Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

In Spring 2009, we were approached by a group that was building an advanced video + action platform and that wanted to draw on the Social Actions API. Just like in 2008 when I had an “aha moment” about APIs, in June 2009 I had an “aha moment” about Linked Open Data. These were changes that we had wanted to make for a long time.

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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. Interview Experts. A 10-question blog interview with an expert in an area related to your nonprofit’s mission and programs can be interesting to your supporters. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

E-Commerce News: Customer Loyalty: If You Build a Branded Online Community, Will Customers Come? So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

in September of 2009, I had very low expectations. 80% of my ROI (Return on Investment = webinar registrations, new clients, speaking engagements) comes from my e-Newsletter, and thanks to blogging my e-Newsletter list has jumped from 3,000 subscribers (which took 4 years to build) to almost 8,000 in 10 months!

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

Did you build the games in-house, or have you worked with various agencies to have your games built? The game was released in the fall of 2009 and has had more than 20 million plays. Check out his video interview with me! How many online games has PETA created? We have created about 25 online games. Want to hear more from Joel?

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Game Director Interview Marketing 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I’ve been going every year since 2009 to cover the event on my blog. Out of all the amazing speakers and discussions , I was lucky enough to sit down with Barb Newhouse, President & Chief Executive Officer. .” There was one day in August where I did 30 interviews.”

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Scheduled for November 24 – 26, 2009 , the 48-hour event created by Epic Change will encourage participants to express their thanks using online tools and at live events. Last year, funds from TweetsGiving helped build a classroom in Tanzania. This year, the Epic Change team are working on building a technology lab there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2013

But, this was back in 2009 in the days when you mentioned Twitter and people would look at you with a puzzling expression or say sarcastically, “Isn’t that where people share what their cat ate for breakfast? During the hangout, fellow NP tech guru, John Kenyon, will interview me and we’ll have a few grantees as guests.

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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. Interview Experts. A 10-question blog interview with an expert in an area related to your nonprofit’s mission and programs can be interesting to your supporters. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 117

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I was interviewed recently by Petra Kroon , a blogger focused on social media and entrepreneurship in The Netherlands, in which she asked some really great questions, including what I thought the trend would be for social entrepreneurship in 2010 as well as where we may be in 25 years. Tags: interview issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

The OE program works with grantees around the world to build their capacity in these areas. Here is a partial list of what we’ve completed as part of this review: Program evaluation based on a sample of 169 OE grants closed in 2007-2009, conducted by TCC Group (2011). Interviews with approximately 30 grantees (April-June 2012).

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Founded: 2014 Give Lively builds tech for peak fundraising experiences on both the donor and nonprofit side. Platform Fee: Free Transaction Fee: Free Setup Fee: Free Commitment: None Integration: PayPal, Stripe, Salesforce Podcast interview with the CEO of Give Lively: Givebutter. Online revenue is up for nonprofits. Click To Tweet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

I’ve been helping a client hire a temporary project manager, and so in the interview process one of the questions I ask is how people keep up with change in the field. August 5, 2008 I have been thinking for the last few days about what it means to “keep up&# with the technology field, particularly ‘net technology.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

—– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010. Both of them involved celebrities.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. Facilitating face-time and team building for your regional staff. Building local chapters. The UnRoad Trip - In summer 2009, Boaz Frankel undertook trip around the United States in 100 non-automobile forms of transportation and The UnRoad Trip was born. Raising funds.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

I’m working on a screencast about how one might use some of these low cost or free tools to build community around a blog. I was also wondering if I could do a quick audio interview with you on this topic. And sure, I’ll be glad to be interviewed. 3 Michelle Murrain 10.31.06 4 Beth 11.01.06

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Second, in 2008 and 2009, when the economy dipped and membership renewal rates started to soften, we started to think more seriously about the emotional factor of supporting the arts in the community. It was a really worthwhile investment, especially as the museum is moving to a new building soon. Projects interview membership.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

They need to open their doors, make installing MPower easy (it’s not, at this point) and set up some community functions to help grow a community around the product, which will help it grow, and really help to begin to provide the avenues for developers to get involved, and continue to help build the product. I have high hopes for it.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Check my interview (video at bottom) to hear more from Joel. Did you build the games in-house, or have you worked with various agencies to have your games built? The game was released in the fall of 2009 and has had more than 20 million plays. Check out my live interview with him at SXSW 2010 in Austin, TX.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I have had the honor of working with Stephanie since 2009 when I arrived at the foundation as Visiting Scholar. Always had suggestions for someone to interview or a paper or book to read. When the book was published, she was one of the first people who posed with a photo of the book.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

On July 9, 2009 I interviewed David about Spot.us Below is an edited transcript of the interview which you also can listen to online , or subscribe to via iTunes. We also did an interview with the reporter to get a feel for what went into the reporting. for the Big Vision Podcast. is and how it works: David Cohn: Spot.us

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. So I hope that you can kind of take some nuggets of information to kind of help you think through ways that you could be more responsive, build a better process related to grants. Thanks for being here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it I had the honor to interview him for this blog post back in 2009 -he’s a fantastic storyteller. This book will help. Brilliance by Design by Vicki Halsey. and discovered this book in the stream.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

NEWS Below is a roundup of blog posts and podcast interviews I've published since my last Have Fun Do Good Link Love (where did the month go?): 4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B. 77 ways to build community in your neighborhood from Our Blocks. Blog Action Day is October 15th.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Based on that message, at the following 30th TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, I delivered an onstage exhortation to fellow technologists to secure their customers’ sensitive information in response to Edward Snowden’s surprise virtual TED interview.

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Literacy eBook United Kingdom Accessibility 158

Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

The truth is that Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, began in 2009 and so too did the genesis crypto culture. Building on the idea of transparency, crypto holders are also likely to have been rugged (ripped off) by at least one coin or NFT project in their adventures. Belief in credibility over celebrity .

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2009

Well, check out last year's winners to see the types of designs that caught our eye and check out this recent webinar about how to create successful marketing campaigns using Adobe products that featured an interview with one of last year's winning organizations. Tags: Multimedia & Graphics Software Web Building.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

2009 eNonprofit Benchmark Study. “I Online Fundraising: Harnessing Technology to Build and Maintain Relationships. Tags: interview resources expert fundraising london ncvo presentation socialbysocial wearemedia. For more: What Will Online Giving Look Like Next Year. See the Charities that were Awarded a $10,000 Grant from Hanes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Right before Thanksgiving , the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle. I wondered whether or not those results would be replicable ?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The business extracts the precious metals from junked catalytic converters -- going into our interview we expected a straightforward story about buying, processing and reselling. What lessons did you believe were more prevalent during your trips that would have not existed or been less existent prior to the economy''s downturn in 2008/2009?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

I interviewed Jim Murphy , Senior Online Editor, about how Human Rights Watch ’s integrated social media strategy leverages the personal brands HRW 197 employees to get results. And, employees are also using social to build their expertise while supporting the organization’s goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2014

The business extracts the precious metals from junked catalytic converters -- going into our interview we expected a straightforward story about buying, processing and reselling. What lessons did you believe were more prevalent during your trips that would have not existed or been less existent prior to the economy''s downturn in 2008/2009?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

The business extracts the precious metals from junked catalytic converters -- going into our interview we expected a straightforward story about buying, processing and reselling. What lessons did you believe were more prevalent during your trips that would have not existed or been less existent prior to the economy''s downturn in 2008/2009?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2011

At the wise suggestion of my colleague, Cheryl, we thought we’d observe this holiday of freedom, respect, pride, and appreciation here on the Connection Café blog with a behind the scenes interview.

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America Vietnam Support Kentucky 34

Care2

JULY 13, 2012

The iPhone version, released in January 2009, built on an earlier mobile site targeted at feature phones that launched in 2007. Beth Kanter has a great interview Humberto Kam , the aquarium’s Senior Manager of Online Communications, that offers insight into the strategic thinking behind the app. Seafood Watch - iTunes App Store.

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St. Louis Museum Mobile Camera 76

Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year? Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Not I'm still interested in guest posts about movement building and transparency. Guest Post: Interview with Georgina Goodlander: Fill the Gap Flickr Campaign by Debra Askanase, publisher of Community Organizer 2.0 conference in January 2009, in which he talked about how Flickr is a great tool to facilitate communities.

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