The Nonprofit Season of Giving Issue! In support of the most important Season of Giving for nonprofit organizations, this special edition of The Source provides a rich array of special offers for great ways to add online fundraising, email communications and advocacy outreach just in time.

Take a look at our LAST CHANCE special offers:

• Last Chance to take advantage of the 2004 Internet Academy series
• Last Chance for discounts on DonateNow and EmailNow
• Last Chance to enter to win ONE YEAR FREE of DonateNow, EmailNow and AdvocacyNow services with one Internet Academy Training session (over a $1,700 value!)

Last Chance! - Internet Academy Last 6 Sessions for 2004! There are only SIX sessions left for 2004 and only FIVE seats remaining in each class... Don't be left out!

Make sure you reserve a seat in time to have the most effective presence during the Nonprofit Season of Giving.

Here is what people are saying about Groundspring's training:

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Last Chance! - Be Prepared for the Season of Giving with this Special Offer Sign up for both DonateNow and EmailNow by November 22, 2004 and Groundspring.org will waive the set up fee for EmailNow!

Don't miss out - Contact Charles Ball at 415.561.7824 to take advantage of this offer. If you are an existing DonateNow customer interested in adding EmailNow to your online mix - call.

Here is what people are saying about Groundspring's services:

"I really like the EmailNow software, it does everything I have always wanted to do with our mailing lists, but never had the time to write all those scripts!"
Michael Manoochehri, Internet Program Coordinator, Food First

Advice from the Author: Online Fundraising Essentials John Kenyon, Groundspring's Training and Consulting Manager, is an Internet strategist and co-author of The eNonprofit: A Guide to ASPs, Internet Services, and Online Software.

1. Update your Site Regularly

• Make a plan for updating and assign responsibility for gathering content
• Write stories about your organization, the people it impacts and the issues that affect your work
• Ask board members, volunteers and others to write about their experience

• Research different online services, make a small donation to evaluate the experience
• Sign up for a donation processing system
• Place the donate button front and center on your site - don't make people search to donate
• Ask for people's support and inform them about how their contribution will help

• Put the navigation bar in the same place on all of your pages
• Ask board members, volunteers and others to navigate and critique the site on how easy it is to find information
• Look for other sites you like and that you find easy to navigate for ideas.

• Try out several email processing systems to see which one meets your needs
• Select an online email processing system that is easy for your staff to use
• Widen your base of supporters by capturing email addresses and keeping in touch
• Send out regular emails to keep people updated on your activities

A Gift from Groundspring.org Get rolling on the Season for Giving and enter Groundspring's drawing for ONE FREE YEAR of our Internet Strategy for Success Package which includes training. Don't delay, this is a limited time offer! LEARN MORE >