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Tuesday, May 31, 2005 eZine 5 Issue 18: Website Call To Action, 3 Steps To Successful Marketing, Verizon Grants Available, Join Us In Atlanta, Madison and Chicago   VOLUME 5 ISSUE 18  
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Your Web Site Needs a Call to Action
"Creating An Effective E-Newsletter"
Online Grant Applications Available
ePhilanthropy Training In Atlanta - June 8
ePhilanthropy Training In Madison WI - June 10
ePhilanthropy Training In Chicago - June 16
FREE Online Seminar: “Nonprofit Internet Strategy: The Ten Rules of ePhilanthropy
Job Bank: Add Your Open Position Today! New Position Posted.
ePhilanthropy Training In San Francisco - June 23
ePhilanthropy Training In Washington DC - June 28
How to Formulate Marketing Messages - 3 Steps That Matter
TREND ALERT: USING ONLINE TOOLS FOR LIVE EVENTS
Fundraising Analysis Helps Raise More Money
CASE STUDY: NKF RAISES $198,000 WITH PERSONAL FUNDRAISING PAGES
Your Web Site Needs a Call to Action
http://www.marketingprofs.com/print.asp?...
by Gerry McGovern

The best Web sites get to the point. They ruthlessly eliminate waffle and happy talk. They focus on helping people complete key tasks as quickly as possible.

The truth is, the Web is a selfish place. People don't have much time. They scan pages looking for something specific. Most people have absolutely no interest in links such as "What We Do" and "Who We Are." They only care about what you can do for them.

As Jeffrey and Bryan Eisenberg write in their new book: "Virtually all Web sites have a persuasive purpose: to get someone to subscribe, to register, to inquire or to buy something."

In other words, the crucial measure of success is the actions that have occurred.

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"Creating An Effective E-Newsletter"
Quick Tips for ePhilanthropy Success - Register Today
http://www.ephilanthropy.org/allguides
by Jim Mullay

Advance copies of each new Quick Tips Guide are provided to ePhilanthropy Foundation eAdvocates before they are published to our website. So if you want to be first in line to read our next Quick Tips Guide, “Creating an Effective E-newsletter” by Sheeraz Haji and Emma Zolbrod of GetActive Software, visit the eAdvocates page at: http://www.ephilanthropy.org/eadvocates  
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Online Grant Applications Available
Verizon Foundation Nonprofit Resource Center
http://foundation.verizon.com/resourcece...

The new Verizon Foundation Resource Center site offers training and online tools ranging from strategies to enhance marketing and communications, to finding technology resources, to techniques to increase fundraising. Nonprofits can now apply for over 1200 available training grants offered with support of the Verizon Foundation.

Go directly to the website at: http://foundation.verizon.com/resourcecenter

Apply for training grants by clicking here


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ePhilanthropy Training In Atlanta - June 8
Register for Nonprofit Internet Strategies training
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Learn from the best trainers in ePhilanthropy today.
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ePhilanthropy Training In Madison WI - June 10
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Wisconsin Public Radio
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID...

Click here to register for this eTour stop
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ePhilanthropy Training In Chicago - June 16
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID...

Click here to register for this eTour stop
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FREE Online Seminar: “Nonprofit Internet Strategy: The Ten Rules of ePhilanthropy
Sponsor of This Issue of the ePhilanthropy eZine
http://www.blackbaud.com/bb/internetsemi...

Need help devising a strategy for managing your Web site? Heard about
blogs and RSS feeds, but not sure how they apply to your nonprofit?
Join us Tuesday, June 7, as industry experts Andrew Mosawi,
IATS/Ticketmaster, and Shaun Sullivan, Blackbaud, explore these topics
and demonstrate innovative Web solutions that will help drive your
online strategy. Register today!

http://www.blackbaud.com/bb/internetseminar/adol/ephil.aspx


 
Job Bank: Add Your Open Position Today! New Position Posted.
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For additional information, please call 877-536-1245 with any questions or send an e-mail to jobbank@ephilanthropy.org


 
ePhilanthropy Training In San Francisco - June 23
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID...

Click here to register for this eTour stop
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ePhilanthropy Training In Washington DC - June 28
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Omni Shoreham Hotel
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID...

Click here to register for this eTour stop
[FULL STORY]
 
How to Formulate Marketing Messages - 3 Steps That Matter
Key Messages for Successful Marketing Programs
http://www.marketingprofs.com/print.asp?...

Above all, don't choose marketing messages based on whim or personal preference. Educate your team about these three approaches to formulating messages. Work to identify and hone the messages.
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TREND ALERT: USING ONLINE TOOLS FOR LIVE EVENTS
Sponsor of This Issue of the ePhilanthropy eZine
www.auctionpay.com/resources

Many nonprofit organizations are enjoying the benefits of using the Internet to supplement or replace traditional methods of inviting and registering guests and donors to fundraising events. Sending save-the-date notifications, invitations and reminders via email are cost-effective ways to reach out to guests. Including a link to your Web site for online registration provides a convenience to your guests, and streamlines the registration process for your organization.

 

Learn more at www.auctionpay.com/resources. Complementary resources to download include:

  • White papers on Best Practices for Benefit Events and 10 Simple Steps to Getting Your Fundraising Online

Tips on auctions, including What to Keep in Mind When Considering Online Tools for Your Event


 
Fundraising Analysis Helps Raise More Money
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CASE STUDY: NKF RAISES $198,000 WITH PERSONAL FUNDRAISING PAGES
Sponsor of This Issue of the ePhilanthropy eZine
http://www.justgiving.com/pfp/design/1/d...

In 2004, National Kidney Foundation (NKF) needed an easy and affordable way to help its supporters fundraise for special events. They made a decision to help their supporters to go online to create personal fundraising web pages at Justgiving. As a result, their supporters have raised over $198,000 using this powerful fundraising channel.

 

"Our supporters find Justgiving's Personal Fundraising Pages so easy to set up and use. Through their own personal web pages, our supporters reach more people. This helps us raise more funds with less work," said Kathleen Durepo, Manager of Special Events of NKF New England.

 

With free set-up and no technical skills required, Justgiving provides an affordable, easy, and effective way for your nonprofit supporters to fundraise. The result is your organization raises more funds with less hassle.

 

Learn more at:

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Ready to get started? For a free demo, contact Justgiving at inquiries@justgiving.com or 781-863-6166.


 
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