Monthly Archives: May 2010

Twitter For Nonprofits – Part 2

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Timothy Spell

In the previous post, we discussed about how Twitter can help reach out to a global audience. The tweets and retweets (if any) help in generating more support from people, all over the world. It is an instrument that connects …

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Content Management for Nonprofits

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Timothy Spell

Nonprofits have a set of unique requirements including content management that is often integrated with other activities such as fundraising, constituent management, e-mail list management, advocacy, etc. They require more content on their website as it helps raise funds and …

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Twitter For Nonprofits – Part 1

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Timothy Spell

Often referred to as a microblogging service, Twitter is a social networking site that allows its users to send and receive messages or “tweets”, as they are called. It’s a free tool that can transform the approach of nonprofits to …

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Internet Technologies – A Must For Nonprofits

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Timothy Spell

After years of research, web analysts have concluded that there is a technological gap between the present internet culture and nonprofits. Some smaller nonprofits still are of the view that internet is an expensive medium and requires a lot of …

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E-Commerce For Nonprofits

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Timothy Spell

With concepts like e-commerce, the online world is creating a new economic network where the exchange of goods and services is quick and convenient. E-commerce, in fact, has now transformed into the main virtual shopping street of the world. Before …

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Importance of Branding in the Nonprofit World

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Timothy Spell

Inhabitants of the nonprofit world often overlook the importance of branding as they find it in uneven margins of their mission. They don’t understand that they need to build a strong brand value if they want to thrive. Here are …

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Blogging for Nonprofits

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Timothy Spell

In such competitive times, nonprofits have to explore every possible opportunity to connect with people and raise awareness as well as money for their causes. Social media and other online tools offer an assortment of opportunities to nonprofit organizations so …

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Online Fundraising Techniques

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Timothy Spell

Fundraising is the lifeline of any nonprofit organization and the internet is the best option to connect with fundraisers and donors. The medium allows nonprofits, donors and fundraisers to come under the same roof and promote a common cause. There …

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Lending Your Non-Profit’s Web Design Credibility

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Timothy Spell

Nonprofits generally have great reverence for the kind of work they do, for their goals and causes. They survive on the community spirit of people and their generous donations. This way, it becomes extremely important for them to reach out …

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Using Facebook To Raise Awareness for your Non Profit

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Timothy Spell

Social media has become a platform that facilitates conversation and can help increase the awareness of any brand and organization. It serves as one of the channels of marketing communication, using which organizations can effectively implement their marketing strategies and …

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Non Profits and Social Media

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Timothy Spell

Social Media is more than sharing stuff like messages, pictures, videos, etc online with friends. It’s about building relationships. The media uses various publishing strategies and helps in disseminating information through social interaction. A number of social media channels are …

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Upcoming nonprofit conferences

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Timothy Spell

The 2010 Nonprofit Technology conference that took place recently in Atlanta, Georgia was a great success. Around 1450 nonprofit technocrats attended the conference and helped in making it one of the best conferences ever held in the history of NTCs. …

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Usability for Nonprofit Websites

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Timothy Spell

Many people consider usability as an after thought. However, it is important to take it into account throughout the website designing process, and is a focal point for the best nonprofit websites. This is because fixing major usability errors can …

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Exploring Google tools for nonprofits

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Timothy Spell

Google Apps have benefitted several nonprofits and have greatly helped them give better and faster results. These Google communication tools, which are available for free, help nonprofits operate proficiently.     Before explaining how these tools help the nonprofits, let’s …

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