Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. and join HandsOn Network and your community in leading deliberate dialogues that turns conversation into action.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. We continued in 2010 with a second list, and now we're readying a third.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

That's why we spent 2010 developing a strategic plan : we're ready to take the best of NTEN and make it better. On December 9, 2010, we want you to join us for a conversation about the plan , and add your two cents about where we go from here. This will be a true conversation, and we look forward to your side of it!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Nor is it a conversation relegated to a niche contingent of experts and gurus.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The Conversation on Facebook. Building a Dynamic Grant Seeking Calendar for 2011 , NTEN Webinar, Friday, 11/19. We are smack dab in the middle of NTEN Member Appreciatiaon Month this week -- and today, we say thank you to our members who also are likers of our Facebook page. . Thank you for being a member of NTEN!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2011

Join the conversation by attending Convio’s panel discussion at Social Media Week in NYC or checking out our recap here on Connection Café the week of February 7. Changes in that position could expand the conversation around mobile technology for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2012

While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. The only vertical experiencing a decline from 2010 to 2011 was International Affairs organizations. For more information, download Blackbaud’s free 2011 Online Giving Report.

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Care2

JULY 2, 2011

Google Analytics just released some great data after analyzing hundreds of thousands of websites between November 2010 and February 2011. The good news is that bounce rates were slightly down from 2009 averaging 47% in 2010. Overall, the US’s conversion rates was about 1%. Check out Google Analytics Website Data.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2012

Microsoft Lync is one of the least understood Microsoft product donations in the TechSoup catalog; however if yours is a larger organization that already runs on Windows Server 2008, uses Office Professional Plus 2010 , and has multiple offices or lots of work out in the field, it's definitely worth looking at. Additional Resources.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of December 9th).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

Remember the global financial crisis (GFC), aka the Great Recession, of 2007-2010? And, despite slight upticks in 2010 and 2011 in giving, they were still well below pre-GFC levels. First, meet with your board finance committee as soon as possible and begin the conversation. We just saw this. Of course you do.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of May 3rd). What do you think? than ever before.

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Care2

JULY 2, 2011

Google Analytics just released some great data after analyzing hundreds of thousands of websites between November 2010 and February 2011. The good news is that bounce rates were slightly down from 2009 averaging 47% in 2010. Overall, the US’s conversion rates was about 1%. Check out Google Analytics Website Data.

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NTEN

APRIL 19, 2011

They even broadcast from the 2011 NTC (which you can replay from their archive ). Started in 2010, the purpose of the show is to have the conversations on how the private and public worlds can help each other and work better together. All shows are archived on the site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

In 2010 much of their focus was on responding to the earthquake in Haiti. This personalization technique can be used to insert the donor’s name, asking them by name to step up an increase their gift in 2010. If you see conversions increase along with play-through rates, great. Why is 2011 even more important?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

6: Social Media Can and Should be Measured: This principle is about incorporating the discipline of measurement into your approach and to go beyond just measuring “coverage&# but also measure conversation and communities. 2011 Putting Principles in Action: Valid Metrics Matrix.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 2, 2012

In 2011 I gave to over twenty different nonprofit organizations. Conversely, I gave $250 to a Christian humanitarian organization and received a thank you letter with an electronic signature. 2010, May 15). We welcome your comments and feedback. For example, I gave $20.08 Alumni donations and college’. & Sargeant, A.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2010

If everyone uses the same hastag, all of the data gets grouped together and it makes it easier to follow the whole global conversation, even parts of the conversation you are not actively participating in. Monitoring can deliver real time intelligence to ytou about honest conversations taking place unmediated all over the web.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 25, 2011 Research Friday Guest Post: "State of the Sector 2011: All quiet on the nonprofit front" posted by Angela Francis , Senior Associate Nonprofit Finance Fund Welcome to Research Friday ! This is an area where both grantees and their funders could aim to make great strides in 2011.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. Conversely, if you’re not delivering personalized content, your email could negatively impact your relationships. I’ve worked with many nonprofits that have seen a good jump in clicks and conversions from subject line testing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2011

Plane ride with Julie Daley Julie Daley of Unabashedly Female and I shared a lovely non-stop 90-minute conversation during our flight to San Diego. BlogHer Food, BlogHer Business) scheduled for 2012: BlogHer Handmade : September 15-17, 2011 (St. BlogHer Writers Conference : October 20-21, 2011 (NYC). Pretty awesome.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

On November 16, 2011, Minnesotans will take part in the 3 rd annual Give to the Max Day. So far, the Give to the Max Day events in 2009 and 2010 have raised $14 million and $10 million respectively, more than in any other community. Launched in 2009, the third match day will happen on Wednesday, November 16th.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Two or three years ago, you could have a conversation out in the open and have people organically join in. The 2011 TMWL activity on Twitter was driven primarily by people very close to the campaign, whereas the first Tweetsgiving was driven by people Stacey didn't know yet or hadn't invested time cultivating relationships with.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Please note that because the conversations take place over five years, some people's work and lives have changed. If you have suggestions for people I should interview in 2011, please let me know in the comments. 2011 Aneesha Raghunathan, Owner, Hope Line Fashions Coming soon!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Let’s start at the most fundamental place for this conversation. A year later, in 2010, it was even bigger. I am so thrilled to have the chance to participate in this event and thankful for the invitation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, February 25, 2011 Research Friday: "Executive Compensation" posted by Stephanie La Loggia, M.A. Second, and perhaps more importantly, join in on the conversation about CEO compensation. February 25, 2011 5:34 PM Stephanie La Loggiasaid. February 25, 2011 7:40 PM Josh Montgomery said.

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Care2

JULY 22, 2011

Email reading on mobile devices rose 81% from October, 2010, to April, 2011. 2000 - 2010. Clear, short and actionable subject lines followed by quick easy to read text with a link (to whatever your action or conversion might be) early on. You want to convert people and conversion on mobile is hard. iPhone/iPad.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Having a frank conversation with those in your organization about the danger of analysis without action, and of action without analysis, is a good start. He has been profiled by Forbes , People , and on CNN and has been named a 2012 CNN Hero and awarded the 2011 GQ Better Men Better World Award.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Please note that because the conversations take place over six years, some people's work and lives have changed. They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! The way they're titled below is how they were listed at the time of the interview. Happy listening! Women, Girls, Education and Global Health.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

Throughout 2010, I was deep in planning an experimental cafe/exhibit space to address all three of these desires for a change. By November of 2010, I had a business plan for the cafe and intended to start raising money in 2011. This is not to say it's going to be easy. Finally, on a more personal level, I love Santa Cruz.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

FG’s 2010 report provided the first comprehensive view of Americans’ demand for charitable giving and impact investing since 1994’s The Seven Faces of Philanthropy. Because we live in a world where people want to express their ideas, share opinions and participate in the conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. So, let’s get out the nonprofit vote for the nonprofit panels at SXSW 2011 ! Illustration by Jonny Goldstein of my SXSW panel proposal.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

"hangouts" that include video webcam conversations, hopefully well. 2010 as a way of using film, photography, and real-time reporting. 2010 as a way of using film, photography, and real-time reporting. Fall of 2011 documenting the impact on kids and families along the. early beta). He founded the.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011. Make conversation with your team. Make that one of your New Year’s resolutions.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2013

folk through comments, emails to me, and hallway conversations. The total readership from 2010-2012 was more than double that of 2007-2009 (and has been flat since 2011). At the same time, I''m aware that only a tiny percentage of readers have actively pursued relationships with me and other Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

A good start, a conversation with anyone who could get there, was made today. " The conversation started - lets hope (and help) it continues. I predict the same fate for Second Life and other 3D-Virtual Words. " Here's an update on the round up of coverage: Event Announcement from Jonathan Fanton, President.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

If participation was my mantra from 2007-2011, community has been my mantra since then. Since 2010 I have seen, again and again and again, how valuable human facilitation is to the participatory process. If you are reading this via email and would like to share a comment, you can join the conversation here.'

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