The Nonprofit Matrix is an online directory and guide to Application Service Providers (ASPs) and portals offering web-based services for nonprofits and charities.
Archive for March, 2007
March 28th, 2007 at 12:34am
Idealware has published an updated version of one of their most popular resource documents from last year: A Few Good Email Newsletter Tools.
Maybe you want to send fancy eNewsletters, or maybe just text action alerts. Perhaps you’re hoping for a tool that can send emails to tens of thousands of people, or perhaps just a few hundred. Maybe you need something that can integrate with your offline database, customize the content for large donors, send emails to tailored segments of your list, or allow custom eNewsletter templates.
Regardless of your precise needs, you no doubt are hoping for a tool that is reliable, affordable, and easy to use.
This free online paper covers the main caegories of email broadcast tools available to organizations:
- Tools You Already Have
(such as Outlook)
- Free List Management Tools
(such as Google/Yahoo! groups)
- Host Mass Emailing Tools
(from many different commercial and nonprofit providers)
Read Idealware’s paper here
View NonProfit Matrix listings for email broadcasting.
March 25th, 2007 at 12:33am
A new profile has been added to the NonProfit Matrix:
MQgiv provides organizations with turn-key, secure online payment forms that are ready to accept donations, register event attendees, fulfill pledges and increase organization fundraising through recurring donations.
> More about Qgiv
March 13th, 2007 at 12:32am
A new profile has been added to the NonProfit Matrix:
MyCharityWeb allows anyone to create, design and update their nonprofit’s website- all without HTML experience or programming! It’s easy to use, and affordable - just $9.95/month.
> More about MyCharityWeb
March 13th, 2007 at 12:31am
NPower Seattle has published another guide to help nonprofits become more effective in their use of new media communications tools. NPower aims this guide at organizations who want to use new media to tell their stories, but who lack the knowledge and capacity to be as effective as they could be.
The Tech-Savvy Communications toolkit is our response to the need we saw for a resource to fill in the missing pieces by 1) providing an overview of effective communications for nonprofits, and 2) emphasizing technology as a tool in effective communications.
Major areas covered in the guide are:
1) Laying the Groundwork / Foundations of your Message Framework
2) identifying your audience,
2) developing key messages,
4) reaching your audience through effective channels and tactics
Download the guide here (free pdf)
March 6th, 2007 at 12:29am
Techsoup has published an overview of an emerging category of online fundraising tools: charity badges.
Charity badges — also known as fundraising widgets — are small graphic modules (similar in appearance to online banner ads) designed to help individuals and nonprofits raise funds online. Charity badges solicit donations for a specific cause or organization and can be posted to Web sites, blogs, and social networking pages.
The article describes the basic function and purpose of charity badges and profiles two of the leading providers, as well as offering a case study and strategic advice to using charity badges in fundraising campaigns.
Read Techsoup’s article Charity Badges: Turn Your Supporters into Fundraisers.
