Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Last week, I had a fun time moderating the June #4Change Twitter Chat on Online Community Building. I hope that in the future we don’t have to turn to a back up/alternative, but I’d love to hear your thoughts about the use of CoverItLive this time! From @jonasthanatos: Can communicate effectively.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2012

From this, we developed an alternative list of ten types of collaboration, organized by increasing levels of integration, and which can be combined to make hybrids. By definition, these are formal agreements between two or more organizations that wish to work together to achieve a goal. PARTNERSHIPS. Shared Program Staff.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. We’ll cover: Volunteerism definition History of volunteerism Types of volunteerism Why is volunteerism important? In this guide, we’ll take a broad look at volunteerism to explore its history and benefits.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Making reports easier to run, and the results easier to view, VisionLink is pleased to release a significantly enhanced multi-page report showing information about every Service in our customer''s Community Resource Directories. Or, alternately, the same report can be run to review all un-posted services.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

To communicate his thoughts, he uses an alternative augmentative communication device. To continue to provide our services, and to explore new ways in which targeted technological applications could address unmet needs of disadvantaged communities, we definitely need your help. This wasn’t always the case, though.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 6, 2021

Maddie Bird, Community & Events Manager at Accelevents, moderated the discussion and shared the results of that survey. While it was clear that there is no set definition of hybrid events, Patay jumped in to say, . The experts agreed there is no one definition. “The key is to know who you’re playing to. Kate Patay.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2021

As many organizations begin eyeing the post-COVID fundraising landscape, many may find themselves in need of increased capacity to better serve their communities and drive their missions forward. . We’ll make our case and explain an alternative approach below, but first, let’s start with the fundamentals. What is a feasibility study?

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Forum One

JULY 20, 2021

As Drupal 8 prepares for its end-of-life this November 2021, with Drupal 7 following along in November 2022, migrating your organization’s existing Drupal website to Drupal 9 is definitely something to start digging into in more detail now. Drupal 7 will receive community support until November 2022. million members. Support timelines.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Thanks to the popularity of the WordPress platform, the associated community of designers and supporters are always coming up with new ways to beef up the security of the content management system for all users. Here are five ideas that you should definitely be thinking about and implementing as soon as possible.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As Drupal 7 and 9 prepare for their end-of-life in November 2023, migrating your organization’s existing Drupal website to Drupal 10 is definitely something to start digging into in more detail now. Drupal 7 will receive community support until November 2023. Previously, community support only extended to the previous major version.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As Drupal 7 and 9 prepare for their end-of-life in November 2023, migrating your organization’s existing Drupal website to Drupal 10 is definitely something to start digging into in more detail now. Drupal 7 will receive community support until November 2023. Previously, community support only extended to the previous major version.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

This is part of series of reflections on what I've learned about working wikily through working on NTEN's WeAreMedia wiki - not so much the content, but the community curriculum development and knowledge sharing process. But the short definition is: "A critical friend is someone who is independent of the project who asks.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

If something should happen and you no longer have the financial ability to back your nonprofit, you run the risk of losing it due to lack of community support. However, many young and small nonprofits do too many little events, which is exhausting for you, your supporters, and the community. Has this happened to you? Not hardly.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

It helps to start with a clear, shared definition of purpose and what it means to be a purpose-driven company. When the company found that factory workers lacked access to clean drinking water, it partnered with Planet Water Foundation to install purified water towers in several worker communities. What is a purpose-driven business?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 22, 2019

She answered a few questions for us about their success with alternative funding and the journey they went on to create a diversified program. This fund consists almost exclusively of foundation grants and alternative funding sources like PRIs or public/private partnerships.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

Authentically acknowledge the relationship and situation: “I realize that you’re just learning about our plans, [first name] , but given your interest in [nonprofit/project/community] , I don’t know exactly where to go from here other than wanting to be sure you have the opportunity to make the kind of difference we’ve been talking about.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Those are definitely not the qualities of a good social media manager. That said, way back in September 2010 I wrote a blog post on how to launch a TV station for your nonprofit using UStream (alternatively LiveStream has gained considerable market share). By early December I was anxious, angry, and hopeless.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 24, 2010

This was first introduced (to my knowledge) in the Stakeholder's Platform discussions, which were the quickly ginned-up alternative option created in response to the original introduction at WIPO of the Treaty for the Visually Impaired ("TVI") by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (and now co-sponsored by Mexico).

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 3, 2020

Buying an email list is definitely not the best way to develop a loving, dedicated base. Most of the email marketing software allows you to segregate your lists, and while Mailchimp is one of the most popular, you can look at other alternatives to choose from as well. . treat them like friends that you’re updating on your life. .

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

These are dollars saved which we are able to apply directly to support critical programs and services in our community.”. But definitely list them! Alternatively, you can list these donors in your general individual or business donor categories with an asterisk. Recognizing and cultivating the donor. See some examples here ).

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Neon CRM

MAY 12, 2023

A negative first glance at your letter can keep your members from even reading your renewal request—and you definitely don’t want that! While it may seem like a minute detail, the way you address your members says a lot about how your organization perceives them. To hook them from the first word, abide by the following tips: Be personal.

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

Elearnings as a whole are very attractive, as they offer an inexpensive alternative to classroom training. However, their effectiveness is often debated in the educational software community, as not all eLearnings are made with the same attention to detail.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 2, 2013

The more people your programs at public schools are able to reach, the better it is for your community and your organization. So, go out into the community and educate parents and kids about what you're doing and what you'll be offering to them. Be flexible. When you're on your own turf, you get to call all the shots. Get another!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Follow these steps to outline your organization’s definition of major gifts: Assess your previous largest donations to determine your major gift threshold. Communicating regularly through email and social media. Cultivate by definition means that you’re leading up to something—and that something is a solicitation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

We are especially concerned that the IP system ensures that it’s both easy to serve disadvantaged communities and to innovate. For this IP system to work for all, it’s critical that copyright exceptions such as fair use be defended as a laboratory for creativity.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

These types of events may also provide a sense of community when distance learning, so it is important to put your best foot forward and consider a more sophisticated virtual event platform so that you are sure to impress parents, students, and possible donors. You want to make it more exciting and engaging.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

These types of events may also provide a sense of community when distance learning, so it is important to put your best foot forward and consider a more sophisticated virtual event platform so that you are sure to impress parents, students, and possible donors. You want to make it more exciting and engaging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

Since I believe that it is important to learn from adjacent practices, I started engaging with the nonprofit technology community in the late 1990’s when it was just a handful of people. In the early days, the nonprofit technology community was a small community of that was generously shared its knowledge and skills. (The

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Community engagement, though at times unwieldy and time-consuming, is critical to truly propel all variables towards a common goal. Julie Ha Truong will outline best practices in community engagement in planning. Steven: I definitely will. . And so today’s topic is Power of Community and Strategic Planning.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result. Microsoft Teams: Email has its place, but using email for every communication with Board members, volunteers, and staff is inefficient. Teams offers a chat feature that organizes communication by topic, keeping correspondence organized.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2011

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community. Well, there are a host of alternatives, some of which already have some currency. One alternative is to go with the U.S. Hildy Gottlieb advocates for adopting the term community benefit organizations. Definitely click that link and see what she has to say about it.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

As always, this is not meant to be a definitive (or complete) list of dos and don’ts. And while we are with you in moving away from words such as empower , we’ll stick to providing a few alternatives here rather than a full entry (maybe try out inspire , encourage , or some form of partnering with ). Not as catchy?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2015

Thankfully, with Office 365 Nonprofit working behind the scenes, Caring Partners can focus on providing the community with the very best services. It Takes a Family, a Community, and the Right Technology. Caring Partners also works with the family to identify community services and support providers for the child.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2009

While the definition is its own debate topic, most agree that it is the act of doing something that requires very little effort and has only the perceived effect of impact. Was this ad-hoc Twitter community a political movement? The fire doesn’t seem to be going out any time soon.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

SaaS is not, by definition either proprietary or open source. at 3:23 am I think your definition of SaaS is aspirational rather than factual. You are not obtaining the software, and whether or not you can see the code, or modify it, is really not the key issue here. But the real story is much more complicated. 5 friarminor 09.30.08

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 28, 2005

Gone is the de facto censorship that resulted from publishers of texts in alternative formats trying to cater to their largest demographic. And Bookshare puts at the disposal of its subscribers the information they need to understand and succeed in their classes, their community, and their world.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). I could easily argue that for the overwhelming majority of places you need an operating system, the free and open source alternatives are better (if you count the BSD core of the Mac OS.

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