Bloghttp://www.artez.com/blogsArtez InteractiveThree Things To Track In Social Mediahttp://www.artez.com/blogs/digitalfundraisingfromatoz/three-things-to-track-in-social-media<div><p><img style="border: 0pt none;" alt="Image What to Track in Social Media" src="/download/.attachments/what-to-track-in-social-mediajpg?data=large" id="7c725761-85d8-4a09-b5e7-a4047cc60edb" height="299" width="450"/></p> <p>Earlier this month, Jon Spenceley, Community Manager at <a href="http://sprouter.com/" class=" WikiLinkType0">Sprouter</a>, joined  us for a <a href="/webinars/picking_your_social_media_team" class=" WikiLinkType1">webinar</a> and after the session we had a quick chat about social media and what are the three important tips that nonprofit professionals should always keep in mind</p> <h2><i>Q: What are the three most important things to track in social media?<br/></i></h2> <p><em>A:</em> Your followers!  It's all…</p></div><strong> - Author: Artez Updates</strong>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:31:01 +0000http://www.artez.com/blogs/digitalfundraisingfromatoz/three-things-to-track-in-social-mediaCanada’s Love Affair with Mobile: Which Brands are Winning?http://www.artez.com/blogs/digitalfundraisingfromatoz/canadas-love-affair-with-mobile-which-brands-are-w<div><p><img id="4f43d203-66f6-4036-a510-b09264da4fef" style="border: 0pt none;" src="/download/.attachments/logohdripsosgif" alt="logo-hdr-ipsos.gif" height="60" width="64"/><span style="color: #333333;">Released in mid-April, the January 2012 wave of Ipsos Reid's Mobil-ology, a study of the mobile market in Canada, showed strong and steady growth in all three markets. In the six month period between August 2011 and January 2012, Smartphone ownership grew by 13%, Tablets by 66%, and eReaders by 43%. In absolute terms, market penetration of…</span></p></div><strong> - Author: Artez Updates</strong>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:29:07 +0000http://www.artez.com/blogs/digitalfundraisingfromatoz/canadas-love-affair-with-mobile-which-brands-are-wBite-sized Social Treats from the 2012 NTEN Conferencehttp://www.artez.com/blogs/digitalfundraisingfromatoz/bitesized-social-treats-from-the-2012-nten-confere<div><p><em>By Claire Kerr</em><br/> <em><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/research/rofr84.html" unsafe.mce_href="http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/research/rofr84.html" class=" WikiLinkType0"><span class=" WikiLinkType0">Originally published</span></a> in CharityVillage.com on April 30, 2012</span></span></em></p> <p>It's hard to believe, but springtime contains delights other than the return of Cadbury creme eggs! It's also the time of year when the charitable sector's major online and social benchmarking reports are released, typically in concert with the annual <a href="http://www.nten.org/ntc" class=" WikiLinkType0">Nonprofit…</a></p></div><strong> - Author: Artez Updates</strong>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:29:21 +0000http://www.artez.com/blogs/digitalfundraisingfromatoz/bitesized-social-treats-from-the-2012-nten-confereDon’t Miss Exciting Job Opportunities at Artezhttp://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/dont-miss-exciting-job-opportunities-at-artez<div><p><img style="border: 0pt none;" alt="Looking for a job.jpg" src="/download/.attachments/looking-for-a-jobjpg" id="53560416-bf56-430c-95c7-fa7e3d005937" width="234" height="215"/></p> <p>Feel like it's time to challenge yourself and get a new job? Artez has a number of exciting job opportunities open in our Toronto office. If you are looking to apply your proven technology and leadership skills to accelerating the evolution of a social network and mobile solution that supports hundreds of top charities, than Artez is a right…</p></div><strong> - Author: Artez Updates</strong>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:40:09 +0000http://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/dont-miss-exciting-job-opportunities-at-artezMeet the Artez Internshttp://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/meet-the-artez-interns<div><p><img style="border: 0pt none;" alt="Intern Picture.jpg" src="/download/.attachments/intern-picturejpg~2?data=large" height="338" width="450"/><br/> <span style="font-size: x-small;">From Left to Right: Ian Hembery: Senior Vice President, Daniel Pinnock: Intern, Kiran Balladin: Manager Conference Services &amp; PR, Natalia Parfentyeva: Marketing Manager, Sana Badhwar: Intern and Mark Sutton: President</span></p> <div class="WordSection1"> <p>Need help with your projects or just a fresh eye and inspiration? Why not to hire an intern? Artez has been running an…</p></div></div><strong> - Author: Artez Updates</strong>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:09:45 +0000http://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/meet-the-artez-internsArtez Pacific Closed on ANZAC Day - April 25th, 2012http://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/artez-pacific-closed-on-anzac-day-april-25th-2012<div><p><img style="border: 0pt none;" alt="Artez Pacific closed on ANZAC Day" src="/download/.attachments/anzacday2012touranzacday111jpg?data=large" height="300" width="450"/><br/> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.backpackerstravel.net/Anzac-Day-4-days-Turkey-Tour-backpackersmenu6876435897436-kod5-tid10-turid70" class=" WikiLinkType0" unsafe.unsafe="" unsafe.mce_href="http://www.backpackerstravel.net/Anzac-Day-4-days-Turkey-Tour-backpackersmenu6876435897436-kod5-tid10-turid70">Source</a></span></p> <h3>What is ANZAC Day?</h3> <p>ANZAC Day - 25 April - is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.</p> <h3>What does ANZAC stand for?</h3> <p>ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in…</p></div><strong> - Author: Artez Updates</strong>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:21:49 +0000http://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/artez-pacific-closed-on-anzac-day-april-25th-2012National Volunteer Weekhttp://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/national-volunteer-week<div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Value your volunteers and appreciate all their help?</span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: medium;">There is no better time to say thank you than today. The week of April 15-21 Toronto is celebrating National Volunteer Week 2012.</span><br/> <br/> <img style="border: 0pt none;" alt="NationalVolunteerWeek.jpg" src="/download/.attachments/nationalvolunteerweekjpg" id="b3ed1a38-42a3-48a9-8f35-2a2850289e37" width="492" height="311"/><br/> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image: ctya.org</span><br/> <br/> <em><span style="font-size: medium;">What is National Volunteer Week?</span></em><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: medium;">Every year, one week in April is dedicated to acknowledge the time and effort contributed by…</span></p></div><strong> - Author: Artez Updates</strong>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:19:21 +0000http://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/national-volunteer-weekCongratulations, World's Greatest Shave!http://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/congratulations-worlds-greatest-shave<div><p>Our congratulations to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com" class=" WikiLinkType0" unsafe.unsafe="" unsafe.mce_href="http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com">The Leukaemia Foundation of Australia</a> for their success in the World's Greatest Shave!  They beat their fundraising goal of $15,795,000 on Tuesday.</p> <p> <img style="vertical-align: baseline; border: 0pt none;" alt="lfa_wedidit.gif" src="/download/.attachments/lfa_wediditgif?data=larger" id="fc8b2457-49e7-4a0a-be63-969672b48764" height="349" width="680"/></p> <p>Thousands of brave Aussies have shaved and coloured their hair! See the best photos <a target="_blank" href="http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com/news-2012/gallery/" class=" WikiLinkType0" unsafe.unsafe="" unsafe.mce_href="http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com/news-2012/gallery/">in their online gallery</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>If you would like to view their thermometer, thank you…</p></div><strong> - Author: Artez Updates</strong>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:30:16 +0000http://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/congratulations-worlds-greatest-shaveiClimb for United Way - Online Fundraising Best Practiceshttp://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/iclimb-for-united-way-online-fundraising-best-prac<div><p class="Default"><img style="border: 0pt none; float: left;" alt="UW_LOGO_ENG_VERT_colour_ID.jpg" src="/download/.attachments/uw_logo_eng_vert_colour_idjpg~2?data=medium" height="106" width="128"/><span style="font-size: medium;">iClimb is one of United Way's largest fundraising campaigns. After a successful inaugural event, the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.weareunited.com/" class=" WikiLinkType0" unsafe.unsafe="" unsafe.mce_href="http://www.weareunited.com/">United Way</a> wanted to offer volunteer participants an online opportunity to solicit pledges from their friends and family. They also wanted to give participants an easy online way to register for the event, which would aid in internal tracking and…</span></p></div><strong> - Author: Artez Updates</strong>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:57:10 +0000http://www.artez.com/blogs/whatsnewartez/iclimb-for-united-way-online-fundraising-best-pracSeven Must Have Social Media Tools for Nonprofitshttp://www.artez.com/blogs/digitalfundraisingfromatoz/seven-must-have-social-media-tools-for-nonprofits<div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><img style="border: 0pt none;" alt="SM tips Lucia.jpg" src="/download/.attachments/sm-tips-luciajpg" id="1a241ab0-1984-48e8-827a-dd231daf9765" height="202" width="250"/><br/> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1366&bih=664&tbm=isch&tbnid=LdumUV8dlK9BOM:&imgrefurl=http://blog.four51.com/social-media/7-steps-to-get-your-company-on-the-social-media-bandwagon/&docid=bwCl6DklgC9y4M&imgurl=http://blog.four51.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Social-Media-Bandwagon.jpg&w=422&h=341&ei=lQh7T61MipWDB8LL3fIC&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=177&vpy=206&dur=1520&hovh=202&hovw=250&tx=146&ty=117&sig=109344241647372607224&page=1&tbnh=132&tbnw=163&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0" class=" WikiLinkType0" unsafe.unsafe="" unsafe.mce_href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1366&bih=664&tbm=isch&tbnid=LdumUV8dlK9BOM:&imgrefurl=http://blog.four51.com/social-media/7-steps-to-get-your-company-on-the-social-media-bandwagon/&docid=bwCl6DklgC9y4M&imgurl=http://blog.four51.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Social-Media-Bandwagon.jpg&w=422&h=341&ei=lQh7T61MipWDB8LL3fIC&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=177&vpy=206&dur=1520&hovh=202&hovw=250&tx=146&ty=117&sig=109344241647372607224&page=1&tbnh=132&tbnw=163&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0">Image source</a></span><br/></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">So you have created your charity's Facebook page and registered on Twitter, what's next? Lucia Mancuso, our recent webinar guest, shared tips about 7 must have social media tools for nonprofits. <br/></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the last of her 3-episode social media webinar series for nonprofits, Lucia, President of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theblogstudio.com/" class=" WikiLinkType0" unsafe.unsafe="" unsafe.mce_href="http://www.theblogstudio.com/">The Blog Studio</a>, discusses seven major…</span></p></div><strong> - Author: Artez Updates</strong>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:41:40 +0000http://www.artez.com/blogs/digitalfundraisingfromatoz/seven-must-have-social-media-tools-for-nonprofits