Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Can you imagine asking for $100, and telling your donor up front that $80 will go to the telemarketing company that interrupted his dinner, and only $20 to your non-profit? You know that it takes money to raise money for a cause. Just think how this week’s headlines play to the public you’re going be asking for renewed support.( read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. The Evolution of NPTech: Where we came from, and [maybe] where we’re going. The Evolution of NPTech. If you have other questions, or other ideas, please share them!

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 4, 2010

Here's a cool tool to try – and a special offer for non-profit organizations.( Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech E-mail marketing Non-profit Communications PowerPoint application audio. Looking for an easy way to add your voice over a PowerPoint presentation, then share it by email or online?

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Think a blog is just another name for a online journal, not really suitable for a serious non-profit organization? Blogging Non-profit Communications websites social media. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Web 2.0 Think again! A blog can be whatever you want it to be. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JULY 22, 2010

Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Social networking crowdsourcing social media contests. But as Chris Brogan points out, in The Problem with Social Only Nonprofit Campaigns,there’s a cumulative effect of all those social media requests.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 23, 2009

For every hour your non-profit invests in social networking, an hour is lost to other projects that might further your cause more effectively. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Social networking Non-profit Communications social media. read more ).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tagging Discussion January 6, 2007 Beth started a cross-blog discussion about tagging and folksonomies, and I thought I’d weigh in. What do those guidelines look like? .&#

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Tags: General non-profit interest nptech careers. Whether you’re looking to get your first job in the nonprofit sector, or switching directions in mid-career, here are a few key resources to help with your planning and job search.( read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

Colman set up the nptech room on FriendFeed five days ago and 105 NpTechers have joined the NpTech Room. Here's a summary of some of the topics and discussions that took place in the NpTech FriendFeed Room. NpTech Talk and News. " Will Boyd has a question about non-profit marketing ? room, etc). Jonathon D.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Jay Moonah's presentation on Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit & Public Sector Organizations was streamed live online as part of The Canadian Institute’s recent “Managing Social Media” conference recently - but if you missed it, no worries! We’ve got the highlights right here.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

MAY 12, 2009

Great new presentations on social media are coming out almost daily, and many are directed specifically to the needs of non-profits. Best practices online community Social networking case studies Non-profit Communications social media. Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Web 2.0 read more ).

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 23, 2009

There’s an incredible wealth of information online for member-driven associations and donor-dependent non-profits, but sorting through it all can be quite daunting. Tags: Associations Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech Social networking websites Association Jam. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

NpTech Conversations. It notes, "Maybe the answer is an intermediary b/w tech and design volunteers and the non-profits they???re For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. NpTech Slide Decks SlideShare is like YouTube for powerpoint presentations. So, you want to build a MashUp? re working with???something

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

A key point about how difficult it is for most non-profits to shift from message delivery to conversation and advice about being patience. Facebook The Non-Profits on Facebook Group is for those who work for, belong to, or support nonprofits on Facebook. Tag your post with "net2thinktank." " Nonprofits and Web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. The Non-Profit Tech Blog drills down deeper on the limitations and suggests waiting before adopting. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 16, 2009

Smaller non-profit organizations get some encouraging news in NTEN’s newly released 2008 IT Staffing & Spending Report -- when it comes to being on the cutting edge of non-profit technology, size doesn’t matter.( Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech Staffing research. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

Not attending the NetSquared Conference but want to follow the tag stream? The conference tag is n2y2. The NpTech Summary. So, this is going to be a NpTech Power of Ten roundup, noting ten themes from the week. Marnie Webb has been too busy to blog much this past month, but she finds time to tag ! Met Citizen 2.0:

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest Fundraising nptech Marketing Social networking Non-profit Communications Twitter crowdsourcing chat social media non-profit nonprofit. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Here's a few sessions notes in the wiki: NpTech Tag , definition of Open API For-Profit/Nonprofit Software Collaborations and where are the biggest tool gaps ? New Blogs Yes, Tobias Eigen blogs and we've just discovered his blog in the NpTech Tag stream. Privaterra blog showed up in the tag stream.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Tags: association marketing Best practices case studies Marketing nonprofit non-profit Non-profit technology nptech online community research social media Social networking. The results are detailed in a 44-page report, "Nonprofits and Social Media: It Ain't Optional," that's free to download and CC-licensed to share.(

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 10, 2009

But does this advice apply equally to non-profits? Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Best practices Blogging Non-profit Communications websites content. Focus on your audience: That’s the single most important piece of advice you’ll ever get about publishing a successful website or blog. Yes, and no.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 4, 2009

Wild Apricot Blog is pleased to host the next edition of the NonProfit Blog Carnival, a round-up of the month’s best blog posts for non-profits. Non-profit Technology , of course! This month’s topic? Deadline for submissions is June 26, and the Carnival round-up will be published on June 30. read more ). read more ).

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 16, 2009

So you want your non-profit website to do better in the search engines, so people can find you more easily — but there's no budget to hire an SEO consultant to make it happen? This may help: LotusJump , a web-based tool designed to help non-experts do their own search engine optimization, offers a free Basic account to qualified non-profits.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 29, 2010

There’s no more convenient way to brush up on your skills than to do your professional development online - and July 2010 brings us lots of free online presentations and seminars for fundraisers, board members, administrators, active volunteers, volunteer coordinators, and other non-profit folks.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Tags: nptech Non-profit Communications publicity social media. One document that caught my eye in particular was Lipscomb’s Media Selection Map , designed to help you figure out which communications channels — offline and online — to choose for a particular purpose. It all starts with.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 7, 2009

Here are the slides from my Mesh workshop - Social Media for Non-profits. Social Media for Non-Profits Workshop View more presentations from Wild Apricot.( Tags: nptech Social networking social media. Great opportunity? Colossal waste of time? The answer is YES. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Tags: case studies cause marketing donations Facebook games Marketing non-profit Non-profit Communications Non-profit technology nptech online community online donations promotion social media Social networking. a lot of games. How is your cause going to compete with Farmville? read more ).

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Game Marketing Case Study Social 147

Wild Apricot

MAY 25, 2010

Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Non-profit Communications images application. Let’s take a closer look at these visual representations of data and ideas, along with great resources to help you get started on making your own infographic.( read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. Marshall Kirkpatrick's Comparing 5 Ways To Tag Videos hit dig popular. The Non-Profit Tech Blog interviews Scott Crowder, Kintera CTO. (If NetSquared Community. Momentum is building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. Via Laura Quinn at Idealware comes a pointer to a research paper titled " Technology Motivators and Usage in Not-for-Profit Arts Organizations " that comes from the Systems Synthesis Project course at the H.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 19, 2009

We’ve talked before about some of the most popular online payment processors suited to smaller non-profits who want to accept donations or sell fundraising products on their websites. Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech websites online payments. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JULY 12, 2010

Volunteers will stay longer and work better for your non-profit organization if you can match their personalities and passions with appropriate tasks. Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech Volunteers. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 3, 2009

Collecting information is a large part of what many non-profit organizations do as a part of their mission. Non-profit Communications. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Web 2.0 When you need to share that information online, PDF format leaps to mind. But aren’t you just a bit bored by PDFs? read more ).

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 26, 2009

I’ve just been listening to a podcast of Lee Weinstein’s conversation with public relations consultant Donna Gibbs on how non-profits are successfully using social media right now, where Gibbs shines a light on the social media marketing activities — on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter — of two charities she’s involved with personally. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Blogging Non-profit Communications training webinar social media. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Tags: Fundraising Marketing Membership management nonprofit non-profit Non-profit Communications Non-profit technology nptech SEO social media Social networking training volunteer management Volunteers webinar. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Tags: E-mail marketing mobile nonprofit non-profit Non-profit Communications Non-profit technology nptech research surveys website websites. read more ).

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