eNews: Email vs. Social Networking, Project Management Software, and more

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January, 2010

Idealware eNewsletter: January 2010
Idealware Features
 

Is Email Old News? Social Networks as the New Communications Channel
By Stella Hernandez, January 2010
When it comes to online communications, social networking has huge communities of people sharing information with each other. And its rise comes as people question email's effectiveness-are social networks replacing email as a communications channel? Read more>


Six Views of Project Management Software

By Laura S. Quinn, November 2007
Pulled from the Archives: There are many software applications that can help with project management tasks - but also many different opinions about what types of functionality you might want.  We spoke to nine different nonprofit project managers to understand what software has been useful to them.
Read more> 


 

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Open Source CMSs: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone
Thursday, January 28th, 1:00 - 2:30 EST
What do website content management systems like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone actually do?  We'll demo all four systems and compare them for typical nonprofit needs.

Getting Started with Online Conferencing

Thursday, February 4th, 1:00-2:30 EST
What tools can help you conduct meetings or training over the Web? We'll talk about the features that can help, and compare some of the free and affordable options.

NEW! Creating Great Charts, Graphs, and Maps on a Budget
Thursday, February 11th, 1:00 - 2:30 EST
YHow do you transform data into charts, graphs, and maps that will help your audience understand the data and move them to take action? We'll talk about the types of chart and map formats, and then take a look at a number of the software packages that can help you create data graphics for both web and print publications.

Choosing Broadcast Email Software
Thursday, February 18th, 1:00-2:00 EST
We'll walk through the features you might want to help design, setup, send, and track emails to hundreds or thousands of people, and compare the reliable and affordable tools often used. 



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