Wild Apricot

JULY 2, 2009

In the spirit of " 30 Great Links for Associations ," here are some of the most popular blog posts, articles, presentations, and other web resources submitted to AssociationJam.org in June 2009 — one hot link from each topic category: Membership , Events , Board , Volunteers , Fundraising , Social Media , Technology , Other and, of course, Fun!

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 29, 2009

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 ).

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Wild Apricot

JULY 21, 2010

Results of a detailed evaluation of the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge competition have been released in the “must-read” 2009 AGC Assessment and Reflection Report. The best part? Lessons learned can be replicated by other non-profits, both for contest campaigns and for general social media outreach.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Network for Good and TrueSense Marketing have just released a landmark study of “the online giving experience” between 2003 and 2009. The Online Giving Study looks at $381 million in donations made to 66,470 different nonprofits through the nonprofits’ websites, donation portals and social networks. read more ).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2009

The contest runs through November 6, 2009. The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to donate to your cause. The goal is to get as many unique daily donations as possible (minimum of $10), to your cause each day. Tools Web 2.0

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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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Those of you who fundraise for educational institutions or are interested in how they're raising money online should check out the results of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's 2009 survey on online giving (PDF). Some highlights: read more.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The Center for Accessible Technology (CforAT) and California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) today named TechSoup Global one of three winners of the 2009 California Digital Inclusion Program Award. read more.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 11, 2009

TechSoup is hosting upcoming 6th Annual International Computer Refurbisher Summit (ICRS 2009). This year's summit will be held in Miami Beach, Florida on October 14 and 15 with the theme of "Prospering in Recessionary Times.". ICRS is one of the lesser-known events in the electronics recycling industry.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 24, 2009

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 ). Social networking Twitter maps application search social media.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

For Pieta House, its Darkness into Light event began in 2009 with 400 participants at its signature Dublin event and evolved to 200,000 participants across 200 events in 16 countries a decade later. Peer-to-peer fundraising alone made substantial gains with millions more raised thanks to its e-communications strategy.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 27, 2009

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 ).

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 31, 2009

I’m pausing today to reflect on 2009 and I realize how blessed I’ve been this year. Many wonderful things have happened and many incredible people have come into my life. I think there’s something very valuable in stopping regularly to count my blessings.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Since its inception in 2009, participants have raised $500,000. Jeff and his agency are behind Be Bold, Go Bald! , an effort that has supporters nationwide wearing bald caps to raise money for 25 local and national cancer organizations. Jeff shares his powerful story of starting Be Bold, Go Bald!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2023

And a Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund report from 2009 (PDF) showed that volunteers will donate 10 times more money over their lifetimes than nonvolunteers to the cause they're involved in.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2009

April 28, 2009, 10:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m. If you're attending this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) here in San Francisco, you don't want to miss the opportunity to join this session with TechSoup Global's own Marnie Webb. Here are the details: Fed Up?

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2009

The event will reveal the results of the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , which: Provides updated industry-wide metrics to analyze your online program. M+R Strategic Services and NTEN are about to host an in-person event in Washington, DC from 1:30-3:00 p.m.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2010

But the 2009 IT Staffing and Spending Report covers so much more than that: Are nonprofits paying to train their IT staff? From our good friends at NTEN : It's hard not to be curious about what other folks working in similar positions earn, on average, and we've got some data for you on that. Is anyone out there actually planning?

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 30, 2009

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!

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Fundraising topics take center stage in this round-up of free online training opportunities for associations, charities, and other not-for-profit organizations. It's surprising to see how many free webinars are squeezed into the first three weeks of December! read more ).

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Training Nonprofit Fundraising IT 63

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Right now, you need to get busy making the most of the last few days of 2009! You might also spend a little time planning for 2010. I’ll be bringing you more help on that later.

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Fundraising Media IT 40

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 29, 2009

released on December 14th Version 3.3 was successfully published on December 14th — see release history page for detailed information [link] This version included many new features, including a substantial revision of the member directory.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 1, 2009

has entered the final testing stages (what's called "regression testing," when every single function in the system is reviewed and tested a few times — even if it was not supposed to be affected by new features and changes). Barring major unforeseen troubles, it will be launched around December 10th. read more )

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

About Wild Apricot Software Wild Apricot web software helps small associations and non-profits to automate the day-to-day work of managing contact records, handling membership applications and renewals, collecting online donations, updating website pages, tracking event registrations and sending out receipts and reminders.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 31, 2009

About Wild Apricot Software Wild Apricot web software helps small associations and non-profits to automate the day-to-day work: managing contact records handling membership applications and renewals collecting online donations Updating website pages tracking event registrations and sending out receipts and reminders Wild Apricot starts at just $25 (..)

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Wild Apricot

JULY 29, 2009

About Wild Apricot Software Wild Apricot web software helps small associations and non-profits to automate the 'boring stuff': managing contact records automating membership applications and renewals handling website updates tracking event registrations and sending out receipts and reminders Wild Apricot starts at just $25 a month with free upgrades (..)

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 30, 2009

About Wild Apricot Software Wild Apricot is web software for small associations and non-profits. It automates the 'boring stuff' such as managing contact records, membership renewals, processing payments, website updates, tracking event registrations, and sending out receipts and reminders.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 27, 2009

About Wild Apricot Software Wild Apricot is all-in-one web software for associations and non-profits. It helps you with the 'boring stuff' such as managing contact records, membership renewals, payments, website updates, event registrations, mass emails and other communications.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 29, 2009

About Wild Apricot Software Wild Apricot is member management software for associations and non-profits. It helps you with the 'boring stuff' such as managing contact records, payments, website updates, event registrations, mass emails and other communications.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 25, 2009

About Wild Apricot Software The Wild Apricot blog provides technology advice for small non-profits. Many blog subscribers are also Wild Apricot software clients — so we publish monthly updates about our software.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

About Wild Apricot Software The Wild Apricot blog provides technology advice for small non-profits. Many blog subscribers are also Wild Apricot software clients — so we publish monthly updates about our software.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2009

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCVA), a nonprofit that serves to promote online security awareness and education, just launched their new initiative at the RSA 2009 conference.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Report ( [link] ) provides everything an organization needs to jump start its tagline development process: Why a Nonprofit’s Name Isn’t Enough. Go pick up your copy of the 2009 report. ( [link] ).

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 7, 2010

Facebook and Twitter took over as social media centers in 2009, while MySpace faded fast - but don't count MySpace down and out yet! This summer, it's getting a major makeover with a new "content discovery" focus. In fact, the changes at MySpace have already started.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Wild Apricot software news for February 2010 The first half of January was slow as most of our developers were taking some well-earned time off. (We We did have to deal with a small bump — a number of clients experienced problems with the link tracking function, so we were hunting down the cause.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 27, 2009

About Wild Apricot Software The Wild Apricot blog provides technology advice for small non-profits. Many blog subscribers are also Wild Apricot software clients — so we publish monthly updates about our software.

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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 2009, in the midst of the greatest recession since the Great Depression, Milton Hospital had me in to train their board on how to ask without fear. And keep at it.

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