Selfish Giving

JANUARY 2, 2013

I searched through all my posts and Pinterest boards from last year and came up with my 2012 picks for best cause marketing campaigns. What were your favorite cause marketing campaigns of 2012? Below are my top picks (although I have an expanded list here on Pinterest ). Leave a comment or use the hashtag #bestcause12 to let me know!

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 29, 2011

What's in store for 2012? Here's an overview of some predictions that might impact associations, non-profits and membership organizations.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 4, 2013

Here is a look at charitable giving in 2012 and trends that might continue into 2013.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 17, 2012

This is your chance to let us know what topics you'd like the Wild Apricot blog to cover in 2012. It's time for our annual Blog Reader Survey.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 27, 2011

What are the trends that will impact associations, non-profits and membership organizations in 2012? Participate in our online survey to help us identify the top 3 trends for the coming year.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 13, 2012

Here's a look at the 2012 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report from MGI, as well as a reminder about our upcoming Membership Renewal Survey results and "How to" guide on membership renewal.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Here are the 20 top rated posts from the Wild Apricot Blog in 2012.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Here's Part 2 of the results from our Blog Reader Survey for 2012 - including insight into key issues facing membership organizations; expected growth for this year, as well as challenges.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 17, 2023

Donor dollars had been rising since 2012 — until now. The Fundraising Effectiveness Project released its full-year 2022 numbers at AFP ICON yesterday. And they weren’t good. Here’s a breakdown of the findings.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 30, 2012

scheduled for release in the spring of 2013, will be focused on upgrading the Content Management System (CMS) used for creating the pages and content for your Wild Apricot website. These changes will give you greater flexibility in designing and editing your content.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 26, 2012

The top ten cause marketing posts on Selfish Giving in 2012! Enjoy and see you next year. 1. Why and How Nonprofits Should Use Pinterest. 2. Making People Cry Isn’t a Good Nonprofit Mobile Strategy. 3. CauseTalk Radio Ep02: Pinterest for Nonprofit Marketing. 4. 4 Steps to Launching a Fundraiser on Pinterest.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 20, 2011

This month's free non-profit webinar round-up includes 24+ sessions on topics such as events, fundraising, volunteer engagement, social media and much more.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As we look to a new year, it’s time to start thinking about what 2012 might hold for us. Here’s what I see vibrant nonprofits doing in 2012. Nonprofits that will raise big money in 2012 will take fundraising seriously. Nonprofits that will raise big money in 2012 will spend money on training.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 19, 2012

Here is our round-up of 35+ free non-profit webinars for February.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 27, 2012

Here's our monthly round-up of free non-profit webinars for September. We found some great webinars to get you re-charged for Fall, including sessions on Nonprofit Silent Auctions; Event Video Checklist; Cloud 101; Social Media for Nonprofit CEOs; and much more.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 23, 2012

Here's our round-up of free non-profit webinars for August. There are some great webinars on topics such as strategies for Board Recruitment; Storytelling for Fundraising Success; Google Apps for Non-profits; and much more!

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

In this month's software news, Dmitry muses on the thought-process around displaying pricing -- or not -- when trying to sell a product online.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Here's our round-up of free nonprofit webinars for November. Upcoming topics include: Naked Meetings; Extreme Social Media Makeover; Successful Nonprofit Blogging; Donor Engagement Benchmarks; Google Analytics for Beginners; and much more.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In this case, it's a recap of some of the big nonprofit technology stories of 2012. Top Nonprofit Technology Buzzwords of 2012. "Hackathon" was, in fact, one of Lucy Bernholz' top 10 philanthropy buzz words for 2012. By the way, Lucy Bernholz' top buzz word of 2012 was " data."

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Here is the round-up of free non-profit webinars for October. We've found more than 32 webinars on topics from RESPECT for your data, to e-strategy; LinkedIn Fundraising and much more.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

There’s no better time than right now to enter your video to win great prizes like these special grants from the Case Foundation as well as cash prizes and products from Cisco , free registrations to next year’s NTC from NTEN and your video on the YouTube homepage on April 5, 2012.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As we look to a new year, it’s time to start thinking about what 2012 might hold for us. Here’s what I see vibrant nonprofits doing in 2012. Nonprofits that will raise big money in 2012 will take fundraising seriously. Nonprofits that will raise big money in 2012 will spend money on training.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 25, 2012

Here's our monthly round-up of free non-profit webinars. There are some hot topics coming up in July, including naked meetings, organizational drama and content curation.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Here are some resources for organizations just getting started with social media.

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Clairification

APRIL 24, 2023

The long-term trend of waning donor participation, which started in 2012, experienced a sharp nose dive in 2022, with overall donors declining by 10%. The leading cause of donor decline is an 18% reduction in new donors. Repeat donor retention declined from 46.1% to 42.65, the lowest rate on record. Fewer dollars last year. decline).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

In addition to the new user interface, Windows Server 2012 also features a greatly enhanced PowerShell, a recycle bin for Active Directory, and a new version of Hyper-V. The two primary editions in the 2012 version are Standard and Datacenter. Web, Enterprise, Itanium, and Foundation editions have been retired in Windows Server 2012.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 15, 2024

Smaller organizations have made modest strides in pay equity for women since 2012, but the nonprofits with the deepest pockets have seen the gap expand. By Sara Herschander iStockphoto Smaller organizations have made modest strides in pay equity for women since 2012, but the nonprofits with the deepest pockets have seen the gap expand.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 16, 2016

In 2012, Kim Elliot discovered that a check she’d written never got cashed. This discovery would inspire her to take over an association that was struggling and turn it around, tripling its membership within the first two years.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 28, 2012

This month we go in-depth into our thoughts and strategy regarding mobile development. This will have an impact on our future development -- we're looking for insights from you. Please share your thoughts with us as we plan for the mobile future!

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 19, 2012

This month, a sneak peek at one of our new templates for Version 5.0, some answers to software questions we received in the Small Membership Insight Survey, and an update about our upcoming support hours.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Although Sarah had no experience building a nonprofit, she did have one thing that helped her grow Connecting for Kids over 300% from 2012 to 2015. Sarah’s long and lonely search for help inspired her to found Connecting for Kids, an organization devoted to helping mothers like her quickly find the education and support they need.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 29, 2012

This month's software news looks at our new procedure for surveying our clients, and at some of the responses we've received so far.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 26, 2012

This month, our Chief Apricot reflects on the topic of "How to get the best tech support", both from Wild Apricot, and many other software products. If you have your own tips for getting the best support, let us know in the comments!

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Wild Apricot

MAY 24, 2012

Since Wild Apricot is an Internet company, we don’t usually get a lot of opportunities to actually meet with our customers in real life. So this past week, we tried out something we have never tried before: we sent an invitation out to a group of local customers, and asked them to meet in our office!

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 6, 2012

What are the trends for non-profit communications in 2012? Here's an overview of Kivi Leroux Miller's Nonprofit Communications Trend Report.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2012

NTEN, Common Knowledge, and Blackbaud just released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. Check out the Nonprofit Social Networking Infographic based on the 2012 report to get high level insight into the findings as well as a few year over year trends. Nonprofit Social Networking [Infographic]. View Large Version or.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 2, 2012

Here's an overview of the 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report and the 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study.

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