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Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

.&# It’s easy to set up accounts, move mail around, and do sophisticated filtering of mail, and such. I’m using one that allows me to see a calendar (I use it to view my google calendar) – it’s a good quick way within Thunderbird to see if I’m free on a certain day.

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Giving up, a little

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

So, I’m not giving up on using Linux as my desktop, but I am giving up on using Linux to hold my calendar, addressbook and to do lists. I’m going back to using my mac for that – and installing Spanning Sync to sync google calendar with my mac calendar, so I have a calendar I can use on my desktop.

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Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Lightning , which is a Sunbird calendar plug in, that gives me a calendar integrated with Thunderbird. Mail to, and my absolute favorite Photo Compass. For Thunderbird, the two I’ve been trying out include XNote , which is kinda fun, it allows you to add sticky notes to email messages.

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Volunteers of America: Getting Results

Connection Cafe

In 2009 Volunteers of America looked to get more out of their online fundraising program by tapping into the power of integrated online and offline fundraising. As a result, online revenue originating from direct mail integration increased from 12% to 28% from 2009 to 2010! Online revenue from 2009 to 2010 increased 148%.

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The State of Online Fundraising

NTEN

In fact, the end of the calendar year is also a significant source of the funds raised online for nonprofits. Blackbaud studied 1,274 nonprofits to compare their online fundraising results for the first six months of 2008 to the same period of 2009. Online donors are younger and have higher incomes than traditional direct mail donors.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, Your Tax.

ASU Lodestar Center

Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The "Fall Festival" advertised on their homepage is for 2008, and the "events" link opens up to a May 2009 calendar. This is great news. Central Ave.

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Social Media Webinar on June 10th - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

60) Search « Why Nonprofits Need to Grow their Online Lists | Main | Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? 60) Search « Why Nonprofits Need to Grow their Online Lists | Main | Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? Bob Winstead Founder, Generous Community June 4, 2009 | Bob Winstead Copyright © 2008, Care2.com