Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today is Blog Action Day and this year’s theme is Climate Change. What’s Blog Action Day? Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Learn more.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2020

Using example proven strategies and tactics, checklists, tools and action steps, you’ll learn how to how to effectively use social media, blogs, video, online and offline marketing, your website and more. First published in 2013, this is a book I refer to often and find its practical action steps still relevant today.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

A good example of a donation page with proper branding is the World Wildlife Fund’s primary donation page : Accepting PayPal in addition to credit cards is a good idea to accommodate those donors that prefer to give through PayPal, but don’t make all donors use PayPal.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2011

Slacktivism, to me, comes down to two crucial points: 1) organizations play an important role in creating and endorsing the level to which people take action, and 2) “slacker activism” is really a gateway to more lasting change. It’s just a matter of shaping your call to action well. Create opportunities with multiple levels of action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2011

The report was filled with examples , but more and more are coming to life everyday. Here’s one: ACTion Alexandria is an online civic engagement initiative with three main goals. Here’s one: ACTion Alexandria is an online civic engagement initiative with three main goals.

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sgEngage

MAY 3, 2024

Using technology to streamline even some processes can free up a tremendous amount of time, so you spend less time on manual reporting and tracking and more time analyzing and elevating actionable information that drives bottom-line financial impact. Everything in the grant record is available in a dashboard or built-in report.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

Custom photo stock This is a fun excuse for an intern to run around the office and any physical sites to take good pictures of work in action. For example, a guide on using Fortnite to reach tweens, or a short training on memes or emerging social media platforms the company should be aware of.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

You could collect them all and write on a piece of paper or whiteboard what each person's totals were for each of the possible actions. This exercise helps people to see in real time how much engagement their example post gets. " I ask folks to put the stickers on the back of the card. The totals are then tallied.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 28, 2022

The overarching goal of this next phase is to humanize the customer experience with new AI-powered conversational intelligence, mobile offline access, and innovations to the Customer Data Platform. . For example, many marketers are looking for the capability and value of real-time Personalization , not an “Interaction Studio” solution. .

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

On & Offline Engagement. Whether you’re using social networks, or other shared spaces online, the social web is where you can find others, figure out the actions you want to take, spread news and information, promote the actions, and even stream media/data while taking the action. Online is great for organizing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

For example, if the use case needs to take into account lost or stolen devices that may be captured by an armed group, appropriate digital security capabilities, such as remote wipe of those devices, should also be incorporated. There are offline MFA options for low connectivity areas. Example: Forcing MFA when accessing reports.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

The user experience must be compelling enough to inspire action. Do you have clear, bold calls to action? Is it easy to see how to give offline? For example, one pitfall to avoid is sending emails from “do not reply” addresses. The experience for the user should be seamless, of course, but this is the bare minimum.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Some of the key attributes that you may want to include: a welcome page/message that highlights who you are and the calls to action – remember that it’s more important for people to take the action related to your campaign than it is to only join your page/group. org but I know there are lots of great examples out there.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

While nonprofits often deliver highly relevant content in direct mail appeals – based on giving history, interests and past actions – that approach isn’t always carried over to their email appeals. Said another way – what works offline also works online. Said another way – what works offline also works online.

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 2009

We've been helping groups for many years with ways to have a little more influence and get a little more impact out of their online and offline events. Right now, there is an excellent example of this by the team behind the Davos 2009 World Economic Forum. We happen to have a software for this very thing: Live Interviews Online.)

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

All that you can really assume are the things that aren’t assumptions; give your community the chance to tell you their preferences and interests, and track what you can (from email opens and clicks, to actions taken) to be sure you are responding to the facts whenever possible. I hope you’ll share your lessons, too!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. And, having them set accurately, can determine the outcome of any further actions. For example, if you use an online donation form , you can create new leads on every new donation.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Here are some examples of ways your association can use process automation capabilities in Nimble AMS: Application processes : American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) uses Salesforce-based workflow functionality with Nimble AMS and their membership data to automate hundreds of processes, including their fellowship application process.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

For example, does your organization take any $1,000+ gift that comes in the door and code it a “major gift”? But I would suggest what I think are two important points: It’s an Offline Process. Major gifts fundraising, the process of cultivating and soliciting a “stop-and-think” gift, is primarily an offline process.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

You can create and run an online campaign to support an offline appeal or an event. For example, if your campaign is off to a slow start, you can post something about that and wake people up. Interest Keepers: Post photos and videos of your work in action throughout your campaign.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

October 15th was Blog Action Day , a day for bloggers, podcasters and vloggers to write about and raise awareness about an issue. Blog Action Day is a wonderful idea, but it feels too short to make a real impact. In addition to making an impact online, I'd like to see changebloggers meeting offline as well.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

In this example, notice how Legado’s donation form is beautifully designed. With this information, you can send targeted messages to each donor segment to encourage them to take action. 7) Encourage Donors to Go Paperless Dive into your database and determine who your donors are that tend to give offline.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

We focused on principles for community building and community organizing, as well as examples of both short-term and long-term engagement. Would love to hear if you have examples or tips to share! First, identify what your community wants to do – what it is coming together around, whether it’s an event, an action, or a movement.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

People will be more likely to respond to your call to action or, at the very least, open your emails if they look like they’re coming from an individual. Instead, send emails from someone on your team or board and make sure the sender name and email address correspond to that person (example: Claire and claire@). .

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NetWits

JUNE 6, 2011

Feedback – We could send a survey to all members who utilized a certain feature, such as forms or eCards, asking them about their experience or suggesting follow-up actions. For example, maybe everyone can see a certain resource or sample quiz, but you must login in order to also download the white paper or answer guide.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Instead, interactive tools, customization, and smart strategy allow nonprofits to go far beyond this to involve supporters in meaningful actions online that accomplish their mission. All these audiences have unique interests, which may be served online or offline, and may overlap. Removing barriers to community engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. The latter is especially important for virtual events. Take the above example from charity:water for World Water Day.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

When people who work in services, programs, grant writing and fundraising, for example, all share their view of the groups in the community, not only can you start mapping the network but you can also have really rich discussions about the way different parts of your organization view the community. New grants or new programs. Step 2: Goals.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Whether you are working on a campaign, a program or a service; whether it is online or offline (though I would argue it should probably touch both!); Connecting conversations and people means cross-pollinating or jumping across platforms to share messages or actions from one to the next. Temporary versus Permanent Networks.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

I like to think of it this way: Organizations may have the research or data, the capacity and staff, to identify problems and opportunities, to build messages, calls to action and campaigns. That doesn’t mean organizations sit back, relinquish all responsibility and control, and wait for the community to take action. org before?

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2017

The juxtaposition of two conflicting actions—being an activist and, well… slacking. The prime example of slacktivism gone right is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge campaign. A bit of a different example, offline, is wearing a ribbon on your shirt or a specific color on a certain day in support of a cause. Ah, slacktivism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Some points and examples we shared in response to questions: Fundraisers need to be experts in transmedia storytelling techniques and exploring new possibilities for sharing stories. I gave the example of charity:water that tells the story about how clean drinking water can change people’s lives in development country.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

Bots needs to be designed increase engagement, support and inspire offline action. Right now it is difficult to discover bots, but after a bit of research I found a few examples of nonprofits making use of Facebook Messenger platform. The Whisky Bot , while not a nonprofit focus, it is a good example of a more elaborate bot.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

For example, social media companies often treat inclusive design features like accessibility to the visual and hearing impaired as afterthoughts, and indeed, the development of such features are at the mercy of hiring and layoff trends. For example: Does your organization provide direct services via Big Tech social media platforms?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today's Blog Action Day 2009 ! The debate about what impact the online world has on offline action gets smashed when you look at these numbers and think about the over 12 million people around the world who are raising their consciousness by reading more about climate change and how they can get involved with their local communities. .

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

But to many people active in online social action communities, these events had deeper meaning. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. In reaction to the Causes announcement, Economist bureau chief Matthew Bishop tweeted “Who knew it was on MySpace?”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

31% of offline-only first-time donors are retained for over a year , versus 25% of online-only first-time donors. Build your case for support around individual stories and compelling examples of how your nonprofit is making an impact. Wrap it up with a call to action. 10 steps to plan a successful year-end giving campaign.

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