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12 August 2009

Associations Connect at ASAE 2009 - and Online

If you’re headed for the American Society of Association Executives & The Centre for Association Leadership Annual General Meeting & Expo in Toronto this week — or following ASAE 2009 online — the way to keep up with what’s happening is the... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 12 August 2009 at 9:28 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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03 August 2009

Best of Association Jam : Association Links for July 2009

Social Media was the hot topic at AssociationJam.org in July, in numbers of submissions, views and votes. Fundraising, Technology, and Membership management stories tied for second place. Here’s a look at some of the most popular “AJam” links over the past month, in each of the subject categories. (read more)
Posted Monday, 03 August 2009 at 9:30 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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02 July 2009

Best of Association Jam - Association Links for June 2009

In the spirit of " 30 Great Links for Associations ," here are some of the most popular blog posts, articles, presentations, and other web resources submitted to AssociationJam.org in June 2009 — one hot link from each topic category: Membership ,... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 02 July 2009 at 4:24 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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02 June 2009

30 Great Links for Associations

We've rounded up 30 of the most useful and interesting stories filed at AssociationJam.org in the past month, just a sample of the resources for associations you’ll find at the portal site. It was quite a challenge to pick out just 3 links in each... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 02 June 2009 at 5:13 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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23 April 2009

Associations and Non-Profits Share Knowledge at AssociationJam.org

There’s an incredible wealth of information online for member-driven associations and donor-dependent non-profits, but sorting through it all can be quite daunting. That’s where AssociationJam.org comes in — a new way for managers and staff, consultants, volunteers and board members to share their best information and learn from one another. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 23 April 2009 at 2:10 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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22 January 2009

Motivating Your Volunteers: Needs, Barriers, and Psychology 101

Finding ways to reward and motivate volunteers is a perpetual challenge for nonprofits. We can create opportunities to volunteer that meet the needs of our supporters, or we can remove the barriers that keep them from volunteering. Ideally, we’ll do both - but removing the barriers must come first, if volunteer activities are to compete for time and attention in a busy world. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 22 January 2009 at 7:36 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 8 comments
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15 January 2009

Wanted: New Blood for an Aging Nonprofit Sector

As our population ages, so does the membership of most nonprofits and associations. We know that, intellectually, yes, but the real impact can sneak up on an organization: One day, you’re humming along just fine — and the next, planning a major event,... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 15 January 2009 at 6:54 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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22 December 2008

Reddit to Rally Volunteers for Needy Nonprofits

Last year, social bookmarking site Reddit partnered up to raise over $3,000 for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF.org), a non-profit selected by the website’s users to benefit from the fund-raising drive. This year, they’re trying something different... (read more)
Posted Monday, 22 December 2008 at 3:24 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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- General non-profit interest,
- Volunteers
05 November 2008

Volunteer Design and Technology Help for Nonprofits

While many useful sites aim to bring together volunteers with nonprofits in need of help, a recent trend seems to be toward job-specific matches. Technology and design help, in particular, are becoming easier than ever for nonprofit organizations to... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 05 November 2008 at 12:07 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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06 October 2008

How Do You Thank Your Volunteers?

Thank you. It’s a powerful pair of words, and that simple statement of appreciation, spoken one-on-one, can go a long way to tell volunteers how much their work is valued — but you want to do more. A special effort or long-term commitment, in particular,... (read more)
Posted Monday, 06 October 2008 at 6:11 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 5 comments
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20 August 2008

Tech Support for Free and Open-Source Software

This is the third part of our series on free and open-source software and the resources to help your organization make the most of what FOSS has to offer. When you need to know the meaning of a word, you flip open a dictionary. It’s a trusted authority.... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 4:55 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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20 May 2008

Help a Reporter — Get Free Media Exposure

When your spokesperson is interviewed on the TV evening news, that's air time worth far more than most nonprofits could hope to afford as an advertising purchase. And when your organization is quoted in the press, that lends an air of credibility that you just can't buy at any price. Advertising is telling your own story. Publicity is when someone else tells your story for you. And there's no question which type of communication packs the biggest public relations punch. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 20 May 2008 at 2:08 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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25 March 2008

Recruit New Volunteers Online and Celebrate Volunteer Week 2008

April 27 - May 3, 2008 is National Volunteer Week in both Canada and the United States. The heightened awareness of volunteerism that goes along with such a campaign offers a golden opportunity to celebrate your existing volunteers — and to recruit new volunteers to your organization. Here are a few ideas of how your nonprofit might use the internet to take full advantage of Volunteer Week — and we'd love to hear your ideas, too! (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 25 March 2008 at 7:30 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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- Volunteers,
- Web 2.0,
- websites,
- Non-profit,
- recruiting
15 March 2008

Manage Your Nonprofit's Human Resources Online With Zoho People

Zoho, best known for its suite of free productivity and collaboration online tools, a direct competitor to Google Apps, has just launched Zoho People , a free online Human Resources Management Application. It's designed for small and medium-sized businesses,... (read more)
Posted Saturday, 15 March 2008 at 1:04 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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04 March 2008

Opening Doors for Younger Volunteers

An aging population means that most nonprofit groups are working with an ever-shrinking pool of donors and volunteers. Are we making the most of those people who are available to volunteer, and willing to donate their time, energy, and resources to... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 04 March 2008 at 3:46 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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- Volunteers