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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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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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22 April 2011

Top Association Jam Links for April 2011

Here are the top-rated blogs and articles that appeared on Association Jam in April. (read more)
Posted Friday, 22 April 2011 at 1:00 PM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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08 April 2011

Engaging News and Views

Here are some blog posts, articles and updates that Membership and Non-profit folks might find engaging and informative - including updates to Facebook's Questions and Google's plans for social search options. (read more)
Posted Friday, 08 April 2011 at 8:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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05 April 2011

Free Non-profit Reports and Resources

Here is a round-up of recently released reports and resources available free of charge that might be of interest to non-profit and membership organizations. This post offers an overview of NTEN's eNon-profits Benchmark Study and 2011 Social Benchmarks Report and Idealware's Donor Management System Workbook. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 05 April 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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25 March 2011

Best of Association Jam - Top Links for March 2011

Here’s a look at the most popular links on Association Jam in March 2011 - where blogs or articles on events, leadership, volunteers and social media received the highest number of votes from the visitors to AJam this month. (read more)
Posted Friday, 25 March 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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21 March 2011

Is Your Organization LinkedIn Yet?

While LinkedIn has mainly been used by individuals for networking or career development, it might be time for non-profits to consider a presence on LinkedIn. With more than 90 million members in over 200 countries and updated social sharing and company page features, LinkedIn might want to include it as part your organization's social media mix. (read more)
Posted Monday, 21 March 2011 at 8:30 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 4 comments
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09 March 2011

Non-profits Are You Listening?

Many small non-profits and membership organizations are wondering how to get started with social media. As we noted in an earlier post, Is Social Media a Waste of Time for Your Association, if you are new to social media, you should start by listening. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 09 March 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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07 March 2011

Membership Marketing Resources

Here are three free resources that offer food for thought for membership and non-profit organizations in your marketing efforts. For membership organizations that want to better understand relationship building - or breakup; the power of content; or if you simply want to hear what other nonprofit communicators have to say on these topics, we've identified a report that outlines what drives engagement through email, Facebook and Twitter; a white paper on why marketing is content; and a Guide to Nonprofit Marketing Wisdom. (read more)
Posted Monday, 07 March 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 1 comments
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03 March 2011

Member Communications and Information Overload - Finding Balance

One of our readers asked some great questions in a comment to a recent post about getting started with social media: What will people find interesting and useful? Will they find excessive messaging annoying? How does an organization find a balance? Since many membership and non-profit organizations may be asking themselves these very questions in terms of their member communications, we offered some ideas on how you can begin to answer these questions. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 03 March 2011 at 9:30 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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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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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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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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