In this article, we’ll be reviewing my top 10 online payment systems for accepting payments on the Web. While many of the companies on this list have been available to online merchants for years, many are also now getting into new areas of online payments such as social commerce and in-store online card reader systems.
Here is a list – not a complete list, by any means – of some of the reasons that Cloud computing, also known as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), is the best solution for your organization. Continue reading
E-mail is still huge when it comes to communicating and getting your message delivered. Here are some thoughts / ideas / actions from schools on how each has successfully captured graduate e-mail addresses for their databases. Not all ideas will work for your school, but perhaps you can find something that does. Continue reading
On August 1, Google quietly launched Google Wallet for the Web – and the technology has the possibility of transforming online and mobile fundraising as we’ know it. Described simply, donors can sign up for a Google Wallet account, enter and save their credit card information, and then donate to any nonprofit (or purchase from any online store) that has a Google Wallet merchant account with only two clicks of a mouse (or two taps on a tablet). Continue reading
CHERRY HILL, N.J. – October 18, 2012 – Alumni Channel, a web provider of online alumni communities for schools, associations, and other non-profit organizations, announced today that the alumni group, Friends of Archbishop Ryan High School in Philadelphia, PA, is relying on the company’s online community solution to develop closer relationships with its alumni. Continue reading
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.
Click here to view the diagram.
Our friends at the National School Foundation Association have put together a seminar series, and later today they are offering:
Description: A workshop designed to assist listeners apply key aspects of the very successful college and university model of fundraising to the K-12 environment Seven activities K-12 foundation and or school personnel can practice to obtain financial support from your alumni are covered. Attendees also learn that once identified, converting alumni to major donors for your school or district is important for not only you but to the alumni as well. Continue reading
We’d like to welcome the following organizations to the Alumni Channel family of online communities:
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Lindale ISD Alumni Association, Lindale, Texas
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EF International Academy Alumni Association
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Rudolf Steiner School, Kings Langley Old Scholars, Kings Langley, UK
Visit alumnichannel.com for a complete list of all our customer communities.
When Giving Online is Not Ideal | Idealware.
As fundraisers we dream about the new frontier of online giving as a potential golden ticket for reaching younger or more tech savvy donors. Driving everyone to give online, in monthly installments, is all the rage. But what happens when a donor wants to give $1000 or more? Is there potential negative organizational impact in accepting large gifts online?
According to the infographic below from attachments.me, email is not dead! To tell you the truth, it’s alive and growing.
Here are a few highlights:
• 3.3 billion = Total number of email accounts worldwide
• The number of email accounts beats instant messaging and social networking accounts in sheer numbers:
– Number of social networking accounts = 2.7 billion
– Number of instant messaging accounts = 2.7 billion
• $40 for every $1 invested = ROI of emailing marketing in 2011
Here are more statistics to prove that email is not dead: Continue reading