ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

A student at Ochoa Elementary in Tucson proudly displays her bounty of carrots after harvest day. They devised “kid-friendly” survey instruments, including a “Fun Food Bingo” game, to determine if students are eating the vegetables they grow and are learning about nutrition. Photo by Nick Henry).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Avi Kaplan, the Community and Events Director at Epic Change , to discuss the upcoming TweetsGiving campaign and events. Epic Change is a US nonprofit dedicated to helping social entrepreneurs harness the power of their stories to create change in their communities.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Avi Kaplan, the Community and Events Director at Epic Change , to discuss the upcoming TweetsGiving campaign and events. Epic Change is a US nonprofit dedicated to helping social entrepreneurs harness the power of their stories to create change in their communities.

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Interview Tanzania Change Africa 108

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Professor and Director. continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. Dr. Lili Wang and I analyzed the sample of seniors to determine the impact of social context on senior volunteers in Arizona. The average age of the sample was 75 years old and 64.5% As part of a.

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Research Volunteer Profile Arizona 58

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

We are in the midst of change for community dynamics where people no longer need a director, a secretary and then a bunch of members. We can all be leaders and contributors to a network, a community, a movement. We really want to ensure this tool continues enabling communities, regardless of their budget.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The majority of our public programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History are created and produced through community collaborations. Each month we work with 50-100 individuals to co-produce our community programs. Start with and continuously identify your communities. Can't wait to hear what you think. Who are they?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2016

They were able to save the family farm—not only that, but the Executive Director was asked to pose for the Men of Nonprofit calendar because his stress melted away and he regained his youthful, radiant complexion!”. Here are few observations I’ve noticed: “Nonprofit” is often a new concept for many communities.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To get the details behind their successes, we spoke to Melissa Benjamin, Fiver’s Director of Development. What is a realistic goal for the timeline and your community? Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. Will the money be used much further down the road?

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Guide Giving Campaign Social Media 73

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

posted by Abby Elsener Assistant Director of Development, ASU Foundation. Despite this small sample size and lack of evidence for success, the concept has captivated politicians and Wall Street alike. Business Aligning for Students: The Promise of Collective Impact. Sources: Grossman, A. and Lombard, A. Harvard Business Review.

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Program Management South Africa Evaluation 58

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

Anjali Deshmukh , Associate Director. continuing series, we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. As income disparity continues to grow , many nonprofits are struggling to meet overwhelming community need amid the stark realities of funding cuts. Our community cannot afford even one more. As part of a.

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Government Research New York Homeless 85

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

"Responsive design is a natural companion to all the data about mobile devices increasing," said Amy Sample Ward, current membership director of NTEN and formerly of TechSoup Global. Image: Student Using Phone in Library, Shutterstock. Mashable calls 2013 the "year of responsive web."

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Library Mobile Design Web 71

NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Even better, nonprofits are giving back to the web analytics community because our experienced analysts work directly with “student learners” so that they can gain valuable “hands on” interaction with web data. . Amy Sample, Director of Web Analytics, PBS Interactive). “I That's exactly what I needed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some donors look for these signals of community support (everybody’s doing it) to make the decision that they would be in good company if they donate. Posters are a great way to show off the name/logo of the donor at events or around your facility, house of worship, soup kitchen, community center. Design them free on Canva.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. Basic financial training for executive director. Impact: About half of those nonprofit organizations included in the random sample for this study adopted at least some of the SOX provisions, in addition to the two required ones.

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Policy Public Adopt University 71

Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

As a partnering component, the students will conduct a baseball clinic with the area youth in order to build relationships and connect them with this new church. Students and group leaders attending these mission trips fundraise to cover their travel costs by asking friends and family for financial support. Communicate Constantly.

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Fundraising Help Student Guatemala 30

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Garage Sale Gather donated items from the community and organize a garage sale, turning unwanted items into funds for your nonprofit. Movie Night Transform a community space into a cozy movie night venue, charging a small admission fee for a cinematic experience that supports your cause.

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Ideas Fundraising Classes Contest 52

The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Development Directors – If you are a nonprofit development director, then Fundwriter will be a dream come true. Executive Directors – If you lead a nonprofit, then Fundwriter will be a godsend. Now, let’s say we want to set up a meeting with an important donor and community member. There’s a Fundwriter.ai

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

This is going to be a real treat for the community. Most of our nonprofits have a human or community interest in mind, that purpose, and they exist to create impact, positive impact on the communities that we serve. And finally, you know, what do we want the community to do when they see and read this impact report?

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sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

A: We saw urgency around three key areas in 2020: 1) work related to the pandemic—research, support of healthcare training, and delivery 2) direct support of students in need as a result of the pandemic, and 3) support for activities that involve direct service delivery to communities. The full picture is what is most helpful.

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Education Conversation Giving University 55

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. Instead, you can say, “Hey, you are helping us to change the lives of kids like Sam, and I know that that’s why you give because you want to see more students have mentorship and change the trajectory of their life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

Amy Sample Ward. She is a real community person and is often promoting other people's projects. Do Good Well is written by Nathaniel Whittemore who is the founding director of the Center for Global Engagement at Northwestern University. I only use email to communicate with old people , by Jeremiah Owyang. Blogs by Gen Y.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

Like I said, as the senior director of stewardship and communications at the University of Pennsylvania. So while you are exploring your existing network and researching prospects, make sure you have a communications package that provides detailed information about the types of programs you offer and their impact on your community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

Photo emailed from Cambodia by Elephant, Sharing Foundation 's in-country director In this post, I share some learnings as a free agent fundraise r (an individual who uses personal fundraising to raise money for a charity) who is leveraging their personal network to support a nonprofit's programs that help children in need. Believe me I know.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

Like so many of you, and you can raise your hand if this applies to you, I became an accidental fundraiser as a nonprofit executive director. And before I knew it, I was a managing director and then an executive director. All of my students did too, all of my clients did too. And you may recognize these mistakes too.

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Raise Video Map Fundraising 84

Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

Like so many of you, and you can raise your hand if this applies to you, I became an accidental fundraiser as a nonprofit executive director. And before I knew it, I was a managing director and then an executive director. All of my students did too, all of my clients did too. And you may recognize these mistakes too.

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Raise Map Fundraising Money 70

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2018

I learned that other schools were doing their own giving days to greater success and thought it would be a nice way to transition out of our comprehensive campaign with a ‘pride’ event that could focus particularly on unrestricted giving,” said Lori Boudo, director of annual giving at Salem State.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 26, 2015

After publishing this post about Save the Children’s Crowd Funding Campaign – where I mentioned the Dalai Lama Foundation’s successful campaign , I noticed this tweet in my stream from Brian Rusch the former deputy director for the DLF : Woohoo! Paul Blackthorne – actor/director (Arrow, Lagaan, Dumb & Dumber To).

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

But I also was director of a large family foundation. Everything you’re doing in your communities is too important to lose. Secondly, community foundations, which, in the U.S., most areas have a community foundation that covers your area. If you Google “community foundation locator,” look for that.

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Grant Video Donor Foundation 97

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2022

Here is a sampling of just some of the research linking different forms of generosity to better health. We also spur a ripple effect of generosity through our community. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”

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