Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! Presentation. So, what is that opportunity?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

These grantmakers are supporting and working through networks to pool their learning and increase the impact of their respective grantmaking practices. In late 2011, Funder’s Guide to Networks will synthesize the knowledge and publish a print publication for the broader field of philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

So in 2011, the organization adopted an online movement-building model that they hoped would more effectively engage its community of half-a-million divers. Also launched in 2011, the Dive Against Debris program asks dive shop operators and individual divers to become citizen scientists. million divers.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 8, 2020

In the past, members of the analytics consulting team at Blackbaud have written on this subject matter in the 2009 publication Building Fundraising Momentum in a Recession and the 2011 article Raising Money During Challenging Times. How your mission impacts COVID-19 (if relevant). How COVID-19 impacts your mission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

In order to have long term fiscal sustainability, nonprofits must be considering future generations as potential donors and supporters. Baby Boomers and Generation X have fiscally supported nonprofits for decades, now Millennials are the next generation that must be courted. Millennial Donor Report, 2011). Technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

In order to have long term fiscal sustainability, nonprofits must be considering future generations as potential donors and supporters. Baby Boomers and Generation X have fiscally supported nonprofits for decades, now Millennials are the next generation that must be courted. Millennial Donor Report, 2011). Technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 25, 2012

The Social Impact Bond (SIB), developed in the U.K., HF 681, March 23, 2011). The Model: The “non–nonprofit” organization: Twin Cities Rise! met this target, costs to the state for public support were reduced and tax revenues increased. The Human Capital Performance Bond faces similar risks of social impact bonds.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2013

Supporting a cause is now easier than ever. Scrap the notion that in order to support a cause, you have to actually get your hands dirty. Sure, work is being done and lives are being improved, but the impact is often times minimal. posted by Cooper Nelson , Marketing Manager. DNA on a SHIRT. Image from Spirit of Rebellion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

But it’s impact has been huge since you were in the…well…second grade.”. Eager to make my point, I polled my fellow Gen-Xers on which fundraising platforms have had the most disruptive impact on charitable giving since 2000. Disruptive Model: School Project Crowdfunding. Disruptive Model: Social Network.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 31, 2016

Businesses spent an estimated $12 billion in leadership development in 2011. From a funding standpoint, foundation support for leadership development was less than 1 percent of overall giving from 1992 to 2011 (Hirschfield, 2014). The social sector spent $400 million, just.03% 03% of the sector's $1.5

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Lili Wang’s post on Hispanic Volunteering), along with colleagues from across the country, are examining the impact of acculturation on the philanthropic behaviors of minorities and immigrants. Can we support these new findings with research literature? Comparison of models of acculturation: The case of Korean Americans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Here is a partial list of what we’ve completed as part of this review: Program evaluation based on a sample of 169 OE grants closed in 2007-2009, conducted by TCC Group (2011). Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012). Interviews with approximately 30 grantees (April-June 2012).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 14, 2012

And, support from the Open Society Foundation made this event possible! With generous support for new technology developments from the MacArthur Foundation, we now have the ability to assess and prioritize needs, enhance existing features, build new functionality and develop client and server infrastructure.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The core economy , although supported by money, is not driven by it. Staying on the leading edge requires unlocking and nurturing the human potential that leads, manages, and supports these concepts. They involve people and their development and support — their human potential. Financial Resources. Governance.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. Furthermore, the legality of digital fair use continues to be challenged.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2011

its mission will directly or indirectly impact youth. This is why I believe that supporting youth development is crucial for the entire nonprofit sector. If we want to support the healthy development of youth and all people (and of course we do), the old adage of being “color-blind” in providing services is counter-productive.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2013

The traditional charity model is based on the expectation that organizations raise funds from institutions and individuals in order to provide services to those in need, primarily free of charge. All were struggling with finding appropriate resources to support services, and all were invested in providing services free of charge.

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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. What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The session was facilitated by Susan Feeney, Partner at GMMB , and explored the range of new media models and venture journalism experiments. “As New venture journalism has been incubated thanks to nonprofit and foundation support.” foundation support for media has increased by 21%, rising from $568.2 million in 2009 to $687.6

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Creating, Building, and Sustaining Nonprofit Communities posted by Hannah Humphrey , Public Allies Arizona Alumna / Outreach Coordinator, Xico What does it mean to be a community organization? I agree we need more of these model communities. ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact?

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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 ! But can we talk candidly about our options to support that growth financially? So why do we do it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The campaign was modeled after the grand daddy of match days that happens throughout the entire state of Minnesota. On November 16, 2011, Minnesotans will take part in the 3 rd annual Give to the Max Day. Our ability to communicate the opportunities and impact on Minnesota has helped us succeed. Good luck and Go Minnesota!

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Achieve

AUGUST 3, 2011

That’s just over $500 a month – so it’s not making a huge impact yet. follows a similar donation method, but the organization focuses on choosing organizations that focus on project doability, impact, and sustainability. seemingly breaks the rules of most nonprofits and intrigued me the most for its ability to really focus on impact.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The US Department of Education recognized that Parent Centers could increase their impact through technology and allotted funding for 8 pilot centers that represent the cross section of abilities in the network to test a technology model. We knew that this technology project was worthy of a significant change in the way we work.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

"We're moving from a 'top down' model where high quality resources were once published through peer review and traditional authority-based publishing modes to a different model," she explained. This new hierarchy model is the basis for my exploration of virtual media as a delivery mode."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Like a lot of people , I am incredibly frustrated by organizations floating on endowments that allow them to sail on regardless of impact or community relevance. In 2011, we were on very shaky financial ground. Forget life support. Museum of Art and History Unusual Projects and Influences business models' But some will.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

SAP's donation program is part of their overall social benefit efforts , which aim to accomplish the following goals: Impacting 1,000,000 lives by focusing on meeting basic needs, enhancing education, and creating sustainable growth and economic opportunity. Tech for Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2007

By the end of 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users (and Fortune 500. develop appropriate and relevant business models. develop appropriate and relevant business models. Find enthusiasts within your enterprise and support them. They will have a significant impact on your enterprise during the next five years.???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Says Giller, “Our theory of change is engaging users around content that shows how being green can reshape our world can empower personal behavior change and ultimately impact society at large. Individual Behavior Change: Impact on users behaviors, purchase decisions, and daily lives that are in line with sustainability. Source: grist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

So, let’s get out the nonprofit vote for the nonprofit panels at SXSW 2011 ! They organize supporters, raise attention to important social and political issues, seek donations, and organize supporters to walk, run, shout, protest, and vote, things that were once done mostly by nonprofit organizations.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The post-PC era was announced in March 2011 by the late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, during the launch of the iPad2. The post-PC world was inadvertently ratified by HP when it made a dramatic announcement in August 2011 about trying to get out of the PC hardware business. How Does This Impact the Used Computer Market?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

I pursued Convio, because I thought it would be amazing to have a shot at simultaneously building a business whilst positively impacting the world. My wife also wanted me to make an impact in the world and frankly thought the other ideas were boring. In 2011, an estimated $17 billion was raised online.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in November 2011. The late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, famously announced the post-PC era in March 2011 during the launch of the iPad 2. Impact of the New PC Market on the Used PC Market. Jobs was as usual quite prescient.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2013

When I came to the museum in May of 2011, we were on the brink of closure financially. We use a clear logic model to relate our activities to their intended outcomes and impacts (here''s more about what a logic model is ). At the same time, our community relevance was limited. That''s fine.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

I'd say that these techniques support audience development, repeat visitation, membership, maybe could even attract new kinds of donors. Every time we've tried something new, we've gotten lots of support in terms of media coverage and enthusiastic attendance. but I didn't have numbers to back it up. Or at least preliminary ones.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

She then went on to explain the library program she used to work with at Target and how rewarding it was for her to get to support libraries in schools around the country. That word change supports co-design, it encourages collaboration, and it ensures engagement. Community-Driven Model. Communities are flexible. Principles.

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