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28 August 2008

44% of Donors Check Out Your Nonprofit Online

When your nonprofit sends out its next fundraising direct mail appeal, how many potential donors will be heading to the Internet before they decide if they want to donate? The number of people checking out your organization online may be higher than... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 28 August 2008 at 4:19 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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25 August 2008

6 Sources for Free Map Graphics

No budget for custom graphics — yet you need a map for your website or presentation, to help show your membership reach or the areas in which your organization does its work? No problem. The internet offers a variety of free map graphics, many of which... (read more)
Posted Monday, 25 August 2008 at 2:59 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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- Best practices,
- Google,
- images,
- maps,
- websites
25 August 2008

Wild Apricot Updates August 2008

The most recent Wild Apricot update was released on August 11th — see more in our July blog post and on the Wild Apricot release history page . The update went without much trouble. The biggest challenge was to reconcile our HTML code changes with... (read more)
Posted Monday, 25 August 2008 at 2:07 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 0 comments
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20 August 2008

Tech Support for Free and Open-Source Software

This is the third part of our series on free and open-source software and the resources to help your organization make the most of what FOSS has to offer. When you need to know the meaning of a word, you flip open a dictionary. It’s a trusted authority.... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 4:55 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 0 comments
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18 August 2008

A Closer Look at Facebook Events

Facebook is fast becoming a popular way to publicize an organization's event, invite guests, and track who plans to attend. Facebook Events may be just what your group needs -- but could you be shutting out some of the people who might support your event? The fact is, for non-members of the site, Facebook can feel like a frustrating series of closed doors... (read more)
Posted Monday, 18 August 2008 at 6:16 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 13 comments
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15 August 2008

Does Open-Source Software Fall Down on Usability?

This is the second part in our series taking a closer look at free and open-source software : the real costs, the barriers, and the trade-offs; the best FOSS alternatives to “brand name” software; and the resources to help you make the most of it.... (read more)
Posted Friday, 15 August 2008 at 1:34 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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- open source,
- Usability
13 August 2008

An Introduction to Free and Open Source Software

As more cash-strapped non-profits, businesses, and individuals turn to free or open-source software to stretch their budgets, the open-source movement is booming. There may be no better time to talk frankly about the realities of using free or open-source... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 13 August 2008 at 3:07 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 5 comments
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11 August 2008

Statistics for Good

A great deal of reliable statistical data has long been available to the public eye — but it’s often been a challenge for resource-strapped nonprofit organizations to track down the information you need for policy development or to support your fundraising... (read more)
Posted Monday, 11 August 2008 at 4:14 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 2 comments
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07 August 2008

Techsoup Site Security Breach: Visitors Urged to Take Precautions

Techsoup.org , one of the best non-profit resources online, has suffered an SQL Injection attack. The site was taken down promptly when suspicious activity was identified, but Techsoup account holders and anyone who has visited the site in the past... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 07 August 2008 at 6:02 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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05 August 2008

Email-to-Snail-Mail Online Postal Services

Has this ever happened to you? The printer jams, just as you’re trying to rush out a newsletter. Or you come up short on stationery and stamps, a few letters short of your mailing list run. Or you’re on the road with only a web-enabled phone at hand,... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 05 August 2008 at 3:21 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 13 comments
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- E-mail marketing,
- Web 2.0
01 August 2008

Does Your Nonprofit Need an Email Newsletter Service?

Why would your organization want to pay for an email marketing service, instead of simply using Outlook and your regular email server to contact your members? There are a number of compelling reasons why even a small e-newsletter subscription list might best be handled by a dedicated email marketing service, starting — first and foremost — with reliable delivery. (read more)
Posted Friday, 01 August 2008 at 7:27 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 11 comments
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29 July 2008

How to Make Your Own Custom News Page

RSS is a very powerful technology , useful for anyone to gather and digest many information sources in one place — and even more useful for nonprofits to get their information out to their members and supporters. If you were to put all of your most... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 29 July 2008 at 8:55 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 5 comments
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- websites,
- RSS,
- spreadsheets,
- tables,
- Google Docs,
- Widgets,
- Web 2.0,
- Best practices
28 July 2008

Wild Apricot Updates July 2008

Our next Wild Apricot release is just around the corner — scheduled for early August. Here’s what you can look forward to seeing: Authorize.Net payment option. If you have your own merchant account via Authorize.Net payment processor, you can now use... (read more)
Posted Monday, 28 July 2008 at 3:14 AM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 4 comments
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24 July 2008

Next Generation File Sharing Comes Out of the Box

Online file sharing service Box.net made Webware’s list of the 100 best Web 2.0 applications for 2008 for three very good reasons. The award's not for its file storage capability, nor for the ability to access and share your stored files online — although it’s worth noting that Box.net just added iPhone access. It's not even for the user-friendly interface that feels comfortable from the moment you first sign in. What makes Box.net a winner is a powerful Web 2.0 trio... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 11:58 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 1 comments
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21 July 2008

Top 12 Mind Mapping Tools for Web or Desktop

The trick to effective mind mapping is finding the right tool for the job — whether that tool is pen and paper, as Guy Lewis used to unravel his personal life, or dedicated software, as Patrick Lynch used to explain Wild Apricot’s features to his colleagues.... (read more)
Posted Monday, 21 July 2008 at 4:33 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 7 comments
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