Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

The DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards highlight organizations that are using video to inspire and ignite social change. If your organization made a video—any video—in 2008, we want to see it! Prizes will be awarded to the winning entries at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco on April 26-28, 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

What happens when the most talented and innovative women in technology who work with non-profit organizations and political campaigns get together for the day to discuss the most relevant issues ranging from the Women in Open Source to Fighting Sexism in the Tech Sector? Details: Date: May 12, 2009. You get Women Who Tech.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

When I talk with organizations about how they are using social media tools to engage online, whether they’ve already started or not, I find that the most common approach is to set up that Facebook group, add a blog to the website, or even set up a wiki for an event. Social media spaces can be supported and grown on and offline.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

I also referenced the report in my latest presentation slides about social media use by individuals in nonprofit organizations.). Resources or capacity are still an issue - the big organizations do better with online actions. 50% of organizations had databases that included 40% or more of inactive supporters. This is bad news!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Photo by Adamgn NTEN opened up the registration for the 2009 NTC Conference. I also organize the annual Day of Service This year it is in San Francisco.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

For many organizations, the terms "transparency" and "accountability," when uttered in the same sentence as "indirect/administrative costs," mean only one thing: it's time for another round of belt-tightening. We've answered the question: "How do other organizations control administrative costs?"

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web. I asked the organization what they were doing next Saturday for the Day of Climate Action. At the time of this posting, there are already 9,340 blogs contributing to Climate Change conversations today in 150 countries. I said, “really?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today's Blog Action Day 2009 ! Amy Sample Ward recaps the lively discussion and shares some excellent resources like this Climate Debate Map , the Drupal.org profile of TckTckTck and the Climate Lab Wiki. No data is shared between organizations unless the user agrees to it first.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. Meanwhile, unsubscribe rates held steady from 2009 to 2010. International organizations once again stood out for their low newsletter click-through rates. Highlights.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

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. Finally, Organizer’s Database is open source, but written on top of a proprietary platform (Microsoft Access). That’s pretty impressive.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 14, 2009

The guide features 12 real-life strategies organizations are using right now to succeed during the downturn, in addition to tons of great tactical advice, creative samples and other resources. Nominations and entries can be received until January 21, 2009, so act fast!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 13, 2010

In the new decade we are in the “perfect collaboration storm:&# energy around our “community visions&# , enormous critical community needs, myriad of new nonprofit organizations, and desire for greater impact. Tell us about YOUR experience – how are these organizations having an impact? ."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

To their credit Convio asks this question on their blog : “Should organizations like Convio, and Giving USA continue to offer these sorts of insights to the nonprofit community, or is this simply self-serving marketing fluff?&# What do you think? Time will tell. { Time will tell. {

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Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2016

A three-wave study, this second wave reveals new trends related to millennial engagement with causes during the 2016 Presidential election cycle and investigates how organizations can motivate this generation to donate their time, money or skills to their causes during election years. Download the. 2016 Millennial Impact Wave 2 Trends Report.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

They provided social media tools to the vying nonprofits and provided $9000 in prizes to the organization that raised the most money. NTEN rockstar (and official NTENny) Amy Sample Ward has a guest post about 5 steps to social media strategy success for nonprofits. . Marnie Webb reveals their project overview on her blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Social Media: What I Learned This Year | Millennial Marketing – Carol Phillips has a great post recapping what she learned about social media in 2009, including: "Effective use of Social Media requires enthusiasm and diligence." Download the December 2009 version of this list here. Also available in French and Spanish)."

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2012

Is there a positive result for organizations that provide stipends for volunteers? Experience Matters is a nonprofit organization that capitalizes on the time and talent of older adults (age 50+), who are seeking paid or unpaid positions that apply their skills to social purposes. In March of this year, The Virginia G. Sources: 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

In the nonprofit technology community, I’ve heard stories of cut backs on “nice to have&# items and expenses such as travel and training so that organizations can focus on their most critical goals first and cut back on what they deem not to be completely necessary. That’s right. Check out the widget!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Since then, we’ve been using these data to share key nonprofit sector trends on issues like the rising demand for services, shrinking government support, and the precarious financial health of organizations. Since 2009, our survey has asked nonprofit leaders to indicate what management actions they are taking to cope with the recession.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Do you have a branded online community for your organization or project? We have compiled this list through interviews with public- and private-sector leaders; analysis of initiatives, organizations and government programs; reviews of industry and mainstream news coverage; and submissions from thousands of online participants."

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Are you considering a photo or video campaign for your organization? If you have ever asked your members to post photos on Facebook or asked for stories from your clients, you have tasted the abundance that user-generated content (UGC) can bring to your organization. Pacific time Hashtag: #NPLive RSVP.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

One core belief has driven the Organizational Effectiveness program for nearly 30 years: Organizations are more effective at meeting their goals when they have thoughtful strategy, strong leadership, and sound management. Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2009

(Flickr: kalabird) Nancy Schwartz announced the 13 Annual Nonprofit Tagline Awards winners , and we are so proud to see NTEN member organizations Earthjustice and The Houston Food Bank included. Make sure you sign up to get the full 2009 report about effective nonprofit taglines, which comes out in November. You can download it here.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 10, 2009

Do you have a person or persons in your organization who are dedicated to online marketing? 3/12/2009). Tactics for Finding More Online Donors, Members and Advocates : When Organic List Building Tactics Aren’t Enough (3/16/2009). Storytelling via Email (3/26/2009). Do you set up campaigns? blasting) via email.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

2 Amy Sample Ward 01.17.08 So many organizations that I talk to still don’t know what it is, let alone how much it could be changing their work, etc. You can’t make everyone happy all of the time. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

This post originally written September 8, 2009. New research out today from nfpSynergy shows that organizations who serve youth may want to be going online to reach them. New research out today from nfpSynergy shows that organizations who serve youth may want to be going online to reach them. Visit the original post here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

And, then it is an ongoing activity of f eeding and tuning your network as Howard Rheingold says it in this still very relevant article about building your professional network on Twitter back in 2009. A post entitled “Trust the Curators” from Debra Askanase, Community Organizer 2.0, Social Change Anytime Everywhere by Amy Sample Ward.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

This is the third blog of my series on configuring QuickBooks for use in a nonprofit organization. The sample implementation questionnaire (mentioned above and in my second blog ) will assist you in making a list of your customers (funding sources) and the individual grants (jobs) awarded by those funding sources to your nonprofit.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Amy Sample Ward praises the campaign for what it's doing right, and offers some thoughts on how other organizations can learn from it and tweak it for their own. Speaking of Amy Sample Ward , congratulations on your SSIR top post in. awareness and support, and it's. getting a lot of attention.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

(emphasis mine) &# ooooooh… During the NTEN call on Connect, they had mentioned that they were only going to publish sample code in C# and Java. In any event, Kintera’s API goes a long way to help organizations be freed from yet another data silo, and they are free. Convio has, seemingly, gotten some serious Web 2.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Better yet, why not give the gift of time to your family, and to an organization, by volunteering at a local nonprofit together during the holidays? I'm telling you, this is just a sampling. I'm telling you, this is just a sampling. OK, here are the lists.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2009

" Convio released a report ranking the highest online-donating cities in 2008 and 2009 year-to-date. Avencia ranked in the 2009 Inc. Amy Sample Ward , who is a great resource for nptech across the pond now, gives the heads-up about an event and upcoming e-benchmarks report. 500|5000 list.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Vote here for the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards. Give you the chance to register for the free 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Report, with 2,500 tagline examples. Voting will: Sharpen your understanding of what works and what doesn’t communications-wise. Inform and inspire your foundation’s messaging.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 7, 2009

NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, puts on a massive, be-there-or-be-square conference for nonprofit professionals every year (in 2009, we met in San Francisco). In spite of this, many recognize that an effective technology manager or a well-oiled IT department can and does help extend the reach and scope of any organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 7, 2009

GuideStar , an organization that gathers and publishes data on charitable organizations, recently conducted a survey looking to measure impact of the economic downturn on nonprofits. So things apparently didn’t worsen dramatically for charitable organizations between March and May. Check out the numbers and results here.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly. They don’t necessarily think they need an organization in order to make an impact. Especially as philanthropists, whether it is you or your organization, you have so much to offer beyond money.

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