As for SQL Server Express, you can by all means install a real copy of SQL Server 2008 in place of SQL Server Express. Stemulite said: When I was completing my MBA in Portland, OR, I worked with the Youth Symphony to help guide them in their fund raising efforts. Powered by Twitter Tools Twitter Follow me at Twitter!

By Laura Quinn , February 13, 2008 Podcasting is one of these social media tools that is getting a lot of buzz these days – it’s the ability to create an audio program that people can then listen to, or pull in routinely through something like iTunes. There’s no question that this is a nifty technology, but like many of Web 2.0 m unconvinced.

I have used social media to help raise the money for her tuition through the Sharing Foundation in 2007 and 2008. NedSpace is a 7,500 square ft co-working space for startups, innovative tech companies, artists, nonprofits and social entrepreneurs located in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon. What could be better than that?

Not familiar with Twitter? Marnie Webb provides a great overview of Twitter resources. Subscribe to This Blog Subscribe via Feed Reader Follow Us on Twitter Recent blog posts Six thumbs up: Three reviews of The Networked Nonprofit Accounting Support: Batches vs. The CIAs Use of Wikis (Enterprise 2.0

The ComcastCares Twitter account is an example of how businesses are using Twitter and other social web tools for customer support and service.  It made me wonder if any nonprofits have started to use Twitter in this way. This lead to me Alex Steed's write up about Robin Parker, Red Cross Portland.

By Laura Quinn , January 3, 2008 Don asks : Who is successfully using Salesforce as a CRM and communication tool? Subscribe to This Blog Subscribe via Feed Reader Follow Us on Twitter Recent blog posts Six thumbs up: Three reviews of The Networked Nonprofit Accounting Support: Batches vs. What features do they make most use of?

think to myself, if your new web site takes flight in 2008 or 09, and it’s not on a CMS, then “you’ll regret it, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life.” This summer, we had a rash of requests to talk about web site options. Here’s the problem. The process is about the same. This is compelling, Steve.

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Donation page optimization boosts Amnesty fundraising (DonorDigital) Useful, research based look at how some small tweaks to Amnestys fundraising landing page effected donations. Open Source CRMs: How Do They Stack Up? Guide to Successful Website Communication (Spin Project) This isnt new, but its new to me. technique.

By Laura Quinn , September 23, 2008 Of late, Ive been giving a lot of thought into how social media can and should fit into nonprofits marketing and internet strategies. Like the research geek I am, part of my process has been to read a whole lot of the information thats already out there (and theres a *lot* of it). Familiar, huh?