Artez Interactive - Online Fundraising Solutions

ArtezInterAction 2009 is coming to Toronto on September 29th!

Artez eFundraising — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:47:53 -0700

We are really excited to announce that our Third Annual ArtezInterAction Conference will take place at MaRS on September 29th! For all those of you new to Artez, ArtezInterAction is a one day fundraising and networking conference that attracts like-minded individuals who are passionate about fundraising and desire to strengthen their strategic know-how for their charity campaigns. Last year the conference was deemed a great success by more than 200 attendees from over 60 nonprofit organizations! This year we are are planning an even bigger event with a fantastic lineup of local and international experts on fundraising technology, strategy and campaign management. In tough economic times it's more important than ever for nonprofits to follow the right strategy! So if you would like to figure out how to make your fundraising more effective don't miss ArtezInterAction 2009!

Web 2.0: Social Fundraising Webinar on May 7th at 2 p.m. EST

Artez eFundraising — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:34:24 -0700

Artez Interactive and Igloo invite you to join experts from leading not-for-profit organizations as they share with you their lessons learned and best practices from implementing social fundraising strategies - specifically how online community and social software solutions are providing innovative new ways for organizations to reach their donors, create repeat donors and optimize their fundraising campaigns.

Topics during this 45-min session will include:

Why traditional fundraising campaigns have become obsolete.
Following Barack Obama's lead - how he combined his website with social software for amazing results; in a single month he was able to raise $55 million!
The technical, operational and cultural challenge not-for-profit organizations face as they "move" from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0.
What the fundraising landscape will look like 5 years from now.

Moderated by Paul Estey from Public Inc., the discussion will feature:

1. David Armour, CEO of the Canadian Olympic Foundation

2. Peter Robinson, CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation

How the Internet is Helping Donors & Fundraisers

Artez eFundraising — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:08:01 -0700

A shift is occurring with Canadian donations: they're moving online.

Ten years ago I was fortunate to be "donated" by my employer, A.T. Kearney, and join Anne Golden's team at United Way of Greater Toronto as their first-ever VP of eBusiness...and I haven't looked back since. In those heady days I thought we would replace all of the paper in the workplace campaigns in the matter of a few years!

As with most things Internet, it takes much longer than originally forecast. Today we estimate that less than 5% of all individual giving in Canada travels through digital systems. But this number is growing quickly due to the inherent advantages of online giving.

It may seem obvious, but one of the primary reasons why charities and donors prefer Internet giving is because it's one of the least expensive ways to get money into a charity's bank account. These days many fundraising organizations are looking closely at their return on investment in their more traditional fundraising methods, such as direct mail and telemarketing, and they are shifting their budgets to digital.

It’s a spring bouquet of pics, videos and messages!

Artez eFundraising — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:47:53 -0700

Just in time for Run / Walk / Ride season...

We’ve amped up the customization options on your event/campaign personal pages in our April release to North America!

When you create an event inside the Artez solution, you can choose between the “basic” (display a single registrant image on personal and team pages) or the “interactive” media option.

The “interactive” Media Player is a great way to provide design flexibility for those registrants who love to share images, messages and videos with their sponsors.

Your organization can upload 3 default videos from Youtube and/or 3 default images each for the Individual and Team media players.

An easy-to-use flash player allows viewers to click through the items and check out all your content.

Your event registrants can also upload their own videos and/or images, and display their own personal messages.

Knowledge is power: Know your donors

Artez eFundraising — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:06:51 -0700

You already know that good metrics are at the heart of determining best practices.

Now you can leverage the power of Google Analytics to learn more about your donors and their behaviour online.

Your web team is probably already tracking web statistics for your organization’s web sites and event micro-sites. Our latest enhancement allows you to access the same information about visitors to your Artez Solution pages!

By adding the Google Analytics code to your event pages, you can track important metrics like: number of visitors, visitor path, time spent on pages, referring web pages, conversion rate, and more. Your organization’s traffic information will display in an easy-to-use Google Dashboard accessed through the Google Analytics web site .

Know what kind of browsers your donors are using, and where they’re coming from. Optimize your Google adwords by learning more about the visitors to your Artez solution pages!

Special web session on new enhancements!

Artez eFundraising — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:05:12 -0700

Curious about new features in our latest release ?

Join us for a special new enhancements training webinar. Bring your questions!

Thursday March 26th

Morning Session: 10am – 11am EST
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/509081853

Meeting ID: 509-081-853
Conference Call:
712-432-0800
184113#

Afternoon Session: 1pm – 2pm EST
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/600186649

Meeting ID: 600-186-649
Conference Call:
712-432-0800
184113#

AGENDA TOPICS:
- Google Analytics
- Address Book Importer
- New welcome back pages
- New individual / team search pages
- Thank team sponsors email
- Refresher: Location start pages / Scoreboards
- What's upcoming in our next release?
- Q&A

Questions? Get in touch: ckerr@artez.com

Enhancements inside the Artez Solution

Artez eFundraising — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:23:10 -0700

March 15th, 2009 – Release 140

A new, improved search page – Toggle back and forth!

We’ve made it easier to switch between Search for an Individual and Search for a Team. Both options are accessible by tabs on the same new search page. You can keep your current individual and team search pages, or enable the new search page with the toggle tab feature.

The new links for individual and team search will appear on the left menu of Event Home Page, under your current search links. Enable the new search pages by choosing Content > Event Home Page > Edit Content.

Select the Event Donation checkboxes at the bottom of the page to enable the new search page in either Individual or Team state. Edit the text on the new search page by choosing Content > Donation & Search > Individual and Team Search Page.

Please note: This is the search page accessible from Event Home Page. The “find a team to join” option during registration will maintain the current look.

New year, new features!

Artez eFundraising — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:45:28 -0800

Two new features inside the Artez solution are ready to help you brand your 2009 events.

Interactive Scoreboards: Show off your fundraising champions!

Event administrators can now customize individual and team scoreboards by choosing their own fonts & colours. Match your organization’s existing branding right down to the exact Hex value, or design something cheerful for your upcoming campaigns.

It’s easy to customize your look and feel with these new scoreboard tools. Enable your interactive scoreboard by choosing Widgets > Format Scoreboard > Layout.

Scoreboard admin panel

You can display a lot more scoreboard information by choosing the “interactive scoreboards” option in your administration settings. This new format allows for a drop-down expansion of ‘top teams’ or ‘top fundraisers’ information.

By expanding the display, you can fit many more details about your donors on your scoreboard and show off the most successful champions for your cause!

Online Event Planning

Kate Kablash — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:48:41 -0800

As seen in Canadian Fundraising & Philanthropy

by Janet Gadeski

February 15, 2009

Special Event Fundraising

Kate Kablash — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:30:29 -0800