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• 06 November 2007

  Share the Story of Your Nonprofit or Church through Blogs 

  I want to recommend to you a book I just finished reading. The Blogging Church by Brian Bailey and Terry Storch . There was also an interesting interview with Read/Write Web's Sean Ammirati that's worth listening to. After reading the book, I picked up some good tips that I could apply to our blog and some other parts that kinda knew I should do but have let slip through the cracks. One of the good things about it is that it doesn't assume that you have any knowledge about blogs. It gives very basic Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:00 AM by Creative Apricot | 0 Comments Filed under: General News, Associations, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Web 2.0, Best practices, Blogging

• 25 September 2007

  Two Good Articles at Idealware 

  Laura Quinn from Idealware has two good articles that are worth reading. Behind Closed Web Sites: A Look at Three Nonprofit Intranets - focuses on three nonprofit administrative intranets providing case studies of ONE/ Northwest's wiki intranet, PETA's form-centric intranet , and the sophisticated intranet created by the American Lung Association. A Few Good Event Registration Tools - takes a look at the myriad of options available for those who want to collect online payments and information from Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:00 AM by Creative Apricot | 0 Comments Filed under: General News, Associations, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Web 2.0, Best practices

• 20 September 2007

  Web design and usability guidelines for non-profits: An interview with Jason King 

  Jason King is a freelance web designer and ICT Trainer who works exclusively with non-profit organizations. He is also the author of the Nonprofit Web Design Blog , providing tips on planning, commissioning, designing and editing charity websites. In the following interview, we talked about nonprofit web design and usability best practices. Jason also shared some useful insights on ways nonprofits can design their websites so that they are easy to use, communicate effectively and are accessible to Read More... Posted Thursday, September 20, 2007 12:52 PM by Creative Apricot | 7 Comments Filed under: General News, Associations, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, Usability, nptech, Web 2.0, Best practices

• 14 September 2007

  10 Common Mistakes in Selecting Donor Databases (and How to Avoid Them) 

  Fundraising technology strategist Robert Weiner has put together an excellent article about 10 common mistakes that can prevent you from selecting the right database and managing it effectively. Even though this article has been written a while back, I thought it would be a good idea to post it again as a reminder and because it's a topic that many small non profit organizations might run into. According to Robert - s electing and managing a donor database is never easy, but if you avoid the mistakes Read More... Posted Friday, September 14, 2007 9:00 AM by Creative Apricot | 0 Comments Filed under: General News, Associations, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Web 2.0

• 13 September 2007

  Vote for Us - Best Web 2.0 App  

  Hey all! Wild Apricot has been nominated in the best Web 2.0 application category of the Pop Vox Awards. Please take some time to vote for us ! Thanks for your continued support! nptech nonprofit web2.0 Read More... Posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 5:57 PM by Creative Apricot | 0 Comments Filed under: General News, Associations, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, Wild Apricot, nptech, Web 2.0

• 12 September 2007

  Wild Apricot is now certified in Microsoft tests 

  We did it! We have a long history of cooperation with Microsoft - we are a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner - specializing in Software Solutions and Business Process Integration. The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner is the highest level of partner certification and the idea behind Microsoft's Partner Program is to provide a way for customers to objectively evaluate expertise and capabilities of technology vendors. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners need to meet a higher set of criteria for each category, Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:30 PM by Creative Apricot | 1 Comments Filed under: General News, Associations, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, Wild Apricot, nptech, Web 2.0

• 09 July 2007

  Google helps non-profits create stories online 

  Google has announced Google Earth Outreach : "A new program designed to help nonprofit organizations around the world leverage the power of Google Earth to illustrate and advocate for the important work that they do." Google Earth Outreach allows organizations to create stories using Google Earth layers. The program includes online guides, video tutorials and case studies about using Google Earth and is targeted at nonprofit organizations. There are also online forums that connect new participants Read More... Posted Monday, July 09, 2007 9:00 AM by Creative Apricot | 1 Comments Filed under: General News, Associations, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Web 2.0

• 20 March 2007

  2007 Non-Profit Technology Conference, mark your calendars for April 4-6 in Washington, DC 

  The "premier annual event for anyone interested in helping nonprofits make more effective use of technology to achieve their missions" will take place in Washington, DC, from Wednesday, April 4th through Friday, April 6th, 2007. I’ve made my arrangements to attend, and if you haven't already done so, then mark your calendars and plan to be there. The 2007 conference, Reinventing Politics: Creating Social Change From the Ground Up , will bring more than 1,000 people together for three days of connecting, Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2007 1:32 PM by Creative Apricot | 1 Comments Filed under: General News, Associations, Non-profit technology, nptech, Web 2.0

• 15 March 2007

  What is tagging and practical ways non-profits can use it 

  What exactly are tags? Simply put, tags are keywords. In the same way you can stick labels on physical objects, you can use tags to label digital 'things' such as blog posts, photos, and web links. Once you assign one or more tags to a certain object, you can easily find it later by looking up everything tagged with a particular keyword. You can also assign multiple tags to the same object, and different people can assign different tags to the same resource. For a more detailed definition of tags, Read More... Posted Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:35 AM by Creative Apricot | 2 Comments Filed under: General News, Associations, Non-profit technology, nptech, Web 2.0, Best practices