Network for Good, a leading provider of online fundraising services and how-to resources for nonprofits, has acquired the ePhilanthropy Foundation. Network for Good will integrate the two organizations’ resources for nonprofits by the end of the summer—thereby bolstering its offering of information, training materials and best-practices education.

To learn more about Network for Good, please visit http://www.networkforgood.org/npo

The “secret” to achieving this success for your website is by harnessing the power of search engine optimization. By following this step-by-step guide, you will be well on your way to drastically improving your websites standing in only 30 days.

Your week two objectives are to implement a sitemap and create and maintain a successful blog.

What you need to know:

Sitemap: Having a sitemap that connects the entire website will eliminate the need for having multiple links on the homepage and will make the pages more crawlable by search engine spiders.  A sitemaps purpose is to provide a central link hub for the website, allowing search engines or users to easily navigate the various pages.  Search engines recognize new pages by following links from existing pages, so having a sitemap will ensure all pages are indexed properly.  While this will have no effect on the websites SEO campaign, it is an important element of any successful website and will also help when introducing a blog (below).  To download software to create your own sitemap, visit Site Map Pro.

Craigslist Foundation works hard to keep Nonprofit Boot Camp affordable for emerging nonprofit leaders. This is Boot Camp after all, so, while you can expect high quality educational programming and networking opportunities, prepare to 'rough it'. You might find yourself in a crowded room sharing handouts. You might even wait in line. So, sit back, relax, take off your shoes, find some standing room in the back and welcome the adventure. Special needs will be accommodated.

The 2008 New York Tri-State Area Nonprofit Boot Camp will be held Saturday, August 16 at New York University. Join Craigslist Foundation for a day of knowledge, resources and networking, all focused on how to start and run a vibrant nonprofit.

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To select a donor management system is a big decision for any nonprofit. The right software can go a long way to helping you manage those vital donor relationships — but moving to any new system calls for an investment of time and money, and the software selection you make now will affect the work of your organization for some time. How do you choose which donor management software will be right for your nonprofit?

NPower Seattle, with the cooperation of a number of Seattle nonprofit organizations and the support of Verizon, has produced a free toolkit to help nonprofit organizations with the task of choosing software for managing donors.

The Donor Management Toolkit Book comprises an “interactive and practical guide” set out as a 4-step software selection process.

PRESIDENT AND CEO
Independent health agency which has served northeast Ohio since 1954 seeks President and CEO.  Requirements include a Master’s degree in management, public administration or a related field; a minimum of 10 consecutive years of relevant work experience, including the leadership of a nonprofit organization or substantial nonprofit program; experience and success in fundraising, volunteer coordination, fiscal, staff and program management.  Successful candidate will have strong written and verbal communication skills, high energy, a strong work ethic and nonprofit orientation; he/she will be visionary, flexible, outgoing, entrepreneurial, professional and empathetic.  Resumes and cover letters including salary requirements or salary history may be sent via email no later than August 8, 2008 to JDickinson@DAGC.org.

For more information visit: http://www.dagc.org/

Thousands of nonprofits are using DonorPerfect fundraising software to successfully manage their annual appeals.  Major donor development efforts are easy with such features as:

• Gift histories that identify top prospects
• Solicitations for any segment in your database
• Integrated gift tracking and pledge invoicing
• Comprehensive reporting and analysis

For a FREE trial version, call (800) 220-8111, or click here:

http://www.softerware.com/asp/referral.asp?id=425

Blackbaud Interactive™ — the marketing specialists of Blackbaud’s consulting services team — can help you develop an email marketing strategy that attracts supporters and keeps them involved. We can also help you:

• Integrate email communications into your overall fundraising/outreach strategy
• Save costs (and time) on your next fundraising appeal or membership event
• Start up or revamp your electronic newsletter
• Enhance the design or content of your current e-communications to attract more subscribers and eventual donors!

To download a free copy of our email marketing strategy web seminars, click here. http://www.blackbaud.com/bb/interactive/adol/ezine.aspx?=WT.mc_id=RRRTA6

TechSoup Stock is a nonprofit service that distributes donated and deeply discounted software and technology products to eligible nonprofit organizations and public libraries. You can save 80-96% on brand-new software donated by top companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Intuit, Adobe, Symantec, and more.

Featured donated software available through TechSoup Stock:

  * Microsoft Office 2007 ($20 admin fee vs. $499 retail value)
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  * Norton AntiVirus 2008 ($15 admin fee vs. $40 retail value) 

Since 2002, TechSoup Stock has helped more than 78,000 nonprofits across the U.S. and Canada save over $1 billion, enabling them to redirect these savings toward program work.

To learn more and place your request for donated products, visit: http://www.techsoup.org/go/ephil0808