Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

" DoGooderTV Contest 2009 - Vote for your favorite Nonprofit videos - DoGooderTV's 2nd Nonprofit Video Awards have seen almost 400 submissions from 175 organizations and causes! Check them out! In particular, we are interested in the role of social network sites and receiving information about job openings."

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Michaela Hackner and an amazing team from ForumOne worked to create a mashup tool for the Sunlight Foundation 's Sunlight Labs Apps for America 2 contest. If you're in southern New England, join Kathleen Malin of the Rhode Island Foundation and Deborah Elizabeth Finn for the kick-off event this month ! Voting's open till Monday!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Launched in 2009, the third match day will happen on Wednesday, November 16th. So far, the Give to the Max Day events in 2009 and 2010 have raised $14 million and $10 million respectively, more than in any other community. Bigelow Foundation, General Mills, Inc., Bigelow Foundation, General Mills, Inc.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

I have been tracking this giving day since its first Giving Day back in 2009 and every year do a debrief post or interview. This year, we asked school principals to don super hero costumes and ride the new indoor zip line at the Mall of America. PadillaCRT has led our earned media strategies since we launched GiveMN in 2009.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

According to a study by The Russell Sage Foundation and The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, the GFC reduced total giving by 7 percent in 2008 and by another 6.2 percent in 2009. percent from 2007 to 2008, and by nearly 32 percent from 2008 to 2009. This decline is not anecdotal. and México.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

How a Small Nonprofit Used Social Media & Crowd-Sourcing to Win the 2009 Global Giving Challenge - frogloop Home~Care2’s blog for nonprofits - frogloop - "The goal was simple. If you aren't using the micro-blogging tool at your organization, you can read some of the interviews with others who are to get some ideas!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

Note from Beth: Last Spring, Allison Fine and I did an evaluation report for the Case Foundation on the America’s Giving Challenge 2009. Culturally, it’s an invitation for private foundations to become more open source. First up is the use of social media to disseminate research.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 29, 2012

MacArthur Foundation Fellow, a "genius grant," only the second farmer ever to be so honored. He is now the CEO of Growing Power , an organization that develops community food systems. In 2008, Will was named a John D. and Katherine T. In May 2010, TIME magazine named Will to the TIME 100 World's Most Influential People.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

The Case Foundation was a pioneer in designing and implementing social giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge in 2007 and 2009 which inspired many nonprofits to experiment and incorporate these practices as illustrated above. Enter online fundraising contests.

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2009

She did some analysis of the 90+ Foundations using Twitter to communicate. MacArthur Foundation , the Lance Armstrong Foundation , Lutheran Services in America , The Salvation Army , United Way of America , Volunteers of America , and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. & Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

In 2009, she was recognized at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting and today she gives back through the Global Give Back Circle website “ Hey Sister, Get Clued Up ” and attends the American University in Dubai. Peter Shiras joined us from another great youth organization, the International Youth Foundation (IYF).

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2009

America’s Giving Challenge is an amazing program from The Case Foundation that See3 had the opportunity to support this year. Kellogg Foundation added another $75,000 to the pot to give away. Check it out right now at America’s Giving Challenge. Kellogg Foundation. “We Challenge Has Already Raised $1.1

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2009

"It's been said that our true calling in life is where our heart's greatest gladness meets the world's deepest need." --First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. We believe that the only way to build that new foundation for our economy is to establish a new role for service in this country."

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 8, 2009

It might be featured during a week of volunteer and service related television programming happening October 19-25th as part of the Entertainment Industry Foundation's iParticipate initiative. Enter the 2009 America's Giving Challenge. Join DonorsChoose's 2009 Social Media Challenge to raise money for education.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

It is highly trafficked and should be the foundation for your nonprofit’s video campaigns. If your nonprofit does international development in Asia or Latin America, try Hi5 or Quepasa. As with Facebook in 2007 and Twitter in 2008, the early adopters began experimenting with location-based communities in 2009.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Second, we're co-sponsoring and helping plan the eDemocracy2 Camp in DC on Sunday, April 19 (one day before the 2009 Politics Online Conference). Third, we're participating in the Apps for America Contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Andrew Cohen (@ andrewjcohen ) will be among the many attendees. Wish us luck!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

I couldn’t help but also think how powerful it would be if an organization like the Case Foundation hosted a convening of those involved with various giving days and challenges to share best practices and learning, perhaps leading to something even global. Each year since the event started in 2009, we’ve seen these numbers grow.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 6, 2009

16 & 17, 2009 Wild Apricot's 100 Online Tools for Non-Profits Smart-phone app lets you do good deeds in your spare time in The Christian Science Monitor. Video from Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp 09: Smarter Service in a Web 2.0 World The National Parks: America's Best Idea , a film by Ken Burns.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The Case Foundation, Causes, and PARADE are joining together to present the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge , a national competition launching on October 7. 4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B. This year's theme is climate change. 77 ways to build community in your neighborhood from Our Blocks.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Member News online this week: NTEN member United Nations Foundation is featured in a Forbes article for turning to innovative online strategies -- including YouTube and Twitter -- to raise money in tough economic times. Jenn Thompson lists the conferences she's looking forward to attending in 2009 and why she recommends them.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Despite the positive increases from 2010, the above numbers demonstrate that in most areas, there is still significant room for improvement for many nonprofits across America. Does your nonprofit need board governance assistance? Sources: 1. Ethics and Nonprofit Governance. Journal of Academy and Business Economics, 9 (1), 70-78.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

After all, volunteers are the lifeblood of most nonprofits, and with 64 Million volunteers taking the time to give back in 2009, National Volunteer Week is as much about thanking volunteers as encouraging them to come back. Serve.Gov One year old today, this site and associated initiatives were created by the Serve America Act.Ê

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2015

The Free Music Archive is a curated, interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads directed by WFMU , the most renowned free-form radio station in America. It was launched in 2009, and as of May 2015, it contains 83,000+ recordings. Radio has always offered the public free access to new music. Others, not so much.

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2011

including ASPCA, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare), The Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, the Carter Center, American Legacy Foundation, and Meals on Wheels Association of America. In 2009, Fast Company recognized her as one of the "Women in Nonprofit Technology Who Rock!"

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. Other projects during this time included ABC News’ re-launch of Good Morning America and World News Tonight.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Current best practices will serve nonprofits just fine in 2009. For organizations that stick to a more traditional managerial and communications structure between now and then, however, raising money is going to be tougher in 2012 than in the darkest days of 2009. So how should your organization prepare for the changes that are afoot?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Her, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide was on my Favorite Do-Good Book of 2007 list. They'll be publishing a young readers' version of the book in late January 2009. Proceeds from every copy of What is the What goes to The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation. What are some your favorite do-good books from 2008?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

According to research in by the Chronicle of Philanthropy the top 400 charities expect 2009 giving to be down by as much as 9%. According to the National Retail Federation U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $682.74 on holiday-related shopping, a 3.2 percent drop from 2008.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

If you live in a small town or in rural America, your choices are probably limited to slow and expensive satellite Internet service or even slower dial-up service. The "Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009" has been introduced in the US House of Representatives. This bill would protect net neutrality.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Since we started this undertaking in 2009, weve heard each year that demand is on the rise, and that remains the expectation for 2011. Its very reflective of America's wallets. Respondents came from large organizations and small, and from all sub-sectors, and include a small sample from Arizona.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2010

Right before the holidays, eBay released 2009 figures for Giving Works , its fundraising program and marked a historic record for total funds raised for non-profits through ebay.com. At the time, the program was called Auction for America. Note from Beth: Well, I just set up an eBay account for the Sharing Foundation.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2014

Community Involvement and the UPS Foundation, indicates that 81 percent. of nonprofit organizations in America utilize volunteers. In 2009, 63.4 2008, making 2009 the largest single-year increase in the number of. service in 2009, which has an estimated dollar value of $169 billion. A study of nonprofit volunteer.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

There is a big difference between a federal application and then a private corporate foundation application. This is through the Kellogg Foundation. Rachel: I was working in management consulting during the ARRA funding of 2009. Rachel: The Foundation Center, you know that they merged with Candid. I love this logic model.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Giving Amount Trends High net worth households gave $54,016 on average to charity in 2009. Average total giving to religious causes dropped in 2009 to $9,985 from $17,635 in 2007, a decrease of 43.4%. Average total giving to secular causes was also down in 2009 to $46,852 from $71,200 in 2007, a decrease of 34.2%. This is a 34.9%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

After taking one look at the syllabus, course faculty instructor Jennifer Aaker and invited guests , I couldn't resist designing a learning experience that integrated a social media birthday fundraising experiment aimed at helping support the work of the Sharing Foundation with "listen, learn, and adapt" and real-time tracking and reflection.

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