Sponsored by Points of Light – National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 and has grown exponentially each subsequent year, with literally thousands of volunteer projects and special events scheduled throughout the week.

• If you’ve been or are a volunteer – what inspires you to give your time?
• And, if you’re on staff at a nonprofit – what have your volunteers meant to the success of your mission?

We’d love to hear your stories.

We tip our hat to all volunteers in appreciation of their contribution to the greater good.

5 Things Nonprofits Should Know About Google+ 4-18-13 12.58 PM from Orange Leap on Vimeo.

Please be sure to take advantage of Early Bird pricing which will end on April 30, 2013.

When:  May 21 – 22, 2013 (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Where:  Addison Conference Centre

Register here

We’ve put together two day of great content to enrich your knowledge and equip you to put that knowledge to work in getting the most from your Orange Leap and MPX solutions.  OrangeCon2013 gives us a chance to meet in person and provides you with an opportunity to network with other nonprofit professionals using Orange Leap and MPX.  Here are some important links:

To review the agenda of sessions:  Conference Schedule

With the Addison Conference Centre as the new venue of OrangeCon2013, you have a variety of choices and price ranges for hotels:  Accommodations

Take advantage of Early Bird Pricing by registering before April 30, 2013:  Registration

Registration fees for OrangeCon2013 are $299 per attendee, but here are several ways to enjoy lower registration fees:

1. Register by April 30, 2013 and take advantage of Early Bird registration fees of $199 per attendee.
2. Purchase 2 registration and get the 3rd registration free.  Three registrations for the price of two allow you to give an additional staff member two day of informative sessions and training at the conference.
3. Orange Plush Membership Benefits – one of the benefits of your Orange Plush memberships is free conference registration:

• Silver members receive 1 complimentary registration
• Gold members receive 2 complimentary registrations
• Platinum members receive 3 complimentary registrations

Orange Plush members are still required to register, but there will be no charge for the registration(s) covered by your membership level.

May 1, 2013, registration fees increase to $299.

The hotels within walking distance of the Conference Centre are:  Hyatt House, Hawthorne Suites, Holiday Inn Express.  Marriott Quorum and Springhill Suites and the InterContinental are very close as well and all will provide a complimentary shuttle service to/from the hotel to the Conference Centre.

We’ll be adding more details of the conference on Confluence and the website as sessions are finalized, but the same training and product focus that you value will be at the cores of OrangeCon2013 to help you realize even more benefit from Orange Leap.  We look forward to seeing you!

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Orange Leap is happy to announce ’5 Things Nonprofits Should Know About Google+’ for the April installment of the Shine Brighter Series, a regularly scheduled online presentation series on a variety of topics especially for Nonprofit organizations. There is no registration fee for these presentations, but you must register.

Please join us:

Thursday, April 18 at 1:00 CDT

Register here

Google+ is a free Social Media platform that packs in many powerful tools for reaching key constituents – donors, media, volunteers, to name just a few. Is participation in Google+ as important as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter? How is it the same? How is it different?

In this session we’ll cover:

• Strength as a social media platform
• The power of Google+ Circles for targeted communications
• Impact on search
• Ability to communicate with constituents not on Google+
• Google+ tools

Increased visibility means increased reach for your organization. With Google+ you can harness a new communication platform absolutely free.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Three Ways To Save

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Registration fees for OrangeCon2013 are $299 per attendee, but here are several ways to enjoy lower registration fees:

1. Register by April 30 2013 and take advantage of Early Bird registration fees of $199 per attendee.
2. Purchase 2 registrations and get the 3^rd one free.  Three registrations for the price of two allow you to give an additional staff member two days of informative sessions and training at the conference.
3. Orange Plush Membership Benefits – one of the benefits of your Orange Plush memberships is free conference registration:

• Silver members receive 1 complimentary registration
• Gold members receive 2 complimentary registrations
• Platinum members receive 3 complimentary registrations

Orange Plush members are still required to register, but there will be no charge for the registration(s) covered by your membership level.

Please click here to register.

May 1, 2013, registration fees increase to $299.

Conferences like AFP are a great time to reconnect with our clients and share great ideas learned at the sessions and from other nonprofit leaders.  If you’re going attend, please be sure to stop by and say hello.  Randy, Kent and Kevin will be at the conference to talk about the aspiration you have for your organization and the latest news on Orange Leap and MPX.  We’ll have some Orange Leap goodies at the booth to thank you for stopping by.  We hope to see you there!

Presented by Rich Levy, Director, give2gether

Almost every nonprofit has some form of online giving. Where they struggle is how to convert more than 1 or 2 percent of their online visitors into donors. If you’re interested in seeing 3 times more of your constituents donating, please join us for the March Shine Brighter Series. Rich Levy will be reviewing simple, proven techniques that any nonprofit can quickly use to help you grow revenue.

Join us:
Thursday, March 21
2:00e/1:00c

Register here

In this session you’ll learn how to:

1. Create a combined approach to social fundraising
2. Engage your donors fully throughout the donation process
3. Discover the 6% of your list who want to fundraise on your behalf
4. Motivate them to reach out to their social connections
5. Triple your donor conversion rate and grow your base of supporters

Rich Levy is the Director of Sales and Business Development at give2gether. He has advised many national and international nonprofit organizations. He has served in executive, business development and sales roles in consulting, online strategy and professional services for international relief, disease prevention, human services, faith based, animal welfare and advocacy groups worldwide.