In my review of sites and services I have come across several that are great tools for organizations to use to keep costs low or to utilize for information about events.

Consumer Reports: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm

Great value for your money in identifying products that are the best buy and providing a review on the products. Saves money and staff time.

Vista Print: http://www.vistaprint.com The best price anywhere for most printing and some free stuff to go with it.

AAA: http://www.aaa.com Low cost way for back up transportation roadside services, discounted college loans for employees, travel, insurance, financial and accessing discounts from many different vendors.

Who Fish: http://www.whofish.org/ for Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire is a free service of local events that is great to use for planning outings. There are many other similar sites for other parts of the USA. If you have a hard time finding one just send me an email with information about your location.

Constant Contact: A low cost email service for making your organization professional and able to keep donors and interested parties in the know and up to date. You can create and send professional email newsletters, fundraising appeals, renewals, and event updates.
Another feature offered is Survey by Constant Contact, where you can easily and cost-effectively get feedback and evaluate programs to report to your donors and interested parties. Click on the link below that best describes your organization or call 1-866-876-8464 .

http://www.constantcontact.com/market/nonprofits/index.jsp nonprofits

http://www.constantcontact.com/market/associations/index.jsp Associations

http://www.constantcontact.com/market/religious/index.jsp religious organizations

Example of pricing:

Your Email List Size		Your low monthly fee
		Email Marketing		Survey*		Bundle*
0-500		$15		$15		$30 $22.50
2,501-5,000		$50		$50		$100 $75.00
10,001-25,000		$150		$150		$300 $225.00

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