Wild Apricot Blog


	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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04 December 2007

Evaluation Process to Giving Out Money

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Posted Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:00 AM by Creative Apricot | 0 Comments

Filed under: Associations, Fundraising, General non-profit interest, Humor

19 February 2007

Non-profits are not like businesses

Having worked with several non-profits over the years, I know for a fact that non-profits are not like businesses. They don't have a large financial department filled with accountants, analysts and administrators to prepare professional reports with precise numbers. But their supporters and stakeholders do demand more and more clarity and precision - which can be very hard to achieve on a limited budget and relying on volunteers that have many tasks on their hands and use a combination of IT systems.So Read More...

Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 12:33 PM by Creative Apricot | 0 Comments

Filed under: Fundraising, General non-profit interest, Humor

05 January 2007

Fundraising – not as scary as you might think!

Fundraising! The word itself is scary! But it doesn’t have to be. Wild Apricot might be able to alleviate your fundraising pains - create and maintain a website for your cause, handle online donations, stay in touch with donors and supporters. Copyright, Grantland Enterprises; www.grantland.net . Used with permission. May not be reproduced in any format. Read More...

Posted Friday, January 05, 2007 9:00 AM by Creative Apricot | 0 Comments

Filed under: Fundraising, Humor

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We write on web technology and social media tools for non-profits - charities, associations, clubs and other organizations

How web masters and administrators can do more with less
Web 2.0 and Social Media trends
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You will also see occasional posts about Wild Apricot product but we strive to be unbiased and helpful and focus on broader issues of interest to member-based, charitable and community organizations - so they can use web technology more efficiently.

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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