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Thoughts from EMSA 2010

NetWits

Patrick Zulaga, Director of PMZ Marketing, presented on the importance of databases, suggesting that a database should become a marketers/communicators/fundraisers best friend. He gave a very simple set of questions to help make the most of a database: What is your database objective? What information is available?

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc.

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Getting Started With Planned Giving

Get Fully Funded

Don’t worry about providing legal language or sample docs because your donors already have their own attorney who will take care of all the verbiage and paperwork. Include a blurb occasionally in your newsletter. Getting started with planned giving is easy: simply plant the idea in the minds of your donors. Or do all of these!

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

There are many reasons why opting for a free fundraising solution could be tempting to your nonprofit: You might be curious about the impact that paid donor database solutions can have on your nonprofit. Often, they had to pay a consultant to help them set up their database and teach them how to use it.

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The Social Sector Cloud

NTEN

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. There was one database of projects, one set of guidelines for project management and shared progress-tracking system across boundaries, time zones, and domains of expertise. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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The Social Sector Cloud

NTEN

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. There was one database of projects, one set of guidelines for project management and shared progress-tracking system across boundaries, time zones, and domains of expertise. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Charities in the Cloud: Why the Hype Might Not Be Quite Hypey Enough

NTEN

The cloud refers to a number of different technical components -- from applications to databases to server virtualization to web services. This enables free services (Google Docs) and cloud vendors can offer product donations as part of their corporate citizenship programs (NetSuite.org). Lower Costs. Reliance on third party(ies).

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