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Salsa tools – Contact Manager for Salsa by PowerThru
This package allows you to query for supporters by almost any supporter field. The query would look like the basic Salsa query for supporter tool. You could search by supporter KEY, email, first or last name, and state or zip code. If the query resulted in more that one result, you will be presented with [...]

What really works for end-of-year fundraising?
How do you put together just the right series of end-of-year fundraising emails, to raise a significant chunk of money from your supporters? Read more about the best practices we discovered from testing with our clients.

How to combine multiple Facebook pages
How do you combine multiple Facebook pages? (Crossposted at NOI’s Tip of the Day).

Spring cleaning your email list for deliverability
Find out how to use good email list hygiene practices and cleaning to improve email deliverability. We share best practices and what we’ve learned from clients.

Using social media to build your email list and vice versa
How can you use social media to build your email list? How can you use your email list to build your social media fanbase?
Salsa tools – new features added to the Social Media Tell A Friend for Salsa by PowerThru
We have made an upgrade to our Social Media tell a friend tool by adding two new fields. These two new fields are designed to improve Facebook sharing. One new field will allow you to specify a Facebook-specific title, if you would like the title on the share to be different from the title of the action page. There is also a field to specify an image for Facebook to use while displaying the share post.

Embed a SWF file in a WordPress post
How to add a Flash SWF file to a WordPress post using the Kimili plug-in.

PhD in GSD – embed a Salsa form in a WordPress post or page
How to extract form elements from Salsa so you can place them anywhere on the internet (like on your WordPress page) and style them.

Salsa tip – how to add a custom title and image for Facebook sharing
How to edit your Salsa templates to add a special graphic and custom title for Facebook sharing.

Interesting things heard lately in the PowerThru office
Which is better- a Facebook like? or an email signup?
- “We should be on Twitter.” But should you really?
- You can make a Thunderclap! But should you?
- The little list that could – Environmental Action
- How can you grow your list using online advocacy?
- Are you in spam jail with Gmail & Hotmail? (And how to bust out)