Association of Consultants to Nonprofits (ACN) Selects GetActive Software to Improve Member Services and Enhance Outreach with Members and Nonprofits

The Association of Consultants to Nonprofits (ACN) recently launched a newly designed website powered by GetActive Software that enables the organization to better serve its membership and the nonprofit community with an easy-to-use content management system and online tools to seamlessly integrate online and offline activities.

Berkeley, CA, and Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 16, 2006 -- The Association of Consultants to Nonprofits (ACN) recently launched a newly designed website, http://www.acnconsult.org, powered by GetActive Software that enables the organization to better serve both its member consultants and the nonprofit community.

"By utilizing GetActive’s tools for website management, email marketing, and listserve management, we’re able to serve both our membership and the nonprofit community in new ways," said Chris Johnson, ACN President. "As a volunteer-run organization, ACN needed a solution that would easily enable multiple people with various levels of technical skill to add content to the website to keep the material fresh and inviting. Prior to using GetActive, there was no mechanism for one of our consultants to easily update his or her own online profile or listserve preferences, and adding a new consultant profile was a labor–intensive, manual process. Our members appreciate being able to edit their own profile page on their own time."

Johnson added, "For the first time in our history, we have a members-only area of our website where we can archive past editions of our newsletter and materials from our educational programs. We’ve also launched an e-newsletter targeted to the nonprofit community. GetActive’s robust email marketing capability will enable us to tailor the newsletter to the interests of the recipients and track response rates. We’ve barely scratched the surface in harnessing all of GetActive’s potential, and we look forward to continuing to find new ways to serve our members and the nonprofit community with this powerful tool."

"For nearly 20 years, ACN has provided critical resources to connect nonprofits and consultants on best practices and trends in the nonprofit community," said Sheeraz Haji, CEO of GetActive. "We are pleased to help ACN better serve its members and extend its reach through online communication tools to improve its web presence and seamlessly integrate online activities with offline systems."

About GetActive Software, Inc.
GetActive Software is a leading provider of online relationship management solutions that help organizations easily recruit, engage, and retain constituents. The GetActive Suite(TM) includes email messaging, fundraising, advocacy, events, community, and website management. At its core is the Constituent Data Hub(TM), GetActive's online database, which enables organizations to build comprehensive profiles of supporters by tracking online interactions and integrating with offline systems. GetActive has more than 750 clients, including The Humane Society of the United States, AFL-CIO, University of California, CARE, Oxfam America, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the National Association of REALTORS(R). Organizations of all sizes are growing their lists, raising funds, optimizing constituent relationships, and improving campaign results with GetActive. For more information, visit http://www.getactive.com or call 202.659.2791.

About the Association of Consultants to Nonprofits
The Association of Consultants to Nonprofits develops, strengthens, and promotes its members as providers of best practice consulting services to the nonprofit community. ACN members offer a full range of consulting services to nonprofit organizations. Areas of expertise include marketing, fund development, strategic planning, capacity building, staffing, training, board development, program development, public policy, utilizing technology, and legal services.

ACN has been linking nonprofits and consultants for more than 15 years. ACN organizes a broad range of educational programs and networking events every year. Some events are geared specifically to consultants and cover valuable topics such as marketing your practice or how to decide on the right legal structure. Other events bring nonprofit leaders together to focus on important issues such as board development, diversity, improving marketing and development initiatives, and finding the right framework to evaluate your organization’s progress.

While most of ACN’s members are based in the Chicago area and the organization’s educational programs and networking events are held in Chicago, many of ACN’s members serve clients throughout the United States. ACN welcomes all interested individual consultants and consulting organizations as members. The ACN website (http://www.acnconsult.org) includes detailed consultant listings, RFP submission instructions, details about ACN membership and events, and an e-newsletter sign up form.

PRESS CONTACTS:
Claudia Zorn, GetActive Software
P: (202) 659-9397

Chris Johnson, Association of Consultants to Nonprofits
P: (312) 580-1875

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