Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 12, 2008

Developers, consultants, experts and users all like to weigh in with their predictions for 2009’s big developments, innovations and attempts for the coming year. So, here are my 2009 Predictions for the Social Web. So, here are my 2009 Predictions for the Social Web. What are your predictions for 2009? I love them!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

I’ll be heading to the in-person event to hear about the 2009 report, case studies, and more. The in-person event is being hosted at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in central London on October 13th 2009. The webinar is scheduled to start at the same time as the in-person events: October 13th 2009 at 4:30pm BST.

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2009

The folks in the Technology Affinity Group (TAG) , as part of the Council on Foundations , have a lot in common with the NTEN community. In fact, many folks in the NTEN community are also part of TAG, and vice versa. Completed forms should be submitted to Linda.Sult(at)wkkf.org no later than Friday, April 3, 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2009

The 2009 GreatNonprofits Youth Thrive Awards will recognize the top-rated youth-focused nonprofits. Tags: challenge awards nonprofits pressrelease youth. In the month of September, the small, medium, and large organizations with the most positive reviews will be featured on GreatNonprofits and Guidestar.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Those of you who fundraise for educational institutions or are interested in how they're raising money online should check out the results of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's 2009 survey on online giving (PDF). Tags: TechSoup. Some highlights: read more.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Chain Reaction is taking place November 12th, 2009, at Canary Warf, London. To find out more, use these links: Why are people coming together this year at Chain Reaction 2009? What will happen at Chain Reaction 2009? Who is speaking at Chain Reaction 2009? Who should attend Chain Reaction 2009?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Chain Reaction is taking place November 12th, 2009, at Canary Warf, London. To find out more, use these links: Why are people coming together this year at Chain Reaction 2009? What will happen at Chain Reaction 2009? Who is speaking at Chain Reaction 2009? Who should attend Chain Reaction 2009?

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The 2009 Arc Convention is happening right now in Pittsburgh. Tags: Marketing and Awareness Tools Video arc convention flame YouTube. If you’re reading this I hope you are here at the convention. I wanted to share a special video with you for this installment for Video Fridays.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

SupportingAdvancement.com has published the results of their 2009 survey on how nonprofits are handling corporate matching gifts --their fourth such survey. Over 60% of respondents reported raising over $20,000 in matching gift income in 2009. Tags: Fundraising. Over 26% raised over $250,000. in last years' survey.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 21, 2009

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is starting the year off with a list of trends they believe will affect fundraising in 2009. Tags: Fundraising. You can read the full article at philanthropy.com/news/prospecting/index.php?id=6835.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 21, 2009

Enjoyed my day in Berkeley yesterday at the Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp 2009. Tags: Craigslistbootcamp charismatic Newmark Arianna CLFBC09 facebook Zuckerberg. They had more than 1000 folks show up to talk about service, nonprofits and social action. Announcing All For Good was a big piece of the event, of course.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2009

The Arc of the US Convention - 2009. Tags: Education and Training #arc09 convention education socialmedia. Did you know that The Arc’s convention will have a session on Social Media from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM on Friday, November 13? Embracing Social Media (C). Presenters: Ms. Kristin Erickson, Parlerai, Inc., Scituate, MA.

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NTEN

MAY 8, 2009

Flickr: Chad_Norman The 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference was a blast, but it sure felt like a whirlwind of information and people. Folks used "09ntc" as the primary tag when publishing information and media about the conference online. All Delicious-ly tagged 09ntc. Tags: 09NTC community buzz NPTech NTEN.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

2009 is going to be an interesting year. years “in business,” this is my personal challenge/resolution for 2009: I want to take the technology we already have and use it to help C3 focus our attention on our constituents and supporters as effectively as we focus on what we do to fight colorectal cancer. Tags: Nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Prizes will be awarded to the winning entries at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco on April 26-28, 2009. Deadline for submissions is March 26, 2009. Tags: video nten 09ntc events ntc. Submit as many videos as you’d like without any entry fees. Learn more and submit your nonprofit videos!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2010

Allison Fine and I have completed the assessment and reflection paper for 2009 America’s Giving Challenge for the Case Foundation. Tags: Philanthropy case foundation online contests. Allison and I wrote the reflection paper for the first challenge. We look forward to more lively discussions and sharing of ideas about online contests.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

Details: Date: May 12, 2009. Tags: community events technology women wwt. We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Location: global (telephone and web).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

2009 will, undoubtedly, bring us more to fill the social media bucket, new places to explore, tools to try, and things to consider. In 2009, I’d like to see groups recognizing the power of social media tools to create sustainable social learning spaces. For the full post, visit the SSIR blog here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2009

I'm getting ready to head to the Social Enterprise Summit 2009 next month in New Orleans. Tags: advocacy social enterprise Social Enterprise Alliance policy Surdna Social innovation New Orleans Obama social entrepreneurs se-alliance. We were lucky to have the support of the Surdna Foundation for a policy-specific conference track.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 12, 2009

If you’re headed for the American Society of Association Executives & The Centre for Association Leadership Annual General Meeting & Expo in Toronto this week — or following ASAE 2009 online — the way to keep up with what’s happening is the Annual Meeting Hub , heartbeat of the event. Here’s a quick sample of the great.( read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Tags: challenge fundraising donorschoose education social media. Public school teachers post project requests that range from a $100 classroom library, to a $600 digital projector, to a $1,000 trip to the zoo. People like you can choose which projects to fund and then get photos and thank-you letters from the classroom.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 27, 2009

Here, by topic, are the top stories voted up by Association Jam readers for December 2009.( Tags: Associations Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Marketing Volunteers Google Social networking Non-profit Communications membership websites event managment Membership management social media Association Jam. read more ).

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

Tags: reports ecampaigning. Advocacy Online summary document - download. benchmark data (author: Duane Raymond) - download. e-action review (author: Jess Day) - download. e-campaigning survey (author: Jess Day) - download.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 17, 2009

On April 27 and 28, 2009, NTEN.org will offer 6 sessions from the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference as a series of free webinars, with topics ranging from SEO to online/community organizing, to social media campaigns, and more.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Here's a list of 23 free nonprofit webinars for October 2009.( Tags: Non-profit technology nptech events training webinar. read more ).

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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. 92% of organizations that grew their fundraising in 2009 had an increase in the number of gifts they receive and 43% of organizations that raised more in 2009 had an increase in their average online gift amount.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Here are the Top 10 association stories voted up by Association Jam readers in November 2009 — one for each of the topic categories, and one bonus link that came in a close second, just for fun! read more ).

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Membership, Fundraising, Volunteers and, above all, Social Media topics came up tops in the links submitted to and voted up at AssociationJam.org in September 2009. Tags: Associations Non-profit technology CSAE and ASAE Fundraising nptech Volunteers membership social media Association Jam. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 28, 2009

In this month’s round-up of the most popular association links at AssociationJam.org, we're bringing you two videos, two research reports, tips on tech tools, a commentary on a controversial ad campaign — and a host of takeaways from the 2009 Annual Meeting of ASAE and The Center.( read more ).

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 30, 2009

Tags: TechSoup. Subsequently, they reviewed the resolutions, identified the main topic areas, and created a Resolutions Guide. The guide is now available for free here (registration is required).

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Wild Apricot

JULY 2, 2009

In the spirit of " 30 Great Links for Associations ," here are some of the most popular blog posts, articles, presentations, and other web resources submitted to AssociationJam.org in June 2009 — one hot link from each topic category: Membership , Events , Board , Volunteers , Fundraising , Social Media , Technology , Other and, of course, Fun!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web. Tags: events socialchange blog action day blogging climate change environment. At the time of this posting, there are already 9,340 blogs contributing to Climate Change conversations today in 150 countries. Take action on Climate Change. Learn more.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 25, 2009

Tags: TechSoup. Compared to 2007, results for online fundraising were up 14 percent, email file growth was up 28 percent, and Web site traffic was up 20 percent. The average gift amount was unchanged at many organizations, with the average gift hovering around $67.50 in 2007 and 2008.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

It's the start of the 3rd week of our 2009 NTEN Member Appreciation Month ! Tags: google grants member appreciation NTEN. On deck this week is another great member appreciation program: What is Google Grants? An Introduction to the Google Grants Program , Thursday, Nov 19th, 2pm ET / 11am PT. .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Tags: Uncategorized nten 09ntc nptech. I’ve been using CiviCRM for a year or so, and have begun to get involved in implementation. Looking forward to digging deeper in. And email me if you want to have coffee, or lunch, or a side conversation in the Science Fair. And, you can help folks get to NTC !

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