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AmeriCorps*VISTA/CTC VISTA Position/Portland, ME: Social Media Research & Development Coordinator ABOUT THE AMERICORPS*VISTA PROGRAM This is an AmeriCorps*VISTA position. The CTC VISTA Project builds the capacity of nonprofit organizations that use media and technology to strengthen communities. Becoming an AmeriCorps*VISTA member is both rewarding
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We at Idealware actually just did a huge research project into the software available for community foundations, and published The Consumers Guide to Grants Management Software, available at www.solpath.org/reports (it's the first report on the page). This report includes a detailed review of Pearl and Community Pearl, and either detailed reviews
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To Jason's point about the ability to set deadlines, Basecamp does allow you to attach a date to a milestone, but a milestone and a task are two different things. You can affiliate a task with a milestone within Basecamp, or use the list of milestones to manage your tasks instead of the task list (with somewhat less functionality), but a project
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Just to jump late into the security conversation, I want to echo ChiefApricot's comments about security. In general, the security that a good hosted database provider can provide is likely to be far superior to the security a small organization can provide themselves. The only flip side to this that I see is if you feel that you might need to defend
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Just wanted to give a link back to our detailed article on email newsletter tools, if it's useful. It's on TechSoup or there's an updated version on the Idealware website Just a word about looking for email newsletter solutions, particularly when looking at free options: you need to be careful that you don't get yourself blacklisted
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You might also find my article on this topic "Site Search Engines on a Shoestring" useful, at http://www.alderconsulting.com/searches.html. It's a little old now, but should be good for at least a list of tools... Laura Quinn Alder Consulting
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There's a number of tools that will help to create HTML newsletters - Topica, as mentioned above, is a good one, or try GraphicMail (graphicmail.com) which offers 10,000 HTML emails per year free for nonprofits - with a more-useful-than-most HTML editor included. Check out my article specifically about email newsletter tools at www.alderconsulting
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I strongly agree with Christian that a RFP is the way to go. Price, particularly in the web building market, is not aparticularly good indicator of quality. There's a lot of disparity- I've found fabulous people who work for shockingly little money (especially for nonprofits), and really incompetent people who charge extravegant prices. Take
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I strongly agree with Christian that a RFP is the way to go. Price, particularly in the web building market, is not aparticularly good indicator of quality. There's a lot of disparity- I've found fabulous people who work for shockingly little money (especially for nonprofits), and really incompetent people who charge extravegant prices. Take
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Just a comment: the article has "Conduct Usability Trials and Incorporate Changes" all the way as number 11 (assuming that they're in chronological order, which they seem to be otherwise). In usability/ user centered design circles, this is viewed as way too late. It's so late in the process that it's impossible to make anything but the