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Nonprofit Crisis Response Tip-a-Day-DO-Dah!

Clairification

During the 2008-09 worldwide recession, many charities cut back on fundraising and marketing. Resist the temptation to throw your hands up in the air, assume people feel too uncertain to give now, and simply leave folks (donors and clients) to their own devices. We know from past experience this won’t end well.

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Does Your Nonprofit Think Too Small?

Clairification

In 2008 during the big recession, and 2020 during the pandemic, all I heard was cut, cut, cut. I’m sure some will hate me for saying this, but after 30+ years in the nonprofit trenches and another 10+ as a coach and consultant, I’m still amazed at how small many of us think.

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Wild Apricot - final updates for 2008

Wild Apricot

Wild Apricot simplifies non-profit management for thousands of professional and business associations, clubs, charitable organizations, churches, activist groups and communities. About Wild Apricot Our blog provides technology advice for small non-profits.

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You want change. They want to be change agents. Your job is to make a match!

Clairification

You (as executive management, development staff or board member) are a facilitator of philanthropy. 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. And you can help them!

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How to Backup Your Ning Network Content

Wild Apricot

Back in 2008, founder Marc.( Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech online community Blogging Social networking membership database websites Membership management data backup open source software content Ning. read more ).

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The Ultimate Nonprofit SharePoint App: The Case Management Database of Children's Network of Solano County

Tech Soup

Getting a case management databases in use by several people and across different offices and even across different organizations is a particularly thorny problem. Here’s what I asked Darren: Why you decided to build a case management database in SharePoint? It integrates United Way of the Bay Area's SparkPoint Centers.

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Grants Management Software: Download Idealware's New Comparison

Tech Soup

Grantmakers of all sizes should check out Idealware's recently updated Consumer’s Guide to Grants Management Systems. Available from Idealware's website as a free download, the updated guide compares 20 grants management systems, including popular offerings from Bromelkamp and MicroEdge. Flexible relationship management.