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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 eZine 6 Issue 3: Real Time Internet, 5 Reasons For Building A Global Site, Panalists Needed For Toronto, Online Learning Event   VOLUME 6 ISSUE 3  
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Non-Disaster Groups Use Internet for Real-Time Katrina Response
5 Reasons Why You Need a Global Web Site
The Great Fall ON DEMAND Learning Event Has Begun
November 1, 2005 Deadline Set for ePMT Applications (New and Renewal)
Build strong nonprofits with donated technology products
Philadelphia eTour nearing sellout! Reserve your seat now!
Award Winning Creativity with a Conscience — Antharia’s Suite of Website Management Tools Empower Nonprofit Organizations
ePhilanthropy Panelists (Novice and Pro) Wanted in Toronto
Register now for our latest eTour stop in Charlotte NC
Spots still available for eTour stops in Spokane and Seattle
Online Fundraising – Secure and Easy!
Help Your Supporters Raise More Money Faster
Get the most out of your membership program!
Job Bank: Add Your Open Position Today! New Position Posted.
Non-Disaster Groups Use Internet for Real-Time Katrina Response
http://www.convio.com/site/News2?abbr=ne...
by Fred Waugh, Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, Convio

Nonprofit organizations nationwide — even those not typically considered disaster relief organizations — are using the Internet to mobilize quickly in response to Hurricane Katrina.
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5 Reasons Why You Need a Global Web Site
Local-language Content Can Help Deliver A More Culturally Relevant Experience
http://www.marketingprofs.com/print.asp?...
by Huiping Iler

Local-language content can help deliver a more culturally relevant experience to your site visitors. It not only optimizes the selling of products and services but also contributes to an organization's bottom line in many important ways.
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The Great Fall ON DEMAND Learning Event Has Begun
Online classes available 24/7 for only $79 through December 31
https://charitychannel.com/cu/2/epf/regi...

The ePhilanthropy Foundation offers you 54 courses all available for you and your staff to take online at anytime for just $79. This is the lowest rate of the year and will be in effect through December 31.

So if you want to brush up on skills related to Grant Writing, Research, Board Development, ePhilanthropy, Annual appeals, Planned Giving, Special Events or most any development topics,

Click below, register for the class of your choice and learn at your pace on your schedule with NO TRAVEL.

http://ephilanthropy.org/eLearning 
or directly to the registration page


 
November 1, 2005 Deadline Set for ePMT Applications (New and Renewal)
If You Are A Nonprofit or For Profit Expert In ePhilanthropy, Let Everyone Know, Become A Master Trainer
http://ephilanthropy.org/ePMT

If you are a nonprofit or for profit expert in ePhilanthropy, you should carry the ePMT designation.

Details regarding how you can join the elite community of ePhilanthropy Master Trainers, including the application and directory of current Master Trainers are available online. The next deadline for applications to the ePMT Review Board is November 1, 2005. Details are available at:

http://ephilanthropy.org/ePMT

or by calling 877-536-1245

or email: ePMT@ephilanthropy.org and we will email the application to you.

Reminder: Those renewing their ePMT designation this fall also have the deadline of November 1, 2005 for their applications.


 
Build strong nonprofits with donated technology products
Sponsor of This Issue of the ePhilanthropy eZine
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by TechSoup Stock

TechSoup Stock can help your nonprofit organization build its technology infrastructure with donated technology products from vendors such as Cisco, Microsoft, and Symantec.

http://www.techsoup.org/stock.cfm?id=1532


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Philadelphia eTour nearing sellout! Reserve your seat now!
Registrations climbing for Nonprofit Internet Strategies Training on Oct. 26
http://www.ephilanthropy.org/etour_sched...

If you want to learn the latest trends and techniques in ePhilanthropy from three of the ePhilanthropy Foundation’s highest rated instructors, you need to act quickly to reserve your seat at the Philadelphia eTour.

Register now at http://www.ephilanthropy.org/etour_schedule so you can attend this half-day session and learn you how your organization can most effectively, efficiently and ethically use the Internet for online philanthropy.

The Philadelphia eTour is hosted by The Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia.


 
Award Winning Creativity with a Conscience — Antharia’s Suite of Website Management Tools Empower Nonprofit Organizations
Sponsor of This Issue of the ePhilanthropy eZine
www.antharia.com/ephilanthropy
by Antharia

Personal attention and partnership are at the core of how Antharia does business.  With Antharia’s Suite of Website Management tools, you can:

-         Track complete individual and organization profiles
-         Track donors, volunteers, members and more
-         Set up easy online fundraising and giving options
-         Personalize direct mail and eMarketing campaigns
-         Seamlessly manage your Website content
-         Create on-demand reports based on any selection criteria
-         Seamlessly manage and conduct events and online registration

Click here to learn more:

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Visit Antharia today for a free teeshirt!


 
ePhilanthropy Panelists (Novice and Pro) Wanted in Toronto
Email Your Interest Today.

The Toronto Fundraising Congress 2005 is excited to be offering a new, innovative ePhilanthropy Town Hall in cooperation with the ePhilanthropy Foundation, as one of its Master’s Track sessions. This town hall will use a facilitated dialogue format with invited guest panelists (via teleconference and/or in person) to explore various topics of interest related to the use of the Internet to support and promote philanthropy in Canada.

The session is being held on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. If you would like to be considered as a panelist for this discussion (novice or pro), along with a paragraph describing why you would like to be selected to participate, please e-mail the session’s facilitator, Ted Hart at congress2005@ePhilanthropy.org by Friday, October 21, 2005. Thank you!


 
Register now for our latest eTour stop in Charlotte NC
ePhilanthropy training comes to North Carolina’s Queen City on Nov. 16
http://www.ephilanthropy.org/etour_sched...

Davidson Consulting Group and FundRaisingInfo.com are bringing the ePhilanthropy Foundation’s 2005 Nonprofit Internet Strategies eTour to the University of North Carolina-Charlotte on Nov. 16.

Spend a half-day with three ePhilanthropy Master Trainers and learn how your nonprofit can most effectively, efficiently and ethically use the Internet for online philanthropy.

Reserve your seat now at http://www.ephilanthropy.org/etour_schedule and learn how to take your organization’s online efforts to the next level.

 
Spots still available for eTour stops in Spokane and Seattle
Nov. 9 and 10 ePhilanthropy training sessions approaching rapidly
http://www.ephilanthropy.org/etour_sched...

The ePhilanthropy Foundation’s Nonprofit Internet Strategies half-day training series is making a two-day swing through Washington on Nov. 9-10 with stops in Spokane and Seattle.

Register now athttp://www.ephilanthropy.org/etour_schedule to make certain you have a seat for the training conducted by some of the most knowledgeable instructors in the world of ePhilanthropy.

The Spokane eTour on Nov. 9 is hosted by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. The Seattle eTour on Nov. 10 is hosted by the United Way of King County and AFP-Seattle.


 
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Help Your Supporters Raise More Money Faster
Sponsor of This Issue of the ePhilanthropy eZine
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by Justgiving

Make it easy for your supporters to fundraise for your organization by introducing them to online Personal Fundraising Pages from Justgiving. 

Justgiving's simple-to-create pages make online fundraising easy and fun.  Your fundraisers personalize their pages and email them to their own contacts to ask for donations.  Pages can be used to raise funds for any occasion –- marathons, fun runs, weddings, in memoriam, or any personal or charity event or occasion. 

Benefits include:

* Automatic transfer of donations to your organization by EFT.

* Automated thank-you emails sent to donors on your behalf.

* Downloadable reporting data on all donors -- a perfect way to grow your database.

* Online paid event registration for your supporters, if needed.

See examples and learn more at:

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Get the most out of your membership program!
Sponsor of This Issue of the ePhilanthropy eZine
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-                     Attract, retain, and upgrade members
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-                     Foster lifelong relationships that lead to donations
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Job Bank: Add Your Open Position Today! New Position Posted.
Reach 20,100+ Subscribers to the eZine
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View positions posted to the ePhilanthropy Job Bank at:
http://www.imakenews.com/ephilanthropy/index000033520.cfm

To place your job announcement in the next issue, please use the online form at:
http://acteva.com/go/jobbank

For additional information, please call 877-536-1245 with any questions or send an e-mail to jobbank@ephilanthropy.org


 
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