Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

It’s back-to-school time for many countries and that means a switch from summer programs, outdoor community events, and many youth campaigns. Despite this, less than half (48%) of the 187 charities that were surveyed as part of nfpSynergy’s Virtual Promise (2008) report said that their organization used social networking websites.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

The organization wants to capture the demographic details, as well as make sure that data is synchronized with the data they might already have on that web user, so they can track their constituents over time. All of these strategies take time and resources, but of different kinds. Integrating online and offline communications.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2010

Even in this dismal economy, online donations grew 14% and 69% of nonprofits raised more in 2009 than 2008. The study also noted that 49%of online mid-level and major donors visited a nonprofit's website before donating money online or offline for the very first time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

It uses sources such as how many delicious bookmarks, incoming links, how many times mentioned on Twitter, how many comments, etc. Scored 10 How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? Social Fundraising: Leveraging On and Offline Connections. Gnomedex Real Time Fundraising Experiment. Measuring the Value of Your Blog.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Getting Attention talks about boosting blog coverage – it can have good offline benefits for your organization. Good tool if used strategically or waste of time – foo foo crap. A Girl’s Guide to Managing Projects has a nice post about what Project Managers do all day, anyway. 3 Michelle Murrain 10.31.06

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

We thought it'd be a good time check in with the new CEO of the project, Brian Vahaly, to see how it's going. Connect2Compete (C2C) is a project to supply low-cost broadband Internet, low-cost computers, and free training to as many as 100 million "offline" Americans. What Is Connect2Compete ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

I spent some time on the phone answering questions, referring resources, and later introduced her to colleagues. . In 2008, I had my first opportunity to speak on a panel at SXSW called " Pimp My Nonprofit " with Ed Schipul as the moderator. We had to replace one of the speakers and I recommended Michaela.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Sometimes connections cross the boundaries of time. Recently, James wrote about some interesting ways museums are using Twitter for offline/online engagement. Through Facebook, I've been able to connect with friends from elementary school , high school, and college.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

I just finished reading the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarks Analysis , put out by Blackbaud company Target Analytics. By many measures, online fundraising had a red letter year in 2008: Online donors are younger and have higher incomes than traditional, primarily direct mail donors. Get the report and read it.

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See3

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

If you made a video in 2008, we want to see it! According to Michael Hoffman, CEO of See3 Communications, “2008 was a great year for video, and we continue to see incredible growth each year in the number of nonprofits using video. The winning videos receive thousands of views and publicity online and offline. contest2009 !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. Jonny Goldstein will do real time illustrations of the ideas swirling around the session which will be projected live and that will help us move towards a common understanding and enable us to share an artifact with others. Trust me.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy. Action takes time. In fact, the bar for activism is higher.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

It's fun to play with, engaging for constituents and has helped us raise 28% more funds online since this time last year. Offline activities. You can create groups based on first donation dates and thank constituents for donating to you over that time even if they only signed up to receive your e-Newsletter this month.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I don’t want to start a race to the top of the Nonprofit 25 – where organizations start spending more time worrying about their position on that list, and less time feeding people. But in many areas there will always be scope for offline delivery of a non-profit’s message. Allan assumes two points here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

From an article in the New York Times dated April, 1896 about the Hackensack Hospital's Charity Ball) . Offline/Online Mix This is not your mother's or grandmother's black tie dinner dance charity event! The event used social networks like Twitter and Tumblr for real-time updates on the event and had the ladies of Sleepover 2.0

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Care2

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Converting online supporters and email subscribers into donors and integrating your online and offline fundraising efforts are indispensable. Join us to learn how your organization can increase donations on and offline this year. 13, 2008 Time: 3:00 PM EDT Duration: 1 hour Cost: Free Registration: Click here. Date: Thurs.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

She is also the co-author of the business bestseller, " Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies ", published by Harvard Business Press in May 2008. For the longest time, I've tried to be exclusive about who I accepted as a "friend" but gave up on that given my visibility in the space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

In my spare time, a video crew was following me around to create a short piece for Blackbaud Conference on October 20-21st in Washington, DC as part of the keynote to be delivered live by Allison. Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. It takes time and patience as Allison notes.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

Regardless of whether you believe direct mail is on its way out -- and many smart people seem to disagree with each other on this point – nearly everyone agrees that the role of online giving is only becoming more important over time. The total amount of money raised online increased by 26 percent from 2007 to 2008.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

Last month, the Twitter community came together online and offline in over 180 cities around the world to raise money for charity:water with the highly successful " Twestival " fundraising event which brought in over $250,000. The first Tweet-a-thon took place in September, 2008. Last month, Joel Comm sponsored a Tweet-a-thon.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Despite the facts and the data, organizations small and large that are spending huge amounts on direct mail and telemarketing are reluctant to move spending to the online channel — even when the data clearly shows that integrating online with offline campaigns makes the overall program more successful. You can’t afford to wait any longer!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

It’s easier to understand the culture behind tools like Facebook and Twitter when you spend some time posting your own pictures and experiences. The importance of carving out time for this type of learning. Using social media is an enhancement to your offline professional networking and relationship building.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. It will play back all the data to show you where reports came from each day so you can see how the actions on the ground changed over time. Now for indirect content or Mash-ups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Here’s the article from today’s New York Times. My colleague, Evone Heyning, calls this “ more sticky interactions.&# It will also be interesting to track how Jumo helps organizations and causes attract new supporters and what is required in terms of time commitment and strategy to be successful.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

According to the latest research from Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report : The average donor retention rates for first-year offline-only donors is 29%. There’s no time like the present to improving your donor retention rates. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008. That’s shocking (and pretty scary).

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Collective action can take the form of signing online petitions, fundraising, tele-calling, or organizing an offline protest or event. It is also important to bridge online conversations into mainstream media buzz and online engagement into offline action. The Third C: Community. What About You?

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Care2

MAY 9, 2008

May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing. May 14, 2008 | Kivi Miller Copyright © 2008, Care2.com If you know of a non-profit that could use some kitchen equipment, go to [link] for more information. With all the fancy stuff out there now, its always good to remind people about the basics -- like using email effectively!

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Care2

MAY 8, 2008

May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing. May 14, 2008 | Kivi Miller Copyright © 2008, Care2.com If you know of a non-profit that could use some kitchen equipment, go to [link] for more information. With all the fancy stuff out there now, its always good to remind people about the basics -- like using email effectively!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Many of these organizations continue to see 2X to 3X the daily traffic of average days in 2008. (A Research into both the "Wired Wealthy" and other consumers shows they visit organizations' websites before donating regardless of whether the gift is given online or offline. To get your invitation visit [link].).

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

In June of 2007, nearly over 35% of Facebook traffic came the 18-24 year old segment, compared to around 22% in June 2008. An individual's social network (online or offline) is divided into three groups: PANs = Potentially Active Network. However, that never seemed to work all that well, and I think I've figure it out.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

That happened sometime in 2008 or 2009. This organization has reached out to me via direct mail and email in the time since then, but always through an acquisition or renewal campaign. Better integration of online/offline sustainer management. They never called or emailed to say, “Hey, Michelle!

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

NIH does this to allow teens a way to get credible information from a trusted third party - and NIH gets some great intelligence about what is on the minds of teens (eg in 2009 twice as many marijuana questions as in 2008.). Adequate time to deliberate + clarity of purpose are provided. Drinking from the Firehose? These are ?software

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

On February 12, 2009, Twitter users will meet up in over 100 plus cities to socialize offline, meet other Twitter users, enjoy some fun, have a few drinks, and raise money for charity: water. I interviewed Ben Matthews who was part of the organizational group that dreamed up the Twestival concept in London in September 2008.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

It was an echo campaign to complement a radio roadblock on Friday, September 19, 2008 when the NAB encouraged all radio stations to run a Red Cross PSA at 1 pm EDT. That was useful considering our time crunch. I think we could have overcome this and had a hugely broad reach with a bit more time to plan. What were the results?

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