Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. There are two types of media we will look at here: direct and indirect content. Direct Content. Indirect Content. Now for indirect content or Mash-ups.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

How are standard links at the top (such as Tell A Friend) and content areas (such as a Letter From The Editor area) performing? Use Graphics Strategically: Graphic elements such as photos break up cluttered text, highlights key content areas and makes e-newsletters easy to skim. 60) Search « What Makes A Campaign Go Viral?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, if you have to leave early, you just want to review the content later on, share with a friend or a colleague, don’t worry, we will get all that good stuff in your hands later on today. So we know for a fact the content without context is meaningless. So content without context is meaningless. Does that make sense?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2009

Reduce/reuse/recyle/revise/rebrand the content as you will. What follows is my story and my video as a sample of the benefits to me as the volunteer, and also the benefits to my chosen nonprofit. So now I'm a jazzed volunteer, they have some free content, and they also know how passionate I am about their organization.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

For those of you who are interested, heres a sampling of what we learned: 1. No matter what your reason is, establishing your purpose will guide your content and establish rapport with your audience. That being said, you need to determine some sort of policy on what type of content will be allowed on your blog.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

If youre interested in video for nonprofits, keep up with us over the next two weeks because we have some great video content this month. There really are no golden rules here - were continually surprised by the content we see from people on YouTube and it spans a very wide variety of form and formats.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

If youre interested in video for nonprofits, keep up with us over the next two weeks because we have some great video content this month. There really are no golden rules here - were continually surprised by the content we see from people on YouTube and it spans a very wide variety of form and formats.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Don’t forget about direct mail! Provide engaging content that your supporters want to interact with and share with others— blog posts with human stories, striking images, videos that explain your mission, information on your volunteer program, event invitations, etc. Don’t forget about direct mail! Use social media.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

She opened up the fundraising email template she had downloaded from her nonprofit’s website, but an hour later, she was still staring at what now seemed like gibberish. And her social media feeds are full of polished, highly personalized content, which is good for everyone. is ready to help you write almost any kind of content.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Its also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your websites content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content? Email is a critical channel.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

Use a tool like Constant Contact, Mail Chimp, or something similar to send out your email newsletter. Don’t copy your print newsletter into an email or ask people to download a PDF of your print newsletter. It’s like a flare, warning donors that the contents will be just as bland as the subject line. Your regular email (e.g.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Many databases will actually look at this or there’s some Excel downloadable templates that can do this analysis. Many of them will do like a little sample screening for you so you can see what it looks before you make the investment. So I have a sample donation reply card on the Resource page. I could do more.”

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

Nancy Ramos from the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois noted how easy it was to set up her Over The Edge peer-to-peer fundraising campaign with CauseVox “Honestly, it could take 10-15 minutes to set up if you already have the content and graphics you want to use,” she says. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaign Checklist.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

Nancy Ramos from the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois noted how easy it was to set up her Over The Edge peer-to-peer fundraising campaign with CauseVox “Honestly, it could take 10-15 minutes to set up if you already have the content and graphics you want to use,” she says. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaign Checklist.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Content is taking the Marketing industry by storm, and nonprofit marketers are no exception.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

Provide a link to the sharing content in the email or direct them to a landing page with various share options. Listen to the webinar >> 64% Fundraising Conversion Rate: In an effort engage remote alumni who couldn’t attend the universities annual fundraising event called Fill the Hill, “Spirit Packs” were mailed (yes, mailed!)

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

Julia Campbell will provide a framework for evaluating the best platforms for your unique organization, as well as ideas for creating great social media content your audience will love. A quarter of all downloaded apps are abandoned after a single use, which is kind of crazy to me. Okay, ephemeral disappearing content.

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