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11 July 2007

Idealware Article: A Few Good Tools to Manage Content on Simple Sites

This is an excellent article that Laura Quinn from Idealware has written about content management software. She outlines and summarizes all the different tools, CMSs, hosted integrated tools, and other Web solutions available to help nonprofits choose... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 11 July 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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09 July 2007

Google helps non-profits create stories online

Google has announced Google Earth Outreach : "A new program designed to help nonprofit organizations around the world leverage the power of Google Earth to illustrate and advocate for the important work that they do." Google Earth Outreach allows organizations... (read more)
Posted Monday, 09 July 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 1 comments
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26 June 2007

LOL nptech: much needed comic relief for the nonprofit technology community

Need all the humor you can get? Then head on over to the fun and inspiring LOLnptech.org website. Thanks to Jeff Tuller, (with encouragement from Allan Benamer and Deborah Elizabeth Finn) for creating this humorous blog. Filled with funny pictures... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 26 June 2007 at 4:05 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 1 comments
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25 June 2007

How to use Google Analytics to track your top blog posts

I’ve been using Google Analytics to track activity on our blog and I’m infatuated with this tool. I know that at first, it can be intimidating to non-technical people (especially with the plethora of charts, graphs and detailed reports), but once you... (read more)
Posted Monday, 25 June 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 13 comments
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18 June 2007

Use your blog to join the conversation and get noticed

This is just one of the great lessons on organizational blogging outlined by Forum One's Andrew Cohen. Andrew points to a great discussion about blogging from a recent Web Executive Seminar at the National Press Club where speakers were discussing... (read more)
Posted Monday, 18 June 2007 at 5:29 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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14 June 2007

IT volunteers to help Canadian charities and non-profit organizations meet their technology needs

How many non-profits do you know that are struggling to find a qualified volunteer to create a website or to troubleshoot computer or network problems? My guess would be more than a dozen! From my experience, I can say all the non-profits I worked... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 14 June 2007 at 2:24 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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12 June 2007

Northampton Area Chamber of Commerce - Web Technology Mini Case Study

Non-profits today are incorporating technology to remain relevant and competitive. Here's a profile of the Northampton Area Chamber of Commerce that has made the leap to use web tools like RSS, email newsletters and online member database tools to... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 12 June 2007 at 2:34 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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07 June 2007

Building an online community of club members : Interview with Lisa Dernick

Lisa Dernick is the Hospitality and Special Events Chairperson for The Gulf Coast JRT Network , an affiliate club of the Jack Russel Terrier Club of America that brings together Jack Russel terrier owners located in the southeast region of Texas. In... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 07 June 2007 at 1:30 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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06 June 2007

Web 2.0 and Your Organization: Upcoming Workshop in Toronto

Web 2.0 and Your Organization is an upcoming workshop about Web 2.0, social web strategies and tools for organizations to improve the way they work, communicate their messages and serve the public. Scheduled for July 24th and 25th in Toronto, Ontario,... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 06 June 2007 at 3:05 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 2 comments
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05 June 2007

How to promote your non-profit's cause on Facebook in five easy steps

Non-profits organizations using Facebook can now launch a social-networking-based fundraising drive for their cause, promote it to their friends and network, and raise money. That in a nutshell is what a new mini-application within Facebook called... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 05 June 2007 at 4:24 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 20 comments
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31 May 2007

How non-profits can use wikis to build communities at minimal cost

Wikis have become widely used among non-profits as a useful tool for project management and knowledge sharing. What are wikis? How can they help non-profits? How can you get the most out of them? What is a wiki? Wikis are simply a website or software... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 31 May 2007 at 5:41 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 3 comments
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29 May 2007

Non-Profit Websites: 10 Tips to Website Usability

When potential members and donors visit your website, they expect to find it easy to use. Kim Krause Berg from the Cre8pc Blog has a great article about website usability (making your site easy for your visitors), which is well worth reading. Here... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 29 May 2007 at 1:28 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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23 May 2007

A beginner's guide to Facebook for non-profits

I've always been interested in social networking sites like Myspace , Twitter and LinkedIn . But lately, I've been spending quite some time on another social site which I've found to be quite worthy of my time and yours. If you haven't guessed it yet,... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 23 May 2007 at 5:57 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 34 comments
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23 May 2007

Lobbying and Advocacy efforts :-)

The success of a non-profit's lobbying/advocacy efforts depend on many factors :) Copyright, Grantland Enterprises; www.grantland.net . Used with permission. May not be reproduced in any format. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 23 May 2007 at 1:51 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 1 comments
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- General non-profit interest
17 May 2007

Online collaboration tools for non-profit board members

Non-profit organizations do better when their board members and staff collaborate effectively. One of the board's biggest responsibilities is strategic planning. In most non-profits creating the annual strategic plan is a very time-consuming (and painful)... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 17 May 2007 at 3:31 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 11 comments
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