Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

Two recent reports share data about the actual role celebrity connection plays in nonprofit fundraising and both say the same thing: forget celebrities. A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

Submissions close January 22, 2010." " » Your Mobile Giving by State – Wendy Harman at the American Red Cross has posted a map and data about the funds donated via texting "Haiti" to 90999 to support the victims in the Haiti earthquake crisis. Thanks for all that you are doing, ARC!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Earlier this year, organizations submitted their best creative works to the Show Your Impact 2010 design contest, sponsored by Adobe and TechSoup. They received their donated Adobe software through Techsoup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations.

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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. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Should online contests be redesigned or just go away? That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. 12/17: The Dark Side of Online Contests.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program. As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program. As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I'm a fan of Room To Read, so I asked Dharmesh for a copy of the book to give away to nonprofits, and he agreed - so if you want a chance to win, leave a comment on how your nonprofit could benefit from in-bound marketing. The more that tweet, the more that hear about and the donation amount goes up. x (Total Retweets).

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

millions PCs in Q4 2010. 79% of respondents volunteered in 2010, and they prefer to do it in groups. Using a mobile app allows you as a nonprofit to have a tool where you can push messages out about how to volunteer/give, what the impact is, etc. SmartOnline just wrapped up an Invent Your Mobile App contest. Why mobile?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2015

More than 2,000 donated and refurbished tablet PCs with Microsoft OneNote have helped Ordyslexie to create a cost-effective way to provide dyslexic children an easier way to learn. In 2010, Mr. Masson came up with a brilliant idea: to establish an innovative project that catered to the needs of dyslexic children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John. A key driver of donations was Facebook, where users uploaded 2.4 Disruptive Model: Donation Crowdfunding. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2010.

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DECEMBER 7, 2007

Share and Enjoy: Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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JANUARY 23, 2008

They have had video contests, and have made lots of 30-second spots. In the video he even points down to the donation form from his YouTube box, asking the viewer to donate right now to kick of the 2008 campaign activities. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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JANUARY 21, 2008

Go to THIS PAGE right now and donate and make a big difference. 21 Jan 2008 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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MARCH 3, 2008

Today they got this letter: YouTube Broadcast Yourself™ Thank you for taking the time to submit your application to the YouTube Nonprofit program. Today they got this letter: YouTube Broadcast Yourself™ Thank you for taking the time to submit your application to the YouTube Nonprofit program.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

There is a mad scramble to get donations in a certain time period. Michael Share and Enjoy: Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan says: Granted, web site stats will not tell me anything about how many hungry people a nonprofit feeds. And, I actually hope that doesn’t change.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

For the Obama campaign to get to $117,300 from $25 donors mean they have 4692 people donating instead of only 51. There would simply be no other way to get people, excited in their own homes, across the country, inspired by speeches and videos , organized enough to get these donations flowing.

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MARCH 27, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Daniel Hartman MAR 27, 2008 NTEN Does Web 2.0

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OCTOBER 29, 2007

Learn more about AVODAH and make a donation while you’re at it. Share and Enjoy: Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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MARCH 12, 2008

certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations for which to raise money. Charities themselves can also use Firstgiving’s fundraising pages for events, special appeals or general donations. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman DEC 12, 2007 Why you need social media marketing.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman FEB 3, 2008 Yes We Can.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

I will donate. But why is it important that I donate now. “I just got this email about the matching and I want to donate.&# This is the first time in AJWS history that we have been able to extend such a generous offer to our supporters, so please, help us reach our new goal of $175,000 by making a donation today.

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AUGUST 9, 2007

Seeing the headlines, “ Johnson & Johnson Sues Red Cross Over Symbol &# it is easy to say look at the big bad corporation going after the poor nonprofit. If they focused as much on getting back to this story as in creating a consumer products division, the donations will flow like never before. J&J files a lawsuit. [.]

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NOVEMBER 12, 2007

“Increasingly, audio and video on the Web are critical tools [for nonprofit groups] for communicating to people about the work they’re doing, and I only see that intensifying,&# Ms. Instead, he encourages nonprofit groups to produce documentary-style videos that show their work and cast their workers as real people.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2007

“Increasingly, audio and video on the Web are critical tools [for nonprofit groups] for communicating to people about the work they’re doing, and I only see that intensifying,&# Ms. Instead, he encourages nonprofit groups to produce documentary-style videos that show their work and cast their workers as real people.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Both laptops come preloaded with Microsoft Office 2010, a Windows operating system, and Microsoft Security Essentials. Or is your nonprofit doing good work to save the environment? Without donors like these, TechSoup would not be able to help nonprofits achieve their mission and do so while doing the right thing for the environment.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Both laptops come preloaded with Microsoft Office 2010, a Windows operating system, and Microsoft Security Essentials. Or is your nonprofit doing good work to save the environment? Without donors like these, TechSoup would not be able to help nonprofits achieve their mission and do so while doing the right thing for the environment.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

I like it for all his reasons and one more…Convio enables nonprofits to make a Facebook application, and then it gets out of the way. The Causes application is the Causes application, listing your nonprofit within their “envelope.&# Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2012

I united my passion for social media and nonprofits, training, fundraising with Cambodia. I raised money through my blog and later on Twitter to send a young women, Leng Sopharoth to college from 2006-2010. In 2007, I won the Yahoo for Good Contest, winning $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation.

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OCTOBER 29, 2007

What I said I wanted was a way for people who are part of YouTube’s nonprofit program to be able to collect email addresses and not just donations. You will only get someone’s email if they actually donate. With a single click, a user could give their information to the nonprofit, through YouTube.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

This weekend I participated in a Webinar about the book The Whuffie Factor along with author Tara Hunt where we discussed how the ideas apply to nonprofits. For the social media library giveaway I asked folks to leave a comment on how they would use the books to shape their 2010 social media strategy. So I said I'd kick in my copy.

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

Called “Web 2.0 – New Outreach and Fundraising Techniques,” the topic of this workshop is something every nonprofit marketing manager and online communications professional wants to talk about. I agree based on sheer traffic volume, the first 3 are no-brainers for any nonprofit to start. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2012

that nonprofits, businesses, and consumers can do about reducing all the junk paper cluttering their offices. Francisco-based nonprofit, Forest Ethics , more than 100 billion pieces of junk mail are delivered in the U.S. The UK nonprofit, Junkbuster.org.uk Here are some practical things. Why Opt Out? According to the San.

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MAY 11, 2007

But your job in the nonprofit is to make it easy, to give them the tools to tell the story in the way you want it told, to have compelling photos and media materials that they can use, to easily provide links for others to donate. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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