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18 March 2008

Google Portal for Non-Profits Launched

Billed as a "a one-stop shop for tools to help advance your organization's mission in a smart, cost-efficient way," the newly launched Google for Non-Profits portal offers quick links to the most commonly used tools in the Google suite of services. It also highlights some cost-saving benefits that are available only to nonprofits. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 18 March 2008 at 11:58 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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08 January 2008

How are non-profits using Web 2.0 and social networking tools?

I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants on Monday, January 14th. This is my first time to host the carnival on this blog and I'm very excited about it. For those new to blog carnivals, they are a collection of advice and resources that consultants... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 08 January 2008 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 5 comments
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21 December 2007

Add your very own online store to your website, blog, or social networking page with the Paypal Storefront Widget

PayPal has introduced an easier way for setup online shopping on your website with a web-based widget. This is a great tool for any community, charity, club, nonprofits and fundraising website. The PayPal Storefront Widget lets you embed a virtual... (read more)
Posted Friday, 21 December 2007 at 6:35 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 13 comments
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13 December 2007

Top 10 easy-to-use photo sharing websites and slideshow tools for your nonprofit photos

"Because a picture is worth a thousand words" Photo sharing has become increasingly popular in the last few years as a way for associations, clubs and nonprofits to publish or distribute their digital photos online. As a result, many of the photo sharing... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 13 December 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 16 comments
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16 November 2007

Ten Innovative Ways Nonprofits Can Use Facebook

I often receive questions from nonprofits about how to effectively use Facebook . So here are ten different ways that nonprofits can use Facebook. Many of these tips can be found in my Beginner's Guide to Facebook and How to promote your Cause on Facebook... (read more)
Posted Friday, 16 November 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 4 comments
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02 November 2007

6 Unique Online Fundraising Techniques for Your Nonprofit (Part 2 of 6)

This post has been contributed by Lance Trebesch and Taylor Robinson from TicketPrinting.com 2. Online Auctions One of the most effective online fundraising tools you can use today is the online auction. Nonprofits know that auctions are time consuming... (read more)
Posted Friday, 02 November 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 4 comments
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14 August 2007

Free and great email service via Google - on your own domain

There are many free or very cheap email hosting services you can use today. One of the best - and free! - email services is offered by Google. Many people have been using Google's Gmail for a while - with addresses like <name>@gmail.com - but... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 14 August 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 3 comments
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31 July 2007

Google Optimizer: free tool to increase sign-ups, donations or anything else on your site

Google has recently released a new product: a testing tool called Website Optimizer to help sites maximize conversion rates. It's a powerful tool and completely FREE (these tools used to cost big $$$). At its simplest, Website Optimizer helps you test... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 31 July 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 5 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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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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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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30 April 2007

Making people jump through (registration) hoops is a bad idea

Here is a short tale of how I was made to jump through many hoops for a very simple transaction - and what it reminded me of regarding some online event registration quirks. I was at a Chinese restaurant on Saturday - pretty upscale one, called Asian... (read more)
Posted Monday, 30 April 2007 at 8:36 AM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 0 comments
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15 March 2007

What is tagging and practical ways non-profits can use it

What exactly are tags? Simply put, tags are keywords. In the same way you can stick labels on physical objects, you can use tags to label digital 'things' such as blog posts, photos, and web links. Once you assign one or more tags to a certain object,... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 15 March 2007 at 6:35 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 2 comments
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20 July 2006

What bloggers wrote about Wild Apricot

Happy to report that people are noticing our product - writing some pretty interesting posts! Some of the blog posts and comments: TECHNOSIGHT blog "Wild Apricot - Wildly Easy to Create Member Based Websites": ...Wild Apricot might be able to find... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 20 July 2006 at 3:55 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 0 comments
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