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Lame Spam of the Day: Lehman Brothers Centre for Women 2008 Newsletter

Robert Weiner

It''s bad enough that the formatting of the first third is truly ugly (scroll to the bottom to see an image), it says someone named Raynan with my email address asked them to send me the message, the text of the newsletter includes the line "want facebook money?", Subject: Lehman Brothers Centre for Women in Business March 2008 Newsletter.

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Lame spam of the day: Fake BBC news stories

Robert Weiner

Clues that it's fake: I don't know the sender; the sender shows as Wendy Kauffman but the text says it came from Rich Webb; it went to an account that I only use for newsletters and discussion lists; and hovering over the URLs shows that they don't lead to a BBC site. This site says these are malware delivery vehicles.

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The Limits of “Free” Software

Robert Weiner

I received an email newsletter today with the following pitch for a web-based donor database (perhaps you can guess which one): The Cloud offers you constituent relationship management (CRM) software that's less expensive, easier to maintain, more accessible, more intuitive, and with greater flexibility and capacity than you've ever seen before.

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Fundraising Via Social Media: Pros and Cons

Robert Weiner

It will take some staff time, but so does a web site or an email newsletter. I would hate to see social media fundraising suck up resources that have been used for successful long-term education, advocacy, and fundraising efforts. But I think that smart nonprofits will add social media as one more tool for engagement and fundraising.

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Lame spam roundup

Robert Weiner

link leads to yourprivateorder.com/newsletter/link.php?M=473598&N=59&L=25&F=H). If you no longer wish to receive updates, please use the unsubscribe link at the. very bottom of this email. Unsubscribe me from this list. M=473598&N=59&L=25&F=H). Sender: BLALOCK6cGrqf3aHqLASHONDA@aol.com.

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Advice for Consultants - Part 3

Robert Weiner

publishing a newsletter. When projects end, ask clients to write testimonials and agree to serve as references. Figure out how you will market your work. Options include. writing articles. public speaking. business cards. participation in online discussion groups. volunteer work. networking at conferences and workshops.

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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

| {I will|I’ll} {right away|immediately} {take hold of|grab|clutch|grasp|seize|snatch} your {rss|rss feed} as I {can not|can’t} {in finding|find|to find} your {email|e-mail} subscription {link|hyperlink} or {newsletter|e-newsletter} service. Do {you have|you’ve} any?

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