NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. That said, here are 5 tips to help ensure your participants are as successful as possible. 2) Educate. 4) Activate.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

There’s a plethora of seasonal themes to base your fundraisers around that can help you entice your supporters’ giving spirit into full bloom. Here’s a list of spring fundraising ideas to help you celebrate the season with your supporters: Spring fundraising ideas 1. Trash cleanup Spring cleaning shouldn’t be limited to homes!

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M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

But the past is close behind, and there is plenty we can learn from the 2020 end-of-year fundraising season that will help improve our fundraising efforts in the year ahead. One of the universal—and heartwarming—truths is that people will help each other in times of need. What Bill Murray can teach you about email marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

After each presentation, one of the “responders” other experts in the field including Amy Sample Ward (see her write up ), Mark Horvath, and David Neff offered their insights in two minutes about the topic. ” @ brianreich #sxsw #npsmpeer #nptech — Amy Sample Ward (@amyrsward) March 10, 2013.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Where will we turn to for financial support?

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

Ask them if they’ll write a brief handwritten note on the next appeal you mail (give them a few sample notes). It helps when donors can visualize what their monthly commitment accomplishes. It’s a way to declare their values, and feel really good about helping to further a good cause on their special day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. " Looking for an alternative gift to help a child? " Be A Role Model of Generosity.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Sample impact report from Oxfam America. . . Samples from LCV’s advertising to mid-level and major donors. . . Does this help us retain and upgrade our mid-level donors at faster rates? What Bill Murray can teach you about email marketing. And recently, we’ve started running mini impact reports in ads! Related Links.

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APRIL 22, 2021

An eLearning consultant can help you answer this question and more. At Web Courseworks, we provide professional services to help associations like yours build their ideal learning business. To start off, an eLearning consultant is an individual who provides advice and guidance to help organizations create successful eLearning programs.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” – Peter Drucker. So how can you, in the words of Peter Drucker, “teach people how to learn?” For instance, you might offer: A course on personalized fundraising communication to help your fundraisers advance their careers and start working with major donors.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

And your friend who is a website developer won’t be able to help you. You will probably need to hire a WordPress developer to build your site, but your developer can teach you how to make updates after your site goes live. You probably want a News page for your blog (if you plan to have one), which will help you keep your site fresh.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Surprise offers and gifts helped alleviate some of the financial strain many felt during a pandemic and recession, while convenient shopping experiences reduced stress and anxiety. Help them out : Make donate buttons stand out using bold, contrasting colors. It’s helpful to: Inform donors how their gift was used.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Rapid prototyping —developing a rapid prototype sample product or service and getting it out there quickly to test customer response, then seizing on that feedback to tweak, overhaul, or completely abandon their breakout offering. He also teaches entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity courses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2010

And little did I know that Amy Sample Ward and Stacey Monk were planning one hell of a surprise party! He helped me with reaching my influencers on Twitter. I got to teach two back to back sessions of the class and it was exhilarating. For now, enjoy Amy Sample Ward's reflection on crowdsourcing a surprise party !

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I consider myself a teacher: I take a few days off a year to teach at American University, and I do a lot of public speaking and training. It’s incredibly rewarding to help others, and teaching – or mentoring – gives me a sense of accomplishment. Vain, because if you teach, you believe you have something important to say.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

So, how can you help supporters become fundraising superstars? Teach Supporters to Fundraise and Provide Samples. Provide samples of everything. Don’t let your fundraisers get stuck on something you could have easily helped with. When approaching the media, though, they may need help. Check-in occasionally.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Having an event to officially launch the campaign helped increase excitement and engagement from our staff. Below is a sample email I sent to our captains, complete with a template they could use to motivate and equip their team members. “Hi I thought it would be helpful to provide an email template to send out to your team members.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2011

and teaches yoga in San Francisco. It took a year of philosophy and anatomy study (and, more than I expected, self study) to earn my certification, but I found that the teaching staff's patience and encouragment made me a better teacher too. I asked "how can I help?" I couldn't help but smile too.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Janet said this is an important way to teach participants how to keep their personal supporters engaged as many of the students and young adults attend multiple mission trips and may be asking for fundraising support again in the future. Make It Personal.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Deploying a central email security solution and following 10 best practices will help keep your email system protected. Even if the email is from a known sender but somehow looks out of the ordinary, teach your employees to be cautious. Read more about how to create an email policy and download a sample policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

And, just before we jump in, one other note – this conversation thread didn’t just teach me more than I ever expected to learn about content strategy, but it drove home the importance of creating and nurturing a diverse network of knowledgeable, generous people who care about the things you do.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Points of Light is celebrating the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! Luckily, our members have the resources and knowledge to make it all possible. Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! through a day of service. is looking for you !

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

Top Tech Training Tips for Nonprofits — How to Teach Your Staff to Use New Technology Painlessly. Here's a sample of some recent popular blog posts: The Environmental Case for Remanufactured IT. We also have forums where you can ask for TechSoup program help , and make requests for TechSoup's technology wish list.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We’ve looked for people who want to share, give, engage, create, and collaborate by offering their time and talent to local organizations and people who need their help, and its not too late to get involved. You may already have an idea of how you want to help, and that’s great. Help install a wireless network at a school.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. The ability to teach, with patience, is essential. And I think where Millennials make the greatest impact is when they realize their capabilities to teach and that there’s an audience that wants to teach.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising. Direct service can teach you a lot about digital strategy.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 10, 2019

I went from lots of change in one place to help many places with their change. Each time a front walk is plowed in the snow, each time someone helps a visitor find their way to a gallery, each time you see a funny social media post. My book was an individual helping other individuals. Different strokes, perhaps.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Points of Light is celebrating the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! Luckily, our members have the resources and knowledge to make it all possible. Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! through a day of service. is looking for you !

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2013

s Fashion Police, nonprofit social media authors Amy Sample Ward, Allyson Kapin, and Melanie Mathos shared the latest trends, campaigns and faux pas in the nonprofit social media world during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md. So, don’t do it. Channeling Joan Rivers and E!’s

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

Our local paper, the San Jose Mercury News, did two great pieces on Benetech, a business section feature story and an exceptional column by Mike Cassidy entitled An Executive Does Well By Helping Others. we need help. The first step in the process of assessing these documents was a pilot project to sample them.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Marnie Webb introduced the nptech tag to help aggregate nonprofit technology content. That’s where curation comes in to lend a helping hand. If you can build an area of your website where people come to learn, teach, and maybe have some fun, they will likely return. That can make it difficult to navigate. What roles are needed?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2015

Rapid prototyping —developing a rapid prototype sample product or service and getting it out there quickly to test customer response, then seizing on that feedback to tweak, overhaul, or completely abandon their breakout offering. He also teaches entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity courses. Do more than care: help.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 7, 2013

A small sample of the positive words they have shared include: empowered, humbled, motivated, grateful, awed, helpful, effective, connected, valuable, and inspired. She currently teaches NMI 104: Managing Staff and Volunteers for the ASU Lodestar Center. Not once have I had anyone share that they felt “used” or “utilized.”

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Over the years my family and I have worked together to help my Grandmother get wired. Below is a list of resources, including the tools my Grandmother is already using, that can help you to teach a retired friend or relative how to get the most out of the internet. . Thanks for sharing this resource, Amy Sample Ward !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2005

I find that blog is interesting and helpful for Cambodian young people as well as fun. Here's a sampling of some of the "Clogs." How did you start working with Cambodians on technology training projects? I am Cambodian. I earned a bachelor of law from Royal University of Law and Economics in 2003. I am not technologist.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And I’m going to help you figure out what to do about it. So that’s what I’m going to help you with today. I hope that’s helpful. You teach people how to relate to you. I want to be helpful. So here’s what we’re going to cover. Do you hear what I’m saying?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Here’s what the NTEN team said about voting: We received more than 400 ideas this year — a 75% increase over last year — and we need your help to narrow those down to the 100 or so that will make the 2011 NTC the best one yet. I’m not gonna lie: this is not a quick & easy task.

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