Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

I’m not going to spoil it by sharing everything I’m going to talk about, but I do want to give you a sneak peak of some of the concepts I’m exploring and topics I hope to weave in – and get your thoughts! If you share feedback or examples that make their way, I’ll certainly give you credit.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Enhanced technology has made giving simple and convenient, so why aren’t you booming with success and increasing your donors and donations year over year? Don’t take it personally and definitely don’t worry. Increase Employee Giving. Increase Employee Giving. Sounds like you? Information Sharing and Storytelling.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

” “ Is there a difference between measurement and evaluation? ” “ Is there a right way to define an outcome? There is a clear acknowledgement among giving organizations that we have reached a point of impact where impact–not the act of giving in and of itself–is the point of our efforts. Measurement vs. Evaluation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

That alone, I don’t know how you do that and then all your other awesome, you know, fundraising and client work, but it definitely has helped out a lot of organizations raise over $1 billion, and is just a delight to listen to. And I’ll give you about 30 seconds or so to activate. That was the most recent one. .

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People Community Video Podcast 81

.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

ChatGPT is a large language model within the family of generative AI systems. ChatGPT , from OpenAI, is a large language model within the family of generative AI systems. AI models use algorithms to recognize patterns, learn from specific sets of data, and provide responses based on that education.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. There are even a few international reports.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2012

Models of Collaboration , by professor Mark Hager and Tyler Curry, identifies and describes types of nonprofit collaborations from an analysis of the 177 nominations submitted in 2009 for the prestigious Collaboration Prize. We noticed that a great deal did not fit neatly into any one model outlined in Models of Collaboration.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. There are even a few international reports.

Research 61

Research San Francisco Montana Homeless 61

Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

After all, if they’re already giving money, they may be more inclined to give their time as well. Most of their time together will be in service of the event and your organization, so give them opportunities for relaxed social events. Of course, there can definitely be exceptions to this.

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Build Fundraising Tips Volunteer 59

NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Think about the newspaper model. Content Strategy is basically bringing elements of the newspaper model to websites. Using all of the information you captured during the content audit, you can evaluate your content’s quality. Content Planning: It’s time to write, but you need to give your authors some guidance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

Here’s what I learned: Definition: A culture of continuous improvement. They have a created a safe space for staff and program participants and other stakeholders to give feedback, reflect, ask questions, and think creatively about solutions. Senior leaders model the skill that Edgar H. The term means learning culture.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

When exploring a potential LMS, be sure to take into consideration features that are soon to be available, as they may give a precise picture of learning initiatives that can be included to propagate the reach of the organizational learning. Rely on reporting and measurement to continuously evaluate the content that is being delivered.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

Measuring this change has benefits for both your members and your learning business alike: For your learning business, understanding this change gives you insight into both the knowledge of your members and the efficacy of your courses to instruct them. What are the different types of online assessment? Gamification. Proctored Exams.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

My role was to facilitate and model new practices and present on a couple of new approaches, such as content curation. We established a hashtag for the event #fflsmart and modeled how you can capture a complete archive with rowfeeder and since content curation was on the agenda, I modeled using storify to capture a curated record of the event.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

Here are 10 of the most helpful reports and resources for philanthropy professionals: Giving in an Election Year. A new report on charitable giving in a political climate. And that gives you a head start on successful fundraising! The 2015 Charitable Giving Report. How they were changed by the 2012 election cycle.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2009

A quick glance makes it clear that the not-entirely-standard definitions of the diseases listed, and the data collection process implied (often a matter of guesswork and intuition), may introduce some uncertainty into the reliability of the data that results. The impact of donor expectations on data collection.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And this is one where these guys definitely have a lot of knowledge. We’ve been around for 12 years and have really focused on connecting volunteers from the architecture, engineering, and construction industries with opportunities to give back and then assisting nonprofits with their building needs. Check them out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

However, there was also a plea not to make evaluation painful, collecting huges amount of data and not using it to improve a program. He set up the panel with a definition of Web 3.0 - it wasn't about the real-time web or semantic web. Premal Shah talked about the importance of the user experience to create a compelling reason to give.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2015

A theory of change is a model that connects: the activities we do, to the outcomes they effect, to the impact we seek to create in the world. We developed a final version of the theory in a wonky powerpoint flowchart model. Furthermore, the best way to build buy-in for a theory of change is by giving people a voice in creating it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

An extension is actually good thing, gives us more time to look at all those projects! In reading through this amazing outpouring of posts, people have been very transparent if they are nominating their own project as well as their criteria and evaluation thought process. His definition: projects that are not well funded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. Evaluating Next-Gen Volunteer Opportunity Platforms: Forget about the high school community service club : The next generation of volunteering platforms is here -- from Google's All for Good to the President's Serve.gov. Definitely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Mastering each tool individually seems like a lot of work and a lot of people give up even before they begin. The second reason is a clear definition of what social media is, even within the social media community. However, very few people use these terms precisely and almost nobody agrees on the exact definition of these terms.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Definitions Of Key Business Terms We talk about, read about and hear about "customers," "mission," and "customer value" all the time and perhaps sometimes we struggle with fully understanding the best definition of those terms. I like Peter F. Don't Praise.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2013

I''d give a team feedback and they said it was like Tim Gunn had blessed their project. As a forest-dwelling hippie, I know very little about reality TV, but it''s clear that the model of "do an ambitious, wacky project really fast" is now tied closely to a slew of shows about everything from cooking to art-making.

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Museum Arts History Professional 49

NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Oh, and please do give a thumbs up to the panel Beth and I cooked up: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change ]. Evaluating Next-Gen Volunteer Opportunity Platforms: Forget about the high school community service club : The next generation of volunteering platforms is here -- from Google's All for Good to the President's Serve.gov.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 24, 2021

Instead of going back to your stale fundraising strategies, use this checklist to evaluate your fundraising and take the opportunity to rethink how your organization moves forward. Evaluate all fundraising activities to understand which are profitable or outdated. The Ultimate Healthcare Fundraising Checklist.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls. Don't Praise.

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M+R

JANUARY 31, 2023

For our overall analysis, we included only one-time gifts — ongoing monthly revenue is not included in those numbers, and all gifts are in the months of November and December in order to include Giving Tuesday. Digital Revenue Unplugged The median nonprofit saw their overall online giving decline by 4.0%. Have you tried this?

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It’s definitely possible to run a modern nonprofit event without employing any event management software—but it’s not easy. Robust reporting tools give you insight into your event performance, which provides the data necessary for decision-making and refining future events. Be aware of any hidden fees.

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

I tried to give them a framework in which to think about this kind of change and we discussed different models to explore and teach this subject. That’s not good a good sign — cause he’s definitely trying to sell something, and this customer doesn’t know what it is. I can’t summarize what he said.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

We have a short evaluation at the end and formal breaks for Q&A throughout the session, so we invite you to stay engaged. And I think it can be easy to just get overwhelmed with a lot of generic information that doesn’t really give you the answers you need. We have a lot of content, and we know that you’ll have questions.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Give me a yes if you’ve seen this TED talk by Dan Pallotta on “The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong?” Now, I have a whole nother talk I can give you on the nonprofit business model, but let me just tell you, nonprofits as businesses are more complex than for-profits. It’s a really good one.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. And that’s just something to kind of give us a level playing field to understand what we’re working with. Rachel: Mm-hmm. Steven: All right, awesome.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. There is an important difference between giving your employees positive feedback and giving them praise. So, skip the praise and give positive feedback that is more uplifting to your employees because it goes to the heart of their job performance and what they actually do.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We’re not going to give you a deep dive into the systems because every system has their own way, but there are things like Bloomerang and other systems that we’ll share that you can reach out. ” People want to know that, when they give their time, their talents, their treasure, that it’s creating impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2010

Saturday, July 10, 2010 How To Give Constructive Feedback Eric Harvey and Al Lucia wrote a booklet called " 144 Ways To Walk The Talk." They provide the following great, simple and straight-forward advice about giving feedback: Make it timely -- give your feedback as soon as possible to the performance. Don't Praise.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

So definitely knows what she’s talking about. Definitely involved in the healthcare space. So any of you listening in who are in the healthcare arena, you definitely want to check her out. So I can definitely appreciate that grants can be challenging. I’ll give another moment for a few more people to answer.

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