Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2011

Slacktivism, to me, comes down to two crucial points: 1) organizations play an important role in creating and endorsing the level to which people take action, and 2) “slacker activism” is really a gateway to more lasting change. Getting Offline. So, what are you doing to connect your online community with offline actions?

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Change Offline Lecture Student 194

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The monthly Community Builder chat series is part of the #4Change community of regularly scheduled chats, bringing together people from around the world to talk about examples, practices, tips and more as we all explore the way technology can be used for social change. Visit: Launch the Chat (not active until the 16th).

Community 164

Community Offline Comment Build 164

Kindful

APRIL 28, 2021

Events are typically near the top of every nonprofit organization’s list of disrupted activities and strategies. There are a lot of examples of hybrid events. Put simply, a hybrid fundraising event simultaneously or asynchronously combines offline and online experiences. If done right, hybrid events are more equitable.

Fundraising 134

Fundraising Virtual Offline Michigan 134

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Our LinkedIn group for Active pro bono consultants is a great place where these people can connect based on a current interest—giving back using their current skills. While a high number of followers is great, that doesn’t matter too much in the end if no one is being actively engaged in a two-way conversation.

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Social Media Foundation Examples Media 189

NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

In fact, online donors are worth a lot more than offline donors. Typically they’re first-time donors who shell out nearly double the amount that offline first-time donors do - to the tune of $62 versus $32 on average, according to our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. 2) Tie Offline Contact Directly to Online Gifts.

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Technique Retention Donor Online 201

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

How do we activate the online activists to take action offline?" I was not presenting, but decided to use Twitter crowd source some suggestions, screencapture them, and put those into my presentation later in the day. See example of EQCA No on Prop8 [link]. Create something to attend! I suggest a tweetup. chloevdc @ kanter.

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Activities Active Activism Social Media 50

Forum One

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

While the possibilities are endless, let’s look at a few examples of where AI might be most useful in helping low and middle-income countries: Agriculture – AI can help farmers by analyzing weather patterns to tell them how to water crops more efficiently, and when to harvest.

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International Develop Help Disaster 70

Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Three recent examples from Forum One’s work with mission-driven organizations show how centering online community engagement allows direct service to key constituencies and builds upon what digital tools can deliver. All these audiences have unique interests, which may be served online or offline, and may overlap.

Build 69

Build Community Experiment Las Vegas 69

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. Donors can feel comfortable in using such platforms, where they can be supporters of various causes and be as active as they want to be. Guest post by: Laura Iancu, 123ContactForm.

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Offline Support Online Donor 38

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

On & Offline Engagement. But the action, the real social change, is offline. First, ensuring that there are opportunities to engage and participate both on and offline (especially in the promoting and sharing) can increase participation and ultimately feet in the streets. Online is great for organizing.

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Reflection Offline Social Network Collaboration 129

Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Black users have long been at the center of digital culture as trendsetting social media influencers, content creators, and key drivers of online racial justice activism, as seen by hashtag movements such as #BlackLivesMatter and #SayHerName.

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Social Media Media Strategy Social 94

NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Examples include best time or days to communicate with friends, how often to cummunicate, tone of voice and simply the need to ask and ask often, as well as thank and thank often! Also consider a bi-weekly or monthly newsletter that includes quick tips, examples from other fundraisers, and links to available resources. 4) Activate.

Raise 208

Raise Relationship Tips Fundraising 208

NetWits

JUNE 6, 2011

Personalized offers – In addition to content specific to your activities, we could even provide specific offers–such as discounted event tickets to everyone who visited the event registration form, but didn’t register, or a store discount to your most active web visitors. How do we get constituents to log in?

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Websites Offline Doc Newsletter 165

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

A few days ago, I asked for some stories " What is the value of listening through social media channels for your organization? " I wanted to see examples from nonprofit organizations engaged in listening and conversation and the value it has to their missions, programs, or marketing efforts. " But what does that really mean?

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ROI Examples Results Social Media 91

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

We focused on principles for community building and community organizing, as well as examples of both short-term and long-term engagement. Would love to hear if you have examples or tips to share! Be transparent with everything: in goals, activities, membership, successes, challenges, issues within the community, and so on.

Community 253

Community Build Organization Case Study 253

Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Three recent examples from Forum One’s work with mission-driven organizations show how centering online community engagement allows direct service to key constituencies and builds upon what digital tools can deliver. All these audiences have unique interests, which may be served online or offline, and may overlap.

Build 46

Build Community Experiment Las Vegas 46

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

By launching My Ocean , an online community of more than 9000 divers, they shifted a lot of offline activities onto their website: dive leaders, volunteers and advocates could connect; find dive events and activities taking place nearby; promote their own events; talk about local issues and ideas and celebrate one another’s successes.

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Awareness Project Data Map 99

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Here are a few examples of some month-long and two-week long online events: Maw Books Blog ran a Blogging and Reading for Darfur campaign last month. In addition to making an impact online, I'd like to see changebloggers meeting offline as well. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com changeblogger blog blogging activism

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Offline Darfur Impact Online 40

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Here are some examples of ways your association can use process automation capabilities in Nimble AMS: Application processes : American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) uses Salesforce-based workflow functionality with Nimble AMS and their membership data to automate hundreds of processes, including their fellowship application process.

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Associations Grant Job Process 78

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2011

The conversation in this month’s chat focused on these questions: What are the best mechanisms for connecting online & offline communities? our community has a handful of active posters creating most of the content – how do we encourage quieter members to contribute? from @ BonnieKoenig. from @ehon. from @anotheremma.

Community 123

Community Conversation Offline Local 123

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

But to many people active in online social action communities, these events had deeper meaning. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. In reaction to the Causes announcement, Economist bureau chief Matthew Bishop tweeted “Who knew it was on MySpace?”

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Myspace Causes Philanthropy Offline 108

AccelEvents

JUNE 4, 2020

It is likely that the questions and responses will prompt conversations between participants that can continue offline or in another session. Set up virtual meeting rooms, for example, so the audience can continue discussions after a session is done. An active social media presence will set the tone for the event overall.

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Virtual Network Create Social Media 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

NGOs, activists, and even governments have used bots to automate positive social change activities: Pregnancy and newborn care education. The potential for an army of bot trolls to disrupt an activism campaign. Bots needs to be designed increase engagement, support and inspire offline action. Grassroots organizing.

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Script Ethiopia Nonprofit Facebook 103

Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

They needed a mobile app that worked offline. Dar Veverka (DV): Grassroots Mobile Survey is a great example of this. It’s not just useful for offline situations like interviewing people in rural India. The community is like a base camp for our activities. So, I started sharing my idea at different networking events.

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Survey Mobile India San Francisco 65

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Donor engagement is what your organization does to build and strengthen donor relationships and the methods you use to keep donors active and involved. Your donor engagement strategy may outline different recognition tiers by gift amount ($50 donations receive a shout-out in your newsletter, and $250 donations receive a plaque, for example).

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Donor Strategy Nonprofit Phone 98

fusionSpan

MARCH 30, 2022

Tableau also allows you to connect to other security protocols like Active Directory and Kerberos. Customization allows you to add new phone layouts, interactive offline previews, and more. For example, if what you’re looking for is already in a bar graph, the Ask data option will search for it and open it for you right now.

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Chart Map Data Database 52

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

When people who work in services, programs, grant writing and fundraising, for example, all share their view of the groups in the community, not only can you start mapping the network but you can also have really rich discussions about the way different parts of your organization view the community. New grants or new programs.

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Metrics Community Map Template 219

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Whether you are working on a campaign, a program or a service; whether it is online or offline (though I would argue it should probably touch both!); My level of activity will certainly impact the network, but so does how I act when I connect. Temporary versus Permanent Networks. And engagement requires people. People are networked.

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Network Influence Platform Offline 140

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

The ability to “shift” delivery formats – from say an interactive lecture to small group activities helps students pay more attention. When I design instruction, I want to make sure that learning activities use four different kinds of activities that help the brain learn rapidly.

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Training Train Design Classroom 123

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In general, offline fundraising activities refer to phone calls, mailing solicitations, events, and other similar donation generating practices. Your nonprofit will almost certainly need to be registered in the state you perform these activities in. For example, the IRS has special rules just for bingo fundraisers.

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Course Online Fundraising Law 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

It’s got to be fun – games and activities can make a big difference. The guide offers a few examples, and a reminder that you don’t have to use them all: Dollars to be raised. Number of volunteers (if you are including an activity). I love the metaphor of a successful GivingDay campaign to a party: Timing is key.

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Guide Giving Free Remix 108

Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Let me also suggest that we need to stop placing a wall between offline and online giving strategies and tactics. And donors that are 55-years and older have the highest retention rates for both online and offline giving. This online versus offline wall is mostly in our own heads. of total sales. It’s in our org charts.

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Online Giving Offline United States 36

AccelEvents

JUNE 4, 2020

It is likely that the questions and responses will prompt conversations between participants that can continue offline or in another session. Set up virtual meeting rooms, for example, so the audience can continue discussions after a session is done. An active social media presence will set the tone for the event overall.

Virtual 52

Virtual Network Create Social Media 52

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

With the majority of daily activities taking place over the web, it’s no surprise that we’ve also observed a rise in virtual fundraising. Choose a day and actively encourage donations and sharing through all your social media channels, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Snapchat. Virtual Gala Fundraiser. Virtual Race.

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Ideas Online Fundraising Charity 98

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Do to the lack of activity on MySpace, we’ve decided to focus our efforts on the Causes Application on Facebook.&# (To read the full message, click here.) Causes’ About statement says, “The goal of all this is what we call “equal opportunity activism.&# First, let me explain what happened yesterday.

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Do to the lack of activity on MySpace, we’ve decided to focus our efforts on the Causes Application on Facebook.&# (To read the full message, click here.) Causes’ About statement says, “The goal of all this is what we call “equal opportunity activism.&# First, let me explain what happened yesterday.

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Let’s take a look at the impact of what we call the “Generosity Experience”—the overall trust that a supporter has when interacting with a nonprofit’s marketing, revenue, or impact activities. GoodGiving Challenge in Kentucky, for example, ran a powerful campaign that has seen over $1 million donated to 195 nonprofits. Who Is Giving?

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Lesson North America New York Kentucky 52