Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2009

UniversalGiving is making great impact on communities around the world, both in the work, funds or volunteer efforts contributed to individuals and groups via their platform, but also in effectively and passionately empowering donors and volunteers to contribute.

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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. and Canada.

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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. Are you familiar with the tool? It's a great online space to upload your presentations, notes and documents.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 23, 2011

Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog – Really excited by projects that help close gaps, provide accessibility, and increase portability of all things webby. What a terrific way to help tell the story of your impact in the community – I can see something similar working for all kinds of organizations, schools, and more. "The

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Earlier this week, an announcement on the Causes Application blog broke the news that over $20 Million has been donated since May 2007 via donors using the social networking application. How many of your fans or group members are in your database, though? Skewing the numbers?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

With email newsletters and emails as part of your campaigns you can move your supporters up the ladder of engagement to take more actions and help you more and more. opening: do you make your email seem personal, use your database to insert members’ names. Don’t forget your Constituent Database. design: is it clean?

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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 do you point to when funders, donors, board members and the community ask if you are making a difference?

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