Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I’m quite excited to participate in The Power of Information: New Technologies for Philanthropy and Development Conference in London, UK, put on by Indigo Trust , Institute for Philanthropy and the Omidyar Network. In the innovation marketplace, adoption is the only currency that matters. “History is Enough&#.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Cryptocurrency (crypto) has become the fastest-growing donation method in the US, and crypto investors are one of the most desirable donor communities in history. Why is Crypto Philanthropy important to nonprofits? They are also keen to demonstrate the positive impact of crypto on society to drive mainstream crypto adoption.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

South by Southwest Interactive is a major hotspot for new tools to launch, applications and platforms to find early adopters, and those looking for ideas or suggestions to get recommendations from others already exploring the newest, shiny toys. Social Philanthropy: Raising Money on YouTube and Twitter. Tech Talk at SXSW.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 18, 2018

New records were set in ROI, donor advised funds (DAFs) and other areas as corporations addressed the rising importance of philanthropy in engaging employees, attracting talent, and building brands. Perhaps most importantly, technology has sped up the dissemination and adoption of emerging types of giving such as crowdfunding.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

– "Despite the enormous popularity of peer-to-peer social networking, the adoption cycle for branded online communities has been relatively slow. Open Philanthropy is about sharing. Open Philanthropy is about community. E-Commerce News: Customer Loyalty: If You Build a Branded Online Community, Will Customers Come?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The organization we support, Major Health Partners (MHP) has a long history of always being above average, and it’s our overall goal to improve the health of our community, thereby increasing the quality of the care we provide. Healthcare philanthropy traditionally has been mostly capital.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Next, the Summit featured a conversation between Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation , a $16 billion international human welfare and social justice philanthropic organization, and Dr. Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

A recent study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that long hours and limited staff support has almost half of fundraisers eyeing the door, with 28% planning to leave the profession altogether. Those that have already adopted automation are seeing amazing gains in efficiency. Automation can improve accuracy and standardization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

My colleagues, all experts, practitioners, and instigators share a passion for inspiring others to build great organizations for greater societal impact and increasing the expectation and adoption of high performance in the field. Within 48 hours of first announcing Platinum we had more than 500 nonprofits sign up as Early Adopters.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Businesses are looking for more opportunities to expand their corporate philanthropy programs to bolster their own reputation while giving back to the community. Nonprofits benefit from a variety of corporate philanthropy programs, from event sponsorships to in-kind donations to corporate matching gifts. Personalize outreach.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

South by Southwest Interactive is a major hotspot for new tools to launch, applications and platforms to find early adopters, and those looking for ideas or suggestions to get recommendations from others already exploring the newest, shiny toys. Social Philanthropy: Raising Money on YouTube and Twitter. Tech Talk at SXSW. I've been….

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Major universities from Harvard University to The University of Texas, from Purdue University and the University of California to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana. CA: As an “accidental” fundraiser originally focused on securing an advanced degree in art history, I can say without hesitation that you do not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2008

In the nonprofit and philanthropy world, like the economy in general, the outlook for 2009 is rather bleak. A group of nonprofit and philanthropy pundits have offered their views on the impact of the economy on the nonprofit sector. Certainly history can provide plenty of examples of this type of civil withering.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Since its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, the Declaration has become a universal standard for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. We’re honored to support the process towards justice and accountability at this critical time in Guatemala’s history.

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2014

Big goals in addition to iterating on the products and getting them adopted widely: By 2016, they will solidify their business strategy, aggregate a mentorship program of 100,000 students around the world, and plant a million trees. apps funding giving Millennials philanthropy startup' Already rooting for one of these?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

Very few funders appreciate what outcomes monitoring and management entails, much less how to help the organizations they support develop the competencies and capacities to adopt such practices. Thus, performance management was a way to drive activities, not results.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Knowledge work in philanthropy is a big umbrella, expanding exponentially over the last decade to cover more of what grants professionals do on a regular basis. Philanthropy and knowledge work have a long history, from demonstration projects to evaluation to the encouragement of learning communities and grantee learning networks.

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sgEngage

APRIL 30, 2021

2020 brought an inflection point in history that is providing an exponential opportunity for healthcare philanthropy. W e saw healthcare become universally top-of-mind, influencing individuals to shif t to more intentional giving and adopt online fundraising. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

IT Adoption among Nonprofits" by Paul-Brian McInerney (who is an editor for the forthcoming NTEN and Gilbert Center "Journal for ICT in Social Change Organizations). The paper traces the history of nonprofit technology circuit riding and includes lots of the history from Gavin Clabaugh. (In

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

For example, if you're working for an animal shelter trying to promote a special campaign about cat adoption, you could use your Social CRM to see a list of women on Twitter between the ages of 35 and 45 who love cats and live within 25 miles of your shelter.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The LIN mission is to foster a culture of philanthropy and social responsibility by providing support services to local nonprofits, skilled volunteers, and donors who are committed to building strong communities. Its explosion is considered to be the loudest sound ever heard in modern history. People heard it 3,000 miles away.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2016

The history of performance measurement and management for most nonprofits has been driven by external requests from funders to produce data for accountability and compliance purposes. Adopt more creative and nimble strategies for engaging staff in routine use of data.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 29, 2016

We anticipated a good response, because even though we technically had just one email set to go out, it relied on ten or so variables to create custom content for each recipient—from giving history to membership status and even conference registration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Maybe we need an NPtech History Archive ? the integrated philanthropy model in honor of National Corporate Philanthropy Day. David Wilcox shares an example of growing divided in the UK nonprofit sector between "traditional" online communities (listservs) and those who are adopting Web2.0 Also announced 2.0

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2022

This is a guest post from Aly Sterling, founder of Aly Sterling Philanthropy. She is regularly sought for comment by trade and mainstream media, including the Chronicle of Philanthropy and U.S. News & World Report. For instance, you want to ensure supporters are aware of unique giving opportunities such as matching gift programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

" Post by Wednesday, October 10th at 5: PM EST. Allan Benamer is still obsessed with statistics and has posted the " Top 25 Philanthropy and Non-Profit List " based on monthly visitation numbers from Quantcast and Compete. An excellent slide show about the issues in wiki adoption within the organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 25, 2015

The investment the early adopter nonprofits made into online fundraising technology and strategy in the late 1990′s and 2000′s is now finally starting pay off – especially if they have also invested into a smart, multichannel, integrated social media strategy. Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy. Source: PayPal.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 6, 2022

History of Universal Human Rights Month. Bush established the first Human Rights Week in the United States, and the celebration has been extended to a full month by many countries around the world to celebrate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. How to celebrate Universal Human Rights Month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

If you're short on time, read the abtracts and dive deeper into Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship. If you have a subscription to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, there is another related story called "Telling Moving Stories." There are 18 articles. " You read an excerpt here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Last month, I heard a talk by author Jonathan Salem Baskin about his soon to be published book, “ Histories of Social Media.&# The book looks at social media concepts and ideas, asks is this really new? The technology tools certainly are, but history provides a context for every behavioral quality of new media.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

"Hackathon" was, in fact, one of Lucy Bernholz' top 10 philanthropy buzz words for 2012. " She maintains that we are only at the beginning of learning how to use data well for social purposes and philanthropy. We also found that here are barriers to deep cloud adoption among NGOs. We gathered so much data!

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 24, 2015

Yet, Richard Brown, vice president of philanthropy at American Express, said many nonprofits lack the resources to develop their talents. Your organization should adopt a simple understanding—everybody is important. Brown pointed out that the millennial pool is the most educated and diverse generation in human history.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Consider some examples from American policy history. There is also a distinguished history of social innovation in the U.S. In the 20th century, it orchestrated large-scale social change when it had the capacity — the resources, expertise, and available political, social, and economic institutions — to do so.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So if we overlap those trends, really the wealthy asset-holding millennials is where the philanthropy is increasing the most. So in other words, philanthropy is shifting from the middle-class boomers to people like Mark Zuckerberg. So they’re not all the same trends, of course, but there is a lot of correlation.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 23, 2013

If you asked me a month ago what the biggest barrier was to American arts organizations adopting practices that support active engagement in the arts by diverse participants, I would have said two: money and legitimacy. We have the arguments and the energy. So what's missing? The funding and validity that a major foundation can provide.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So if we overlap those trends, really the wealthy asset-holding millennials is where the philanthropy is increasing the most. So in other words, philanthropy is shifting from the middle-class boomers to people like Mark Zuckerberg. So they’re not all the same trends, of course, but there is a lot of correlation.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

There’s even some strange philanthropy news compliments of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. It has since become the most powerful communication medium and some say, economic engine in history, now reaching over two and a half billion people now. There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month.

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