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	This blog is for volunteers, webmasters and administrators of associations, clubs, charities, communities and other groups. We discuss issues and trends in modern web technologies that help your organization achieve more with less. This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software: a set of tools for membership administration, event registration, website management, online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. See for yourself how affordable and easy it is to use: - Take a tour!

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20 April 2007

Five Ways Nonprofits Can Use Flickr to Reach New Audiences

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Flickr session at the Non-Profit Technology Conference . A common question asked was “How can we use Flickr to reach new audiences?” A lot of nonprofits have started using Flickr to increase their visibility online. Flickr has become a popular social media tool because it allows nonprofits to upload their photos and supports an active community where people share and comment on each other's photos. But what truly sets it apart is its tagging feature. Tagging (keywording) Read More...

Posted Friday, April 20, 2007 7:29 PM by Creative Apricot | 11 Comments

Filed under: Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, Fundraising, nptech, Web 2.0, Best practices, Volunteers

19 January 2007

Baby Boomers are a huge opportunity for non-profits

At 77 million, baby boomers have power and non-profits should pay attention to them. That’s what a recent article listed in Nonprofit Charitable Orgs Newsletter, Top 8 Tips for working with Baby Boomer Volunteers points out. As they begin to retire, many of them are turning to volunteer work in non-profit organizations. But, the boomers are not like their parents. They are better educated and are knowledgeable about social issues. They want positions where they can make a difference. If you can provide Read More...

Posted Friday, January 19, 2007 3:00 PM by Chief_Apricot | 1 Comments

Filed under: Associations, General non-profit interest, Best practices, Volunteers

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About me - 'Curious Apricot'

I'm Rebecca Leaman, and it's my pleasure to join the Wild Apricot blog team in exploring how to use the internet and web 2.0 tools more effectively. Currently I am the primary blog writer. I work with Bonasource's Wild Apricot marketing team.

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