Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Even though the majority of the attendees representing big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many socially good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

A key message for an animal shelter might be “Every animal deserves a loving home and you can help care for those in our shelter until they’re adopted.”. Most nonprofit leaders would prefer this. It was a bleak situation and they were days away from being homeless. See how that works? per day to care for an animal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The cute animal theory has not gone unnoticed by nonprofits, even those that are not animal welfare organizations, zoos or aquariums are sharing content featuring cute animals on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. In less than a day, it has over 1 million views. And now, mobile. I showed the app to my kids and it was a huge hit!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2008

We adopted a kitty! With the help of Petfinder and Maine Coon Adoptions (a division of the nonprofit, SAFE ), we finally found our perfect pet pal (left). Do you have room in your home for a homeless pet? Understand your adoption options. * Understand your adoption options. * pet adoption shelter

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

Days of service are often – I’ll come out and just say it – a burden to nonprofit leaders. But, let’s be honest, such large-scale projects that are meaningful are the exception rather than the rule. Which leads to the other half of this double-edged sword.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. She brings 15 years of experience spanning program development, community outreach, and creative collaboration to help nonprofits drive transformation.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

The impact of burnout is particularly significant for nonprofit organizations. Many nonprofits are way ahead of the game. Those that have already adopted automation are seeing amazing gains in efficiency. Learn more The Nonprofit CRM Built for Fundraisers Find out how Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT® fits your organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

The Great Recession and its aftermath have forced nonprofits to seek out new and different ways to address their challenges. In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

Six months later, I’m happy to report that my numbers are in the normal range. I’m also noticing that many of my colleagues are trying to become healthy, including my friend and homeless advocate, Mark Horvath, who is also raising money for a good cause while getting healthy. Even in the nonprofit sector.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2017

Nearly every nonprofit organization I deal with is careful to include an “experiential” touch point somewhere along the donor journey. As nonprofit and cause leaders, we wish every individual had the opportunity, interest, and time to meet the people we serve and see the impact of our work in real time. Philanthropy News Digest.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2013

Nonprofits have begun to adapt, with many planning/creating mobile-optimized websites. Here are a few mobile trends that will begin to impact nonprofits : Mobile SEO. For nonprofits, this could mean higher rankings for local mobile searches on homeless shelters, animal adoption or volunteer opportunities.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Even though the majority of the attendees represented big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many social good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. I've been….

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Tech Soup

APRIL 27, 2015

To their horror, they learned that homeless pets in their area can freeze and die during the brutal winter months. " When it became clear that the county didn't have the budget to improve the existing animal shelter, HART's staff decided to raise private funds to build an animal adoption center.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

It was filmed on location outside our free medical clinic for the homeless in the heart of Melbourne. “Storytelling is critical to the work of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. In foster care adoption, a child’s family story is too often interrupted, but no less valuable to his or her sense of self and well-being.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Apps created specifically to address the needs of low-income and underserved communities in the United States are few and far between – despite the fact that smartphone adoption rates are higher within minority communities where social services are in greater demand and poverty tends to be more concentrated.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2010

StoryCorps is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit and TechSoup member organization that records and shares Americans' personal stories. There's a conversation between a daughter and the mother who gave her up for adoption. This post is part of a series highlighting TechSoup member organizations' achievements. A fan of J.D. read more.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

While the challenges were focused mainly on local or statewide issues, they came up with solutions that could be adopted for national issues as well. The participants were tasked with developing digital tools to help nonprofits and government agencies work better together. Burlington, VT Day of Civic Hacking. ReWrite Oakland.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Did you know that almost 70% of nonprofits are planning to incorporate virtual elements into their events in some way, whether that’s with hybrid events, virtual-only events, or a combination of all of them? This is because this strategy involves recruiting passionate supporters to fundraise on your nonprofit organization’s behalf.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

With the support of volunteers, we are able to effectively engage with individuals experiencing homelessness in D.C. I highly recommend and have recommended VolunteerHub to other nonprofits that want to streamline their management process,” said Carla Fortenberry, Volunteer Manager, Loudoun Hunger Relief.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

Q: What happens when you bring app developers together with nonprofits and libraries along with some coffee thrown in? Last October, I wrote about a breakfast co-hosted by Caravan Studios and Twilio for nonprofits and app developers. But first, it needs further adoption in San Francisco. A: Mobile apps with a conscience!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! They’ve also leveled the playing field and have a special category for smaller nonprofits (under $1 million budget). And there is also an award category for individual champion, whether board members, volunteers, or a free agent.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 29, 2007

In my surfing around for adoption opportunities, I came across the incredible story of Pali Boucher, the founder of Rocket Dog Rescue in San Francisco. Boucher was the child of a homeless, drug-addicted mother who died when she was ten. As a homeless adult, she visited animal shelters to spend time with the dogs there.

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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? I don’t think we want homeless shelters, food pantries, mental health organizations, etc., And, I actually hope that doesn’t change.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Already there has been a bit of a backlash from some of the early adopters but does that mean that Quora is already on the MySpace track? Check out a few like: cancer , homelessness , aging , and climate change and you’ll find tons of interesting questions and answers. Nonprofits should also be asking questions on Quora.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 14, 2006

Lately I've been thinking about getting a dog or cat and have been spending too many hours surfing Petfinder , a database of homeless pets. As part of my surfing, I came across the Best Friends Network , a nonprofit network that allows animal lovers to become members, join and create online communities around animal-related topics (i.e

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The new podcast series, a collaboration between Salesforce.org and iHeartMedia, highlights the exponential impact that businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations can have on the world by working together. Homelessness doesn’t always mean someone lacks a community, nor does having a home mean someone feels safe.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2020

While I may not possess the intellectual wherewithal to solve homelessness, food insecurity or a host of other chronic societal problems, I have great faith that someone out there will have that ability. I am deeply blessed to come to work every day believing, at a deep level, that I am contributing to the lives of others.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When your nonprofit is just getting started, any nonprofit donation is a welcome donation, right? Are there times that you could actually do your nonprofit harm by taking a non-cash donation? It’s hard to imagine turning down a gift. But trust me, there may be times when you don’t want to say “yes” to the donation being offered.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 19, 2023

Consider this example: An animal shelter’s mission statement might be: To provide lifesaving care, shelter, and forever homes to homeless pets in our community. The core message of your case for support would detail how you enact your mission: Donations make a life-changing difference for homeless pets. Characters. Key actions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Tools for VolCom Groups: Blogs, RSS, Tagging, Wikis and Beyond," I wanted point to a new (to me) UK nonprofit technology blog discovered via a comment to my post about technology stewards and also weave in some more notes on UK examples. and volcom sector adoption. What are items on the checklist to determine whether web2.0

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

You can give everything from a traditional ornament to lions and tiger and bears (Oh my) (really you can adopt a lion, tiger and/or bear), you can give bees and goats or even a pile of manure for that special someone.a

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

It’s a day that nonprofits frequently use to encourage additional giving from their supporters. . Here at Bloomerang , we help nonprofits make the most of their fundraising every day through the adoption of comprehensive and data-driven strategies. To suggest more Giving Tuesday ideas, please email steven.shattuck@bloomerang.co.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2019

When nonprofits want to pinpoint where their donors are leaving, they often look at the last thing that happened to their donor as the tipping point that got them to stop donating. To understand why donors stop giving to a nonprofit, we need to understand why they gave in the first place. Understanding Donor Behavior.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Bush established the first Human Rights Week in the United States, and the celebration has been extended to a full month by many countries around the world to celebrate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. If you’re looking for a few nonprofits to donate to, check our list out below. Nonprofits to support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. I'll be using a new online learning platform that I haven't used before and the participants are a slightly different audience than nonprofit staff or at least I think. adoption strategies ( remix from Association 2.0). I'm nervous. Openness - ????

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands by Carol Cone. A few weeks ago, Beth was kind enough to host a book giveaway and New Year resolution contest for nonprofits to celebrate the launch of my new book Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding , which I co-authored with Jocelyne Daw, Kristian Darigan Merenda and Anne Erhard.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2022

Sadly, this portrayal of poverty, homelessness, and frustration while seeking help is an honest one. Social service nonprofits could make the kind of impact that thrills funders and helps people transcend survival mode and take control of their futures. And participants are not alone in facing challenges in this process.

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