sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

By now, you have a clear picture of your opportunities and goals, so it’s time to build a work-back calendar and activate your organizations around a development plan. Donors are in the driving seat, with a plethora of giving options distributed across a smaller sample of the population. Step 3: Align those goals to proven strategies.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2011

Flickr: vnoel It's member round-up time again and this week we're seeing members looking at the big picture, whether it's for the work they do or the work we can all do together. Smith from Idealist , Farra Trompeter from Big Duck, and Amy Sample Ward from NTEN. Have more news to share? Plus: Two New Books! Moss and David J.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

By now, you have a clear picture of your opportunities and goals, so it’s time to build a work-back calendar and activate your organizations around a development plan. Donors are in the driving seat, with a plethora of giving options distributed across a smaller sample of the population. Step 3: Align those goals to proven strategies.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 27, 2023

Here’s a sample budget from a horse rescue: Document your assumptions and calculations. To get a true picture of the cost to operate your nonprofit, include inkind donations (materials, services, etc.) As you plan your year and decide what you will raise and spend, make notes about it either in the budget itself or on another page.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S. It’s contributed to a broader picture of philanthropic giving by including more—and more recent and in-depth—data. private and community foundations.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

Adding Gen Z’s perspective to the picture To put today’s expert advice to the test, we created a short survey that asked Gen Z about their use of social media as it relates to philanthropy. While this is a small sample size, it was highly targeted to people interested in nonprofits. Here are the top takeaways.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

This panel will discuss the larger picture of movement building, nonprofit organizations, and what we can learn about recent events that change what we do and how we interact with the world we’re trying to impact. Presenters: Amy Sample Ward , Membership Director, NTEN (moderator).

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Create Personas and outline tasks: Create a sample person that represents each audience group you serve. Remember, your website is not just a pretty picture. Test your current site: Use online or onsite usability testing to learn what information your users look for on your website and how easy it is for them to find it.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Events – people that attended an event are more likely to care about follow up than the rest of your list so be sure you track who came so you can share pictures, details or next steps. Email Campaigns: Know Your Audience and Get Results. Highlights.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The Council on Nonprofits has samples to review. Training helps people not only understand their role as board members, but including diversity, equity and inclusion training helps board members see how they fit within the bigger picture and shows that the organization is committed to strengthening their cultural competency.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Gives you a comprehensive picture from start to finish of your entire process and helps eliminate redundant and potentially conflicting data issues. You should provide samples of your documentation as appropriate to accompany these requirements. Streamline processes. Automate, simplify grant compliance. ?Access

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

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. Include donated items and services (also known as in-kind donations ) in your budget so you can get an accurate picture of what it really costs to operate your nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 26, 2010

I had a bit of fun with it, especially with the pictures on the slides, by using a party metaphor: Social Media for Organizations: Enjoy Your Own Party! View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Here are the slides (Hint: visit the slideshare site by clicking on the link below to see the speaking notes as well!).

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

You can also use pictures of your volunteers in action working with beneficiaries. What stories can you tell about the work your nonprofit does that will paint a vivid picture in your reader’s mind’s eye AND motivate them to get involved with your organization? Visuals have the impact that makes a reader stop and focus on your story.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

They draw from an archive of videos and pictures to insert in the series that they also make available to their members. Make use of a New Donor Welcome Kit that contains sample content. They usually send three emails over ten days. One of those emails will be an invitation to become a monthly donor/sustainer.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

I like this picture for this point because often mother ducks will bring up the rear, supporting the ducklings and swimming along side them, instead of shooting ahead and expecting them to keep up. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. It’s like the golden rule for community engagement. Resources & Links.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Just ask David Krumlauf (pictured right) with NTEN''s CEO Amy Sample Ward at 14NTC- #ntenthanks to you for being the first 15NTC registrant (for the upteenth time in a row!) For many, the NTC is like a family reunion of close nonprofit peers, as well as a meeting place for new friends.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

It was more effective and equally appropriate to right-size an assessment with a survey from a statistically significant number of respondents. Participant-Centered Program Management. How do I know I’m doing it right? What does it look like when you are collecting the right impact data, and making program decisions based on this data?

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Care2

JANUARY 29, 2013

Amy Sample Ward and I talk about this in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere , which is coming out next month. 42% of meme's are pictures. Telling a good story is important to moving people into action. Basically skip the jargon, and talk to people like you were at an incredible dinner party.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 30, 2009

The picture above has the schedule for just one half of the rooms/tents on Saturday! One sample session was the one on the Google Book Settlement, led by Pam Samuelson of UC Berkeley. The conversation went 20 minutes overtime, and then spilled out into the corridor outside (see picture of Brewster and Tim talking above).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Avoid stretching images if they live next to content; you don’t want to end up with a skewed or blurry picture. 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. In practice: 1) AMA Foundation.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

—– If you’ve been on facebook at all in December this year, you may have seen something happening to all your friends – their pictures changing to their favorite cartoon characters! Did you change your picture – why or why not? This is when I really started paying attention. What do you think?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2017

In this third installment on artificial intelligence and chatbots in nonprofit technology, we'll explore the big picture of AI and how it already affects the work of charities. Here's a sample of what they found. It is already embedded in a lot of the software we use daily.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

But what about the roll up data for those big picture meetings? So picture this, you’re starting out at your brand new job as a major gifts officer at the nonprofit of your dreams. So there you have it, detailed data at the micro level where you can learn everything you need to know about specific contributions! Simply click Group By

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Because of this, they aren’t incentivized to talk to each other, which makes it difficult to see the full picture and make decisions quickly. Here are a few sample questions you might consider adding to your list: How fast are we growing? Some common challenges amongst organizations include: Not knowing where to start.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Be sure to provide a full picture of the expenses you expect to incur, not just snapshots at different points along your timeline. can help you determine who should stay and who should go, keep your fundraising emails out of spam folders , and provide a clearer picture of your audiences. A final email appeal (a la “is this thing on?”)

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Whether it seems important in the moment or not, it’s really valuable to make a list or chart or picture, whatever you want, of all the information you have about your community. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. Case Studies.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

In Fundraising 101, we learn about the donor pyramid and how different kinds of donations fit into the overall picture. Don’t worry about providing legal language or sample docs because your donors already have their own attorney who will take care of all the verbiage and paperwork. Those who are serious will take action from there.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

The sample size is. sample of organizations. What We Found in the Comments We asked organizations to share the apps they are currently using, as well as their wishlist apps in the comments, and here's a sampling of what. Picture: Doug Belshaw. We had some requests for more detailed survey results, so here they are!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I think this is a hard concept for many to agree with because of the process by which the social media tools are most often adopted in organizations: for example, Jane really likes taking pictures and usually posts them to Flickr (an online photo sharing website) as a way to store them, sort them, and share them.

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DipJar

MARCH 21, 2022

Picture this: You’re taking a shot in the dark with a potential donor. Don’t be afraid to ask for samples of their work or ask their past clients for feedback on their performance. . You think they might be willing to contribute to your large-scale project, and they’ve agreed to meet with you at their office to chat.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Set up tasting tables with glasses and laminated A/B/C cards (they will get wet) for people to try to match the samples to the bottle. Have your supporters send pictures of their causey ink. Actually, please do this and send us a picture. Create bulk tatoos and consider distribution partners. Parents’ Night Out.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Add a guide to share sample Facebook and Twitter messages, along with easily downloadable pictures, giving day logos, and other artifacts for them to use for their social media posts. It is fine to track how many times your page has been shared but do the people sharing it know what to say? Do they know what hashtag to use?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Part of working in the social impact space means thinking about the big picture, the long-term goals, and the multi-year strategy. Here is a very small collection of some of my favorite pictures from Sunday’s event – all that include water. Find more pictures and stories from #101010 and 350.org Hulhumale Maldives.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. In my experience, the more diverse group you can get together to have this conversation and work through this planning together, the more complete a picture you can draw of your community. Presentation. DIY Community Engagement Metrics. Do-It-Yourself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

Many of the blog posts included pictures of food, school children and the bloggers interacting with sources they interviewed – making the blogs even more compelling to read! Then we each went at it, e-mailing our contacts with sample Facebook and Twitter messages to see if they would share with their networks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 5, 2008

I enjoyed getting a chance to tour around the the southern part of the island with Mike Terlaje (U of Guam CEDDERS) and Chuck Hitchcock of CAST(pictured above) on my final afternoon there (and even squeezed in half an hour of snorkeling), and seeing Spanish ruins, waterfalls, and bay after spectacular bay.

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