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Monday, November 14, 2011

10 Tip Checklist So Your Website Makes the Sale

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VENTURENEER FREE WEBINARS

Become the go-to media source for information about your cause with tools from Ventureneer's webinar. Join Vanessa Wakeman, founder and CEO of The Wakeman Agency as she presents this FREE webinar

Monday, November 14, 2011 12n-1pm ET. Register here.


10 Tip Checklist So Your Website Makes the Sale

Is your website your #1 salesperson? It can be with 10 tips from Ventureneer's FREE webinar. Sandra Holtzman, president and founder of Holtzman Communications, who is an award-winning creative director and marketing strategist will present this webinar on

Monday, November 14, 2011 2-3pm ET. Register here.

The Next Revolution Is In Your Pocket

A small business revolution is already in your customer's pocket. Is your business ready to join? JoinPeter Shankman, vice president and small business evangelist for Vocus as he present this FREE webinar.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 2-3pm ET. Register here.

It's Your Biz: How to Get From Start-up to Million $$$ Plus

How to go from start-up to million-dollar business: Know what you need to know before you begin.Susan Solovic, an award-winning journalist and entrepreneur who specializes in giving would-be business owners the facts about entreprneuership will present this FREE webinar.

Thursday, December 1, 2011 12n-1pm ET. Register here.

The ABCs of Sales Strategy for Small Businesses

Build a practical, do-able 2012 sales strategy for your small business in Ventureneer's webinar. Join Diane Helbig, an internationally recognized business and leadership development coach, author, speaker, and workshop facilitator for this FREE webinar.

Thursday, December 1, 2011 2-3pm ET. Register here.

Green Marketing: Leveraging Your Social Responsibility to Improve Profit

Ethical and green business practices can give you a marketing edge. Shel Horowitz writes the internationally syndicated monthly column, Green And Profitable and will present this FREE webinar.

Monday, December 5, 2011 12n-1pm ET. Register here.

How Content Marketing Improves Lead Generation and Sales

Content marketing webinar shows how to make customers come to you. The FREE online seminar will be presented by two veteran communication and marketing experts, Jane Tabachnick, founder of Jane Tabachnick Marketing Group and Andrew Schulkind, Andigo New Media.

Monday, December 5, 2011 2-3pm ET. Register here.

Make Your Business the One that "Gets Lucky"

Small business owners make their own lucky breaks. Find out how they do it and how you can, too.Author, consultant, trainer, and founder of Marketing Edge Consulting Group, Beth Goldstein will present this FREE webinar.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 12n-1pm ET. Register here.

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PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS

Association of Fundraising Professionals National Philanthropy Day luncheon in NYC
As the season of giving begins, celebrate those who've given generously and effectively and get your batteries recharged for the coming year. Yes, Virginia, philanthropy works, works well, and is awesome! Be uplifted and inspired Nov. 21 at the Association of Fundraising Professionals National Philanthropy Day luncheon.

For more information or to buy tickets or tables for the event, please visit the AFP, Greater New York Chapter website: www.nycafp.org or call (212) 582-8565.

Straight from the horse's mouth, as it were: What is LinkedIn Nonprofit Solutions and what can it do for your nonprofit? Bryan Breckenridge, LinkedIn's Nonprofit liaison, answers those questions in this video.

Social Impact Exchange's 2012 Business Plan Competition

The Competition identifies social sector scaling initiatives with demonstrated impact and readiness to scale, and supports the winners with financial and consulting awards. U.S.-based nonprofit organizations with a focus in education, youth development, health, poverty alleviation and community economic development are eligible to enter. The Competition accepts applications from nonprofits that are scaling an organization, program, collaborative, policy initiative, media and advocacy campaign, social movement or marketplace solution. The Competition is sponsored by Growth Philanthropy Network, Duke University, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation.

The deadline for entry is December 9, 2011. For more information or to apply,

http://www.socialimpactexchange.org/bpc_overview.cfm

3-session series on win-win Cause Marketing for businesses and nonprofits.

6 Figure Cause Marketing is specifically designed for small and medium-sized nonprofits that want to develop lucrative, win-win partnerships with businesses of all sizes ... and the businesses that want to work with them.

Joe Waters, author of Cause Marketing for Dummies and the Selfish Giving blog, will give you practical tips -- the kind you can actually use -- along with case studies that prove cause marketing works for both partners.

Learn how to identify potential business partners in your town and how to approach them as well as novel ideas for cause marketing. This isn't about marketing causes; it's about partnerships that are beneficial and lucrative to both the for-profit business and nonprofit.

SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES

Nonprofits Social Media

Check out Social Media for Values Driven Companies a one-stop, continually updated central resource about social media as they are used by nonprofits, which is sometimes different than the way for-profits use them.

Ramp up their social media effortsVentureneer's new, free ebook, Social Media for Your Nonprofit: Take Charge!.

Also don't forget to check out our survey report,Nonprofits and Social Media: It Ain't Optional.

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