Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. What potential challenges or risks will the nonprofit face? There are over 1.8

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2007

Today is Amy Sample Ward's Birthday! Amy is also one of the awesome bloggers who is helping to promote the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge, along with Michele Martin , Roger Carr, Rebecca Krause Hardie , and more. Happy Birthday! I've been reading Amy's blog now since she started it back in October.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. Donors are in the driving seat, with a plethora of giving options distributed across a smaller sample of the population. Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Here are a few questions to get you started: What is an appropriate ask amount for a nonprofit who has never been funded by your foundation? Candid’s Foundation Directory Essential is a fast, easy-to-use tool that offers you free instant access to 100,000 U.S. foundation profiles. Here are a few of them.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Movember is a fundraiser that challenges men to change their appearance by growing a mustache. Money is raised by participants and goes directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Livestrong Foundation. Sample Communications Really Help. was the most effective, and what type of message generated the most giving.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. Donors are in the driving seat, with a plethora of giving options distributed across a smaller sample of the population. Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The Mozilla Foundation is driven by a mission to help keep the Internet an open, global, public resource accessible to all. It also requires thousands of voice samples and data points. WINS is a challenge and a campaign to source and support wireless innovations to connect underserved communities. Check them out! spanhidden.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Here’s a sample: Dear [donor first name], I’ve been thinking about you and wondering how you are. Check out this great lapsed donor thank you card from the University of Tennessee: Re-engaging lapsed donors is more than a task; it’s an opportunity to strengthen the foundation of our nonprofit community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2007

The America's Giving Challenge will award $50,000 to the project that gets the most unique donors. I can't do this alone and that's why I'm asking my blogger friends to join me and in helping to raise money to help the many children who are touched by the Sharing Foundation's programs. Amy Sample Ward. Want to join the fun?

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Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Today Achieve, in partnership with the Case Foundation, released the second wave of research from the 2016 Millennial Impact Report. We’ve seen in past Presidential elections the power and significance of the millennial generation’s voice,” said Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation. About the Case Foundation. Download the.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

Take Your Nonprofit Board Meeting Back to the Basics Before we get to the meeting itself, let’s back-track to some basic foundational pieces that will make everyone’s lives easier. Overcoming Challenging Board Members Almost every small and growing nonprofit Board has problems. Challenge: Distracting David Oh, David.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Join me for a chat on #GivingTuesday, TODAY December 3 at 9:00 am PST with NTEN CEO, Amy Sample Ward. UN Foundation (@unfoundation) December 3, 2013. While over 5,000 people signed my petition asking him to do a monologue about charity giving and Giving Tuesday, he is at least participating in Craig Newmark’s Holiday Challenge.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

When I talk with nonprofit and foundation leaders, many ask me how to ensure they get the right consultant for their projects. You’ll find some sample matrices here. This is part one of a three-part series. . Here’s my advice for finding the right consultant for your nonprofit. . Project details. The person we already know socially

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Foundation Review (Vol 5:3) Makes the case that most foundation strategies are unfolding in complex and dynamic environments, and foundations need a more committed approach to learning and strategic adaptation. The Digital Operations Center is one response to this scaling challenge.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Case Study: ActionSprout and David Suzuki Foundation. One of the first organizations to run tests to measure referral traffic for ActionSprout.com was the David Suzuki Foundation , a Canadian Foundation working to protect the diversity of nature and Canadian’s quality of life, now and for the future.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In partnership with the Case Foundation, Achieve just published findings from the most recent research phase of this project, which is our ninth annual study of millennial cause behaviors and motivations. Almost 65 percent of millennials in our sample reported voting in the 2016 presidential election.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

A strong fundraising strategic plan starts with a solid foundational case statement. All three areas of foundation giving - community, independent, and operating - also grew. You can supplement this guide with some seriously handy templates and samples by downloading the Nonprofit Strategic Fundraising Plan Guide Add-Ons.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

The rise of “slacktivism&# — doing good without having to do much at all — challenges organizations to rethink the way they cultivate their core volunteers and donors. The Wikimedia Foundation, which finances and oversees the nonprofit site, received a $1.2 " Twitter tactics – Louder.org.uk

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2009

Cambodian youngster in the Sharing Foundation 's Education program practices her alphabet. In Roteang Village, where the Sharing Foundation has programs that help over 1,500 children each and every day, there was a birthday bash at the orphanage for the 70 plus children. Also, subscribe to the Sharing Foundation's email newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

In November, 2011, the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, The United Way of National Capital Area, and the social giving platform, Razoo, hosted a multi-million dollar local giving day. Enter online fundraising contests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” Guest Post by the Packard Foundation OE Team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

This morning Liz Karlin, who works at the Packard Foundation in Grant Operations , and I did a remote presentation for the Foundation Financial Officers Group on Organizational Change and Social Media Policy development. Sometimes it has worked swimmingly like this one with Amy Sample Ward in 2008, other times not.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

When you’re looking to launch a new outcomes-centered strategy , start with these three steps and sample scripts to ensure you’re heading in the right direction. . Here’s your sample script for Step 1 : . Here’s your sample script for Step 2: . Here’s your sample script for Step 3: . Don’t go in blind.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Still, it can be challenging to navigate the complexities of workplace giving without a solid foundation of knowledge on the topic. To get started, consider this sample workplace giving plan; then, build out each phase to craft a clear roadmap for success that fits your organization’s efforts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2010

That shortchanges Larry’s background: he was the key leader in the campaign to eliminate smallpox in India, cofounded the Seva Foundation and a couple of high tech companies, and was most recently running Google.org. They just need software to help cities understand the size of their challenges around these issues.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Rewarding consumers through a loyalty program is a foundational way to show appreciation. People love to stretch their dollars , so try to offer opportunities for challenge grants, gifts made possible through economies of scale or ripple effect giving. . This builds trust—the foundation of all lasting relationships. .

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 3, 2009

The Change the Web Challenge is open for submissions now at NetSquared. The Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit everyday. Featured Guests : Zak Greant , Mozilla Foundation. Moderator : Joe Solomon.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

On International Human Rights Day, we pay tribute to all human rights defenders, celebrate the recent victories of the human rights community, and recognize the challenges that still lie ahead in the global struggle to advance justice, accountability and an end to impunity. MacArthur Foundation to develop the next generation of Martus.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m facilitating peer exchange groups on measuring the networked nonprofit with 60 grantees. Technical or Systems Challenges. Organizational Culture.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 28, 2016

posted by Brigitte Dayton Vice President of Operations, Catholic Community Foundation. This is a mere sample of some of the questions and topics tackled by world class leaders and partnership organizations in our limited time together. I am a proud 2010 graduate of The American Express Leadership Academy at the ASU Lodestar Center.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The challenge arises when stakeholders come to us for customized research. Kellogg Foundation , was designed around the fusion of three outstanding nonprofit academic centers. We are seeing more research reports based on convenience samples (i.e., Our Center’s work with the AIM Alliance , funded by the W.

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2011

A while back, with the generous support of the Knight Foundation , a group of Nonprofit CTOs gathered in Miami to discuss the day-to-day challenges of nonprofit technology, share their success stories, and brainstorm solutions. We'll be posting highlights from this meeting of the minds on the NTEN blog.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2018

As most hospital foundations might know, getting the first donation from a patient is often the easy part 1. There are primarily 3 factors that explain this challenge: . The hospital foundation now enters into the donor’s headspace and portfolio of causes that are vying for attention. . What prompted the first gift?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

" 5 Real Challenges For Non-Profit Texting Campaigns – "Given the many aspects of texting, from technology to communications, non-profits need to consider SMS with their eyes wide open. Increase understanding of best practices in foundation transparency and accountability in an online world.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2016

And with nearly 2 million board seats opening up in this country every year, board recruiting can be challenging. At BoardAssist, a large part of our funding come from nonprofit foundations who value how we support their grantees. Board recruiting is a challenging task. Where does their money come from?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

N2Y4 Mobile Challenge: 15 Featured Projects Announced | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org - Last week, the NetSquared Community voted on the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge to determine the 15 Featured Projects who will be invited to compete for $50K in cash-prizes and additinoal in-kind resources at this year's N2Y4 Conference.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The Case Foundation crunched some numbers on impact investing, read the full story and see what they found. In the latest episode of npVOICES , NTEN''s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, shares how she began her career in the nonprofit sector as an accidental techie at an organization while in college. Register now!

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