Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 7, 2011

Date : June 7, 2011, 8:30 am – 10 am. Topic : Bringing Community Organizing Into Online Campaigns. Description : Integrating volunteers into online campaigns for requires a great community organizer. Traditional community organizing lays the groundwork for online campaigns and effective movements.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Example: PETA anti-fur campaign – sms campaign to engage Millennials in anti-fur campaign against Donna Karen. There’s an application from the One Campaign and Bono called One that is focused on activism. about 85 Million.

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NTEN

JANUARY 23, 2012

We learned so much while running that campaign, but we also made lots of mis-steps along the way. One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks. We value both transparency and sharing here at NTEN, so we decided we would share all our campaign results with you. Number of first time donors: 169.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2012

In January of last year I wrote up a quick summary on how some of our clients' end-of-year fundraising campaigns did vs. the prior year, and I thought it’d be nice to repeat the exercise to see how nonprofits fared in 2011. Lower average gifts – 79% had lower average gifts in 2011 vs. 2010.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The standard nonprofit process of building a digital strategy — or a standalone campaign — can often be a shot in the dark. Eric Ries adapted this philosophy to entrepreneurship in his 2011 book, The Lean Startup. To borrow a phrase, the accepted model is “build it and they’ll come.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Online Campaigner. Develop shared language. Web Producer.

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2022

democracy-related issues from 2011 onward. The data visualization tool, which consists of a map, charts, and lists, documents foundation support across several key areas including: campaign and election processes governing institutions and processes information and media public engagement and voting .

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NetWits

MAY 15, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. The largest online gift received in 2011 was $260,000 – more than two-and-a-half times 2010′s largest gift.

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Download the full report today… 2011 Online Giving Report. Download the report now! .

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Some donors appreciate the option to tip because they see it as a way to support their cause and ensure campaign organizers can maximize their donations. Generosity and engagement : Some donors feel generous and will add a tip when they believe in the cause or campaign they’re supporting.

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NTEN

JANUARY 18, 2011

Then the 2011 NTC Scholarship Silent Auction is for you! Now you can bid on nearly 100 items in our first silent auction, getting something great for yourself, and supporting our campaign at the same time. You don't have to be an NTEN member or attend the NTC make a bid and support our campaign! Do you like cool things?

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2012

In 2011, we partnered with the American Red Cross to launch a social fundraising campaign that raised over $125,000 in 10 days. They can help your growing online fundraising campaign spread like wildfire. They can help your growing online fundraising campaign spread like wildfire. Think of press is an accelerant.

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Ddownload Blackbaud’s full 2011 Online Giving Report Here. 2011 Online Giving Report. Download the report now! .

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Wendy : If we take the text to give campaign, we saw a group of people – Millennials prefer to work together, not against each other and it really manifest in the test to give. David Smith and Michael Weiser, National Conference on Citizenship.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2011

Greenpeace created a great SW -themed campaign aimed at improving Volkswagen's environmental record, complete with gaming elements. Get the skinny in the report we co-authored with Idealware, " A Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems ", updated for 2011. The formula we used is simple: Good content = good SEO.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? Frogloop asked some of our favorite nonprofit campaigners and experts to give us their thoughts and predictions. What’s on tap for social media and advocacy? Holly Ross, NTEN. And not apps. Jocelyn Harmon: Care2.

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Candid

MARCH 14, 2024

Last year, we were inspired by a video from 2011 to create our series on “ red flags” funders look for in grant proposals. That same “red flags” campaign was used to create content around “ green flags for funders.” We routinely look to see what past content performed well and could be updated. Alter the tone.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 5, 2019

My first year on staff, I nearly quadrupled our growth, going from $64,000 in annual revenue in 2011 to $244,000 in 2012. Learn more about grassroots campaigns and other innovative ways to fundraise faster in Blackbaud’s free webinar series “Tide-Turning Tips for Forward-Thinking Fundraisers.” Urgency/Goal.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

This sounds like a great campaign idea, when it comes to asking for donations, but according to Giving In A Digital World , the fad may not be as popular with consumers as it is with businesses. In 2011, comScore survey only reported 6.2% Image courtesy of Marketing. Only a small portion of mobile device users scan QR codes.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011. of the 34.8%.

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NetWits

JUNE 14, 2012

Online to offline conversion must take place almost immediately, as online donors tend to move to offline giving within a year of the first online gift or not at all according to our 2011 Multichannel Giving Report. 2011 Internet and Multichannel Giving. Donor Movement Across Channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

When we started Fondeadora in 2011 (the first creative crowdfunding platform in Mexico, renamed to Donadora in 2016), processing online payments was very difficult. Can donors outside of Mexico give to campaigns on Donadora? What is your favorite campaign on Donadora at this time? Is online giving growing rapidly as well?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2012

The design was meant to be rolled out site wide in December 2011, however a lawsuit with Timelines.com is prolonging the mandatory switch – most likely only temporarily. ONE Campaign. Download ONE Campaign Cover. The new Facebook Timeline design is now available for upgrade to all Facebook users. Ocean Conservancy. Tearfund.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! There is no doubt that 2011 will be a year of great progress and measurable results for those who learn these new tools and tricks of the trade.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. A quick Google search of “social media stats 2011″ pulls up a wide range of stats to share with unaware executive staff. VIDEO] Social Media Revolution 2011. Get training.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

They successfully closed major and minor capital campaigns, $6 million and $550,000, respectively—the first campaigns in Nick’s career! Nick’s devotion to Ballet Lubbock is evident in its remarkable growth, from a $550,000 organizational budget in 2011 to today’s $2.5 million budget, soon to reach $2.8

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Nonprofits can learn from email campaigns corporate marketers are sending. A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. So, how can your email campaigns stand out? 3 is important for appeal campaigns. Here are 3 ways: 1. How to Personalize Your Emails.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

For all the buzz about new media in the nonprofit sector, it is somewhat surprising how few nonprofits have integrated their new media campaigns into one of the most important pages on their website – the “Thank You for Your Donation!” recently launched a text alert campaign. ” landing page.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2011

CiviCRM Training Details: Date: March 16 - 17, 2011 Location: Pew DC Conference Center, 901 E St. Penguin Day DC 2011 is organized by Aspiration and PICnet. There's plenty on the calendar but we want to be sure that a few special events make it to your calendars, too: Innogive, CiviCRM Training, and Penguin Day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

10 trillion sent by the end of 2011. Priority #4: Start collecting mobile phone numbers and launch a texting and/or text-to-give campaign. One trillion text messages sent globally in 2008. Mobile phone owners sent an average of 678 texts a month. View CDC Text , CDC Mobile Website ). Mobile giving is the future.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Defying its name, Tumblr user growth has accelerated dramatically in 2011 ( up 218% over last year ) and the eleven nonprofits listed below are paving the way for early adoption in the nonprofit sector.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2011

2011 - it's a new year and a new Congress! Online advocacy doesn't work in a vacuum - it works best when it's part of a thoughtful integrated campaign that combines offline and online actions. Otherwise it looks like your campaign is simply there to build your list. Happy 2011. Author: Sally Heaven. Okay, that's that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Who maintains your social media campaigns? One of my goals for 2011 is to better track the amount of time I spend on social media posting, planning, etc, and measuring that against actual engagement, as measured by: donations (via special source codes) and engagement (comments, reTweets, etc). What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011. Presented by Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech 2.0 , attendees will gain practical knowledge about how to successfully launch and maintain social media and mobile marketing campaigns for your nonprofit. campaigns in order to maximize ROI (Return on Investment). Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

Annual campaign, Capital campaign and Special projects). We’ll be sharing details live in a free webinar on July 14 th @ 2011 at 1:00 ET. Annual Campaign. Capital Campaign. So often a capital campaign is quite. Here’s a little insight on each to get your mental wheels turning. Register Now !

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

But, I hope 2011 will be the time when we funnel those frustrations into real steps towards a better, more collaborative, more effective, and more aligned sector of social impact. I wanted to take a few minutes today to share my 3 Goals for 2011 – I’d love to hear what others you’d add to the list! 3 Goals for 2011.

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