Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Like every nonprofit, we wanted that prize money, but this was a bigger opportunity. " That is a question most nonprofit folks can answer pretty easily.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

ICYMI: We released a guide to help nonprofits develop creative that reaches your goals while living your values. We began to unpack the challenges and obligations of developing ethical creative in a roundtable discussion with our friends Amirio Freeman of Feeding America and Rosa Del Angel of Oxfam America. Right Channel.

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Classy

MARCH 24, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the power of corporate partnerships with nonprofits front and center. Businesses are able to help nonprofits fill financial gaps when donations have waned, and nonprofits have helped businesses find ways to actively support their communities during the public health crisis.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2022

In fact, the closer we get to donors the more they engage with us through text and other digital channels. The tool feeds donor data from Salesforce into a patented machine-learning algorithm to personalize ask amounts for each prospect. Myth 5: Donors Judge us Based on Experiences with Other Nonprofits. You just have to look.

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2021

With intentional actions from your nonprofit to express gratitude and connect with supporters, Facebook fundraising offers the first step toward building lifelong philanthropic relationships. At GoodUnited, we work with nonprofit organizations to raise their relationships with social media supporters. Overview of Facebook Fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Now more than ever, nonprofits need to share stories of how they’re making the world better. Tailor your most compelling narratives for different channels to share them widely. A number of nonprofits are already doing an incredible job of this—and you can easily follow their lead. Stories are windows into new worlds.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Multi-channel marketing is the practice of communicating and marketing across many channels. By leveraging multiple communication channels—email, mobile, direct mail, websites, social media, paid and earned media, SEO, and more, you expand your reach to engage new donors and supporters. Why is it important for nonprofits?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 29, 2021

With intentional actions from your nonprofit to express gratitude and connect with supporters, Facebook fundraising offers the first step toward building lifelong philanthropic relationships. At GoodUnited, we work with nonprofit organizations to raise their relationships with social media supporters. Overview of Facebook Fundraising.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Nonprofit Solutions, Sage Business Solutions. What will the nonprofit office of the future look like? Corporations and nonprofits alike are rapidly embracing the practice of letting employees work remotely. Probably like your own home. The death of management by walking around.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. Social Media Police: Nonprofit Edition.

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NTEN

APRIL 19, 2011

The Internet has proven to be a great channel for the distribution – and enhancement of – what could easily be called radio shows. Adriane Berg and Pat Bohse have created just such a show, the Not-for-Profit Exchange, featuring some of the leading voices in nonprofit technology.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

Flickr: JenWaller If you think it's too hot outside to be crunching numbers or analyzing information, pour yourself a fresh glass of lemonade because this week's Member Round Up revolves around data – from a free tool for visualizing data to a hot-off-the press report about the state of hiring in the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

The Zoetica Salon is a free online space for informal peer learning about nonprofits and social media. It is a place to share resources and ask and answer questions. Many nonprofit social media managers shared tips and advice. How do you measure the your organization’s influence in social channels ? Photo by M.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Northwest Harvest Food Bank used its social media channels to mobilize supporters to give food donations that ended up breaking a Guinness Book of World Records. Actionable Social Media Listening for Nonprofits. How Feeding America Uses KPIs to Measure Social Media. Photo by Microsoft Global Citizenship.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

You’ve read articles about up-and-coming communications channels and whether you should incorporate them into your nonprofit outreach strategy. But, the fact of the matter is, the channels you employ will have little impact on your outreach strategy if the messages you send through those channels are subpar.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2020

Participation fell off for many nonprofits. Per Epsilon’s latest quarterly review of client activity , email click rates in North America have failed to increase on a year-over-year basis for 18 consecutive quarters. You must exist across multiple communications channels. You feed Tom because you are caring and thoughtful.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 14, 2024

Volunteers are the backbone of many nonprofits and fill various roles, from special event support to hands-on work at your program sites. Volunteers make up a third of the nonprofit workforce. We recently spoke to Albert Vasquez, Head of Sales and Operations for Rosterfy North America, about the challenges of managing volunteers.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It’s what separates your nonprofit from others and positions you as the best possible solution to the challenge or issue your mission serves. Examples of Successful UVPs Let’s look at some organizations that have mastered the UVP in their messaging: Feeding America: On its donation page, Feeding America clearly states where the money goes.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2015

Many nonprofits have also found names important when it comes to sustained giving. While brand names work for some nonprofits, they aren’t a requirement as long as your program is tightly connected to your purpose. To transform one-time donors into sustainers, you have to demonstrate the value of their contribution to your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

It takes your RSS feed and applies engagement metrics, analyzing the types and frequency of an audience's interaction with your content. You can actually go back and review your entire feed. Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Pimp My Nonprofit Panel at SXSW. Twitter Demographics.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once we hit November and we’ve gotten through Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, and the first frost, it’s officially the holiday season – and for nonprofits, that means it’s also time for year-end giving campaigns. Nonprofits receive 50% of their annual donations between October and December. Why is year-end giving such a big deal?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I had the pleasure of sitting in on the DMA 2009 Washington Nonprofit Conference session titled "New Media Channels — Adding Text Messaging, Social Networks and Media to the Marketing Mix" last Friday. Over the next few days, I’ll share a bit more from each speaker, but I wanted to start with Dane from HRC.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" and see how many weeks of food, for a family of four, your donation could provide.

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M+R

JANUARY 31, 2023

In that spirit, we’re taking a look back at December fundraising — our Nonprofit Year-End 2022 Wrapped. We surveyed our nonprofit clients to dig into the trending hits and surprise breakout stars when it came to 2022’s year-end fundraising playlist, with detailed results from 21 organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Here’s ten books that nonprofit colleagues and authors have shared with me in the last few months and I wanted to share them with you. If you are looking for more recommendations, check out Book Authority’s list of 52 Best Nonprofit eBooks of All Time ( The Happy Healthy Nonprofit is #9).

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Whole Whale

JUNE 5, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced the nonprofit fundraising world into the digital-only space almost immediately. While we are in this period of transition and tumult, nonprofits that depend on races, galas, school fundraisers, and other in-person fundraising drives are now forced to digitize their efforts. Thank Frontline Workers.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

For all the good they do, nonprofits deserve recognition. They feed the hungry, provide medicine for the sick, shelter the homeless, educate our youth, protect the environment, prevent animal cruelty, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Nonprofit News #bbcon Impact Awards nonprofit marketing nonprofit technology'

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

New giving methods for your nonprofit. We are a platform that’s dedicated to enabling the nonprofit community to accept cryptocurrencies in a safe, simple, and secure way. Sorry, and understand how your nonprofit can accept crypto in these safe, simple, insecure environments. This is going to be a cool one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Last week, nonprofits in 42 countries celebrated the sixth Giving Tuesday ,a global movement to inspire giving. Giving Tuesday is more than just a day of fundraising or to launch a nonprofit’s year-end fundraising campaign. These influencers also shared the event on their own social media channels, expanding the reach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

And let me say upfront, I respect lawyers and legal issues that nonprofits and foundations have to navigate around social media. However, I realize that in some nonprofits the relationship between in-house legal counsel or the organization’s lawyers is based on fear and control. And enforcement is rare.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

New giving methods for your nonprofit. We are a platform that’s dedicated to enabling the nonprofit community to accept cryptocurrencies in a safe, simple, and secure way. Myself and the rest of the leadership team have a background in developing technology solutions and particularly technology solutions for nonprofit organizations.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

She’s got an awesome YouTube channel where she does a lot of free trainings as well. And since my retirement, I’ve started my nonprofit consulting where I help small nonprofit staff and board, build relationships that convert into more donations, and that’s why I do actually love Bloomerang.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

This is our earth month edition of nonprofit technology news. OpenSSL is nonprofit open source software that provides security on e-commerce and other websites by creating an encrypted channel between your device and the website. In last month’s Nonprofit Technology News I reported on Facebook’s plans to buy U.S.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

We are here to talk about how to build your nonprofit’s engagement engine. You can even send us a tweet, I’ll keep, you know, half an eye on the Twitter feed as well. She has been the founder since 1994 helping nonprofits with branding, websites. I’m so glad to see you all here. It’s a great agency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The post initially caught my eye because there was a quote from Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith, co-authors of The Dragonfly Effect (I’m giving away a copy ). I posted a link on FB page and it prompted quite a discussion from nonprofit folks. Every day I see their faces in my feed. The examples are there, too.

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2009

Feeding America has launched a Causes campaign, sponsored by Kellogg's. It's not your typical Cause campaign , though: Kellogg's will make a matching donation of 15% of ALL donations made to Facebook Causes between midnight June 18th and midnight June 19th to Feeding America. Pretty cool, eh? (Oh,

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