Thought this might be of interest to some folks here. Richard
Begin forwarded message: > From: Idealware <laura at idealware.org> > Date: June 5, 2007 11:49:11 AM CDT > To: musebrarian at gmail.com > Subject: June Online Seminars: eNews, Databases, Content Management > Reply-To: laura at idealware.org > > Idealware's online seminars are back and better than ever! These > seminars include all the candid, tactical advice and product > comparisons of the reports and articles on which they are based, > but offer plenty of extra guidance and insights straight from the > author. Each seminar is only $40, and requires just an internet > connection and a phone line to participate. > > Choosing eNewsletter Software > Tuesday, June 12th, 1:00 - 2:30 EST. > Presented by Laura Quinn > 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. 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, Emma, Topica, and more. Register now > > > Introduction to Content Management Systems > Tuesday, June 19th, 1:00 - 2:30 EST. > Presented by Laura Quinn > 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. > Register now > > > Comparing Open Source CMSs: Joomla, Drupal, and Plone > Thursday, June 21st, 1:00 - 2:30 EST. > Presented by Laura Quinn with Ryan Ozimek, David Geilhufe, and > Patrick Shaw > Open source content management systems (CMS) are particularly > attractive to the nonprofit community because of their cost- > efficiency, but what do these systems actually do? And what are the > differences between the most common CMSs? We?ll compare Joomla, > Drupal, and Plone for typical nonprofit needs, and then experts in > each of the systems - Ryan Ozimek, David Geilhufe, and Patrick Shaw > ? will demo the systems and answer your questions. Register now > > > Choosing a Low-Cost Constituent Database > Wednesday, June 27th, 1:00 - 2:30 EST. > Presented by Eric Leland > There are a number of solid and affordable options to track your > volunteers, donors, partners, and other constituents. What should a > small organization look for? What tools are available? How should > you choose? We'll walk through everything you need to know to pick > the right database for your organization, and consider the pros and > cons of commonly used databases such as GiftWorks, Metrix, > eTapestry, Salesforce, and Democracy In Action. Register now > > > View all upcoming online seminars> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------- > Idealware provides candid information about nonprofit software. To > read more about Idealware, or to subscribe to this eNewsletter, go > to www.idealware.org > > To unsubscribe from all of Idealware's lists, go to > www.idealware.org/unsubscribe.php > > > > > > > > > >
