Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). NTEN – Here's a great run-down from Amy Luckey of the process to use in exploring and evaluating your organization's impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs."

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Both online and in-person events have the potential to engage a wide range of supporters. At first glance, you might think that it’s not possible to emulate the atmosphere of a traditional gala in an online space. This is because much of what ultimately makes a gala a success is the same whether it’s in-person or online.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

Location : online with Nonprofit Webinars. Description : Social media, online campaigns, and community engagement can be tricky things to dive into and do well without measuring, monitoring and evaluating. How to evaluate? Date : January 19th, 2010. Topic : Do-It-Yourself Community Metrics. But what to measure?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

[Note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. This person will take the helm on laying out tasks in a sequence, informing other staff of their roles and assignments, and providing assistance to people as they complete their parts of the evaluation.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Don't know where to start your research or where to read evaluations of existing and past mobile data collection efforts? Who Tweets?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

And, as much as we can, we’ve tried to do this in public—sharing our thinking online in real time and asking grantees, colleagues, and the world at large for their feedback and advice. Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012).

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NTEN

MARCH 8, 2011

The official hashtag for the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference is #11NTC. The Twitter stream is pulled directly into myNTC, our online conference community, so you can participate there too: Participate in myNTC When you’re at #11NTC, use these hashtags to evaluate each session. Use the Evaluation Code at [link].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

That was in the fall of 2006, when I was hired at The HSUS to manage their online marketing presence such as pay per click and banner ads. Everything we do online (our website, email program, advertising, social) is tied to our goals of advocacy and fundraising, or some other kind of lead generation. MySpace, back when it was cool.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

The study looked at peer-to-peer giving across 39 organizations over the last 3 years (from 2011 to 2013). Combined, these organizations hosted more than 44,000 events and raised more than $1 billion online. Cycle events got the most participants in online fundraising at 70.57%. Online Fundraising'

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. This person will take the helm on laying out tasks in a sequence, informing other staff of their roles and assignments, and providing assistance to people as they complete their parts of the evaluation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 15, 2011 Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead and Manage a Nonprofit Organization posted by Laura L. NMI students agree; however, they additionally rank high their interest in learning about strategic planning, board governance, grant writing, marketing, program evaluation, and social entrepreneurship.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

That’s the conclusion of the 2011 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study, which evaluated the results of nearly 600 nonprofit organizations that use Convio's software. The study, released in early March, found that online is the fastest growing fundraising channel for nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The experience your organization provides online must be one that converts. Responsive web design started its takeover of the Internet in 2011 and has since become a necessity. Click around on your site and evaluate the sizes of your images. And every pixel counts. Is your website responsive? Do you have to squint to see faces?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2011

Maybe it’s a little late to start thinking about resolutions since we’re already 18 days into 2011 but better to make them late than not at all, right? Here are some ideas for resolutions for your online marketing strategy this year. What resolutions have you made or will you make for 2011? Author: Lacey Kruger.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

We knew we would ultimately be in 16 countries by the year 2020, which meant that tracking, monitoring, and evaluating projects would become more complicated by the day. We had this idea that we would put all of the field data online somehow—it could be updated easily from any of our sites, and we would have immediate access.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Crowdsourcing consists of principles, processes and platforms to get things done and usually involves an open call to a group of people online – the “crowd.” Action can also include online voting initiatives to get a wider audience to participate in decision-making. The Types of Crowdsourcing.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

Our Museum also produced a suite of online resources and reports that are impressive, honest, and comprehensive (though a bit tricky to navigate--I recommend using the search function). Dr. Bernadette Peters' provocative 2011 report, Whose Cake is it Anyway? Extra credit if you read the Our Museum evaluation (or its summary ) as well.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. From listening, to creating to evaluating and then back to the listening again so that you can modify and then evaluate, and so on.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The cockroach under the refrigerator: scandal and malpractice in philanthropy posted by Travis Butterfield , Project Coordinator ASU Lodestar Center Ever since I worked with Laura Tan on editing her recent blog post , I have been thinking about the unintended effects that volunteer service can have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

Humberto Kam, Senior Manager of Online Communications for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, was kind enough sit down for an interview recently. We launched a mobile site , in 2007 aimed at feature phones, and we’re developing an Android version of the app for release in 2011. Tell me about Seafood Watch. What are the program goals?

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

These quotes and the rest found in this post are from the NTC evaluation.) NTCwinning 7: Musical Entertainment Photo by Trav Williams After the 2011 NTC, we decided that we needed to incorporate some music and local culture into the NTC. The community showed up for the 2012 NTC. 1772 to be exact. The Ignite sessions were fantastic!

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. How do you evaluate participatory engagement strategies? My simple answer is: evaluate these projects as you would evaluate any new technique or program.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Who’s changed their organization’s online communications because of it? How do you evaluate your programs and services? The full keynote and presentation are below. I want to touch on just a few of them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 I heard this advice quoted the other day and wanted to share it. All great advice for leaders and managers as we start 2011. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

A third (33%) of nonprofit executives take over from someone who was fired or forced to resign, according to the 2011 Daring to Lead report, which surveyed 3000 nonprofit executive directors earlier this year. eCommerce, online transactions. Author: Jennifer Darrouzet. Grant fundraising and foundations. Volunteers. Public officials.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Stacey Marie Garcia came to the MAH first as a graduate intern in the summer of 2011. Since then, Stacey has become an indispensable member of our staff, leading our community programs and inspiring us to think in new ways about how we can build social capital in our community.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

As I’m sure many of you already know, much of this work, whether it’s building up the community, working on engagement, listening, evaluation, or anything else, relies on a strategy continues to come back around to the planning elements and through to evaluation, over and over. Who’s the community? Libraries + Networking.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Beth is hoping that people will sign an online petition letting Apple know that people want to give on their iPhones. Not until they improve their existing online giving options and optimize their website for mobile devices. Nonprofit organizations would get far better results from improving their own online giving experience.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

It's a shame that several of these projects are labeled as "experimental" and don't have formal evaluation built into their cheap, fast processes. nor Tech Virtual had formal evaluation, although both received media attention that elevated the "value" of the exhibitions in the context of their institutions. Neither Click!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

After the Internet became more than an online super highway crowded with signposts, we moved into a much more fast-paced and interesting period: the digital paradigm. In many ways, we just reversed the analog approach, holding too tightly to digital technologies, applications, and online communication options.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Amy and I will provide concrete advice from our new book Social Change Anytime Everywhere on what you need to be doing to build and mobilize your communities through multifaceted campaigns and by integrating social media into your online communications and outreach. How to manage an Online Crisis and avoid alienating your community.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Sunday, October 17, 2010 What To Think About For Next Year Hopefully, 2011 will be better for most businesses. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2012

Wednesday, April 4, 2011 – 10:30-Noon. Data and information visualizations for advocacy, evaluation, social media, network analysis, operations, and more! You can find the details here. I’m speaking at three events as follows: Monday, April 2, 2012, 11:30 am. Innogive Conference. Amy Gahran, CNN Journalist.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. Set a goal to get your crisis management program in place by the end of this year so youll start 2011 well prepared! 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. And, how often?

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