April 13, 2005

United Way of Mass Bay hosts ePhilanthropy Training

BOSTON -- United Way of Massachusetts Bay (UWMB) will host the ePhilanthropy Foundation’s 2005 Internet Strategies eTour training seminar from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the United Way, 245 Summer St., 14th Floor Auditorium, Boston. The effort is part of UWMB’s commitment to effecting systemic change in the issues facing the community by fostering the growth of the nonprofit sector and strengthening the agencies that are on the front lines.

The seminar aims to teach nonprofit organizations to effectively use the Internet for fundraising, marketing, communications, advocacy, volunteerism, outreach and community building. It will feature presentations of case studies showing the best practices in the industry, and trainers will offer eTour participants practical guidance on the latest techniques for ethical online nonprofit management and e-philanthropy.

The seminar costs $99 for the four-hour training session and the newly published book "Nonprofit Internet Strategies," a resource for insights and strategies for nonprofit success online and the basis for the eTour. Cost of the seminar without the book is $75.

All registrations include a $10 gift certificate toward any ePhilanthropy Foundation online elearning course, a subscription to the Foundation’s biweekly electronic newsletter and a one-year subscription to the Foundation’s email discussion forum.

To register online for any eTour, visit http://www.ephilanthropy.org/etour/. To register by phone, call 877-536-1245. To register by fax, please download the form at http://www.ephilanthropy.org/etour/ and fax it to 202-478-0910. To register by email, send a message to etour@ephilanthropy.org.

Premier North American sponsors for the 2005 eTour are: American Express Tax & Business Services, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, Auctionpay; Blackbaud; cMarket, Community Counselling Services (CCS), GetActive Software; Ketchum; National Credit Union Foundation. The 2005 eTour is also sponsored by: Booz Allen Hamilton, Convio, Entango, IATS Ticketmaster, Target America.

The ePhilanthropy Foundation, a 501(c)-3 nonprofit, provides educational services via conferences and seminars, through publications, fliers and printed articles and over the Internet in eLearning courses. For more information: www.ephilanthropy.org.

Media inquires should contact:
Jeff Bellows
Phone: 617-624-8250
Fax: 617-624-9114
E-mail: jbellows@uwmb.org