Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

Resources or capacity are still an issue - the big organizations do better with online actions. This isn’t really a surprise as bigger organizations naturally have more people/staff and time, technical capacity and so on (many groups working on advocacy have only a couple people vs a large organization with hundreds).

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

Each year, by the end of the retreat we’ve come away with very clear ideas of what has to be done to help us move forward in our mission, and each year we’ve managed to accomplish the goal we set. In addition to moving towards our objective, we also have to make sure people understand and appreciate the benefit of the short gain.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source CRMs – people like them? and although the sample sizes were small, and not representative of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the people surveyed seemed to like the open source tools available.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In 2009, Rue Mapp started a blog to share her experience participating in outdoor recreation activities as a Black woman in America. That blog grew into Outdoor Afro , a nationwide leadership network helping Black people engage with the outdoors, learn about the Black history of public spaces, and support conservation efforts.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Since 2009, Facebook has provided the option to create featured ads on their platform to help businesses and organizations reach others’ newsfeeds. Facebook Ads help your organization raise awareness both for your cause and specific projects by allowing you to create unique campaigns.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2010

Establishing benchmarks helps organizations better leverage supporters, engage activists and keep websites dynamic with compelling content that drives people to take action. Even in this dismal economy, online donations grew 14% and 69% of nonprofits raised more in 2009 than 2008. However it’s not all good news.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The second part of the morning was designed around the Principles of Social Media Strategy and used a new version of the Social Media Game intended for a large group of people. My design question: What is the best way to use this approach for a full-day workshop for 300 people? Some Reflections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. As someone who loves to play with analytics, visuals, maps, and other geekery, I've been wanting to explore in more depth the how-to and the techniques. After all, data is only as good as it is actionable!

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The most common topic of discussion in meetings lately and the theme of many sessions during this unusual fall conference season is the need to advocate for volunteer engagement as a strategy to help sustain organizations during these challenging times. Today, people believe civic action is more important than ever before.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Many of us will purchase hundreds of dollars in holiday gifts over the next six weeks, and with some conscious consumerism those dollars could also help some of your favorite nonprofits continue their work in 2012. Your purchases help improve the lives of tens of thousands of artisans worldwide. [ Shop 10,000 Villages ].

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NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

Every nonprofit sector has seen double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. >> Understanding the data and where the nonprofit industry is headed can be useful, but without action it’s purely academic. 1) Have People Over Year Round. This tactic is genius because it helps do two things. of the 34.8%.

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NetWits

MAY 15, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Most people who do online fundraising are looking to both acquire new donors and keep those donors giving on a regular basis.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

We were thrilled that so many people wanted to learn more about them, but also surprised at how many were already using them at their nonprofits. I’ve blogged about how a few nonprofits are using them , and how the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was seeing real results , but it feels like there is a new energy around using them.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2009

Below is the blog post from him, calling for help. Every little bit helps…well, you can read that in his words, not mine. I need your help. I was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the NTEN (Non Profit Technology Network) Conference in San Franciscio, which is going to be held from April 26th-28th, 2009.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help. Post Calls to Action.

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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. Then, try to think in even broader terms. I'm just one person.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Consequently, I was pretty excited when the Alliance for Biking and Walking asked me to spread the word about their People Powered Movement Photo Contest. In response, the Alliance is holding a People Powered Movement Photo Contest. The deadline to submit your photo(s) is November 31, 2009.

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

Yeah, you kinda have to see it in action to understand. We're not sure if it's helpful, but it is really cool looking. And our new Sprout-built fundraising widget could help as many as 57 people attend the 2009 NTC. Sad that the Shiba Inu puppies have grown up and abandoned their live stream ?

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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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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

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. DZ: Is there more than one person that tweets for your organization?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

Defining and measuring social impacts, determining whether the intervention is effective and why, and being able to prove efficacy with solid evidence are important prerequisites to a decision to scale (Harris, 2010; Riddell & Moore, 2015; Roob & Bradach, 2009; Stone Foundation, 2009). Stone Foundation (2009).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

UNICEF Haiti365 – Be Their Voice – I'm really excited to see this new campaign from UNICEF – focused on the children in Haiti, and building on a multimedia effort to move people into engagement. "Haiti "Haiti 365 will continue to evolve as more people create videos and sign-up to show their support.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Several websites were set up to help family members find out information about each other in the chaos.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 23, 2009

Waiting a few weeks until your "real life" is in full swing can help you craft more realistic goals. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

From famine in Africa to war in the Middle East to global economic collapse, people are increasingly becoming overwhelmed by all the tweets, status updates, photos, and videos of gloom, doom, and despair. If it continues as it has, then I fear that many people will begin to check-out and become numb to our calls to action.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. All those people and groups have just as many different goals, small and large. Have people heard of 350.org What is a movement?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2009

All 10 finalists will be invited to present their ideas at an international conference, “The Soul of the New Machine: Human Rights, Technology, and New Media,” at UC Berkeley, May 4 and 5, 2009. Social Actions’ Change the Web. We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions.

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Care2

MAY 3, 2009

The very cool folks at Democracy In Action are giving away a year's worth of Salsa , a constituent relationship management system that allows nonprofits to ramp up and track their online organizing. The deadline is May 22, 2009. Create online actions and petitions to elected officials. Send out email communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

The winner will get to attend the Inaugural Ceremony and Hawaii Inaugural Ball! Here's the description from the Case Foundation Web Site: It’s easy to enter – just 2 simple steps: Think about what you can do to help your community. It won't help if people "over-think" this or make too much of this, but we are asking for real commitments.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 12, 2009

I’m thrilled that their 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference will be held at the San Francisco Hilton this year, April 26-28. Here’s what the NTEN folks have to say: The 2009 NTC will be THE place to engage around the technology issues that face the nonprofit sector. When: April 26-28, 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with John Brennan , the driving force behind OpenAction.org , which empowers individuals and organizations by helping them tell the world about the positive impact their actions have. In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego).

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

It indicates that the people you surround yourself with define you and determine your character. Achieve helped organizations with case statement, board development, strategic planning, and fundraising campaigns. Achieve leverages technology in everything it does to cost-effectively help the nonprofit organizations it works with.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

That said, people love Facebook. I have been in trainings where if I even hint that perhaps Facebook is a little over-rated, then eyes glare, people shift in their seats, and I have recollections of a few people even walking out. They helped launch the company Causes. The vast of majority of nonprofits love Facebook too.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Here is the graph of donations on Causes since it launched in May 2007: Some of the additional data provided from Causes in their announcement , includes: 400,000 people have made at least one donation. $25 million raised by 2009 America’s Giving Challenge participants. Context : That’s a lot of people.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

Many funders, including individual donors, are averse to funding these indirect costs, preferring to support direct program expenses: food for hungry people, medical care for the sick, and childcare for working parents. GEO Action Guide – General Operating Support, 11, 14, 21. As Sharon King, president of the F.B. The Muse – Advice.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help. Post Calls to Action.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

in 2009 to understand how and why millennials do what they do with causes, there was one question advisors, practitioners and it seemed like everyone wanted to know –. In our work we learned that social issues are tied to the intersection of community, family, friends and where people live, work, and play. This blog first appeared on.

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