Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The 13 winners were selected from 60 finalists drawn from 1,702 nonprofit taglines submitted to the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards competition. A great tagline can help people find you, too! 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. It’s definitive, with a powerful economy of words.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

It provides for me a sense of community, and a sense of what people I know and care about things I care about are talking about (in a certain realm, on other realms, not so much). It is made up of people who are techically-oriented, largely affluent, and largely spend inordinate amounts of time in contact with electronic devices.

Twitter 100

Twitter Nonprofit Demographics Open Source 100

NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

This is an indication that nonprofits are definitely moving in the right direction, which is also reflected in the Nielsen Study (What Americans Do Online, August 2010 ). Did you know that mobile web use increased by 230% between 2008 and 2009? [1] Supporters can easily donate, rsvp to events, and take action, right then and there!

Trend 100

Trend Technology Gartner Nonprofit 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009. It isn’t a horrible alien thing that punishes people and makes judgments. Refine a model or make definitive judgment. Before Action Review/ After Action Review. Evaluation should not be separate from what we do. Based on a logic model.

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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. It’s definitely been a lot of work for both the developers and us as a client, but we’re pretty happy with the result so far.

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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. The second reason is a clear definition of what social media is, even within the social media community. However, very few people use these terms precisely and almost nobody agrees on the exact definition of these terms.

Social Media 106

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

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. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Definitely.

Comment 95

Comment Social Media Jordan Cancer 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

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. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Taking action for social change without lifting a finger.

Social Media 79

Social Media Cancer Jordan Kiva 79

Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

Main | Advocacy Online Unveils Social Networking Platform in Toronto » Thursday Jun 11 2009 Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 11:58AM | by Allyson Kapin Your nonprofit spends time and money growing your online list. “These are the people who only want to know about our work on healthcare.”)

Social Media 40

Social Media Advocacy Online Tips 40

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

He was promoted to Director of Sales in 2009 and took over as President in 2011. In order to attract, develop and retain the best people (especially with respect to Millennials) in today’s job world, you must have a plan to advance your workers’ career opportunities during their time with you. Good advice. Lindquist : Huge.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

60) Search « Friday Webinar: Best Practices for Email List-growth and Fundraising | Main | 10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance » Thursday Jan 15 2009 What Makes A Campaign Go Viral? Yesterday over on Twitter ( @care2frogloop ) we asked our followers what was their personal definition of “viral?”

Social Media 28

Social Media Campaign Advocacy Online 28

Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 01:28PM | by Allyson Kapin Facebook is the 5th most trafficked site in the United States. June 11, 2009 | Jeff Patrick Great article !

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Facebook Social Media Advocacy Online 50

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

The following is a talk I gave about ROI for Social Media at the 2009 Social Tech Training in Toronto, ON. The audience was a group of 90 or so people from Canadian non-profits. Not just important or famous people, either. Are you connected to lots of different kinds of people who can complete different tasks?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

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. Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Taking action for social change without lifting a finger. Definitely. Sl’ack-Ti-vism.

Social Media 67

Social Media Nonprofit Jordan Cancer 67

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2011

We discuss it in one of my graduate seminars, but a blog post is probably a good place to gather up people's reactions in the comments section. If our goal is to communicate clearly, then nonprofit sticks because most people know what we mean when we use it. Definitely click that link and see what she has to say about it.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. ROI = (gain from investment - cost of investment)/(cost of investment).

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

JULY 17, 2007

If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. ROI = (gain from investment - cost of investment)/(cost of investment).

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Surprise, surprise, a lot of people were searching on keywords like “register to vote” in September and October, and we got our highest numbers yet. People who are searching for issues that we work on might not find our website in their first page of organic search results, but they may well see one of our Google ads.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

If you dont measure results strictly by fundraising -- maybe your results are based on advocacy or branding only -- you can just look at the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere. ROI = (gain from investment - cost of investment)/(cost of investment).

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ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy 53

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 18, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunteer?" The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. The number seems high to some people and low to others. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D. One in three. But is it right?

Research 40

Research Arizona Survey Studies 40

Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

"The people I see who are successful in bringing their vision to fruition are people who have a clear vision. They are receptive to how their vision is going to manifest." --Jennifer Lee, Artizen Coaching Many of you have big visions for a better world and want to make a difference in 2009. Who are they as a person?

Brain 41

Brain Life Artist Advice 41

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

My house that I loved so much that I’m sure that I overpaid and was a fundraiser at Big Brothers Big Sisters at that time and really had to learn to navigate some really choppy waters around what it meant to help folks understand investing in their community in trying times, investing in young people, investing in our staff.

Management 89

Management Work Video Slides 89

Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

Ramya Raghavan: I would definitely encourage any 501c3 U.S.-based This Is Why Im Hot" instead of "Global Warming is Serious") or interesting tags can increase the number of people who click on your video. The more viewcounts your videos receive the more people you are exposing to your cause and message. All rights reserved.

YouTube 34

YouTube Social Media Video Advocacy 34

Care2

JULY 14, 2008

Ramya Raghavan: I would definitely encourage any 501c3 U.S.-based This Is Why Im Hot" instead of "Global Warming is Serious") or interesting tags can increase the number of people who click on your video. The more viewcounts your videos receive the more people you are exposing to your cause and message. All rights reserved.

YouTube 34

YouTube Video Social Media Advocacy 34

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The Facebook of February 2010 is quite different from the Facebook of 2009 especially when it comes to Facebook Fan Pages. More are seemingly showing up in the News Feed > Most Recent view, but definitely not all. I have read rumors that purchasing advertising will help your nonprofit get more action in the News Feeds.

Facebook 247

Facebook Experiment Organization Feeds 247

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Actually, you’ve been coming on since last March just to kind of give us an update on what’s going on in the grants world, which I know people have been really appreciative of. A lot of people are saying this, more need for technology. I know that there are a couple people that mentioned moving to virtual programming.

Grant 114

Grant Build Video Strategy 114

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

If you have purchased a copy/subscription to the Journal with a corporate license, this means that it is for use by people within your organization. In other words, don’t make a copies for a workshop, or for a colleague who isn’t inside your organization, and definitely don’t make a copy for your mother to read.

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Journal Change License Model 100

sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Beth is hoping that people will sign an online petition letting Apple know that people want to give on their iPhones. Nonprofits would also reach far more people and have greater impact by optimizing their website for mobile devices instead of just building iPhone apps. Probably not. You’re not Angry Birds or Facebook.

Trend 75

Trend Nonprofit Blackbaud Aggregator 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The Tools Don’t Create Strong or Weak Ties, Stories and People Do. Jennifer Aaker, co-author of The Dragonfly Effect, posted on the FB thread , As Malcolm suggested lowering the bar, making it easier for people to participate, is one mechanism at hand. She Jillian York’s critique. But there are other mechanisms at work too.

Offline 116

Offline Social Media Network Org 116

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Well, I was definitely afraid, and the thing was, was that I was so young as well. By harnessing that passion of other people who saw the same vision, and wanted to make it happen, I built a pro bono team for the better part of three years. What advice do you have for people to navigate those growing pains? It had hit India.

Voice 69

Voice Global Saudi Arabia Journal 69

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

To prioritize the organization’s actions based on objective results – rather than relying on subjective information or your best guesses. Because, a survey isolated from other communications and actions could be more detrimental than helpful. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Survey Mentoring Kansas City Kansas 50

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

When it’s good, it informs; when it’s great, it engages employees and moves them to action. Quite simply, it helps people and organizations be even better." Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Skills 56

Skills International Communication Mentoring 56

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As you establish your action plan, be sure to think about: •Who will be on your crisis management team? Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. •Who will do what? •When will they do it?

Place 49

Place Management Program Mentoring 49

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

As Steve said, my name is Margit Brazda Poirier, and I’m owner and founder of Grants4Good, a grant consulting company that I started in 2009. And again, Grants4Good, I started it back in 2009, so that’s been 12 years. Tell people why you’re doing what you’re doing. The pandemic. So it really works.

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Grant Video Donor Foundation 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tell him how his actions negatively affect the team. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Perhaps that time is now as you conduct year-end performance reviews. Let the discussion sink in.

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Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership 53