eNews: Mobile Giving, Analytics, and Case Management

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April, 2011
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April 2011

Is Mobile Giving for You?
How does mobile giving work?  Is it likely to be useful for your organization?  This diagram, originally published in NTEN's Change Journal, walks you through the steps to get started, a mini case-study, and helps you think through whether mobile giving is likely to be a useful part of your fundraising mix. Download the diagram>

A Few Good Web Analytics Tools
Web analytics tools help you track your site’s statistics, which let you see how many people are looking at each page, what sites they came from, and other information to help develop a picture of who your audience is. This article, updated for 2011, walks through the available options for web analytics tools. Read more>

A Few Good Case Management Tools
If thoughts of detailed client histories and reports to funders make you break out in a cold sweat, it may be time to consider the many good case management tools that will help you track demographics, interactions, scheduling, billing information, and more. In this update of our 2009 article, we summarize what tools case management experts would recommend. Read more>




Looking for an in-depth look at the social media strategies or low-cost donor management systems that could work for you?  Check out our 5-part online courses:  



 


Upcoming Live Online Training

Get ready for spring with some great seminars! Here are the online seminars scheduled for the next month or so.

TODAY! Introduction to Website Analytics
April 21, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern. $40.00
How many people visit your Web site? What are they doing there?   Through demos of AWStats and Google Analytics, we’ll look at what analytics packagescan tell you about your site. Read more or register >  

A Guide to Choosing the Right Donor Management System
April 26, 2:00 pm - May 24, 3:30 pm Eastern. $200.00
Navigating the choices you have when choosing a donor management system can be daunting.  That’s why Idealware and NTEN have partnered to bring you this 5-part online course which takes you through the process from requirements to demos to deciding. Read more or register >

The Social Media Decision-Maker's Toolkit
May 3, 10:00 am - May 31, 11:30 am Eastern. $225.00
This intense 5-part training course in social media will take you deep into the decision-making matrix and help you walk away with a social media strategy -- including the tools best suited to do the job. Offered in partnership with NYCON. Read more or register >

Comparing Google Apps With Outlook
May 5, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern. $40.00
Google Apps provides a compelling set of features - from email to calendars to a organizational portal to shared documents - that gives Outlook a run for its money at a fraction of the  cost.  We'll demo the main components of Google Apps, talk about administrating it as an organization, and show how it compares to Microsoft Outlook.  Read more or register >

FREE! Getting Your Systems to Talk to Each Other
May 12, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Eastern. 
Do you want to get two or more software packages to share data?  In this session, we’ll talk through some of the high level options and key considerations, including integrating manually via spreadsheets, and and take on some of the concepts that will help you understand whether it's likely to be practical for you.  Read more or register >

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