Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Despite the generic title, this is a report chock full of examples, best practices and data about the effects of joining the conversation online. 83 percent currently reach out to bloggers and the remaining 17 percent plan to in the future. The survey found that blogging and blog outreach was the most popular social media choice.

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Conversation Effective PDF Social Media 114

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. For example, what messages most effectively drive donations in your email campaigns? The more you can base your creative on past successes, the more effective it’s likely to be.

Facebook 236

Facebook Fundraising ROI Virginia 236

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The one thing I really admire about Joan is that she gives straight up great advice to nonprofit CEOs to improve the effectiveness of their organizations. She also has a great sense of humor and grace.

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BoardAssist

AUGUST 26, 2014

Guest blogger Allison Gauss offers some terrific advice this week on how to be most effective when you follow up. The Most Effective Follow Ups for Nonprofit Events and Campaigns. These are the primary tools used to build an effective follow up process. Following up is an important part of any campaign or event.

Campaign 73

Campaign Effective Survey Nonprofit 73

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The Girl Effect Fact Sheet. Blogger and coach, Tara Sophia Mohr, has done a lovely thing and organized over 30 bloggers to post about The Girl Effect on the same day. I was hesitant to promote the Girl Effect, just like I was when I wrote about it in 2008 , because it is produced by the Nike Foundation.

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NGO Video Effective Asia 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. Could John Wayne be the world’s most effective philanthropist? The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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Effective Seattle Attitude Game 94

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 6, 2008

Some of the effects of mountaintop removal on people can be loss or pollution of drinking water, flooding, living with blasting up to 300 feet from your home 24 hours a day, cracking in wells and foundations, and sludge dams that can leak and contaminate drinking water. Here's how to join the iLoveMountains.org Blogger's Challenge : 1.

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Blogger West Virginia Kentucky Challenge 40

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Irrespective of channel or medium, the key elements to effective storytelling are the ability to convey what is unique about the nonprofit, why it is worthy of support, how the audience can benefit from supporting it and how to go about doing so. Recent data indicates that there are in excess of 1.5 Storytelling Framework.

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Storytelling Digital Channel Profile 295

Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2013

The npEXPERTS e-book includes Forbes’ most influential, top bloggers, CFRE/ACFREs, animal lovers and association pros, pioneers and innovators, peer-to-peer fundraisers and direct response agitators, online fundraisers and direct mail gurus, all in one place.

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Ideas Fundraising Effective Blackbaud 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. It also sounds less costly and complicated than evaluation.

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Conference Learning Effective Organization 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2008

He talks about what motivates bloggers and how we're different from mainstream press. My favorite: Bloggers Like Free Prize Inside Experiences. Still an ego play, and yet, very effective because once we play with your toys, we???ll Photo from Chris Brogan Chris Brogan does it again. something else that makes one feel exclusive.

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Press Blogger Difference Movie 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By Beth Kanter & Joan Garry Leading with empathy is one of the most effective ways to avoid burnout at your nonprofit. Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently.

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Leadership Organization Culture Skills 118

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 14, 2007

A friend recently asked me, "How can I get the word out about a court case surrounding the harmful effects of uranium mining in the Lakota (Sioux) Pine Ridge Indian Reservation?" There are a lot of answers to that question, but if you want to do outreach to bloggers about an issue you care about, here are a few tips: 1.

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Blogger Causes Tips Press 41

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 One of the more effective ways to generate buzz for and traffic to your blog is to tap into the breaking news cycle. Allow Guest Bloggers to Post Commentary and Share Their Expertise. These posts can also be very effective in e-newsletters.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 254

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

One of the more effective ways to generate buzz for and traffic to your blog is to tap into the breaking news cycle. Allow Guest Bloggers to Post Commentary and Share Their Expertise. These posts can also be very effective in e-newsletters. offers a 90-minute webinar on blogging on WordPress. Share and Comment on Breaking News.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 230

NTEN

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Master Trainer, Author, and Blogger. Wondering what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training. Here are four tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops. Beth Kanter. 14ntc nptech nten training'

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Training Train Technology Blogger 82

Network for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Your donors, through no fault of their own, have inboxes that are constantly bogged down with messages from various organizations, businesses, stores, news outlets, and bloggers. The most effective emails focus on one thing. What else can you do to make sure your email is effective? And so does everybody else.

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email Donor Spam Rate 98

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Think about it: If you receive three or four emails in a row from a nonprofit you support, a blogger you follow, or your favorite store and the content is boring or useless to you, how long before you stop opening them? Over the years, I learned some tricks that made my copy strong and effective. That’s what I thought.

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email Fundraising Sound Sample 126

Byte Technology

APRIL 14, 2016

Whether you’re a business owner or just a simple daily blogger, here are some important trends gathered from some of the leading designers in the biz. Effective user interface (UI) patterns will still be critical to quality website design.

Design 100

Design Trend Websites Develop 100

Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

With a dedicated six hour time frame an effecting blogger should be able to compose two posts weekly and add compelling imagery and video. To that end, Mobile for Good has provided an “estimate of how much time mobile and social media require” for successes to be measured in money earned, volunteers recruited and so on.

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Social Media Profit Media Time 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2012

As a follow-up to Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits and 22 Must-Circle Nonprofit Bloggers and Resources on Google+ , below are 22 nonprofits that are regularly using Google+ effectively to engage and inspire the Google+ community. As traffic continues to grow , new tools and functionality are added almost daily.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

You should also target negative keywords that may harm your brand and create content that counteracts their effects. . SEO for nonprofits is highly effective in building a trustable brand image in the SERPs for the nonprofit and helping them thrive. . Make Use of Online Reviews. Author Bio.

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Management Nonprofit Review Wikipedia 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2011

I’ve been a member of the Global Voices Community since 2004 where I first connected with Cambodian bloggers like John Weeks , Tharum, and others. I’ve been a member of the Global Voices Community since 2004 where I first connected with Cambodian bloggers like John Weeks, Tharum, and others. Donate today! Donate today!

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Voice Global Donation Support 92

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

If after asking yourself the 10 Questions to Get You Started Using Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Do-Good Project, you've decided that a blog is good tool for you, consider incorporating the following 10 elements of an effective nonprofit, or do-good blog into your blogging strategy: 1. Provide a link to a page with bios for bloggers.

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Effective Blogher Technorati Blogger 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Stephanie McAuliffe, Director Organizational Effectiveness, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Kathy Reich, Program Officer, Organizational Effectiveness and Philanthropy, David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Carole Martin, Change Consultant, Martin Consulting. Anna Muoio, Consultant, Monitor Institute.

Network 83

Network San Francisco Team Impact 83

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 26, 2005

They are looking for bloggers from around the world to be blogging mentors for 1 week as part of the Young Caucasus Women project, a group blog for young women from the Caucasus region (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia). youth Young Caucasus Women arts education young bloggers

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Mentoring Blogger Azerbaijan Armenia 40

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Please support the SocialBrite team (or any other blogger) in the Social Media Challenge! W hen you think of organizations and nonprofits that have made effective use of Web 2.0 W hen you think of organizations and nonprofits that have made effective use of Web 2.0 DonorsChoose: open source philanthropy from JD Lasica on Vimeo.

Social Media 120

Social Media Interview Challenge Classroom 120

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

I was a reluctant blogger. I didn’t think the world needed another blogger. It’s not as interesting after hundreds of other nonprofits have done it, nor as effective. Launch a blog. I launched this blog in September 2009. I was wrong. Blogging has turned out to be the missing piece in my social media campaigns.

Social Media 218

Social Media ROI Media Myspace 218

Care2

OCTOBER 1, 2014

An engaging action, one that is shareable and appealing to not only your audience, but also friends of your supporters, is the first step in launching your effective online advocacy strategy. Get the full scoop on effective online advocacy from this white paper by PowerThru Consulting and Care2. Online Advocacy'

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Advocacy Online Spam Blogger 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

This week before I leave for the Middle East, I will have the honor of presenting at the Grantmakers For Effective Organization’s Conference in Seattle. I am doing a session called “ Learning in Public ” with Kathy Reich, Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, TCC Group. Stay tuned for a blog post about it. Kimberly St.

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Results Seattle Evaluation Michigan 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. Kicking off the effort was paired with an e-mail to a list of about 30 classical music bloggers. Four bloggers wrote a post; one blogger used the banner.

Nashville 97

Nashville Twitter Blogger Contest 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

Information overload requires online content creators to package their content effectively. It is also gives you, the blogger, an idea of how popular a blog topic is based upon the number of shares it receives. This helps you become a better blogger by knowing which topics your readers are most interested in.

Design 100

Design Practice Plugin Headline 100

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

A lot of nonprofit blogs have come on the scene in the year between these events and I feel like it is time to revise and update my "10 Ways" post to include not only ways that nonprofits can use blogs, but also engage bloggers to support their cause. 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause 1.

Blogger 41

Blogger Causes Support Nicaragua 41

The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

Effective storytelling was just the way to do it. While TechSoup is an amazing resource for nonprofits looking for discounted technology, they also publish lots of great content to help you run an effective nonprofit. With years of experience and candid, off-the-cuff writing styles, these bloggers are sure to inspire.

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Bookmarking Storytelling Nonprofit Social Media 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

An effective fundraising video makes me feel an emotion so strongly that I have an overwhelming desire to help and to participate. Guest Blogger Bio: Julia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations.

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YouTube Money Raise Nepal 258

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. According to a survey recently released by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, the answer appears to be ‘not by much’ or at least not fast enough.

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Seattle Conference Survey Grant 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2008

She points to EMC blogger talking about the difficulty of measurement. Rachel goes on to say, that "The things he can measure easily (activity) are not the things that provide insight into the real value to the organization." " Ah, yes, was going to ask about the intangibles. At some point, our free ride will come to an end.

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