Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2011

We wrote a sweetness in front of an office for a friend grieving the death of his child, in front of our doc's office saying thanks for being such a great healer, and loud praise for the librarians at the library. What was truly cool was how long some of the messages lasted - in some cases, weeks!

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Fun Doc Blogher Teen 74

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Don’t repeat the 5K just because some people in your community love it. A master networker? A Google Doc or Sheet is a great place to start, because you can collaborate with your team. I’ll walk you through these steps, plus you’ll go home with my color-coded, detailed annual fundraising plan template AND a sample plan!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

For example, “Thank you for your generous gift of 10 cases of bottled water for our community event. Thank you for your gift of $50 on March 5, 2021 to the Haitian Children’s Education Network as part of our annual Back to School Campaign. Making sure everyone in our community has enough to eat has never been harder.

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Donation Online Create Gift 98

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

To their credit Convio asks this question on their blog : “Should organizations like Convio, and Giving USA continue to offer these sorts of insights to the nonprofit community, or is this simply self-serving marketing fluff?&# And yeah after reading the docs, I agree, it’s bad. What do you think? Time will tell. {

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API Open Source Kintera Benchmark 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

At first blush, although Kintera officially got out the door first, announcing Connect weeks ago, and delivering the APIs and docs on Friday, their play is a good start, but Convio, announcing Open tomorrow, appears to be ahead in terms of providing real openness. Here’s a quick overview of both initiatives.

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Open Platform Kintera API 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Nancy raises a few questions about whether a distributed presence for organizations - splitting the attention of members between an organization's web site and social networking profiles is a liability or an asset. Network-Centric Advocacy blogs points to a new feature at Alex's Lemonade Stand called "From the Mail Bag."

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Summary Nptech Tag Tools 50

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

listening has been to the community and to the quantitative results. Qui - for clients that are larger, we set up media citation reports (like a word doc with titles and links and relevant info about the mentions and how they should respond). How do you use a RSS feed like a rockstar? How much time is spent listening?

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I knew it was hitting many more people than the average news story when I saw tweets, facebook posts, and other online comments coming from people in my community and network that I rarely see participating online. 10 Lessons from Community-Driven Organizing. The second, a faction chose to opt out of the Super Bowl effort.

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Reflection Doc Lesson Cancer 150

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2008

You can see my network --the people who I'm connected with. Many people use Google Docs for this, though I find the interface a bit confusing. Here's a sample document that you can add to and change to get the feel for wiki editing, this time using a wiki service called WetPaint. (I applications (Google Docs and Google sites).

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