Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, I had a ton of fun leading a session and discussion around making the most of social media in just 30 minutes a day. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Networked Nonprofit. Community Map Template: [link]. Content Map Template: [link]. Books & Collections.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Adding a golf tournament to your fundraising event roster is a win-win for your nonprofit and your donors—your nonprofit adds a reliable income stream and your donors get to support your mission through a fun activity. Tap into your networks. Why should my nonprofit host a charity golf tournament?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 10, 2011

The eighth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Mary Mulliken. Mary Mulliken, Intentional Motherhood: How I Have Fun, Do Good While I was pregnant, I heard one of my favorite writers, Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy say, "we treat our planet like a supply closet and a garbage dump."

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2012

The fourth blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the delicious Meg Worden (I say delicious because I love her e-cookbook, Salad Alchemy). Doing good is fun. And incredibly fun. Meg is a writer, speaker, storyteller and a certified Holistic Health Coach. My work as a Health Coach is deeply rewarding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Note from Beth: I’ve learned a lot about how to cultivate your professional network so it returns value by reading Porter Gale’s Your Network is Your Networth over the summer. It is about how you cultivate and develop your network. The other day I witnessed the result of feeding and tuning a network.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2011

The third guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is by Jen Louden. Jen Louden, Savor and Serve: How I Have Fun, Do Good After reading my friend Keri Smith's book The Guerilla Art Kit , my 16-year-old daughter Lillian decided it would be delish to write little-bitty love notes and plaster them all over our tiny town.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2012

My second guest blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the warm and wonderful Jocelyn Harmon. As Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Network for Good , she is privileged to lead the team to help over 5,000 nonprofits raise more friends and funds online.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2012

I'm starting the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series up again! From there, the fun begins! My first guest blogger is the lovely Amy Kessel. Amy is a certified life coach devoted to helping women unfurl into their authentic selves. The interviews all contain the same five questions.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Fun fact about Andrew. Fun fact about Dave. Not only do they generally take you off-grid, but they give you the opportunity to do a little sampling of everything. Fun Fact about Adam. Fun fact about Sanchi. Fun fact about Ajay. Fun fact about Logan. Dave Domagala, Director of Customer Support .

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters! Your supporters can purchase a ticket to participate and spend a day going through fun clues around your community that focus on your mission. Spring provides the perfect weather and some great scenery for a fun run event.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2011

The seventh guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Jamie Ridler. Jamie Ridler, Creative Living: How I Have Fun, Do Good I’ve always been kind of like Mary Poppins. As someone who used to sing at her day job, I discovered that when you have fun, people think you’re not taking your work terribly seriously.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

One idea that has emerged for me through this way of exploring the topic is that of temporary versus permanent networks. Temporary versus Permanent Networks. People are networked. In this back and forth, we encounter both temporary and permanent networks – and identifying each from the other can make a huge difference!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2011

The second guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Wendy Harman. You can connect with her on Twitter at @wharman Wendy Harman, Social Media Maven, How I Have Fun, Do Good I am the luckiest. I get to have fun and do good for a living. What an interesting, passionate, smart, and fun-loving group you all are.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 3, 2011

The third guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is by Tara Sophia Mohr. You can connect with Tara on her blog, Wise Living , and on Twitter at @tarasophia Tara Sophia Mohr, Wise Living: How I Have Fun, Do Good Every woman has a unique brilliance, an important message to share with the world, a set of gifts the world needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

UK Networked Nonprofit. I shared an overview of the central thesis in the book, The Networked Nonprofit , and we took a deeper dive into social culture , learning from mistakes , simplicity, and transparency. Many of the ideas in the book were well received and there was fabulous networking after the event. Book Giveaways.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2011

The fifth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Emily Goligoski. Emily is a w riter and digital strategist who blogs as TheSanFranista. She produces tech entrepreneurship content for the organization Women 2.0 and teaches yoga in San Francisco. You can follow her on Twitter at @emgollie.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

With peer-to-peer fundraising, donors raise money on your behalf by leveraging their personal networks. To make things fun, consider hosting fun social media challenges that your supporters can complete under your hashtag. However, with a little creativity and a few fun ideas, your peer-to-peer fundraiser can be a wild success.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 8, 2011

The sixth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Desiree Adaway. Desiree Adaway, Global Service and Leadership: How I Have Fun, Do Good How do I have fun and do “good”? It’s a great combination of all the things I love and adore—good food, good people-community-culture-travel – and fun! Egypt I volunteer!

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The eleventh guest blogger in my have fun do good series is Lisa Sonora Beam. Lisa Sonora Beam, The Creative Entrepreneur: How I Have Fun, Do Good Buy art from artists. One of the most fun ways to do good is to buy art and hand crafts directly from artists and artisans. Tags: Have Fun Do Good Guest Posts guest.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

I hope you've been enjoying my have fun do good guest blogger series as much as I am (: The tenth guest blogger in the series is Kimberly Wilson. Kimberly Wilson, Tranquility du Jour: How I Have Fun, Do Good When I started Tranquil Space in my living room in 1999, creating a socially conscious business was always my intention.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If you’ve been part of the Salesforce community for a while, you’ve certainly heard of Trailhead — the fun way to learn about all things Salesforce. A sampling of badge art from Salesforce.org Trailhead modules. Broadcast: Tell your network about nonprofit, education, philanthropy, and pro bono badges on social.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The twelfth guest blogger in my have fun do good series series is Heather Meyer. How I Have Fun, Do Good As a child, I remember literally throwing myself around full-force without thinking too much about the consequences; I had plenty of bruises to show for it. As a child, having fun was an easy, natural way of being.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 2, 2010

I recently updated the Have Fun, Do Good blogroll (in my sidebar) to show a greater range of some of the blogs I read. What blogs do you read regularly? Most of them are about nonprofits, volunteering and nonprofit technology, but I also like reading about food, creativity, and the musings of some of my personal pals.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Make it easy for them by providing samples of everything they’ll need. Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team. Include a sample script of what to say to team members. Providing Resources. And I mean everything.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

What is a knowledge sharing network? A robust knowledge sharing network might involve people sharing resources, best practices, worst practices, just-in-time information, quick tips, and deep thinking, all focused on a specific topic. What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks? Knowledge is a lofty word.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Yesterday, I had a very fun time presenting with my friend and colleague Debra Askanase at the 2 011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Leverage the power of the online communities and networks, such as with Tweetsgiving. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Here are the slides! Cultivate Leaders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

You don’t need to go all-out creating a design system with code samples—even a living document with screenshots and a few notes on how each pattern is used would help. 2) Women’s Funding Network. It’s surprisingly interesting and fun to click around and could be an interesting way to inspire people to engage with an annual report.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

Donors can donate to the classroom project of their choice and then invite social network friends, fans and followers to join their efforts. The tool is easy to use (I’ve set up a campaign myself), free to the nonprofit, and fun for the user because when they give, they get to upload a photo into a box on the grid.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Joseph’s had a giving day in 2019 but quickly realized that in order to engage both of their campuses and a wide network of alumni they needed to activate a campaign that had a foundation in peer-to-peer fundraising in order to fully capture the broader network available to them. Make it fun. Do they know what hashtag to use?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Given it''s popularity last year, we''ve added one extra day of this event, where five people each day will take part in this fast-paced, fun, and thought provoking event. Together, it''s a space to exchange knowledge, share best practices, and gain insight through valuable networking. Ever dreamed of presenting at the 15NTC?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

nfpSynergy, a leading nonprofit sector think-tank and research consultancy in the UK, “tracks a representative sample of over 1000 11-25 year olds throughout mainland Britain twice-yearly, gaining insights into their views and habits, both social and charity-related” in its Youth Engagement Monitor. The Research. What It Means.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

So far Laura Novig, Amy Sample Ward , Scarlett Swerdlow and Jocelyn Harmon have stepped up as editors. (If to brainstorm on the wiki and these are tactical - listen, participate, content, generating buzz, and social networking. (If The wiki content is a first draft, there will be also be a community-driven editing process.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

Not a fun place to be. Technology (website, network, etc.) Volunteer appreciation Here’s a sample startup budget for a new nonprofit: Tips As you put your budget together, here are some tips that can help you. Without a budget, you can find yourself in deep water, fast, with more money going out than coming in.

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Kindful

APRIL 12, 2021

You can use each social network for unique purposes. For example, given LinkedIn’s emphasis on business and professional networking, it may be most appropriate to highlight corporate sponsors, board members, or companies who offer employee matching on that platform. Don’t forget about your institutional funders!

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Here is a sample formula to play with for what you’re looking for: [intent] +[context]+[brand personality]+[data/template] Intent : You are a clever writing assistant that creates emails, articles, and social posts Context : This AI creates copy like XYZ company that makes paper clips for Millennials. Build out code (see the bottom).

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Think about how you build relationships with your personal network; build a written plan to do the same with your donors. People like to engage, and when you enter them into a raffle for a prize (preferably one that is donated), they’re more likely to join the fun. When you add some fun to a donor’s life, they think of you positively.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I had a lot of fun yesterday giving a webinar for the Nonprofit Webinar series ; it was a whole hour discussing community engagement! View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. I had a lot of fun and hope it was useful for everyone. Well, from the planning and analysis side, that is. Presentation. Do-It-Yourself.

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