Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 28, 2022

Salesforce recently shared its vision for the next generation of Marketing Cloud, one that would help service teams and marketers create more personalized experiences that drive lifelong customer relationships. United under the Marketing Cloud moniker, this suite of products is now more easily associated with one another.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Solid donor engagement strategies help organizations improve their donors’ connection with their work, establish strong donor relationships, and retain their donor base. Repeat: As you repeat the Ask, Thank, and Report steps, you’re building connections that help move donors from one-time donors to recurring donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Thus far, Jumo has been the least helpful but it’s been around at this point for less than a month. It’s extremely helpful having not only the buy-in of our senior team, but the entire organization as well. You have to listen to what they are saying and not be afraid to jump into a conversation.

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Kindful

APRIL 28, 2021

There are a lot of examples of hybrid events. Put simply, a hybrid fundraising event simultaneously or asynchronously combines offline and online experiences. Conversely, offering an in-person option may provide accessibility to those for whom a screen experience is not optimal. If done right, hybrid events are more equitable.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

It’s something that I am energized by, passionate about, and take so much pleasure in helping others do well, too. I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Following these best practices will help increase awareness of the security tools and features that can be used to minimize the risk to vulnerable people. Following these best practices will help increase awareness of the security tools and features that can be used to minimize the risk to vulnerable people. Learn more. Learn more.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Earlier this summer, I had the huge privilege to visit Romania and help with the Local Philanthropy Workshop. The social impact landscape in Romania is complex and exciting – you can see struggle and hope, fear and enthusiasm mixed in every conversation and every presentation. In the slides, I highlighted some of the work of 350.org

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

You agree to reconvene once they have a chance to think about it, but the conversation fizzles out over email, and the donor ultimately turns you down the next time you ask. Financial and legal jargon will sap your conversations of their energy, making a chat about legacy-building start to feel like a dry business meeting.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now up – you can check out the blog and conversation on the SSIR opinion blog , or read it reposted below. In this case, for this conversation, co-creation is used generally to touch on issues of access and engagement, and collaboration.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

This post originally appeared on the NTEN blog – you can also read the full post and join the conversation on the NTEN.org website. Is data helpful if you aren’t using it? Is data helpful if you can’t change it? A common example of this that I hear often is with volunteer engagement.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Is it easy to see how to give offline? Interactivity significantly increases shares and conversions. Automation helps you do more with less, so it’s a pretty essential strategy given that most nonprofits operate with limited budgets and staff. . For example, one pitfall to avoid is sending emails from “do not reply” addresses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. Here’s some additional thoughts sparked by our conversation after reflecting on various blog posts I’ve written and others. The notes are here. What surprises you?

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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. But, a live conference or physical event has natural lulls that people often use to interact with a fellow attendee, help them do the same in the virtual format.

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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. And you shared them! Observations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Some points and examples we shared in response to questions: Fundraisers need to be experts in transmedia storytelling techniques and exploring new possibilities for sharing stories. I gave the example of charity:water that tells the story about how clean drinking water can change people’s lives in development country.

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Learning Donor Online Fundraising 86

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Here are some questions that can help get people talking to start sharing the groups they work with. In my experience, the more diverse group you can get together to have this conversation and work through this planning together, the more complete a picture you can draw of your community. New grants or new programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

Bots could help protect the privacy and safety of activists. Bots needs to be designed increase engagement, support and inspire offline action. Right now it is difficult to discover bots, but after a bit of research I found a few examples of nonprofits making use of Facebook Messenger platform.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

Read the post and join the conversation on the NTEN blog. These five assumptions always help me remember the role and responsibilities a successful community manager needs to best serve and engage a community. But operating and communicating as if every commenter is a troll will shut down conversation very quickly.

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Community Management Lesson NTEN 249

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I’ve written about it , submitted a session proposal with colleague Debra Askanase to the 2011 NTC, and recently had the opportunity to start a conversation on the topic of engaging your community across platforms in a GroupVine message (more information about my use of the tool at the bottom of this post). People are networked.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The facilitator can call on people individually or, when multiple voices chime in simultaneously, create a structured queue, saying for example, “Let’s hear from Amy, then Cynthia, and then Brad.” It’s also helpful to have a dedicated recorder who captures all ideas, making sure none are overlooked. They don’t have to be fine art.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

Thought leaders drive conversations – online and off, influence others, and shape perceptions in their field. For your organization, a leadership profile online for your executive director can help your organization reach a different audience that may not already be following your brand.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 12, 2010

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now up – you can check it out and join the conversation there ; or read the repost below! —— Last year I used the metaphor of “ gardening vs landscaping &# to outline some of the key attributes I believe make for successful community building, on or offline.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

The ultimate goal is to uncover trends, understand performance, and discover useful next actions to help nonprofits achieve their fundraising and donor stewardship goals. For example, you can compare this year’s year-end giving campaign to last year’s. 4 Types of Data Analytics. Data Analytics for Nonprofits: 13 Key Nonprofit Metrics.

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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. I queried nonprofit colleagues, asking for their best advice.

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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 sure you lead by example: interact with the community the way you want other organizations and the community members to do.

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Community Build Organization Case Study 253

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Opening up the way we work, collaborating with others to further our reach, and inviting the community to take responsibility for success (by extending opportunities to contribute) all help us build movements and scale up our work. This email group is intended as a conversation space to supplement and support the Global Scale Wiki.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

This post summarizes the content I shared in my presentation and offers some reflection on the conversational keynote. 337. I started my talk with a story about why I liked Twitter: It allows me to connect with people in my professional field and have a great conversations or ad hoc collaborations that improve practice.

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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. But, a live conference or physical event has natural lulls that people often use to interact with a fellow attendee, help them do the same in the virtual format.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 3, 2010

You can check out the post and conversation there , or read a copy of the post below. The power of using social media in a local context focuses most directly on just those things that make “local&# different: being “here,&# connecting online and offline, taking action collectively and delivering services.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Donors like to have an idea of the type of donations your organization is looking for to help them choose the right giving amount. There are a number of ways to choose suggested giving amounts that will resonate with your donors and help them come to a decision that makes them feel good and maximizes the benefit to your charity.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

It’s something I can only wrap my mind around by talking to others and hope that this is a chance to further a very important conversation. and so… The Conversation. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. Well, it means a lot.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Every month, a group called #4Change organizes open & lively conversations about how web-connected communities and our use of social media tools are helping to create change in the world. 4Change Chats are hosted on Twitter – Read “ Join the Conversation ” below for ways to jump into the discussion. Join the Conversation!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 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. Or are social media ranking tools an example of more kool-aid mix being added to the overflowing punch bowl?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Let’s start at the most fundamental place for this conversation. For this conversation, and those to have over the course of the next two days together at least, let’s work from the place that a movement is larger than coalitions. I’m not sharing these examples of mergers as a way of saying I believe there are too many organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

You can read the full post and join the conversation on SSIR here. to share some of what I believe is the core of successful community building (on or offline). The gardener is simply there to help, cultivate, and clear the weeds if/when they poke up. Have a great example or case study you want to share?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

Plus, understanding motivations, interests, and passions can help you connect with them on a deeper level. A nonprofit CRM helps you keep all this information organized and easily accessible. From tracking conversations and donations to event registrations, you can note every interaction you have with a supporter in your nonprofit CRM.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2010

To help her celebrate, I invited to write a post with some steps and tips for integrating web content, email, and social media. The more channels you can use to reach a supporter, the more likely they are to see your updates, to engage in conversation, and to build a positive image of and rapport with your organization.

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