Don Akchin

After analyzing more than 1 million Facebook updates, software developer Applum says posting updates using a third party application, such as Hootsuite, reduces response by 70%. Apparently Facebook’s internal algorithm discounts posts by third parties. For better response rates, update manually (at least until the algorithm changes).

Now you have valuable help as you try to figure out the best donor management system for your organization. NTEN and Idealware, two trusted names in nonprofit technology, have jointly published A Consumer’s Guide to Low-Cost Donor Management Systems. The report analyzes 29 systems that cost from the low three figures up to $4,000, and recommend best fits for different organizational needs. Download it for free (with registration).    

If you’re trying to engage your most loyal supporters online, you have quite a few tools to choose from. Allyson Kapin at Frogloop offers a helpful review of five of them: Facebook Groups, Google Groups, LinkedIn Groups, Posterous and BuddyPress.

Two of my clients are actively searching for a database that manages mailing lists, donor information, mass emails and online donations – and is also easy to use and inexpensive. Depending on how you define “inexpensive” and “easy,” there are surprisingly good options. TechSoup has a useful comparison chart of eight well-priced, popular programs, and IdealWare has another valuable assessment of lower-cost online integrated applications.

Two of my clients are actively searching for a database that manages mailing lists, donor information, mass emails and online donations – and is also easy to use and inexpensive. Depending on how you define “inexpensive” and “easy,” there are surprisingly good options. TechSoup has a useful comparison chart of eight well-priced, popular programs, and IdealWare has another valuable assessment of lower-cost online integrated applications.

Two of my clients are actively searching for a database that manages mailing lists, donor information, mass emails and online donations – and is also easy to use and inexpensive. Depending on how you define “inexpensive” and “easy,” there are surprisingly good options. TechSoup has a useful comparison chart of eight well-priced, popular programs, and IdealWare has another valuable assessment of lower-cost online integrated applications.