Media outlets need to enrich the syndicated wire service stories with local content if they are to attract readers and advertisers — but few have the budget, these days, for a cadre of local reporters to seek out and report on the ''local angle'' of a story. Nonprofits working on the ground in a community do have that local content to ...

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 important news sources onto a single web page, what a useful resource that could ...

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 (there are other free or low-cost backup and file storage options to challenge the modest amount of space that Box.net offers). And not for the ability to access and ...

If your organization makes PowerPoint slideshows for special events, meetings and conferences, you've probably put a lot of time and effort into creating each one. Why not get extra mileage from those PowerPoint presentations by putting them onto your website or blog for others to see? Here are four different ways to share PowerPoint files on ...

This post has been contributed by Lance Trebesch and Colt Lapham from TicketPrinting.com A charity badge is a small widget often including a picture, brief description of the organization, and link to where you can make a donation.  The beauty of the charity badge is that it allows users to share with one another by simply clicking on “get ...

PayPal has introduced an easier way for setup online shopping on your website with a web-based widget. This is a great tool for any community, charity, club, nonprofits and fundraising website. The PayPal Storefront Widget  lets you embed a virtual storefront directly into your blog, website or social networking page. With the holiday season ...

Network for Good released a new report called The Wired Fundraiser: How technology is making fundraising 'good to go'. The report written by Katya Andresen and Stacie Mann covers what happens when people with a cause take it to cyberspace; why marketers and fundraisers like us should care; and what we should do about the phenomenon. The full ...

Interactive web pages help associations, clubs and many other non-profit organizations provide better services at lower cost for their members and supporters - growing the community and bringing people back repeatedly. We are excited about new capabilities released last Friday - Wild Apricot widgets - which can be used to add a wide variety of ...