoting Engagement With A Blog

Should your non-profit or member organization have a blog? It’s a question of broadcast versus engagement. A blog offers an opportunity for you to share information and connect with existing supporters as well as attracting new members, supporters, volunteers or donors. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 25 May 2011 at 8:30 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 7 comments
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23 May 2011

A Reminder to Steer Your Supporters

To direct traffic to your website or social media outposts, do you motivate with specific benefits and offer clear directions? (read more)
Posted Monday, 23 May 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 2 comments
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- Best practices,
- social media
19 May 2011

How to Keep Track of Your Passwords (and Keep Them Safe)

How can you keep track of all those online usernames and passwords? As social media and web/mobile applications become ever-more central to our non-profit operations, it’s a growing issue from both a security and a time-management perspective. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 19 May 2011 at 5:12 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 11 comments
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18 May 2011

We're looking for a Summer Marketing Intern!

Here's a great Summer Marketing Internship opportunity for a new marketing professional in Toronto’s growing technology sector! The Summer Marketing Intern will report to the VP of Marketing and works on the execution of various projects as a part of the marketing department. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 18 May 2011 at 1:26 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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- job post
18 May 2011

Wild Apricot Version 4.2 Has Arrived

Wild Apricot 4.2 launched today. Like all of our updates, this one happens "auto-magically" so you don’t have to do anything to take advantage of the new and improved features. Here's an overview of what's new. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 18 May 2011 at 9:30 AM by Jay Moonah [Noisy Apricot] | 5 comments
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- Wild Apricot
16 May 2011

10 Ways to Wake Up Your Nonprofit Brand

Guest blogger Howard Levy offers 10 ways your nonprofit can wake up your brand to strengthen your appeal to attract donors and ensure its long-term success. (read more)
Posted Monday, 16 May 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 6 comments
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13 May 2011

Don't Miss Out On Post-event Opportunities

One of the biggest lost opportunities is post-event follow-up and publicity. Don't miss out on post-event publicity, fundraising or member development opportunities. (read more)
Posted Friday, 13 May 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 2 comments
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11 May 2011

Tracking Volunteer Efforts

As a follow-up to an earlier post on volunteer scheduling, time tracking and accountability, here's an overview of a new web-based tool designed to help volunteer organizations track volunteer effort, measure the impact and share volunteer data. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 11 May 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 3 comments
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09 May 2011

Refreshing Your E-newsletter

It's spring cleaning season - a good time to review and refresh your e-newsletter. Here are some tips to get you started. (read more)
Posted Monday, 09 May 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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06 May 2011

Are You Feeding Your Supporters Bacon?

Your emails are competing with a rising tide of bacon - email that has been subscribed to but is often not read for a long period of time, if ever. How can you ensure your message floats to the top of the bacon fat? (read more)
Posted Friday, 06 May 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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04 May 2011

5 Options for Low-cost Event Publicity

Here are some ideas for low-cost event publicity - as requested in our blog reader survey. By focusing on media relations, event calendars, your website, email and social media, even organizations with limited resources can promote events with little or no cost. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 04 May 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 2 comments
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02 May 2011

Non-profit Report and Resource Round-up

Here is a brief review of five recently published research reports, white papers, e-books and guides that might be of interest to non-profit and membership organizations. (read more)
Posted Monday, 02 May 2011 at 8:30 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 2 comments
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