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• 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, April 07, 2010 4:37 PM by Rebecca | 3 Comments Filed under: Associations, Non-profit technology, nptech, Web 2.0, events, Social networking, Non-profit Communications, event management, online storage, social media

• 27 January 2010

  Best of Association Jam: Association Links for January 2010 

  What will you do in 2010 that you've never done before to help your associations thrive? That's the kind of provocative question we like to start out a new year pondering! And appropriately enough, Association Jam's overall top-voted story for the first month of 2010 was Jeff De Cagna's Top Ten 2010 Trends for Associations at Principled Innovation Blog : Not predictions, he says, but "informed estimates of emerging issues" most likely to shape the business environment for associations through the Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2010 8:59 AM by Rebecca | 2 Comments Filed under: Associations, Non-profit technology, Fundraising, nptech, Marketing, Volunteers, Google, Social networking, Non-profit Communications, membership, websites, event management, Membership management, social media, Association Jam

• 27 December 2009

  Best of Association Jam: Association Links for December 2009 

  This month's round-up of the top-voted association stories submitted to AssociationJam.org may be the most diverse and interesting yet — and there were even a couple of categories (Leadership and Fundraising) in which two very different stories tied for top place! Here, by topic, are the top stories voted up by Association Jam readers for December 2009. Read More... Posted Sunday, December 27, 2009 10:16 AM by Rebecca | 0 Comments Filed under: Associations, Non-profit technology, Fundraising, nptech, Marketing, Volunteers, Google, Social networking, Non-profit Communications, membership, websites, event management, Membership management, social media, Association Jam

• 30 November 2009

  Best of Association Jam: Association Links for November 2009 

  Here are the Top 10 association stories voted up by Association Jam readers in November 2009 — one for each of the topic categories, and one bonus link that came in a close second, just for fun! Read More... Posted Monday, November 30, 2009 11:00 AM by Rebecca | 1 Comments Filed under: Associations, Non-profit technology, Fundraising, nptech, Marketing, Volunteers, Google, Social networking, Non-profit Communications, membership, websites, event management, Membership management, social media, Association Jam

• 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, April 23, 2009 2:10 PM by Rebecca | (Comments Off) Filed under: Associations, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Social networking, Non-profit Communications, websites, Association Jam

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