Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

To mobilize a network of women: One of our long term goals is to create a database of women technology experts to be used as a resource for the media and tech conference organizers. To break down barriers : The teleSummit aims to break down the barriers and showcase the brilliant talents of women who tech out.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

The results we were able to produce didn’t reflect the full contents of our database. I was presenting Social Actions at the Semantic Technology Conference (SemTech) , describing how Social Actions was an open database and how we encouraged developers to build open source applications that distributed this data widely.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 9, 2012

It’s a no- to low-cost database that is a rich source of information about potential major donors, board members, employees, and strategic allies." . "Whether connected or cold calling, you can build long-term, valuable relationships using LinkedIn. Find out how easy it is.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

Social Actions has created an open database of 60,000+ actions from 40+ sites — including GlobalGiving, Change.org, DonorsChoose.org, Kiva.org, NABUUR, TakingITGlobal, Idealist.org, and VolunteerMatch.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Databases - Nonprofits can use these tools to track data in real time and report on results. Documentation Review - Looking at internal records including applications, forms, procedures, and finances allows you to get an impression of how programs operate without interruption and identify new methods of collection.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2009

Social Actions is “an open source database of actions people can take on any issue. The actions in our database are aggregated from across the social web and include everything from volunteer opportunities to micro credit loans.&#.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 23, 2009

Social Media Brand Engagement Database - ENGAGEMENTdb - Ever wondered which companies were using social media "right" and successfully engaging people online? Favorite Leisure Activities - eMarketer - Some interesting figures about the preferred leisure activities of men and women (of different age groups) in the US.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 23, 2011

If you haven't, John Haydon will tell you how: "From what I’ve seen, most nonprofits have no idea that you can add to your list — that precious database of your supporters, donors or newsletter subscribers — by strategically using a customized Facebook Welcome Page or custom tab. " Google+ vs.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2009

We are currently building the largest database of nonprofit, government, and social enterprise jobs on the web and have just hired a team of career advisors to provide daily advice and guidance to help people of all backgrounds find and develop a career in social change.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

Multiple Constituent Groups, One Database: Case Studies | Idealware – A great collection of three case studies from very different organizations, including Fight Colorectal Cancer, Sarah's, and Earthjustice. For me, I see the way I use email and treat email changing, but the importance and irreplaceability (is that a word?)

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

Software developers may also gain better recognition and hopefully more customers by having their software listed on the database. <br Organizations that rely on volunteering can compare and contrast the wide variety of volunteer management software available, and more quickly identify the software that is right for them.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

How many of your fans or group members are in your database, though? How many fans does your organization’s Fan Page have, or how many members are in your facebook Group? Probably not 400,000. The most difficult part to applications like Causes is that you don’t get the data.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2010

I think it's great to revisit a list like this even if you are already working with your community online to be sure you haven't forgotten about some of the key foundations that will help you succeed.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

WiserEarth & WiserEarth API – Open database of over 100,000 environmental & social justice organizations anyone can search and webby folk can integrate into their site. Project Survival – Seven new media teams, one for each continent, will report on the most compelling climate stories from around the world. Join the Conversation!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

It is not something confined to an “IT department&# any more as everyone (if we are looking at a nonprofit, for example, staff use the website, database, email marketing, etc.) Technology is a catalyst for data, analysis, scalability, effectiveness and efficiency. can be harnessing technology to improve their work and impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This feature is available starting on our mid-level $90/mo plan) During the two-week campaign, the David Suzuki Foundation added several hundred new constituents to its database.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

What’s so great about the chart from Forrester at the top of this post is that it shows you a great way to view segments of your database in an influential way. I’ve talked before about how to map your community and the messages within it.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

opening: do you make your email seem personal, use your database to insert members’ names. Don’t forget your Constituent Database. Think carefully about your constituents when setting up your database or management tool. Things to consider and target include: sender line: who is your email “from&#.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

For example, they partnered with groups like Focus the Nation and 1Sky so that they could share a backend database ensuring that they were then able to share calls to action and garner far more numbers together than as competitors. What about a fundraising tool?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

These are people who may not be on your newsletter or in your Facebook group, they may not follow you on Twitter or even be in your database, but they like what you are doing and want to show it to their friends.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

When supporters sign a petition or take action on your organization’s behalf in social media platforms, include “thank you&# and “learn more&# links wherever possible that link to ways to connect directly with your organization, ensuring the contact information is in your database, not just Facebook’s.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Our focus on new media in the digital period also meant that we started to forget about the technology tools we already had in our organization: the hardware, software, databases, servers. There is no reason we should, as an entire sector, have to change the way we operate in order to use a database. Holistic Tactics.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 23, 2010

Through the shared database, workers in ABCD’s neighborhood centers are now able to conduct quicker intakes for clients already in the system, reduce duplicated information, track services received in other programs, simplify referrals, track system-wide outcomes, and many other aspects required for effective case management.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 20, 2009

The Actions tab will not only match supporters to federal and state legislative officials based on their addresses but will also capture names and emails in a database." " Social networks for a good cause – growth, culture and impact : crisscrossed blog - A great post from Christian!

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