Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog. You can read the post and join the conversation over there – it’s also copied below. Despite the generic title, this is a report chock full of examples, best practices and data about the effects of joining the conversation online.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We suggest that you have a conversation and not send a survey. Some examples include: Data specific – What data empowers you? An example is how many new members did we acquire last month? Check out our blog on overcoming your fear of dirty data. Read our blog on Creating a Data Culture for Your Association.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Blog: blog.nature.org. Secondly, we look at the traffic driven from these channels and if they trigger a conversion event on our site. Now that it’s so popular, there’s definitely interest from the higher ups. Yes, we definitely are. Organization: The Nature Conservancy. Organization Size: +1 million members, +3800 staff.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It’s definitely not as many as we would like. Write like you are having a conversation with a donor at your kitchen table. Better Fundraising Email Trick #2: Keep It Conversational . And think of yourself as having a conversation with your friend about what’s going on with your nonprofit. Less is definitely more!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 9, 2010

As I recently announced , I’m collaborating with Matt Chevy on a redesign of this website to freshen up the design, make presentations, resources and case studies all easier to find, and surface the rich conversations taking place in the comments. Definitely something we’ll be sure to tackle! Look for that!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Blog: taprootfoundation.org/blog. Dupe: I love our blog – I has surprisingly become one of the strongest presence on our website. We also have an External Affairs Visita Volunteer who manages our blog space. You have to listen to what they are saying and not be afraid to jump into a conversation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Blog: www.wildlifepromise.org. There are definitely tools that I spend less time with, but that’s because I may not have found our audiences very active on them or I may just be spending time on other sites. We are definitely working more in that direction. Organization: National Wildlife Federation. Name: Danielle Brigida.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If staff interact more with AI tools than with one another to complete tasks, it reduces the well-documented benefits of informal conversations of building an effective workplace culture, onboarding new staff, and improving staff retention. Putting humans first There is an alternative approach: a human-first AI adoption strategy.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Some examples: Employee retention rate Absenteeism rate Employee satisfaction, quantified on a questionnaire or survey Free Guide Development Plan Toolkit Download Now Utilizing Effective Data Tools Many nonprofits started out as a grassroots group with a dream and some bootstraps. That’s where technology can make a real impact.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

We then kicked off a conversation with early Demographics via Candid partners Satonya Fair of PEAK Grantmaking , Grant Elliot of Foundant Technologies , Dawn Stone of Center for Nonprofit Management , and Michael Wright of Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to discuss their first-hand experiences collaborating with Candid on this initiative.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

Check our blog – you will find that we periodically report on the aggregated polling results. QUESTION: Can you provide examples of data standards policies? We provided some examples in the presentation, which you can download from our website. Below I will discuss a few more examples for you to consider.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

Women are drawn to an expanded definition of philanthropy, tapping into all their resources—not just money but also their time, expertise, advocacy, and networks—to support the causes they care about. Giving circles are a prime example of this phenomenon. Women give broadly. Women give collectively.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. The Red Cross has been around for 130 years and so much has changed – for example with text-to-give after disasters. For example, if two people had just had kids, regardless of age, they had more similarities than just age.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2005

Steve and others, just when I thought there was a lull in our conversation about blog communities and blog cross conversations, I noticed this thread on the Digital Divide List (btw, the digital divide network is another example of a community blog). If you are new, start at the beginning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Plus, you'll likely also enjoy reading Stallard's examples of well-known leaders who created a connection culture , including: Bono of U2 Alan Mulally of Ford Coach K of Duke men's basketball Ed Catmull of Pixar and Disney Animation Stallard is co-founder and president of E Pluribus Partners.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

We had also blogged earlier on the topic. We definitely recommend using social media logins to your website as a convenience option for your constituents. QUESTION: When you gave an example of a data management plan, you started from a fundraising plan. Debbie and Gary Carr , CEO of Third Sector Labs, co-presented.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

It’s useful to have your photos and links (to your website, a blog post, a news article etc) ready in a folder or folders so that when you want to schedule new posts, it’s easy to access the content. It might take some time to plan and schedule your content for the next week or month, but it’s definitely worth it. 7) Tell your story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

Beth Dunn , who was getting up at 4:00 am, stayed up late to respond her blog. And, there have been many spin-off conversations on other blogs as a result. Take for example Connie Bensen 's post and story. As Holly Ross notes on the NTEN blog , Chris doesn't like to call himself an expert. Impressive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

This is one of the best examples I saw of using bots for engagement and it most definitely required some custom programming. The Whisky Bot , while not a nonprofit focus, it is a good example of a more elaborate bot. The Climate Reality bot is a good example of a simple bot to build an email list.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

It also means your communications need to feel like a virtual conversation, meeting their need for interesting, relevant information — not just whatever you feel like telling them. For example, “Your donation of $10 will provide a day’s food and care for a homeless veteran. See the hero language? Maybe they’ll give even longer.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Example: “Datamaking” as engagement I recently worked with an arts and culture intermediary nonprofit that focused on capacity development, network building, and connecting local nonprofits to state agencies and grants. This understanding led me to an approach for “datamaking” that I utilize with groups.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Best Friends provides a valuable example of social media mobilizing people to take action in the real world."

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now posted, you can visit the SSIR blog to read it there or read the full text below. Connecting conversations and people means cross-pollinating or jumping across platforms to share messages or actions from one to the next. Individuals influence networks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Plus, you'll likely also enjoy reading Stallard's examples of well-known leaders who created a connection culture , including: Bono of U2 Alan Mulally of Ford Coach K of Duke men's basketball Ed Catmull of Pixar and Disney Animation Stallard is co-founder and president of E Pluribus Partners.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 3, 2010

Campaigning can mean many different things and we want to keep the definition of the topic fairly open for this chat, in order to keep insights, resources and conversation in the Q/A format as open to valuable input as possible. by leaving a comment on this blog post. About the Topic. political action. local community building.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Definition of Data Analytics for Nonprofits. Definition of Data Analytics for Nonprofits. For example, you can compare this year’s year-end giving campaign to last year’s. For example, you can understand what impact, if any, a new communication channel had on fundraising outcomes. 4 Types of Data Analytics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I was particularly interested in examples using blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook. More at TechCrunch and Technology in the Arts Blog. s Blog about?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

I’m so thrilled to have a guest post up on the Frogloop blog today! Frogloop is Care2’s nonprofit online marketing blog where you’ll find lots of great posts from Allyson Kapin and others. Collaboration is one of my focus areas to explore this year so I hope this will be the start to an evolving conversation!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

I normally separate my post-presentation blog posts and slides but think it will be valuable to group them together this time. A great example of this is when we talk about working with our communities. Many public media organizations are looking to use social media as a way to have conversations directly with community members.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 27, 2021

An example is a form on your site that asks people to sign up to receive your newsletter: the call to action (sign up for newsletters) is very clear and straightforward, and the information you need to collect is minimal. Building multistep donation forms is a great way to improve your fundraising by increasing your forms’ conversion rates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Please join us for a spirited conversation that includes Bradford Smith , president of the Foundation Center, Phil Buchanan , president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, as well as a panel of foundation leaders including Christy Pichel , president of the Stuart Foundation, and Emmett D. Where do you draw the line?

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

And that definitely includes all your staff. Shape the Conversation . Once you have a good handle on the subject matter, consider how you might want to shape a conversation on the topic with your key stakeholders. Feel free to share this checklist with them to kick start the conversation. Get their take. Give your take.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week I'll be teaching a session about blogging during a nonprofit social media webinar, We Are Media, presented by NTEN. As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Thanks to all those who participated or followed along, and to those who will join the conversation now! What makes a Twitter chat different than a blog post, for example, is that the conversation is 1. A blog post has, like this, one person writing it and sharing it at the end for comments. real time, and 2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. I'm live blogging the conference sessions which are being conducted in Romanian. So all the disclaimers of live blogging apply and particularly here - with translations, jet lag, etc. What is Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

For example, they have a film called "That's A Family" takes a look at family diversity. (I If your nonprofit is using a blog and the subject matter isn't sensitive or you don't feel you need to "control" your messaging, it depends on the type of community you want to create. You moderate comments or leave it open.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). Take the above example from charity:water for World Water Day. The first step is to get organized.

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