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21 April 2011

100 More Online Tools for Non-Profits – Part 2

This is the second in our 2-part series listing a variety of tech tools non-profits can use, from volunteer and member management, to fundraising, to website creation, community building, collaboration, and more. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 21 April 2011 at 5:11 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 8 comments
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20 April 2011

100 More Online Tools for Non-Profits – Part 1

You’ll find a variety of tech tools in this 2-part series, from volunteer and member management, to web publishing and document sharing, to back office tasks, project management, and more. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 20 April 2011 at 3:16 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 10 comments
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04 April 2011

Membership Database Selection Part 3 - Making Your Choice

This is the final post in our 3-part Membership Database Selection blog series. Part 1 explained how to identify your specific needs and Part 2 offered an overview of the possible software or system choices. In Part 3 we’re suggesting the steps you can follow to choose the right solution. (read more)
Posted Monday, 04 April 2011 at 8:30 AM by Lori Halley [Engaging Apricot] | 0 comments
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25 July 2010

Facebook’s New ‘Like’ Button Features

Facebook has just added 3 new features to the ‘Like’ button that hold a promise of greater connectivity and better analytics. Not unusual for Facebook, the release came on a weekend, so no real chance yet to thoroughly explore the bells and whistles... (read more)
Posted Sunday, 25 July 2010 at 2:53 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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23 June 2010

Take a Second Look at Google Wave

Google Wave's steep learning curve and "invitation only" policy made the collaboration tool less than useful for most nonprofits, when it first launched. But take another look: Wave is now faster and more stable, with quick-start templates and tutorials - and it's finally open for everyone to use. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 23 June 2010 at 4:00 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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02 June 2010

LinkedIn Sharing: a New Tool for Nonprofit Outreach

Of the “big three” social media networks (Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn) each has its own challenges for nonprofits trying to spread their message, but we've tended put LinkedIn at the bottom of the list as more useful for individual networking than for nonprofit outreach. That may be about to change, with LinkedIn's new sharing features! Now, the times – they are a-changin’! (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 02 June 2010 at 3:36 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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16 April 2010

Monitor the Web in Real Time: Instant Dashboards

You've got bookmarks for websites you need to check daily, online tools, news alerts for tracking your nonprofit's keywords and issues, email, social networks, RSS feeds for favorite blogs… It's all too easy to miss vital information, or to waste a great deal of time checking for updates. Now imagine one custom site that lets you monitor all that data at a glance – a dashboard that's updated in real time. (read more)
Posted Friday, 16 April 2010 at 4:56 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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- Web 2.0,
- Widgets,
- Social networking,
- RSS,
- websites,
- social media,
- search,
- productivity
07 April 2010

5 Tech Tools for More Engaging Events

Real-world events are the ultimate in social networking, and nothing beats face-to-face communication. But it can be challenging to connect with everyone you want to meet at a large event, or to follow up afterwards. And what about your colleagues who can't attend at all? High-tech tools can help, without breaking your budget. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 07 April 2010 at 4:37 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 6 comments
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08 February 2010

New Statistics on Internet, Social Media Use

A number of findings in a newly released study by Pew Internat on Social Media and Young Adults will be of interest to nonprofits who seek to connect with or recruit members and donors online. (read more)
Posted Monday, 08 February 2010 at 8:26 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 6 comments
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26 January 2010

No RSS Feed for Your Website? No Problem

Google Reader has announced a new feature that lets users create an RSS feed to track changes to any web page, even if the site doesn’t publish a feed. It’s great new feature for your website visitors who use Google Reader, but what about people who use a different feedreader or like to get updates by email? You can help those people get automatic notifications of your website changes, too. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 26 January 2010 at 6:47 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 12 comments
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- websites,
- RSS,
- Feedburner,
- Google,
- Web 2.0
04 January 2010

Nonprofits Get Free Help with Web Analytics

No time, no budget, and no skilled resources available for your nonprofit to dive into web analytics and make sense of what the numbers mean for your goals and objectives? The Analysis Exchange wants to help — at no cost to your organization. (read more)
Posted Monday, 04 January 2010 at 5:27 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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23 November 2009

Showcase Your Members' Videos with YouTube Direct

What if you could display a playlist of member-created videos on your non-profit's website, just like the big mainstream news media websites? YouTube Direct makes it easy. (read more)
Posted Monday, 23 November 2009 at 9:30 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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03 November 2009

Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit &amp; Public Sector Organizations

Jay Moonah's presentation on Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit & Public Sector Organizations was streamed live online as part of The Canadian Institute’s recent “Managing Social Media” conference recently - but if you missed it, no worries! We’ve got the highlights right here. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 03 November 2009 at 4:10 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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24 October 2009

How to Find (and Map) Local People on Twitter

In June 2009, Nielsen reported nearly 21 million unique visitors to Twitter.com. How can a small nonprofit organization, with limited time and resources for social media, find the right people to connect with in that microblogging crowd? Try your TPS... (read more)
Posted Saturday, 24 October 2009 at 11:11 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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- Web 2.0,
- Best practices,
- Social networking,
- social media,
- search,
- Twitter,
- maps,
- application
22 October 2009

8 Best Free Video-Sharing Sites for Nonprofits

Thanks to low-cost cameras, and free or inexpensive software tools, there’s a place for video production within the budget of even small nonprofits and associations. And distributing your videos on the Internet has never been cheaper or easier... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 22 October 2009 at 8:40 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 14 comments
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