Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 24, 2008

About Wild Apricot Our blog provides technology advice for small non-profits. Many subscribers are also Wild Apricot software clients, so we do monthly blog posts about our software.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

Our blog provides technology-related ideas and advice for small non-profits - professional and business associations, clubs, charitable organizations, churches, activist groups and communities. Many subscribers are also Wild Apricot software clients, so we do occasional blog posts about our software updates.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 24, 2023

The gaming fundraising event Extra Life, for example, has raised more than $100 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals since 2008. By Emily Haynes Getty Images Livestreams can bring in big sums. Plus: Read how livestreamers are upping their game to raise money for charity.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

When our beloved "Curious Apricot" Rebecca Leaman joined us at the beginning of 2008, she brought a dedication to unearthing the latest web technology.( The blog has evolved over the years to reflect the trends of the time and the interests of the community. read more ).

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ProposalPRO

AUGUST 1, 2021

2008), and that there is too much variability in how reviewers score the same information (Mayo et al., Perhaps most concerning, Johnson (2008) found that reviewer bias affected as much as a quarter of funding decisions. 2006, Graves et al., 2001, Abdoul et al.

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The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 11, 2020

In my time as a nonprofit fundraiser, we've seen recessions related to the dot-com bust, the 9/11 attacks, and the housing market implosion around 2008 and 2009. Back in 2008, I wrote a couple articles on recession proof fundraising and fundraising in a recession. These times are not fun. But nonprofits can survive.

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Clairification

JULY 31, 2023

Coincidentally, I found a back issue of Lifestyles Magazine from 2008 (yes, I’m a bit of a hoarder) and was struck by some of what the publication had to say—a veritable peek inside the minds of major donors.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 1, 2022

The $922 million dollar revenue figure reflected growth from the previous year’s efforts for the first time since 2008. According to a study released by Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum, nonprofits producing America’s top 30 peer-to-peer fundraising programs collectively increased fundraising revenue 3.5%

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2015

Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 (including Server Core installations). Separate from the above incidents, a very serious vulnerability based on how Windows uses fonts was also found. It affects the following versions of Windows: Windows Vista. Windows 8 and 8.1.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 16, 2009

Smaller non-profit organizations get some encouraging news in NTEN’s newly released 2008 IT Staffing & Spending Report -- when it comes to being on the cutting edge of non-profit technology, size doesn’t matter.( read more ).

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

They have their own logo and didn’t change their name after the 2008 brand makeover to the parent organization. Second Harvest Food Bank is a certified member of Feeding America. But they’re an independent food bank in many ways. We can learn a lot from what these two organizations did in December.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 22, 2010

Back in 2008, founder Marc.( We won’t be told the new pricing structure and other details until May 4th, but in the meantime, inevitably, rumors are running rife – and it’s a fresh reminder to backup the content you and your members have worked hard to create online. read more ).

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 28, 2011

I’ve admired UNICEF’s Tap Project since it began in 2008. Since then it’s raised $2.5 This year’s program wrapped up on Saturday and I’m sure they’ll add generously to this total. Have you visited the Tap Project web site ? There’s a lot cause marketers can learn and borrow from the site.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 17, 2009

That the greatest value of an online community lies in “communications-based objectives” — in forging bonds between.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JULY 31, 2009

VoiceThread, named one of Webware's top 100 web apps for 2008, is an online media album tool that lets a group of people easily add their comments to a collection of images, videos, and documents.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 30, 2009

In 2008, non-profits and charities collected about 10% of their donations online, according to a survey by Target Analytics, but usability expert Jakob Nielsen says the amount of money collected online could be much higher — with improved website design and content that answers the donors’ real questions. read more ).

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CauseVox

MARCH 31, 2021

Speaker : Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008. You don’t want to miss all these great insights to help you build the best communication plan that will help you raise more through your peer-to-peer fundraiser. He oversees Cathexis Partners, ensuring every client receives the attention and quality of service they expect.

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Penelope Burk

AUGUST 3, 2021

Looking at annual results over that forty-year period, giving was up in thirty-seven of those years, declining only three times [2] , and none of those declines can be blamed on fundraisers (1987 stock market crash, 2008 sub-prime mortgage debacle and associated crash into a recession; 2009 continuing recession.)

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2009

Convio has released a new online fundraising benchmark report that is based on data from 600 of Convio's nonprofit clients from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. in 2007 and 2008. The study reports: Positive year-over-year growth in all of the key areas of online success.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

He and I have been friends since we met on Twitter in 2008. He has incredible knowledge of Facebook marketing. I’m lucky because I don’t need this book as much you do. I have John. If I have a question about Facebook, I just call him.

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 1, 2017

How Velvet's support for Pelotonia has grown since they got involved in 2008. The history of Velvet Ice Cream, its long history of giving and how they got involved with Pelotonia. The individuals and companies that power Pelotonia. How consumers and employees have responded to the promotion.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

To read about the development of our Halloween Town pinup program the past few years, check out: Countdown to Halloween Town: The Power of Pinups (2008 Program). We build them around multiple retailers–that offer valuable cross-promotion–and events, like Halloween Town that in 2008 had 15,000 guests.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2011

Peter Deitz is a long-time member and contributor in the NetSquared (and TechSoup) community; he started the NetSquared Montreal group and his Social Actions project was a winner in the 2008 N2Y3 Mashup Challenge.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The survey is based on responses from about 200 mid-sized nonprofits (defined as having revenues between $1 and $5 million annually) between July 2008 and March 2009. The first from Philanthropy Action , has the depressing title, " Social Networking and Mid-Size Nonprofits: What's the Use? "

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2014

increased by 60 percent from 593,802 in 1998 to 947,274 in 2008 (IRS. 2008, making 2009 the largest single-year increase in the number of. There has been an increase in volunteering over the last decade, which may be driven by an increased demand for volunteers from nonprofit organizations. Business Master File, 2010). In 2009, 63.4

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In fact, charitable giving increased in nine of the past 10 election years — the only exception being the Great Recession year of 2008. The presidential election is set for November 5, and the good news for fundraisers and nonprofit marketers is that elections don’t tend to hurt charitable giving.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2011

We decided to upgrade the Childnet Results Manager from a local area network based system using Microsoft Access to a web-based system using Microsoft SharePoint 2010, backed with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008.

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Double the Donation

JUNE 10, 2021

About Mark Becker and Cathexis Partners: Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In 2008, OneWebDay organizers documented volunteer-driven events in 34 different cities across the world. From expanding access to free WiFi, to creating public computing spaces, to expanding crowdsourced translation services for web content, OneWebDay is bringing together ideas and action for making the web truly a place for all.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Ushahidi , winner of the 2008 NetSquared Challenge first attracted widespread attention for their work aggregating and mapping real-time reports from victims and relief workers in the violent aftermath of the 2007 Presidential election (see Ushahidi's legacy page for an archived version of this amazing tool).

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GrantNews

AUGUST 29, 2024

Walking became the State Exercise of Maryland on October 1, 2008. Jousting is the world’s oldest sport played on horses. Maryland holds the honors as the first state in the nation to designate a state exercise. There is a town called Boring, named after David Boring, the first postmaster.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

And for that I think we all owe a debt of thanks to the blogging platform Posterous , which launched in July 2008. But I’m here today to tell you that not only is not hard to start and publish your own blog, it’s downright easy. gardening, my wife’s burgeoning pastry career, and, oh, cause marketing).

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The documents show that as recently as 2008 ERI was quietly selling large volumes of e-waste to a Los Angeles exporter who shipped it to Hong Kong. It was big news in the recycling industry then when the Sacramento Bee published multiple documents including shipping receipts (also called bills of lading ) proving e-waste dumping by ERI.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2012

In 2008 she decided to integrate blogging into her organization’s overall communications plan. Jody was introduced to blogging while on assignment with the public affairs team assigned to the Houston Astrodome during the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2010

69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Its findings included: The 151 nonprofits that provided data for both 2008 and 2009 reported that overall donations fell by a median of 9% while online gifts grew by 5%. Its findings included: 14% growth in online giving overall.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Check out this post I wrote in 2008 that hightlights the reasons not to be afraid of Halloween cause marketing. While we’re still searching for the perfect cause marketing formula for success in October, I’m confident that Halloween is a great holiday for us and cause marketers in general.

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