Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

When we discuss peer-to-peer fundraising our focus often is on the online components; however, the offline activities surrounding our event allow us to improve relationships and connections with our supporters, thus potentially improving our online outcomes. Event Kick Off. Ronald McDonald House Charities Inc.’s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

I hope you’ll also vote for my panel proposal, Nonprofits and Free Agents in A Networked World and while you’re there vote for the other awesome nonprofit panel proposals (I’ve shared a list below). They want to share in more than one medium. Online numbers don’t always equate offline results. Trust me.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

. —– I recently posted about Jumo with reflections, notes from my experience using the new platform, and questions – this post has also generated a great deal of valuable conversation in the comments (over 70 thoughtful comments so far). On & Offline Engagement. Online is great for organizing.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

and/or tagging them in comments in your project management tool or shared document. Discover why communication tools are important to include for effective project management Google Products Shared Google Sheets and Docs work well to facilitate asynchronous work and communication at a low cost.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

While allocating marketing resources to various offline promotional strategies is perfectly fine, abandoning your nonprofit’s digital outreach is almost always a mistake. Share posts about your recent projects, campaigns, and events, and include links to important resources on your website like your donation page or your blog posts.

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 2009

We've been helping groups for many years with ways to have a little more influence and get a little more impact out of their online and offline events. Capture presentations made during the event with live embedded audio and share them on a tool like Slideshare after the event. We've got a number of presentations from various events.

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Qgiv

MARCH 22, 2023

If hosting your drive online, give your donors a place to leave comments about the drive and their pledges. Your participants will ask their friends and family to pledge to your organization, either offline or through your online form, and follow through with pledges to ensure they complete their pledged gift!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

I hope you’ll share your lessons, too! Assuming you know the most about these tools means you have the opportunity and responsibility to share your knowledge and help the community be as savvy as you! But operating and communicating as if every commenter is a troll will shut down conversation very quickly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. In addition, there's be lots of learning shared freely. Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. Bring your yoga mat!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 20, 2010

Last night was the first in what will now be a monthly chat for community builders or those interested in learning more about building community, on and offline. Last night’s chat had a good turn out for being the very first one – thanks to everyone who lurked, joined in, and shared! This time we’ll explore 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Staff the organization’s social media accounts by monitoring follower activity (shares, likes, and comments) and ping those individuals with a way to volunteer or donate (or some other call to action). Approach area businesses to donate items to an online or offline silent or live auction. Earned Income.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

At NTEN, all board members come from the community – they have been part of sharing and learning like thousands of others. They have benefitted from our courses, earned their professional certificates, attended and spoken at the NTC, and volunteered for our on- and offline groups. Yesenia Sotelo, Founder SmartCause Digital.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

From the ubiquitous Facebook "Like" button to Google’s new +1, it’s never been easier to share what you’ve found exploring. But sometimes clicking the share button just isn’t enough. For the social web to come alive and really spark change, users need to be given other actions to take beyond standard sharing. More Than Sharing.

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NetWits

JUNE 2, 2011

Groupon , Care2 , Zynga and the like are already using gaming elements to drive fundraising, engagement, word-of-mouth sharing and stickiness amongst other things. Please share your ideas or current incentives in the Comments section below. If you take a bit to scan the web you’ll see that Priebatsch isn’t making this stuff up.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

For about a year, I moderated a monthly online chat focused on community building, community management, on and offline engagement, and the technologies that support those connections. >> Share your time preferences! I also have a scheduler set up where you can share the times during the week that you prefer having a chat!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline. You can also suggest questions or topic areas to be included by leaving a comment on this post! How to Participate.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Thank you to those who have already voted or commented! I’m so honored by your support and really look forward to a chance at sharing all the work from this network of changemakers with those on this journey! Please support me by voting and commenting here. Leave a comment on the application here.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Until a 2020 overhaul of its algorithms, Meta’s content policies for Facebook and Instagram made no distinction between hate content targeting marginalized groups and comments criticizing racist White people. Do you have internal information-privacy procedures to protect personal data from being shared via direct message?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. “Is it even possible to measure online influence, divorced from offline influence?&# I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Nope, it’s not possible."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

You can read the full post and comment on the SSIR blog or be part of the conversation below. That’s not exactly the way business normally goes down offline. I have a new post up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog and I’d love to hear your thoughts! And it has real impact on the way organizations fundraise.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

One of the biggest barriers to sharing our experience and knowledge, and learning as organizations is the belief that we are all so different we can’t actually share or learn from each other. What options do you provide to your community to have share responsibility or ownership for a service, program, or event?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

David is based on Austin — wanted to share with you a post about crowdfunding to celebrate Austin Giving Day #AmplifyAtx that raised over $2 million earlier this week. They build up an online and offline community, create great projects, and then ask the community to fund them through donations. Add your comments below.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

During the US Thanksgiving holiday, Tweetsgiving asked people around the world to use Twitter to share something they were grateful for and include the link to the Tweetsgiving site (where people could donate to help build a library, classroom and more for the benefiting school in Tanzania).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Whether you are working on a campaign, a program or a service; whether it is online or offline (though I would argue it should probably touch both!); Connecting conversations and people means cross-pollinating or jumping across platforms to share messages or actions from one to the next. Temporary versus Permanent Networks.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

Two weeks ago I shared a couple reflections that I had on a recent #4change chat about community building – the major output from that chat and the follow up blog post was the call I heard for a regular opportunity to talk about community building.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

You can read it and the comments on the blog here , it’s copied below. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. ideablob particpants are locked out from seeing any comments or feedback on their ideas. To some, these events were unimportant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Yesterday, I spent most of the day offline at the Wisdom 2.0 This post shares some reflections from yesterday and a few nuggets that I learned from the presentations. Twitter Photo by Jennifer Barr @rjenbarr. Conference where I gave my full attention to the presentations and conversation. The Wisdom 2.0

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

In this post, Jasper shares some lessons learned from a recent experiment to design a more social comment station. He will respond to comments here and can also be reached on his blog (where this post first appeared). translated this online game to an offline activity around everyday objects.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Those same early adopters and others have now jumped right in to create an official profile for their organization in Google+, with many sharing some concerns or complaints about the options and functionality available. As many have already complained, you cannot (for the moment, at least) share access to a brand page on Google+.

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NetWits

JUNE 13, 2011

Mark Phillips, the founder and CEO of Bluefrog shared an in-depth analysis of the report on his blog Queer Ideas : “For me, this report offers a challenge. The study confirms what we already know: online donors are younger, have higher incomes and give larger initial gifts than offline-acquired donors.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2017

Everyone’s timeline was full of people sharing their videos on social media and challenging their friends to do the same, which resulted in tons of social media interaction and millions of dollars for ALS research. Creating tribes that are willing to show public support for a cause, online or offline, is never a bad thing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2006

" He observes " the combination of excellent short video clips available online, together with an "I could do that" feeling, means we are going to see more and more attention paid to mixed media in knowledge sharing." What exactly is the best moment to share?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

Due to the more personal nature of professional networks, brand messages are shared more when they are shared by employees than when shared by the brand itself. If they are an inspiring leader offline, they’ve incorporated this into their social stream and they understand their style and tone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

I shared the video on my personal profile and it prompted quite a heated discussion in the comments between my colleagues. The controversy on my Facebook wall boiled down to those who felt the emotional pull of the story and those who had an alternative view. Years of network building, offline organizing with young people.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

We are all so excited that Julia Smith has found a new opportunity to advance her career that allows her to work offline, in a real office, with other humans in Chicago. In her time at NTEN, Julia shared many lessons that we will continue to learn from and laugh about for years to come. Leave a comment below!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

These platforms typically include tools to allow supporters to create customized donation pages, set personal fundraising goals, and share the pages on social media. You can also recruit supporters to act as peer-to-peer fundraisers by empowering them to create personalized donation pages and share their connection to your mission.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

Our partnerships and current communication streams aren’t ones that would easily get the attention of or shared by that group of middle and high school students. We can measure how many people are reading the blog and sharing the information across the web. So, how do we measure those items?

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