Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2011

About the CommBuild Chat: These monthly chats originated out of the #4Change network and are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools. Location: Launch the chat here (not live until the chat starts).

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? It's time to start really thinking about how we can use geo-location tools to show our impact, engage volunteers and donorswherever they are, in context. What’s on tap for social media and advocacy? Holly Ross, NTEN. And not apps. Jocelyn Harmon: Care2.

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NTEN

APRIL 15, 2010

That's why we were particularly pleased to learn that Yaw Anokwa -- a lead developer on Open Data Kit , a modular set of tools helping nonprofits around the world collect data, via mobile phones, on everything from deforestation to human rights violations -- has won the fourth annual Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

As of September 2013, 47% of email is now opened on a mobile device. Texting is a tool still not mastered. 10 trillion sent by the end of 2011. In 2014 , it is projected that the Mobile Web will surpass desktop. Priority #1: Launch a new website that is responsively designed. Mobile email is on the rise.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2011

CiviCRM Training Details: Date: March 16 - 17, 2011 Location: Pew DC Conference Center, 901 E St. Penguin Day DC 2011 is organized by Aspiration and PICnet. There's plenty on the calendar but we want to be sure that a few special events make it to your calendars, too: Innogive, CiviCRM Training, and Penguin Day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Drupal Commons (an open-source variant of Drupal from our friends at Acquia ) is a versatile and complete full-service community platform. It approximates the “out of the box” functionality of Jive, and integrates a significant suite of tools. Open Atrium. Drupal Commons. It is also quite expensive. SocialText.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Every campaign, every organization, and really, even every individual engaging with others online has a set of tools and techniques they've learned from and rely on every day. The ToMamaWithLove campaign saw them try some new tools as well as some trusted favorites, even with a budget of $0 and a lot of volunteer time. Infrastructure.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Drupal Commons (an open-source variant of Drupal from our friends at Acquia ) is a versatile and complete full-service community platform. It approximates the “out of the box” functionality of Jive, and integrates a significant suite of tools. Open Atrium. Drupal Commons. It is also quite expensive. SocialText.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

The theme of IDPD 2011 is “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.” In my Fall 2011 President's Update , I mentioned some of our incredible recent achievements in this core program, including the amazing milestones of our Bookshare library. In the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? What is on your To Do List for 2011? (1)

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Tendenci Released as Open Source by Schipul. Schipul, a web marketing agency based in Houston, Texas, announced yesterday during the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive festival that Tendenci, a content management system (CMS) will be released as an open source solution. This topic was especially relevant…. I’ve been….

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

That said, in reference to the social fundraising apps, according to Network for Good social giving is on the rise with an average donation of $52 (as of Q3 2011). Many nonprofits outside of the United States have voiced frustration over the years that the majority of the shiny new fundraising tools out there are not available them.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2011

Technology is the unintuitive phone system, the frustrating donor management system, the computer that blue screens every time it has more than three windows open. Making the case for this -- for the professional development time and for the cost of various tools -- has been easy, because it goes straight to their mission.

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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. 12:30p – 2:00p: “Free ‘Do It Yourself' Kits: Tastes great!

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This figure represents a massive adoption of this connective tech with only 5% of American adults using social media in 2005 and 50% in 2011. [1]. It’s no secret that video is a very strong marketing tool. According to Pew Research Center, 72% of the American public uses some type of social media. Art Fund “See Everything”.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Give people the tools, information, training, and coaching they need to succeed. The traits that make a person coachable include honesty and humility, the willingness to persevere and work hard, and a constant openness to learning. He ran the Google product team from 2002 to 2011. Only coach the coachable.

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Achieve

MARCH 6, 2023

One of the most basic yet essential guidelines you need to set for your silent auction is a clear opening and closing time. Communicating when the auction is open for bidding and counting down to its close is an excellent example of a rule that will help guests by giving structure and simplicity to their experience.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

President’s Update Fall 2011 Don’t be surprised, but we’re picking up the pace of change at Benetech! All interested nonprofits or social enterprises will be able to leverage SocialCoding4Good by posting their open source software development projects for social change and inviting volunteers to work on them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. Enter The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart : VIDEO: 2011: A Look Back. The Daily Show remembers the important stories of 2011 so you don’t have to. . Guaranteed.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2019

Give people the tools, information, training, and coaching they need to succeed. The traits that make a person coachable include honesty and humility, the willingness to persevere and work hard, and a constant openness to learning. He ran the Google product team from 2002 to 2011. Only coach the coachable.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Millennials want basic information and tools for action. Using a mobile app allows you as a nonprofit to have a tool where you can push messages out about how to volunteer/give, what the impact is, etc. How can enhancements and tools be paid for?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 14, 2012

Martus is Benetech's free and open source software package designed for human rights activists to collect stories and data about human rights abuses. Our mandate, broadly speaking, was to engage in “blue-sky dreaming” and learn from our shared experiences to make Martus a more robust tool.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

In the Games for Change Festival opening keynote speech, Former Vice President Al Gore jokingly admitted that his last video game experience was playing Pong , though he acknowledged the power of games, observing that "Games are the new normal for hundreds of millions of users. An epic win for the gaming industry?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? We currently use a plethora of online tools to spread the word and talk to people.

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NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

NTEN member and nonprofit communications expert Kivi Leroux Miller just released the 2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , based on a survey of over 1200 participants at the end of 2011. You can download the complete report from NonprofitMarketingGuide.com. Here's to hoping that 2012 will see more of these barriers disappear!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

The tool is meant to openly share and visualize the operations of World Bank financed activities down to as local a level as possible and compare these with actual need and monitor the effects over time." " 2011: The Year the Check-in Died – "Early last year, "checking in" was the cool new craze.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Ironically, months after their criticism, a wide range of digital tools played a small part in the 'Arab Spring' protests. So which is it: ineffective tool or tools that can topple governments? The reality is neither.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? MySpace, back when it was cool.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

" Facebook Offers New Messaging Tool – NYTimes.com – "For more than two decades, e-mail has been the killer application of the Internet. We're opening a call for nominations, and we're accepting them through all forms of social media, using the hashtag #wit11." Here's why."

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

As we move into the last month of the year, let’s take a quick look at how you can improve your email newsletters and appeals in 2011. There are many low cost online tools that can help you track email results. Are your audiences still opening your emails? Consider the following email pitfalls.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

That’s right, the session selection process is open for the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference ! Voting will be open through September 30th. I have a few proposals up for voting but there are SO many great ones that I am enjoying reading through them all (hope all the 5 star votes don’t through things off!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

In 2008, she asked for advice about raising money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. Some of the tools needed to do this work are obvious: a camera, microphone, headphones, tripod, laptop, and maybe a light. At that time I made a blog and raised $2,000 using Chipin.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2011

SignOn.org Beta – Have you seen the new petition tool from MoveOn.org? "SignOn " What We Lose if We Lose Data.gov | Freedom to Tinker – "In its latest 2011 budget proposal, Congress makes deep cuts to the Electronic Government Fund. " What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The Database, together with the fully-updated 2011 Nonprofit Tagline Report, are key tools in in crafting taglines, organization names and other messages that connect and motivate action. " Open for Action — A blog for OpenAction thoughts and musings – "Not sure about you, but we’re saying finally!

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Care2

MAY 24, 2013

Last month we reported that online fundraising response rates declined 27% between 2011-2012, according to the eNonprofit Benchmark study. While open rates were 14.72% (slightly up from the previous year), the average click rate on online fundraising appeals were.7%. ” The average online gift was $89. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Fear not, nonprofit professionals! Second, use tools and practices. I carry with me a deck of "check-in" cards which I use as a practice to open meetings with staff, board members, and volunteers. May 11, 2011 2:34 PM Sparkplug said. Bio: Aaron Stiner serves as Sr. Great post, Aaron.

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