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Can search engine marketing help your fundraising?

25 August, 2010 - 12:39
The Internet Advertising Bureau is a trade association for online advertising industry and has produced a number of excellent FREE guides that explains why search engines are so important when trying to reach your target audience. Although you may think of the internet as the preserve of the big brands the set includes an easy [...]
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New Microsoft funding announced

25 July, 2010 - 20:22
Microsoft has announced funding of up to £85,000 available for training in e-skills. See below for details and download the form at the end of the post. Unlimited Potential Community Technology Skills Programme (UPCTSP) – Grant process is now live! We’re pleased to announce the UPCTSP grant process for 2011 funding is now open for [...]
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Downing Street beckons

12 July, 2010 - 12:26
So the Prime Minister has invited me to Downing Street today (Monday). Maybe it sounds better if I say ‘summoned’, or perhaps it should be ‘bizarrely’? Whatever it is I will be there because Martha Lane Fox is launching a ‘Manifesto for a Networked Nation’. She’s the Government’s Digital Champion,  responsible for all things relating to [...]
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Social media for development workers, 2 June 2010

21 May, 2010 - 09:32
A new one day course on 2 June will include a practical social media surgery to help build confidence in use of social media websites and show how local groups benefit from the latest social media tools.Just about everyone has heard of Facebook and Twitter, but do you know how they can help community development, [...]
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Choosing new software? Start with the users…

17 May, 2010 - 13:33
I came across this quote on a discussion thread on Slashdot about whether to use Raiser’s Edge or Salesforce.com for managing fundraising tasks. It was posted on a discussion forum for techies, but it captures an approach to software procurement that may help non-IT-literate managers and trustees when you’re grappling with too much jargon and [...]
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Is iHobo patronising or a great new type of fundraising?

17 May, 2010 - 10:43
iHobo is a controversial new fundraising tool in the form of an iPhone App that reflects the growing use of the internet on mobile phones. It is being used to raise awareness and generate funds for Depaul UK, a charity that helps young people who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged. It offers a glimpse into [...]
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