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Podcast: How Nonprofits Can Use LinkedIn

Amy Sample Ward

Description : In this month’s edition of Social Good, Allison Fine, the host, interviews Amy Sample Ward, community development manager at TechSoup Global, and Estrella Rosenberg, founder and executive director of Big Love Little Hearts in Chicago and author of the blog Adventures in Philanthropy. Sample Ward and Ms.

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Unlocking The Power Of A Donor Thank You: Feeding America’s Approach

Bloomerang

Feeding America , originally founded in 1979 as a faith-based organization, is headquartered in Chicago, IL, a central hub of the food industry. Make use of a New Donor Welcome Kit that contains sample content. Most Executive Directors in the network make regular calls to their top donors, a practice encouraged by the national office.

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

NTEN

Theresa Williamson , founder and executive director of Rio de Janeiro-based Catalytic Communities, shares updates from that city as it prepares for the World Cup in her op-ed piece for the New York Times, It''s Just the Beginning,; Change Will Come To Brazil. Do Good Data 2013 is in Chicago, Illinois this August.

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Notes About Mobile, Digital Trends, and Social Media Leadership from Knight Digital Media Center Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Sample survey. Participants were a mix of CEOs and senior staff. This blog post is a summary of my notes from the day. Digital Trends.

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Member Round Up: A busy September with new research, a cure for website obesity, and world literacy day

NTEN

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. Salsa Labs announce a new director-level workshop at their annual Community Conference this October 9-10 in Washington, DC.

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April Member Round-Up: Digital strategy from street outreach, top nonprofit blogs, and how to communicate when you don't agree

NTEN

Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising. 28-30, in Chicago, IL. What''s the future of fundraising?

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Volunteering in (Belated) Honor of National Volunteer Week!

NTEN

NTEN’s Education Manager, Julia Smith volunteered at Upwardly Global in Chicago, where she did mock interviews. NTEN’s IT Director Karl Hedstrom had the most challenging task of all – childcare! Of course, it wouldn’t be any fun at NTEN if we couldn’t dish on some data. Collectively, we tallied thousands of school supplies.