Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month’s 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don’t have to book a flight or hotel! That’s right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more all from the comfort of your own computer. .&#

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2011

> Download the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report. In May of 2011 we circulated the link to the online survey to the NTEN Community via direct email and announcements in our community channels, including our blog, NTEN Discuss email list, our Facebook page, and our Twitter network. Key Findings from the 2011 Survey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2011

It was a great discussion with a bunch of new participants, and quite a bit of sharing! Some of the highlights discussed for engaging your community included: In terms of participation from community, we welcome posts and mentions with positive affirmations. Get the full archive here!

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Throughout the year, I’ve been blogging about key trends from our 2011 survey, which was completed by nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2011

Some of the past chats have discussed strategy, philosophy, and best practices, but this time we were all excited to share our tips and tricks for measurement, goal-setting, and specific tools to help us do it all! Some of the tools discussed include: Hootsuite. The April Community Builder chat zeroed in on data and tools. LinkedIn.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2011

Our Digital Storytelling Event will begin January 13 and includes webinars, discussions, and a contest to show your work and win prizes. The challenge is open to all libraries and social benefit organizations and submissions will be accepted starting January 13, 2011 ( sign up to be reminded ). Storytelling has gone digital.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Idealist.org’s own job posting numbers seem to support these findings, as their 2011 job postings surpassed 20,000 — a record for Idealist.org.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 23, 2011

Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: The Generational Divide (Panel Discussion) : "oday, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit.

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NetWits

MAY 17, 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. While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011.

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NetWits

JANUARY 14, 2011

It came out last November, but both Mashable and eMarketer published articles talking about different pieces of the report today so I thought I’d call your attention to what’s being discussed. Do you plan on increasing your budget for social media efforts in 2011? What’s your 2011 social media budget?

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2011

Nonprofit Day 2011 will feature keynote speaker Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, who wants you to sustain yourself while helping others. NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward will join speakers Noah Flower of the Monitor Institute and Alfredo De Avila of the Applied Research Center, to discuss "Rethinking Movement Building".

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NTEN

JANUARY 7, 2011

Tim Arnold, Functional Consultant, Beaconfire Many thanks to the good people at NTEN for agreeing to let me stand up in front of a huge cheering crowd at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference to drop some serious science in my session, "Practical HTML5/CSS3 for Nonprofits (or 'How to Party Like it's 2011 When it's Really Still 1999')."

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2011

In the News A big congratulations to John Merritt for his nomination and award as a 2011 Top Tech Exec from San Diego Magazine ! Complete the 2011 Community Survey for a chance to win a free registration to next year's NTC in San Francisco! Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments!

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! There is no doubt that 2011 will be a year of great progress and measurable results for those who learn these new tools and tricks of the trade.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2010

It will be published by McGraw-Hill in New York City and is scheduled to hit bookstores, Amazon and e-readers in Fall 2011. That said, I have to postpone many of my upcoming webinars to 2011, and throughout most of 2011 my webinars will go from being offered weekly to only twice per month. That’s right!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, I had a ton of fun leading a session and discussion around making the most of social media in just 30 minutes a day. Ultimately, it’s less about the amount of time and more about the consistency – and planning, tracking, and everything else!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

It’s important and not always discussed. Get the chat archive! The conversation in this month’s chat focused on these questions: How to best stay motivated and motivate your community team. The result is often community managers having to motivate themselves AND their community. Not a small feat. from @vrhinesmith.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

labor unions based on Candid’s data and discuss trends and opportunities for future research. A Provocation for further discussion and research. 4 (2011): 699-711. Last week, in honor of Labor Day, we shared an introduction to unions, including six things people might not know about the role of unions in the social sector.

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NTEN

MAY 19, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month's 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don't have to book a flight or hotel! That's right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more, all from the comfort of your own computer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2011

communications and fundraising, and then quickly moves on to a discussion about the importance of integrating the tools from each era in order to maximize your nonprofit’s Return on Investment (ROI) from utilizing social media and mobile technology. This webinar will likely be presented monthly through the end of 2011.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2014, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website, email communications, blogs, and social media content on smartphones and tablets. 10 trillion sent by the end of 2011.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2011

people who aren't responsible for the technical decisions in your organization; all humans are tech people) will only tolerate a technical discussion if they can see immediately how it helps them. And for more fun nonprofit tech talk, check out our upcoming session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Listen to what they need.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The idea for this webinar arose from presenting more than 100 social and mobile media trainings and webinars in 2011 to thousands of nonprofit staff and still hearing that the number one frustration voiced by nonprofit social media practitioners is that “my boss doesn’t get it.” Discuss the urgent need to prepare for the Mobile Web.

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Care2

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Join Katya Andresen from Network for Good and Jocelyn Harmon from Care2 as they discuss nonprofit online outreach and fundraising in 2011. J oin us for this webinar: How Strong Relationships Can Increase Fundraising Results in 2011. The key finding? It’s all about relationships! When: Tuesday, January 11th at 1 PM ET.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2011

Date : April 28, 2011. I will join Laurel Hart’s class to discuss some of the key ways social media has impacted nonprofit organizations and the opportunities for the social impact sector to leverage the social technologies available today and in the future. Location : New York, NY. Topic : Nonprofits & Social Media.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Date : February 15-17, 2011. Description : The TSG Contributors’ Summit is a chance for the partner organizations, funders, sponsors and community leaders to come together to discuss new ideas, new opportunities, and new ways of leveraging technology for social impact. Location : San Jose, CA.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Are you attending Convio's 2011 Summit? This information will be shared in the 2011 Summit guide but I wanted to give you a peek at what everyone involved with your Convio Client Care team is preparing specifically for this year's attendees: Monday, Oct. Join us for lunch and share some great discussion! Tuesday, Oct.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2011

Prior to that we’re discussing who NWF is, how NWF uses social media, and Danielle’s roll in the day to day operation at NWF. SXSW 2011: Danielle Brigida Talks Fortresses, Free Agents and Social Media with Frank Barry. Right around the 5 minute mark is where Danielle stats sharing about Fortresses and Free agents.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

Date : April 27, 2011. A keynote address will be followed by an interactive panel discussion and networking hour – giving you a range of opportunities to get tips, learn the basics, and exchange ideas. Location : Foundation Center, New York, NY. Topic : Nonprofits & Social Media. Description : Facebook? Foursquare? Video Interview.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 17, 2013

The report they sent is actually from 2011, so I wouldn’t call it “recent” if I were them.). In fact, the section of the report that discusses how to go about choosing a system concludes: Each available option has its own strengths and weaknesses. Needs vary tremendously from one organization to the next.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2011

Date : May 10, 2011. Location : Nebraska. Topic : Email Campaigns: Know Your Audience and Get Results. Description : Pressing “send” on an email campaign isn’t as easy as it used to be. These days, competition for inbox space is increasing. Meanwhile, the patience and time of email recipients is. Related Links : PRSA.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

One of my goals for 2011 is to better track the amount of time I spend on social media posting, planning, etc, and measuring that against actual engagement, as measured by: donations (via special source codes) and engagement (comments, reTweets, etc). What is on your To Do List for 2011? Please summarize your ROI. Anything else?

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NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

So I’ve been extremely gratified to see the buzz surrounding Blackbaud’s 2011 donor Centrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmark Report. At these times I can really relate to direct mail specialists, who’ve dealt with their channel being out of vogue for a decade. The report, which covers 15.6 million donors and more than $1.16

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2011

TechSoup's Elliot Harmon hosted a great workshop titled The Future of the Map , which discussed the use of geographic information systems (GIS) by the sector with demonstrations by representatives of Ushahadi and Geocommons. read more.

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

Fundraising email click-through rates dropped 27 percent and response rates were down 21 percent from 2011. One of the eye-catching findings from the study was the steep decline in the performance of fundraising emails in 2012. This follows a recent trend that email click-through rates have declined across all industries. percent to 4.5

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