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Does Bing Know About Your Website?

Rebecca — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT

Google may know all about your nonprofit’s website (and your blog, and whatever social media profiles you’ve staked out on the Web), but that doesn’t guarantee that Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, will automatically index your site as well....(read more)

Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit & Public Sector Organizations

Rebecca — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Jay Moonah's presentation on Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit & Public Sector Organizations was streamed live online as part of The Canadian Institute’s recent “Managing Social Media” conference recently - but if you missed it, no worries! We’ve got the highlights right here. ...(read more)

Wild Apricot Software News October 2009

Chief_Apricot — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:16:00 GMT

Wild Apricot version 3.2 was released on October 1st, as planned. We have since patched a couple of minor problems, but all in all it has been the smoothest version release at least in the last 12 months. My personal thanks to our developers and testers! Also, special thanks to Giuliano Valentino for creating a nice video summary of key updates in version 3.2. Watch 3.2 video We are already at the end of October, which means that our development phase on version 3.3 has just a few more days to run....(read more)

Best of Association Jam - Association Links for October 2009

Rebecca — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:59:00 GMT

Membership, Fundraising, Volunteers and, above all, Social Media topics came up tops in the links submitted to and voted up at AssociationJam.org in September 2009. Here are the Top 10 association links for this month -- did you catch these great posts from around the Web?...(read more)

19 Free Webinars for Nonprofits - November 2009

Rebecca — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Last month's list of free webinars for nonprofits was so well received, we're doing it again! Here are 19 free online training opportunities of interest to associations, charities, and other not-for-profit organizations -- on topics from software and social media, to management, fundraising, and more....(read more)

How to Find (and Map) Local People on Twitter

Rebecca — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:11:00 GMT

In June 2009, Nielsen reported nearly 21 million unique visitors to Twitter.com. How can a small nonprofit organization, with limited time and resources for social media, find the right people to connect with in that microblogging crowd? Try your TPS... ...(read more)

8 Best Free Video-Sharing Sites for Nonprofits

Rebecca — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:40:00 GMT

Thanks to low-cost cameras, and free or inexpensive software tools, there’s a place for video production within the budget of even small nonprofits and associations. And distributing your videos on the Internet has never been cheaper or easier......(read more)

Saved by a Free Anti-Malware Tool

Rebecca — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:53:00 GMT

One click on an innocent-looking email attachment — and as quickly and easily as that, our home-office network was infected with a nasty Trojan. It could have been an expensive disaster, but a great free anti-malware tool made it easy to remove the malicious software myself, without tech support, before any harm was done. ...(read more)

Facebook Groups Get a Page-style Makeover

Rebecca — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:48:00 GMT

Facebook has just begun to introduce a new design for its Groups application that looks a lot more like Pages and personal Profiles. "Giving Groups a Stronger Voice" should be good news for the many nonprofit folks frustrated by the limitations of Facebook Groups, compared to what the spiffy new Fan Pages offer....(read more)

Twitter Lists 101

Rebecca — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:20:00 GMT

Okay, yes, Twitter did ask its beta testers not to tweet about the new Lists feature just yet... but who really expects to keep a secret on Twitter? The news is already widespread online - so let's go ahead and take a look at Twitter Lists, how they work, and what they can do for you....(read more)

Yes, Blog Action Day is Kind of a Big Deal - What Can Your Nonprofit Learn from #BAD09?

Rebecca — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:27:00 GMT

Blog Action Day started in 2007 as the initiative of just two people. Look how it’s grown! This year, some 9,400 blogs in 150 countries are spreading the word about climate change to almost 13 million readers. There are good lessons and ideas here for even the smallest nonprofit organization....(read more)

GMail asks, "Got the Wrong Bob?"

Rebecca — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:46:00 GMT

Auto-complete is a convenient and time-saving email feature, but click too carelessly and auto-complete can be a quick route to email embarrassment. Who among us has not accidentally sent an email to the wrong recipient, at least once? GMail Labs to the rescue!...(read more)

New in Google Docs: Shared Folders

Rebecca — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:52:00 GMT

Two new updates for Google Docs make this very simple and free collaboration tool even more useful for a board or committee at any small non-profit — shared folders, and the ability to upload multiple files at one time....(read more)

Can You Tell Your Nonprofit's Story in 5 Photos?

Rebecca — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:25:00 GMT

TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge offers a chance for your photos and videos to win cool prizes for your organization, ranging from a Flip video camera to Adobe software. This contest is wide open to all — submissions are welcomed from the community at large, nonprofits, individuals, libraries, and organizations both in the US and elsewhere in the world — but your entries do need to be in by Friday, October 16th . Even if you’re not 100% sure you can pull it off by the deadline, it’s still...(read more)

America's Giving Challenge for Facebook Causes

Rebecca — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:41:00 GMT

The Case Foundation, Facebook Causes and PARADE Publications just launched the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge, a competition designed to raise both awareness and funds for charitable causes. From now through November 6, they’ll be giving away a total of $170,00 in prize money to participating U.S.-based 501(c)(3) charities who raise the most donations through the Causes application on Facebook, with daily and overall awards ranging from $500 to $50,000. What I find most interesting is that the Challenge...(read more)