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Quotable Clips and Better SEO for YouTube Videos

Mar 11, 2010 11:30am

Video is hot with online audiences, but there’s one big problem for video producers: search engines just can’t deal with the "talkies": Images and audio are behind a glass wall when it comes to indexing for search results. And if your nonprofit is going to take the initiative to produce...

How to Get Your Nonprofit into Local Newspapers

Mar 9, 2010 2:32am

With all the buzz about social media, it’s easy to forget that offline media attention can be equally valuable, especially for community-based nonprofits who want to get attention to local projects or recruit local members and volunteers. Offline media attention is good. Getting it can be hard, however, in the...

HipChat Free for Nonprofits, Small Groups

Mar 5, 2010 8:29am

Hipchat is a new all-in-one chat application that’s specifically designed for group collaboration — free for nonprofits and for very small groups. A desktop client that runs on Adobe Air, HipChat is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. It is similar to Yammer (but without the need for a company...

Wild Apricot Software News March 2010

Mar 3, 2010 9:01am

For our development team, February was devoted to version 3.4 (including some features which are too big to be finalized in time for 3.4 --- so they will be released in the subsequent version 3.5. More on that later in the post). Development phase for version 3.4 has just been...

28+ Free Webinars for Nonprofits - March 2010

Mar 2, 2010 9:54pm

This month’s round-up of free nonprofit webinars could very well be our most interesting yet, with a wide variety of topics and some high-profile speakers who’ll have lots of value to share. Space is limited for a number of these webinars, but many will make recordings and/or slide presentations available...

Fast Free Document Sharing and Review

Mar 2, 2010 1:50am

Do we really need another free online document-collaboration tool? Very possibly, yes — if it’s lightweight, easy for non-techies to use, designed specifically for reviewer annotation, and allows an unlimited number of users to give feedback on a document....(read more)...

DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards: Are You In?

Feb 26, 2010 12:55pm

Did your nonprofit produce a video in 2009? The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is looking for the best nonprofit videos of the year, with a chance for great public exposure, $2500 for your organization, and other great prizes. Submissions are open until March 19, 2010, so get in on this...

Best of Association Jam: Association Links for February 2010

Feb 26, 2010 7:39am

Leadership and Membership management stories were the hot topics at AssociationJam.org this month, in numbers of submissions, views and votes. The Social Media category remained very active, followed closely by Technology and Fundraising. Interestingly, however, submissions to the Volunteers category dropped off significantly in recent weeks. Here’s a look at...

Flowtown Turns Email Addresses into Social Media Profiles

Feb 24, 2010 6:13am

Where do your nonprofit's members, donors and supporters spend their time online? What social networks should you focus on, for the best return on investment? Flowtown can help you find out....(read more)...

YouTube for Nonprofits: More Places, More Features

Feb 22, 2010 2:10pm

Good news for nonprofits: the YouTube for Nonprofits program is now open to qualified organizations in Canada and Australia, as well as the US and UK! And while we're talking YouTube, here are a few relatively new features there that you may have missed... ...(read more)...

Free Guide to Membership Software Selection

Feb 18, 2010 7:42am

Choosing the right member-management software is a big decision, and the selection process can be both tedious and time-consuming. That's why Wild Apricot has put together a free Membership Software Selection Guide , to help nonprofit and association leaders choose the best membership website software to match their goals, budgets,...

What is Your Website's We-We Factor?

Feb 16, 2010 7:53pm

You’re excited about your association or cause, and keen to share your pride in the good work it has accomplished? Great! But is your organization speaking to your website visitors... or at them?...(read more)...

How to Bring Facebook Fans to Your Nonprofit Blog: Part 3

Feb 11, 2010 10:55am

Your fans not only create the community around your nonprofit's Facebook Page, they define how they want to experience it and create much of the content. Here are some ways to bring some of that interactivity to your nonprofit's blog or website. ...(read more)...

Twitter Maps to Promote Your Events

Feb 9, 2010 8:08am

Do you use Twitter to remind your members of a meeting or fundraising event? Here's a free tool that easily creates a special map to go with your tweet, so people will be sure to find your event. Twitter users can even RSVP or add a comment, if you choose...

New Statistics on Internet, Social Media Use

Feb 8, 2010 1:26am

A number of findings in a newly released study by Pew Internat on Social Media and Young Adults will be of interest to nonprofits who seek to connect with or recruit members and donors online....(read more)...