Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

It was a lot of fun, and as much as I was asked to share some of my knowledge and ideas, I learned a great deal from the local participants. Another topic that is of interest and can serve as a valuable launch pad for conversations and information, both for Romanian NGOs and organizations around the world, is a blog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 16, 2012

You can listen to it on her blog , on the player below, or via iTunes. To celebrate this fun event, I'm giving away a one-hour blog coaching session (via phone or Skype). To enter, share the URL and name of one of your favorite blogs in the comments below, or on Facebook by Friday, April 20th.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help. That said, mix it up!

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2012

I'm starting the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series up again! I recently created an interview series on my blog called Unfurling , where I conduct interviews with women and record them as videos. The interviews all contain the same five questions. From there, the fun begins! It’s what I love most.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

It’s a quick way to hide your background but also to have fun with your colleagues when picking a background. Ice breakers and energizers are helpful to check in with your colleagues or even to share optimism and fun. You can find out more about them in this blog post on virtual meetings and check-ins during a pandemi c.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Yesterday, I was able to interview Greg to learn more about his massive social experiment called EssentialLive to get many people to try Essentialism for a year. Practicing Essentialism is hard work and when I interviewed Greg, he told me would emphasize this more if he were writing the book today. Video is here ). ” says Greg.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

You can learn more about John and OpenAction in the interview below. On July 5 the real fun began. It’s similar to how one subscribes to a blog. So for brevity I will keep to the last year, and maybe save the rest for a separate blog post one of these days. How was the project developed? This is so important.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Blog: blog.nature.org. It was a really fun idea to work with, since we were promoting other people’s causes instead of just promoting our own marketing efforts. Related Links: Book Research & Interviews. ? Organization: The Nature Conservancy. Organization Size: +1 million members, +3800 staff. Name: Amy Ganderson.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Blog: hsus.typepad.com. We’re starting by responding to every post on our “Just Others” tab, and doing more fun things like giveaways and open-ended questions for our fans. People spend so much time on Facebook because it’s FUN. Related Links: Book Research & Interviews. ?Book Name: Carie Lewis. Anything else?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Your Have Fun What do you find fun, amusing and joyful? Your Have Fun, Do Good A combination of ideas from your Have Fun list and your Do Good list I've been playing around with this equation, and posted some of my ideas below. I'd love it if you tried it, and shared your ways to have fun and do good.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

For example, a “Song of the Week” newsletter section might seem fun (and, to be fair, it is!), Who organizes the events that members have so much fun attending? You can share a photo of the volunteer and a few points about how they serve the organization, or include an interview with them.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2011

The fifth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Emily Goligoski. Emily is a w riter and digital strategist who blogs as TheSanFranista. She produces tech entrepreneurship content for the organization Women 2.0 and teaches yoga in San Francisco. You can follow her on Twitter at @emgollie.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 10, 2011

A list of some of the people, things, and events that inspired me, or added fun to my week: 1. One of my Juicy Blogging e-course students shared this exquisite video from the blog, tiger in a jar, about baking. One of my Juicy Blogging e-course students shared this exquisite video from the blog, tiger in a jar, about baking.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

I hope you've been enjoying my have fun do good guest blogger series as much as I am (: The tenth guest blogger in the series is Kimberly Wilson. She blogs and podcasts at Tranquility du Jour and tweets at @kimberlywilson. And, yes, I'm having fun along the way by doing my best to leave a legacy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 7, 2011

Here are 5 have fun, do good letter writing ideas: 1. Jennifer Lee has a wonderful post up on the Right Brain Business Plan blog about writing a letter to your future self as part of a creative goal setting ritual. Check out the photos and stories on her blog from various "missions" for inspiration. Make your own cards!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 17, 2011

A list of some of the people, things, and events that inspired me, or added fun to my week: 1. I'll post the interview soon. Also excited to start editing my Arts and Healing Podcast interview with the lovely Susannah Conway about the healing power of photography. I haven't stopped listening to it since. Soooo good.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 7, 2013

The Grandmother Power Blogging Campaign is a collaborative effort of hundreds of bloggers writing about how grandmothers are changing the world from May 7-14, 2013. She''s ridiculously fun, and she''s always doing good (e.g. You can read all of the Grandmother Power posts, and add your own on taramohr.com. I think so too.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

Particularly for peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising, mobile capabilities have become crucial in meeting donors where they are, providing a simple, fun donor experience that results in higher turnout, increased revenue, and better year-over-year retention of event participants, donors, and P2P fundraisers. How do you pick the right event?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Happy Monday, Have Fun, Do Gooders! T he fourth guest post in my have fun, do good blogger series is by Amy Sample Ward. I have two rules of thumb I use almost always: #1 Make it interesting Because there are so many ways to "have fun and do good" I can fall victim to the option paralysis syndrome.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2014

In honor of Idealware's On Demand Tactical Technology Planning product coming to TechSoup, I interviewed Andrea Berry to learn more about her background, the importance of technology planning, and more. " To stay on top of the latest in technology and nonprofit tech trends, Berry says she reads "a million blogs."

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

If you have suggestions for people I should interview , please email me at britt AT brittbravo DOT com. * The next Juicy Blogging E-Course starts September 5th! If you like the show, I''d really appreciate it if you took a moment to rate and review it on iTunes. Big Vision Podcast'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Blog: taprootfoundation.org/blog. Dupe: I love our blog – I has surprisingly become one of the strongest presence on our website. We also have an External Affairs Visita Volunteer who manages our blog space. Name (s): Dupé Ajayi and Megan McDonald. Website: www.taprootfoundation.org. LinkedIn: taproot-foundation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

NEWS Below is a roundup of blog posts and podcast interviews I've published since my last Have Fun Do Good Link Love (where did the month go?): 4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B. Blog Action Day is October 15th. Change.org is hiring bloggers. This year's theme is climate change.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 23, 2010

I’m even more excited to say that this blog will be part of her virtual book tour in June! There will be an interview with Kivi posted on the blog on June 24th – but it’s going to be with your questions! Tags: interview marketing nonprofit. Let the questions begin!

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Here are 25 ways to thank volunteers in 2021: Feature volunteer stories on your organization’s blog and website. Deploy gamification to make the process of volunteerism more fun for volunteers. Use exit interviews to understand why volunteers are leaving (show them you care).

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Kindful

MARCH 11, 2021

Make the day fun. They often have books, blogs, and podcasts. They make the day fun. The best facilitators make their retreats fun and lively, and are quick-witted and funny themselves. In this post, I’ll share the attributes to look for to choose the best board retreat facilitator to make it worth their time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

We [ myself , @MeganSoffe r , and @PIRDave from OnGood ] streamed an interview and a short 20-minute session, but with creativity and time for planning, Periscope streaming as a storytelling tool is untapped and a future fundraising success story yet to be told. Have a two-person team for streaming interviews, site visits, and events.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

I'm trying out an experiment, and have added a couple digital ads to the sidebar of Have Fun Do Good for creative women entrepreneurs whose work I believe in: Jennifer Lee's Right Brain Business Plan, and Kimberly Wilson's eco-fashion company, TranquiliT.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Part of the application process is to submit links to places you've been quoted, interviewed, or mentioned in the media. I thought I'd post the list here, to give a little "link love" to the folks who quoted, or interviewed me, and 'cause some of the pieces might interest you. Video “Meet Britt Bravo” Interview by David Collin.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 4, 2011

"There's really no more rewarding work in the world than helping women and girls attain the highest possible quality of life." ~ Carinne Brody This month's Big Vision Podcast interview is special because it's part of the Girl Effect Blogging Campaign organized by Tara Sophia Mohr. Share Tweet.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Have some fun. Over the last 11 years, I’ve conducted hundreds of in-depth interviews with people who experience chronic stress at a seven or above on a 10-point scale – that’s severe, very severe, or worst possible levels of stress – and they managed to avoid burnout. Maintain your social connections. Try an anti-stress diet.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2010

A big thanks to everyone who contributed a post to this month's Nonprofit Blog Carnival! In her post, Nonprofit blogs: why this one works , Lisbeth of Nonprofit Execs on the Edge points to 2 keys to a juicy blog: a focus on storytelling and blog posts that aren't staff-generated. Nonprofit 2.0 Nonprofit 2.0

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2015

Learn about Dan in the following interview! For developers, the fun is in the code, not necessarily in the planning. Just about every client I’ve ever worked with has said, “We need a blog!” And so we build them a blog, and launch the site. Six months later, there’s no new content, just three old, stale blog posts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 14, 2011

If you have suggestions for people I should interview, please email me at britt AT brittbravo DOT com. 15: Juicy Blogging E-Course (Virtual) Feb. 11: Blogging for Writers (Berkeley, CA) Music: "Mango Delight," by Kenya Masala. 15: Juicy Blogging E-Course (Virtual) Feb.

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2023

For example, you might plan and host a fun run to help fund your animal shelter’s increased veterinary needs and to hire a new vet tech. Interview community members who have been supported by your organization and let them tell their stories in their own words. You might: Plan fun activities, such as a live concert or free luncheon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2021

I’ve written about and have been interviewed about my #fakecommute ( most recently on CCN ), but I also discovered another simple practice that is good for your mental health and your waistline. And, this combination can add a few pandemic pounds if you aren’t careful. It’s called “ Exercise Snacking.”.

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2011

Check out our blog picks of the week. And feel free to tell us your favorite blog posts from this past week in the comments section. It’s a social network so have some fun with it (i.e. There was so much great content being shared this week across the blogosphere for nonprofit campaigners. Goofy Face Friday).

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