Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Date : October 28th (I’ll be presenting at the Blackbaud Conference on the 21st so will move it to the 4th Thursday of the month). We’ll be talking about organizing events and supporting international/global communities. Really looking forward to it and hope you’ll join me! Time : 4 pm EST (1 hour).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

That is why we created the Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving — to provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector." " The trend is up 12.1%!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 8, 2009

Check out this post which "shares some very early online giving trends from Blackbaud clients. This information comes from approximately 2,000 nonprofit organizations using Blackbaud's Internet solutions." 2008 Online Giving Trends - Connections - Want to compare your 2008 numbers/results to other organizations?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

5 Questions Nonprofits Should Ask Before Sending an Email - Connections - The Blackbaud Blog has a great post today outlining 5 questions to ask before you send out an email to your members. And this week, Google has added a couple important areas to the list: Mexico and Eastern Europe.&#.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The next monthly chat will be: Date : October 28th (I’ll be presenting at the Blackbaud Conference on the 21st so will move it to the 4th Thursday of the month). I’m already looking forward to the next opportunity to connect with others working to build community and explore ideas and examples. Time : 4 pm EST (1 hour).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

.” Even though online fundraising is still a small portion of the overall dollars raised by most organizations, it is growing—check out the 2011 Online Giving Report from Blackbaud for data.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Yesterday in Washington, DC, Target's senior fundraising analyst Paige Grainger gave a terrific "state of the nonprofit industry" talk, which summarized key findings from Target's latest, 2011 Index.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

" Generation Thumb - Connections - Steve McLaughlin at Blackbaud has started a great conversation here about the difference in fundraising with Boomers, Generation X and Millennials. I think the differences aren't just important to understand but are so big they can mean campaigns only connect with one group and not others.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2013

I’m honored to be included in a new ebook about marketing, fundraising, and social media. You can download the ebook, check out the various topics, and much more from: https://www.blackbaud.com/npexperts. —– When was the last time you were approached by a stranger in the store asking for you to donate to a cause they cared about?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

2011 Online Giving Report – “'2011 did not have the 35% year-over-year growth rate in online giving that happened in 2010, but online fundraising did not lose its mojo,' said Steve MacLaughlin, co-author of the Report and Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions. 'Every

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