Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. June 8, 2008 11:03 AM.

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JUNE 5, 2009

Websites like Facebook, MySpace and YouTube are among the top 10 most trafficked sites in the US. According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008. All rights reserved.

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MAY 8, 2008

Email tops the list, followed by your Website, your campaign savvy and the quality of the actions you ask your constituents to take. May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing. May 14, 2008 | Kivi Miller Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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DECEMBER 28, 2008

Making sure that online donations are possible on your website is very important. December 28, 2008 | David Kinard Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Here are just some of the ideas found there. You should have a clear message and a really thought-out strategy for fundraising. All rights reserved.

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MARCH 4, 2008

The HSUS winner (we picked) was featured on our website and social networking sites. We also did an interview with her and posted it on our website. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. March 4, 2008 | Carie This girl is on the ball!

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MAY 9, 2008

Email tops the list, followed by your Website, your campaign savvy and the quality of the actions you ask your constituents to take. May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing. May 14, 2008 | Kivi Miller Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman FEB 3, 2008 Yes We Can.

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MARCH 3, 2008

The HSUS winner (we picked) was featured on our website and social networking sites. We also did an interview with her and posted it on our website. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. March 4, 2008 | Carie This girl is on the ball!

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MAY 22, 2008

May 22, 2008 | Melissa Tooley Copyright © 2008, Care2.com You can download the report here. Thanks for spreading the word! All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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MAY 22, 2008

May 22, 2008 | Melissa Tooley Copyright © 2008, Care2.com You can download the report here. Thanks for spreading the word! All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2008

60) Search « HSUS YouTube User-Generated Video Competition Grows List | Main | Props to MyEmma for Doing Good » Wednesday Feb 27 2008 Revamped Politics Online Conference Ready for Its Closeup Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 12:02PM | by Heather Holdridge I’ve been attending IPDI’s Politics Online Conference since 2004.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2008

People are fundamentally aspirational in their buying decisions, and their lives in general (which is one reason why Barack Obama is having such stunning success in his campaign, and not just for the legions of young people who flock to his speeches and his website.) Do you see people as old or young or religious or rich?

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JUNE 18, 2008

60) Search « Nonprofit CRM Trends Plus How to Choose an eCRM | Main | New Research Findings: Advocacy Groups More Trusted » Wednesday Jun 18 2008 Care2 Welcomes Dana Weissman to Nonprofit Services Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 11:20AM | by Clinton OBrien We are very pleased to announce the newest member of the Care2 team: Dana Weissman.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

From the console games played on those Playstation, Wii, and XBoxes, to what are called “causal games&# like online Scrabble or what you have at the cool website Free Rice. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Gaming is huge.

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MARCH 26, 2009

Online fundraising, email list growth and website traffic continue to increase. For example, between 2006 and 2007, online donations grew by 26% but between 2007 and 2008 online donations only grew by 14%. Marketing your site through online advertising, earned media, and other channels are essential to driving traffic to your website.

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JUNE 26, 2009

60) Search « Strategies For Optimizing Your Nonprofits Website | Main | YouTube Launches Video Volunteers » Wednesday Jun 24 2009 How Unused Gift Cards Can Support Nonprofits Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 12:14AM | by Allyson Kapin Do you have a pile of gift cards stuffed in an old draw? All rights reserved.

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MARCH 13, 2008

Work with the Public Affairs team to identify, develop, and execute communication tactics via the organization’s website, including video streaming, blogging, RSS feeds, subscription systems, social networking media, and other forms of electronic communication and convening. Kellogg Foundation The W.K. This is a newly created position.

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DECEMBER 12, 2007

Spammers cunningly hide their identities by routing e-mails through other people’s websites, blogs or computers, according to Barracuda. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Link to the original story. » Why you need social media marketing. [.]

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JULY 15, 2008

Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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FEBRUARY 5, 2008

11 Feb 2008 Michael Hoffman Michael, thank you for your reply. By the time your newspaper arrives, all the news that’s fit to print was already printed on their website. 11 Feb 2008 Michael P. 14 Feb 2008 Yahoouj Really good work about this website was done. Not to mention the environmental issues.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Twestival’s viral success stems from providing a basic set of guidelines listed on the Twestival website and encouraging people to create their own events, secure local sponsors, prizes and of course coordinate their own online media outreach. February 8, 2009 | Allyson Kapin Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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JANUARY 30, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman JAN 30, 2008 Identity 2.0

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JANUARY 24, 2008

He points us to two websites working on different aspects of this issue. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Their trouble is connected to the media fragmentation that I so frequently talk about and the rise of the web as a source for news. One is called Outside.In

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MARCH 15, 2009

For example, dont just list your website name or even "About Us" - instead use "About Name of Organization Here". By giving each page in your website a unique, useful description of the page content, you make it easier for a user to decide whether or not to click through. But most of the time youll see your description.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

My guess is that both contribute to your brand and may make people more likely to give when asked in more traditional ways – direct mail, email, website. Thanks, Ian 3 Jan 2008 lili Thank you very much for the great information. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

My guess is that both contribute to your brand and may make people more likely to give when asked in more traditional ways – direct mail, email, website. Thanks, Ian 3 Jan 2008 lili Thank you very much for the great information. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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MARCH 12, 2008

Except that the new APis allow people to upload, watch, search, and comment on the videos on other Websites. There is nothing in the API that allows for a Website to insert their own ads. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! YouTube is now a platform.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

The most popular and relevant resolutions were grouped into four areas-- empowering supporters, using social media networks, focusing on the needs of supporters and making websites user-friendly. Convio lays out simple steps to creating a website that is easier to navigate and more useful to your target audiences. All rights reserved.

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MARCH 23, 2009

May 19, 2010 | Brenda Johnson Copyright © 2008, Care2.com This weeks tips are a little more advanced, but still pretty easy to do and can have a big impact on your SEO. Avoid using image or flash-based navigation in your site. March 23, 2009 | Copywriter Steff EXACTLY what I need! Basic, but specific enough to implement.

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MAY 12, 2007

And so this post is another link connecting the search term Michael Hoffman to this website. Sincerely, another Michael Hoffman 10 Jan 2008 See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » It is 2008 and I am still Michael Hoffman [.] 14 Jan 2008 Shai Gluskin Great stuff.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Elana Wolowitz (EW): Im pretty sure we started in May or June of 2008. I was starting to hear more and more about the service (from bloggers and early adopters like Beth Kanter and others), and simultaneously was launching a new website for Wellstone Action that we wanted to be more interactive, and which included a blog.

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JUNE 21, 2007

Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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JUNE 21, 2007

The nights theme was Pimp My Nonprofit as the wonderful ladies from CODEPINK shared their website with the group. Jodie Evans, Dana Balicki, and Rae Abileah bravely put their CODEPINK website up to the scrutiny of some of DCs best online marketing minds. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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MARCH 4, 2009

But, in reality, as important as those things are, they aren’t what tend to make great nonprofit websites. It’s about the content and how it’s written—and sadly it’s usually the piece of a website that gets the least amount of attention. Remember, content is still king.

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MAY 22, 2009

If your organization is a on a shoe-string budget, setup a Google Alert to track mentions of your nonprofit, websites and campaigns, Executive Director and spokespeople. May 22, 2009 | Caitlin Jennings Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Tracking Earned Media Monitoring earned media has become a lot easier and faster.

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MAY 4, 2009

You Don’t Need Just a Website, You Need the Web Designed by Derek Low | Network for Good powered by Groundspring Fundraising Track - Franciscan B Every nonprofit needs a website but a website can’t be your only Internet presence. May 24, 2009 | Not for Profit Marketer Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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AUGUST 16, 2008

Were currently the sixth largest website in the country - every minute, 13 hours of video are uploaded to the site. Through YouTube, nonprofits also have the ability to drive traffic back to their own websites. July 31, 2008 | Jordan Viator Hatef, Your article is very informative, especially for new social media users like my self.

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