Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Below is a list of tips and suggestions on making decisions to do with hardware and software, message and editing, video quality, and promotion ideas." This blog seeks to capture the information gathered at the workshop, keep the discussion alive and build momentum." " The Web Is Dead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

As a trainer and subject matter expert, I fight a big battle when designing a workshop. Balancing the amount of content delivery with exercises and right sizing given the available time for the workshop. Balancing the amount of content delivery with exercises and right sizing given the available time for the workshop.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Blackbaud University Instructors Andrew Alter, Marie Broek, and Maire Moriarty show you how to customize your chart organizer and report parameters for different audiences and real-life scenarios so you can make the most of your reporting. They need information that helps them make data-driven decisions.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2019

For the Higher Ed Super Session, panelists from Brown University, CASE, Colgate University, and University of South Carolina will join Tim Hill, president and GM of Blackbaud Higher Education Solutions, to discuss talent management, diversity and inclusion programs, the importance of communicating your institution’s value, and more.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2023

With many universities, major league sports, and countless other organizations focused on this industry, there are many opportunities to find partners to create something new. Find more tips to plan inclusive events Get Insights The post Beyond the Venue: Innovative Platforms for Charitable Events first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2017

My team at ION Studios curated 110 universally adoptable methods of social change and paired them with 10 custom mini-workshops that were designed to be led by and for social sector organizations to build their own innovation workflows. This tool is called ImpactKit.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Check out the The Exemption Test from University of Minnesota’s Office of Human Resources. It offers several helpful tips on getting funders on board to support the organization’s changing needs. You will also want to evaluate at your employees whose salaries border the new standard salary level. Need more help?

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Twenty Hats

OCTOBER 19, 2020

If you search online, you’ll find plenty of tips and strategies for facilitating in our new remote universe. That’s what happened last month, when I facilitated an online workshop on (yes) online facilitation for my volunteer managers association, NVAVA.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

While working in the for-profit sector I had access to the latest technology, studies, and methods to develop professional development courses for organizations such as Meritus University, University of Phoenix and Lockheed Martin. She has developed curriculum for high school, university, and corporate training courses.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

At #MFOM14, I participated as a speaker, leading one workshop, Email Marketing to Support Year-Round Online Fundraising , and as a panelist for the session, Visual Communication: Create pictures, videos, and presentations quickly, easily, and affordably. Id love to continue the dialogue about these two topics!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

I picked up many tips and grabbed a copy of the book, which provides practical advice and examples that will get your nonprofit up to speed quickly in sharing stories with impact. This year was honored to be the keynote for the Washington State Nonprofit Conference and teach a workshop at University of Washington.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

They’re the tip of the spear, leading and fanning the flames of fundraising efforts. Membership Fees and Program Revenues For some nonprofits, membership fees or revenues from programs (like workshops, classes, or merchandise sales) can be a significant source of funding.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2018

Below is a round-up of advocacy tools and tips for nonprofits that you probably won’t find anywhere else but here at npENGAGE. Sign up >> Accelerate Your Advocacy Career (on-demand) , Change University, Sign up >> Become an Advocacy Leader in 2018, Campaign Workshop. View workshops >>

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

There isn’t a universal dollar amount that tips someone into the ranks of a major donor – that threshold varies based on the size and budget of a nonprofit. To help you successfully create and sustain a major donor program, we’ve pulled together key takeaways from this workshop with Charles Burge and Chanda Lockhart.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

I'm doing a workshop in Cambodia called " Five Steps to Khmer 2.0 and provide some practical tips to a non native English speaking audience. This workshop was remixed from Associations 2.0 to Change The World I also created another version for University Extension professionals and one that focused on fundraising/marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2010

I’ll be talking about some of themes in the book and sharing some tips for streamlining your social media use. One of the most common questions I hear is when I do workshops is, “How much time does it take to do social media?&#. Los Angeles Universal Preschool Parent Ambassadors on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

As I am planning for workshops in the fall in Cleveland and North Carolina (with Jeanne Allen), looking back always help you create a good lesson plan and incorporate improvements. The session not only included training tips, but modeled them during the session so that the audience interacted and practiced skills directly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also taught networked leadership workshops as part of a larger team working with different social change networks. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills.

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

American University's free technology training courses range from building basic computer skills to more advanced IT training workshops. Our webinars range from providing tours of new programs to tips on crafting eye-catching emails. There's a great online community component to the courses, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

This part of the measurement process is most the fun because it covers visualization, pattern recognition, and reflection. I wanted to take a deeper dive into resources out there that provide useful tips about how to do this step for folks who were not data scientists or data nerds. Here’s what I discovered. (1)

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Here are some tips to get you started down the right path: Answer their questions. You’ve followed the tips in Step 3, but now you’ve got one last thing to do before you hit Submit —take one last look at your application from the perspective of a reviewer. Tell a story. Edit your writing.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Get #GivingTuesday social media tips and templates in Blackbaud’s free toolkit: Download it now ! Tip : On your standard donation form, make the recurring option the default. Tip : Develop consistent key points across all marketing channels: emails, brochures, website, and social media. I’m now a proud lifetime supporter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. All of my examples were from universities, Jewish Day schools, and camps that made up the audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2015

Note from Beth: Last month, I facilitated a workshop for the Knight Digital Media Learning Seminar in Miami on “Leading on Social Media.” Student-led grant committee program with University of Central Florida. I also plan to hold a social media workshop for them during this year. So, expect more from me soon.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The interactive session be a fun, entertaining way to learn from nonprofit social media practitioners — sages with gauges who want social good to “ruler&# the universe for a good cause! Attend this 1 hour speed-dating style workshop as you’re taken through a journey that is destined to take your website to the next level.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Want more tips and tricks for improving programs at your organization? Blackbaud University has created a new 90-minute Organizational Best Practices workshop on programs just for arts and cultural organizations, Arts and Cultural – Programs.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

This latest Member Round Up features lots of goodies, from tips on social media and email campaigns, to new research on impact investing and Idealist''s funny obsession drawing a famous actor. says that most people are not landing on your home page and provides some tips on how to make your website easy to navigate for all your visitors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

As with every webinar or workshop I do, I ask participants to share one small action step they can take to create a culture of wellbeing in their nonprofit office. One recent study at Stanford University determined staff were more creative when they were walking versus sitting and encouraged walking meetings for more innovation.

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BoardAssist

JULY 22, 2014

Thanks Gail for these terrific tips. Her Fired-Up Fundraising Board Workshops have inspired thousands of board members to get actively involved in fundraising. You finally got an appointment to meet with your Big Donor…now what? Gail’s top fundraising motto…“when in doubt, shut up!”. fundrasising'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2010

As Visiting Scholar in Nonprofits and Social Media at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I am coaching grantee organizations and leading workshops and peer trainings on how to become a Networked Nonprofit. The program includes two face-to-face workshops. Here’s quick sampling: LA Universal Preschool.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

She is regularly featured as a presenter at multiple chambers of commerce and local workshops and seminars on networking, event marketing, and sales training. Cora graduated from Regent University with a master’s degree in organizational leadership & international business. Choose How You Will Advertise.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Share tips, learn best practices, and find valuable resources from this community of your peers. American University's free technology training courses range from building basic computer skills to more advanced IT training workshops. Replicate the Denver Public Library's excellent technology classes at your own library!

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BoardAssist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

For example, one of our members, conducted an Excel workshop with the whole staff. We learned tips and tricks to keep track of our data in a much more efficient (and professional) way. Identify New Opportunities to Support Nonprofits. Communicate Effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Hat Tip Stephen Downes. I've been doing a content analysis of " burning questions " that were submitted as part of some pre-workshop information I collected from participants to help design an upcoming workshop. Photo by Leppre. He points out these problems with current social networking practices. (1)

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Forum One

APRIL 17, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 10, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Viirak interviewed her during the video blogging workshop) She presented in the morning of the first day about why blogging has been useful to her. DeeDee is also part of the team that brings Personal Information Technology Workshops to university campuses around the country, sharing tips about how to take advantage of the web.

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