Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 13, 2008

Social Actions is a nonprofit initiative that helps you find and share opportunities to change the world. Peter Deitz is the man behind Social Actions and here’s is how the $20.09 Peter Deitz is the man behind Social Actions and here’s is how the $20.09 Go Social Actions!&#. So, I gave $20.09

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

It indicates that the people you surround yourself with define you and determine your character. Achieve was founded in 2008 and started off working in the nonprofit sector primarily in research, strategy, and fundraising. Like Achieve, Qgiv exists to help people fulfill their passion to make a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Social Media and Nonprofits: ROI Case Study Slam NTC in 2008.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. at 8:42 am I think the biggest pain point that Twitter has is getting people to start using it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

As a full-time user of both Firefox and Thunderbird, I’m really enjoying the benefits of these open platforms, and the immense creativity of people who create add-ons. And it’s all free! A few Firefox extensions that I can’t live without include a new one I discovered recently, called “ AdBlock Plus.&# I love it.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

Elana Wolowitz (EW): Im pretty sure we started in May or June of 2008. I was starting to hear more and more about the service (from bloggers and early adopters like Beth Kanter and others), and simultaneously was launching a new website for Wellstone Action that we wanted to be more interactive, and which included a blog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2008

I'm offering Have Fun * Do Good readers a special discount if they would like to give themselves, or a friend the gift of career coaching in 2009. Now I mainly do one-on-one work with people via phone, and teach classes on occasion. Most people who work with me fall into 1 of 3 categories. career coach consult 2009

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 23, 2009

My six 2008 Activist Resolutions went so-so: I did. Continue learning about why genocide happens and how I can take action by following blogs like the Genocide Intervention Network , ENOUGH , Stop Genocide on Change.org , Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth , and Human Rights Now. It stayed about the same. Donate 5% of my income.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Other interesting findings include: For email newsletters, open rates and click-through rates fell slightly (1-2%) in 2008, though the changes were not strictly statistically significant. Email lists are continuing to grow, though the rate of growth was 17% in 2008. Average gift size across organizations was $71 in 2008.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

This is when actual code is written in the CMS (via module or customization) which calls APIs on the CRM side to perform specific actions, such as adding records, syncing records, grabbing data, etc. at 11:17 am I’m interested to know which combinations of CMS/CRM are working best for people. Integration. 13 Eoin 06.25.09

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The theme this year of digital inclusion is especially important now as the speed of iteration and advancement is faster than ever and yet there are huge numbers of people without access at all. with local networks working to create online spaces to bring more people online. OneWebDay opens up techie conversations to everyone.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

M&R and NTEN just released an impressive benchmarks study that analyzed 32 nonprofits online advocacy and online fundraising programs in 2007 and 2008. Other interesting findings include: For email newsletters, open rates and click-through rates fell slightly (1-2%) in 2008, though the changes were not strictly statistically significant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2012

My first ladder of engagement was developed for the America’s Giving Challenge contest that I won in 2008 - it was a framework that used the “community manager” or “network weaver” as the human face to connect with people and bring them to the next level of involvement. That’s the secret!

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Care2

JULY 16, 2008

60) Search « Webinar: Using Email to Engage Activists, Cultivate Donors | Main | Three Tips: How to Harness the Power of Video for Nonprofits » Wednesday Jul 16 2008 Bring Your Idea to Life at Social Actions Wiki Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 10:00AM | by Hatef Yamini Got ideas? Contribute your ideas here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

For organizations, web stats are useful indicators of how many people are being reached by their message, the geographical spread of the visitors and whether or not a specific campaign was successful in driving traffic or creating actions (like donations, or letters, etc.) For one thing, feeding people is not what NTEN does.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Did you know that mobile web use increased by 230% between 2008 and 2009? [1] Result: you lose out on them taking any direct action because in all probability, they are not going home to reopen your website on their computers. Supporters can easily donate, rsvp to events, and take action, right then and there!

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Steve Bridger

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at 11:05 am. Just this morning, Mark Charmer of Akvo alerted me to a United Nations University study , which says providing sanitation and safe water is the top route to reducing world poverty. Please join the Colalife group on Facebook; 6,391 members… and counting. Filed under ideas , video.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 9, 2008

Posted on Monday, June 9, 2008, at 10:31 am. Redesigning Charity for the Digital Age Skip to content Home More about Steve Bridger UK Charities Twitter 100 Woodland walk Took the family on a magical walk yesterday afternoon in Clevedon Court Woods. There’s nothing that compares to the majesty of trees. This was written by Steve Bridger.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2008

60) Search « Webinar: Using Email to Engage Activists, Cultivate Donors | Main | Three Tips: How to Harness the Power of Video for Nonprofits » Wednesday Jul 16 2008 Bring Your Idea to Life at Social Actions Wiki Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 10:00AM | by Hatef Yamini Got ideas? Contribute your ideas here.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2010

On the personal side, I’ve donated, volunteered, taken action, and raised money. And with the publishing of the 2010 Nonprofit Resolutions Guide , 5 main lessons learned in the way of multi-channel marketing were evident in 2009. Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Multi-Channel Engagement. Coordinate your efforts.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2010

Interestingly, despite all the protests against Facebook’s privacy policy she also said that people entrust their personal info with social networks. In fact, between 2000 and 2009, email in the US alone grew 138% according to the World Internet User Statistics. Furthermore, in August 2009, 276.9 In India it grew by 1250%.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 24, 2008

Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at 1:16 pm. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Permalink Beth Kanter wrote: BTW, did you share any of your presentation materials or curriculum online anyplace? The feedback was great. This was written by Steve Bridger. Filed under flickr. Tagged charities , flickr , workshop. Bookmark the permalink.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 24, 2008

Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at 1:16 pm. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Permalink Beth Kanter wrote: BTW, did you share any of your presentation materials or curriculum online anyplace? The feedback was great. This was written by Steve Bridger. Filed under flickr. Tagged charities , flickr , workshop. Bookmark the permalink.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

What seem to work was: Some influential people responding publically that they had donated. This campaign was a community-generated effort - spearheaded by Connie Reece and came from people who knew of Susan Reynolds fight with breast cancer and rallied behind her. Private, personalized messages, not mass emails.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

As people adopt technology and broadband and wireless access becomes commonplace, nonprofits are buoyed by the ability to use the Internet and technology to communicate quickly and effectively. Many of these organizations continue to see 2X to 3X the daily traffic of average days in 2008. (A 2) Mobile technology.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The organization and challenge: After years of traditional fund-raising events, Catholic Charities CYO (CC) in San Francisco decided its approach was getting stale and that it needed to broaden its audience to include opportunities for young people. It was to serve as the kickoff for Red House 2009 and was hosted by a board member.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2009

Or that 34 million people in the United States live on a food stamp budget? Last year, 6 food bloggers and recipe developers tried to eat 3 meals on $3 per day during the 2008 San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge. Did you know that the average amount Californians have to spend on a day's meal with food stamps is $4?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Mastering each tool individually seems like a lot of work and a lot of people give up even before they begin. However, very few people use these terms precisely and almost nobody agrees on the exact definition of these terms. Collaboration can happen at three levels: conversation, co-creation and collective action.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Please note that because the conversations take place over six years, some people's work and lives have changed. If you're an iTunes user, one of the ways you can help me celebrate this anniversary is by finding the Big Vision Podcast in the iTunes Store and giving it a star rating (hopefully a good one!), I'd *really* appreciate it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Please note that because the conversations take place over five years, some people's work and lives have changed. If you have suggestions for people I should interview in 2011, please let me know in the comments. They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! Co-Editor, Reproduce and Revolt!

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

Regardless of whether you believe direct mail is on its way out -- and many smart people seem to disagree with each other on this point – nearly everyone agrees that the role of online giving is only becoming more important over time. Tens of millions of people are doing business online. Consider this. Internet users, or 72.5%

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

We combined that research with insights gained from more than 300 industry leaders that participated in our Real-Time Web Summit in October 2009. Probably middle of 2008. Like people generally do, we thought about the impact that Twitter and Facebook were making on the web. When did RWW start focusing on the real-time Web?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. Is it better to start from scratch?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The "Fall Festival" advertised on their homepage is for 2008, and the "events" link opens up to a May 2009 calendar. This IRS action is long overdue.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

For many people who find you online, your website is the organization. Your website should tell people who you and what you do. Use email to reach out to your constituents to let them know what you’re up to or to ask them to take action. take action: are your calls to action clear and immediately stand out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. Trust me.

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