Just wanted to let you know about the Idealware online seminars coming up over the next month or so. Each of these online seminars is $40 per participant, and all you need is an internet connection and a phone line to participate.
Here's the course schedule:
This Wednesday! Tools to Manage a Website Without Technical Skills Introduction to Content Management System
Wednesday, March 12th, 1:00 - 2:30 EST http://tinyurl.com/2mbyvg If you need a way to update your website, but you're not sure where to start, this is the session for you. We'll talk about what content management systems are, and look at various affordable options for updating your website text and images, including using What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get software like DreamWeaver and Contribute, website-in-a-box tools like Homesite, blog tools like WordPress, open source tools like Joomla and Drupal, and more.
Introduction to Website Analytics Wednesday, March 26th, 1:00 - 2:30 EST. http://tinyurl.com/37xel6 How many people visit your Web site every day? What are visitors doing when they get there? Which features are most popular? We'll talk through the tools and strategies you can use to get the answers to these questions. Through demos of free tools such as AWStats and Google Analytics, we'll look at what these tools can tell you about your site, and what the statistics mean. We'll close with a discussion of when more advanced statisics packages - such as ClickTracks or WebTrends- might be useful.
Creating the Constituent-Centric Nonprofit: Nonprofit CRM Thursday, April 3rd, 1:00 - 2:30 EST. http://tinyurl.com/3589mc If you're storing data about your constituents in many different places, it's costing you in time, lost revenue and decreased impact. Paul Hagen, who's helped organizations such as Goodwill, VolunteerMatch and Jewish Teen Alliance develop their Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) strategy, will talk through the practical steps, processes, and software that can help you to get a better handle on managing and building your relationship with each constituent.
Choosing eNewsletter Software Thursday, April 10th, 1:00 - 2:30 EST. http://tinyurl.com/37vlgd Email newsletters are a great way to stay in touch with and grow your audience, but it can be complex to send and track thousands of emails. In this seminar, we'll walk through what you need to know in order to setup, send, and track eNewsletters effectively, and talk about some of the reliable and affordable tools most commonly used for mass emailing, such as EmailNow, ConstantContact, NPOGroups, CampaignMonitor, Vertical Response, Emma, Topica, and more.
Understanding Data Integration Thursday, April 24th, 1:00 - 2:30 EST. http://tinyurl.com/2avsqq Are you wondering what it would take to integrate your various software packages to allow them to share data? In this session, we'll talk through the high level options and key considerations, and then dive into some of the technical terms and concepts that will help you understand what would be involved in programming an automatic connection between software packages. We'll discuss possibilities in integrating the software you already have, and what features you should look when choosing new software to prevent integration woes.
Check out www.idealware.org/online_seminars for our whole schedule of webinars through May, or to purchase recordings of any of our past seminars for only $20 each.
Know people who might be interested in rounding out their knowledge in one of these areas? Please pass on this email!
Laura
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Laura S. Quinn
Idealware
Candid Information about Nonprofit Software
www.idealware.org
718-208-8172
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