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12 January 2007

What can non-profits learn from businesses? ………Trustiness!

Non-profits and businesses have a lot to learn from each other. Non-profits would likely do better if they placed more emphasis on earning their donors' trust and businesses too would make more profit if they focused their efforts on building trusting... (read more)
Posted Friday, 12 January 2007 at 7:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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11 January 2007

Non-profits are using emerging web 2.0 tools and you should too

It should come as no surprise. The buzz about Web 2.0 tools and software-as-a-service (SaaS) has been caught and non-profits are adopting them. That's the gist of the recent article in IT Business In fact, there are a lot of ready-to-use software-as-a-service... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 11 January 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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09 January 2007

dotOrganize study: how non-profits feel about technology and how do they actually use it

The recently released report by dotOrganize in September 2006: "Online Technology for Social Change: From Struggle to Strategy," has been welcome for non-profits that are trying to harness the Web's power to grow their lists, engage constituents and... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 09 January 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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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,... (read more)
Posted Friday, 05 January 2007 at 9:00 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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- Fundraising
03 January 2007

What 'AJAX' means and why non-profits should care?

AJAX is a pretty techy term (it stands for Asynchronous JAvaScript and XML ). It has been a buzzword among geeks for the last few years – but why should a non-profit organization care about it? Simply put, AJAX technology helps to build web applications... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 03 January 2007 at 3:43 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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02 January 2007

Marketing Practices for Non-Profit Organizations

Does a non-profit need a marketing plan? Why? Your non-profit definitely needs a marketing plan (and a lot of patience) to cut through the signal-to-noise ratio - especially on the Web . Unlike other methods of obtaining visitors through traditional... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 02 January 2007 at 1:36 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 2 comments
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22 December 2006

Who Are You? Branding Your Non-Profit Site on the Web

Branding is not a "dirty" marketing word. It applies to non-profit organizations of all kinds as well - charities, associations, support groups, clubs or any other kind. In order to engage people on your Web site, it’s a good idea to know what your... (read more)
Posted Friday, 22 December 2006 at 4:33 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 3 comments
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18 December 2006

Transforming Your Web Visitors into Eager Donors and Volunteers

Your website can be a great tool in engaging prospective donors and volunteers. To do this you need to foster a sense of community with your target audience, and then call them to action. Here are a few things you might want to consider: Build meaningful... (read more)
Posted Monday, 18 December 2006 at 6:14 AM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 5 comments
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14 December 2006

New account plans start at $12/month, new features.

We have just released Wild Apricot v 2.9 - our 9th release since July 1st 2006. Our sincerest thanks to all our customers and others who have been evaluating Wild Apricot and providing feedback and asking questions. We are good with technologies and... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 14 December 2006 at 1:57 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 0 comments
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12 December 2006

On decision-making in non-profits

As a company providing products and services to the not-for-profit sector, it seems to us that one of the challenges in running a non-profit organization is slow decision-making. You often need to consult with so many different types of stakeholders:... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 12 December 2006 at 2:23 PM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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04 December 2006

Podcast interview with Allan Benamer - non-profit IT blogger

Allan Benamer runs a "Confessions of a non-profit IT director" blog He is the IT director for a medium-size non-profit and built his blog as a ”safe” space for harried non-profit IT directors/sysadmins/developers to share experiences and wisdom regarding... (read more)
Posted Monday, 04 December 2006 at 4:35 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 0 comments
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30 November 2006

The Evolution of Fund-Raising – From Telethons to Online Giving

Many years ago, I worked for the local telephone company, and was responsible for setting up all of the local and toll-free lines for telethons. There were so many back then, raising money for everything from childhood diseases to adult medical conditions... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 30 November 2006 at 9:23 AM by Lenna Titizian [Dancing Apricot] | 0 comments
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- General non-profit interest,
- Fundraising
28 November 2006

New features: Custom member fields, event attendee database and currency options

Release 2.8 for November 29th, 2006, Wednesday. One great advantage of hosted web software (Wild Apricot being an example of such a service focused on non-profits) is that you do not have to bother with system upgrades. We take care of that for you.... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 28 November 2006 at 1:46 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 3 comments
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27 November 2006

What is NOT a best practice for saving money in your non-profit organization

As discussed in an earlier post on Trends and Best Practices , "scrimping" (cost-cutting) is a harsh reality for associations - and all other non-profits There are smart ways to "scrimp" - for example using web technologies to reduce your communication,... (read more)
Posted Monday, 27 November 2006 at 2:25 AM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 1 comments
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- General non-profit interest,
- Associations
23 November 2006

Happy Thanksgiving!

Warm wishes from Wild Apricot team - Happy Thanksgiving! (read more)
Posted Thursday, 23 November 2006 at 1:38 PM by Dmitriy Buterin [Chief Apricot] | 0 comments
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