Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. It evolves to meet our changing needs, to fit our changing lifestyles, and to integrate into the way we do our work.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2021

As our users’ lives have dramatically changed, our approach to understanding them must also change. Audience research is changing—along with a changing world—to help us on our quest to better understand audience behavior, needs, frustrations, and successes and ensure products and services are successful.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When my business partner, Kevin Ordonez, and I wrote two books about the impact of the digital revolution on associations, we interviewed entrepreneurs both inside and outside our community. Financial distress, operational mistakes, natural disasters, or an unexpected uptick in demand are among the many issues that can derail a shipment.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. Advanced features enable you to compare program impact, conduct in-depth analysis, and automate report delivery to stakeholders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

By Scot Chisholm , CEO and Co-founder of Classy ––a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. That’s partly because underlying trends that have been driving the nonprofit sector for years have completely changed.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In the past, the climate crisis was mainly the concern of environment and conservation organisations. The nonprofit sector is at the heart of helping communities adapt to the effects of climate change and is working across sectors to innovate new ways to address it. Innovate Solutions to Address the Crisis. And in the U.K.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

The worry about a steep learning curve is more of a mindset change, from letting go of doing the work from zero to 100% and shifting to focusing on the 80-100%. AI presents an opportunity to redefine nonprofit impact, making our efforts more effective and far-reaching. 65% are using it to clean-up their Monday morning inboxes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2022

Climate anxiety is seriously affecting our youth: In a recent global survey of 10,000 young people aged 16–25, 59% were very or extremely worried about climate change, and 83% said they think people have failed to take care of the planet. We believe it will make local residents interested in the local environment.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. Photo by Trav Williams.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 26, 2022

They camp in sub-zero temperatures and call on global leaders to apply responsive and responsible leadership to address the global risks posed by Arctic change. The students learned quickly how basic technology can be leveraged at a community level to drive impactful change in the fight against the climate crisis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. Take for example deploying 200 sensors throughout the Brazilian rainforest to measure and visualize the effects of climate change. This enables us to have impact, scale and sustainability.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2021

If there was ever a moment for a call to action for climate change, it is in the wake of the COP26 conference. From the Malala Fund to the University of Maryland to LEGO, the momentum for climate-related change is just beginning — led by insights from children, women and girls, engineers, and investors. University of Maryland.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In that piece, I shared my predictions for an upcoming increase in CEO activism, a heightened focus on leadership development through volunteer service and a call to action for corporate partners to effectively address disaster resiliency in affected communities. Skilled Volunteerism to Address Disaster Resiliency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

To get perspective on how to handle the changes to Facebook, I consulted with some of the non-profits who use Animoto, asking them how they’re adapting to the new Facebook landscape and how it’ll inform their 2018 social video marketing strategy. The lesson? Just do it in a video format that is suited for that platform.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

Still, with cases on the rise, mutations popping up, and a post-holiday wave, organizations across sectors are preparing for at least several more months of quarantines, safety measures, and virtual work environments. We know from past disasters that the year after a crisis hits can be even harder for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

As disaster relief organizations scramble to understand the situation on the ground, desperate needs for emergency food, shelter, and medical care go unmet. Instead, what if technology could prevent some of the destruction and improve aid delivery after a disaster? See how your organization can use technology to change the world!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

Today, there’s a defining silence – not because people don’t care, but because the constant barrage of bad news is perpetuating the feeling that our problems are insurmountable and that people can not make a positive impact. If your nonprofit works in disaster relief, share a story of survival. They need to feel hope.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

Exponent Philanthropy members are demonstrating ways to partner light to amplify their impact. . When these foundations work together, even briefly, they can leverage these assets to amplify each other’s efforts and meet priority needs that fit their community’s particular culture and environment. .

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

How to Protect Your Pets in a Natural Disaster. 8 Ways College Students Can Save the Environment Every Day. Tip: Send out a survey and find out what your virtual event attendees most appreciated and what they would like to see change in the future. . Tips for Safely Bringing Home a Rescue Dog. Arts and culture. Environmental.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Argues for engaging in adaptive strategy given the data rich and rapidly changing environment for solving complex social problems. There is so much data coming in at a fast past, with 4,000 tweets per day – a number that skyrockets during a disaster. ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Long Live Strategy.”

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Demonstrating impact, an essential part of any impact management strategy for nonprofit, and making change for good is the raison d’etre of every organization. With an increasing level of pressure to report on impact, taking a single step to meet this requirement is a great start.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

The unique challenge for nonprofits—especially those that rely on in-person support—will be providing virtual opportunities to their supporters to adapt to this new environment. This new environment is an opportunity to rethink solutions to strategic problems and create innovative virtual events that inspire supporters to do more.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2018

According to the 2017 Giving Report by Blackbaud Institute , the landscape of philanthropy has changed dramatically in the past year due to political divides and natural disasters. However, with the fast growth of casual work environment, casual Fridays have lost some of its appeal.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The goal of these activities is to help form strong relationships to help facilitate honest and impactful decisions in the board room. . Creating these relationships in a remote or virtual environment was once thought to be impossible. As veteran organizational strategist and author Nanette R.

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sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2011

Blackbaud updates these indices each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. If we exclude online giving to international relief organizations, which were substantially impacted by Haiti giving, the online index shows an increase of 2.6%

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

Airbnb Social Impact Experiences. Airbnb, the online community for booking unique homes and travel experiences around the world, recently launche social impact experiences. If your nonprofit meets the eligibility criteria , hosting a social impact experience is free.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Standing on the brink of the 4th Industrial Revolution , this was certainly a year of transformation, from a changing political landscape, to a string of terrible disasters, to new technologies impacting how we engage with our supporters. 2017 is no different. A Mission With a Story to Tell.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

We see a lot of attention on next generation leaders, but not on how they will change our institutions. The Red Cross has been around for 130 years and so much has changed – for example with text-to-give after disasters. It is not so much a distrust, but more that they really want to be part of the change.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Ever since the advent of the internet, the retail landscape has changed drastically. E-commerce has forever changed the way people shop, and your organization can use that to your advantage with wish list drives. It’s no secret that recurring giving is one of the best ways for donors to give and make a substantial impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Whether you were here in Toronto or not, I’d love to hear your ideas, feedback, and goals for change! What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact. org before?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

These groups bring together cross-sector leaders to develop talent, improve performance, and deepen community impact. At Common Impact , we recognize the importance of bringing nonprofit and corporate leaders together to create space for broader conversations around community impact. Skills for Cities. NationSwell Council.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Check out how these organizations are using Autodesk software to create positive change on the Autodesk Foundation's Impact Design Hub website. Build Change designs disaster-resistant houses and schools in emerging nations and trains builders, homeowners, engineers, and government officials to build them. spanhidden.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These are all sobering reminders that climate change isn’t just a distant threat anymore — it’s happening now. It’s no longer a question of whether the impacts on the environment of our collective human actions over decades will continue to result in more extreme weather, natural disasters, and economic instability.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

When you work in a field where federal funds support your salary and livelihood, it is important to be aware of any shifts and how they impact you directly. Here are some of the recent changes to the government funding and reporting landscape so you will be better informed and ready to incorporate best practices.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2019

At ONE HUNDRED , (a multi-disciplinary agency that connects the nonprofit sector with leading experts in brand reputation, marketing and fundraising from across Omnicom) we regularly witness purpose-driven companies and organizations changing how they operate to meet the demands of this generation’s global citizens.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

multilaterals, and high-impact entrepreneurs in the social media space, mostly from the western world and Africa, besides others. most fundamental problems that people in less favourable environments. could potentially employ data towards triggering social change, great. face and how we could help solve them. On the core.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

We have to respect Mother Nature – and whether we live by the Ocean where Hurricanes can hit or along a fault line where earthquakes can shake down our homes. Do we take natural disaster seriously ? Are we prepared?

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