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May 1, 2009 1:07 pm
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... We have been doing something quite similar for a fundraising drive. We've been switching between a lightbox-like splash and what you can see here:...
I'm reminded of the pledge drive on KPFT - The Houston (Texas) Pacifica station I used to listen to in graduate school. It was a rather wild and unruly radio...
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May 3, 2009 12:47 pm
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... To justify the splash page, I suppose you would also want to suppport the notion that those who gave via the splash page would not have given without it,...
Dear ISF Colleagues, The Ethos Roundtable is an informal group of people who are interested in 1) measuring and extending ethos, and 2) using technology for ...
Conversation in this thread has focused on splash pages that are presented to all visitors. Another approach that might be mentioned in this conversation is a...
Hi, I have a client that wants to select a fundraising/CRM application that allows them to perform proximity searches. In other words, show me everyone in my...
Another issue to consider is the potential loss of search rankings with splash pages, since search engines care about content and the splash page replaces the...
Steve, I don't know of any off the shelf tools that do this for you - but do know that you could leverage Google Maps to get close. I suspect it would be a...
(Dear ISF Colleagues: This is just FYI. I haven't tried it, but I'm very intrigued. I'd be interested in hearing from folks who are using Actions for...
I've seen this feature in several of the larger systems (or something similar). You can check with BlackBaud's Sphere or Sage Millennium. Dan ... dan...
Raiser's Edge has a custom plug-in called ZIPFinder that does something similar. You plug in a query, pick which address you want, type in a zip code (or...
Hi There: Wanted to let all the nptech women on the list know that The Women Who Tech Telesummit (via phone and web) is coming up on Tuesday, May 12th. Women...
Imagine a State where you could find out what your government is up to with just one click of the mouse. What if that State were New York? That is the goal of...
On the more affordable end (since I mentioned two larger systems), Democracy In Action and Community Enterprise (CitySoft) also have that proximity feature....
Hello: Did you all get a chance to check out the recent survey on nonprofits use of social media? Some interesting finds from NTEN, Common Knowledge and...
Idealware and NTEN, with the support of NPower, are thrilled to announce our new Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems. Looking for an...
Laura Quinn
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May 8, 2009 5:38 pm
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Dear ISF Colleagues, Having served as a co-convener of the Ethos Roundtable since 2006, I have finally scheduled myself as a presenter for June 2009: Tuesday,...
(Dear ISF Colleagues: Some of these community informatics research projects look like they'll be of considerable interest to the nonprofit sector. Best...
Hey Everyone: Just in case you haven�t heard, M&R and NTEN just released the new 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. Check out my key highlights here. ...
Greetings all! I'm new to the group and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Sean Watson and I work for netCorps, a nonprofit that provides Technology...
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