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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, May 20, 2008 2:08 PM by Rebecca | 4 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Marketing, Volunteers, Non-profit Communications, media, publicity

• 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, March 25, 2008 7:30 AM by Rebecca | 0 Comments Filed under: General News, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Web 2.0, Volunteers, websites

• 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, but Zoho People could be just as useful for a nonprofit that needs an efficient way to manage a workforce of volunteers. Very small businesses can keep track of people in ad-hoc ways, (spreadsheets work!) but once a company reaches a certain Read More... Posted Saturday, March 15, 2008 1:04 AM by Rebecca | 2 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Volunteers, Staffing, Zoho

• 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 a good cause? Noël-Marie Taylor would say, perhaps not! An active volunteer before she had children, Noël-Marie was looking forward to returning to some level of community service after the birth of her daughter. Yes, her time would be limited by her new Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 04, 2008 3:46 PM by Rebecca | 2 Comments Filed under: General non-profit interest, nptech, Volunteers

• 04 January 2008

  Volunteering is Fun 

  Copyright, Grantland Enterprises; www.grantland.net . Used with permission. May not be reproduced in any format. Read More... Posted Friday, January 04, 2008 2:41 PM by Creative Apricot | 1 Comments Filed under: Associations, Humor, Volunteers

• 25 October 2007

  Survival in the nonprofit world 

  Copyright, Grantland Enterprises; www.grantland.net . Used with permission. May not be reproduced in any format. Read More... Posted Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:27 PM by Creative Apricot | 0 Comments Filed under: Associations, Humor, Volunteers

• 14 June 2007

  IT volunteers to help Canadian charities and non-profit organizations meet their technology needs  

  How many non-profits do you know that are struggling to find a qualified volunteer to create a website or to troubleshoot computer or network problems? My guess would be more than a dozen! From my experience, I can say all the non-profits I worked for over the years had technology problems. And I can guarantee that there are hundreds of organizations out there that are desperate to find IT help. So where do you go to find the perfect match? MatchIT is a free public service provided for the benefit Read More... Posted Thursday, June 14, 2007 2:24 PM by Creative Apricot | 0 Comments Filed under: Associations, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Volunteers

• 07 June 2007

  It's definitely OKAY to get hooked on volunteering 

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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