Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now posted – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR opinion blog , or in full below. Museums, tour groups, and history societies could all make use of Historypin for sharing tours and routes, complete with images and stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Note from Beth: Alison Zarella is the co-author of the recently published “ The Facebook Marketing Book.&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly. In some cases you’re even hindering functionality if you don’t include open settings to allow invitees or members to post content to the Wall as well. Any guidelines?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

This guide will review these tips for bringing in more donations: Prioritize building strong supporter relationships. Before events, review your list of RSVPs (especially major donor prospects) who will attend so that you can plan to talk with them. Explain the impact of donations. Enable recurring donations.

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NetWits

JUNE 6, 2011

There are many reasons for logins, including security, functionality and personalized content–but also for tracking. Support – Next time that board member calls, saying they are unable to find a specific information on your website, you can review their viewing history to determine what pages they were looking at.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review the basics of AI fundraising tools and a few strategies for using these solutions to improve donor relationships. Developing personalized messaging for different segments Use targeted AI prompts to help develop content that specifically appeals to different groups.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a part of our lives for a long time, powering our smartphones’ virtual assistants, personalizing content recommendations on streaming services, and ushering in innovations in self-driving car technology. The best part about this is that AI can get smarter over time as it processes more and more data.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review five game-changing strategies you can use to activate your marketing potential and bring in more supporters, let’s begin! Look into your audience’s giving history, previous event attendance, in-kind donation support, or online engagement with your cause to understand how to best reach them.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 30, 2012

This post is the second in a series of reactions to Blueprint , a book chronicling the rise and fall of the Dutch Museum of National History (INNL) in 2008-2011. The NMA was accused of presenting a “black armband” view of Australia’s history (i.e., The NMA was accused of presenting a “black armband” view of Australia’s history (i.e.,

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DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 28, 2023

Giving history: After creating segments by giving level, divide those groups further by their giving history. Involvement history: Consistent volunteers are key supporters that you should communicate with differently than those who’ve never volunteered. Use this data to guide your social media strategy.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Imagine being able to ask your AI to review all your saved topics and suggest alternatives and improvements based on related assessments and grades. Imagine empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Giving USA found that 78% of an organization’s donors who made a planned gift had a history of making donations within the past 20 years. Once there is enough awareness of the program, launch a planned giving committee to review planned giving processes and fundraising policies.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

A compelling story with interesting details will go much further to catch the attention of a reviewer working through a stack of proposals rather than just facts and figures. Develop an agenda and invite stakeholders to review the grant’s purpose and guidelines, as well as the data and stories you’ll need for writing a well-rounded proposal.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

Donor profiles show the history each supporter has with your organization. Each profile shows the donation history of each donor, their contact and demographic information, and each interaction they’ve had with your organization in the past (emails opened, calls-to-action taken, events attended, etc.). Data segmentation.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

Giving histories, gift amounts, and frequencies can reveal a lot about future willingness to give. Once you have information about your supporters’ interests, engagement histories, and past interactions with your organization, you can reach out to them with more personalized messages that speak to their motivations.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

But this year’s agenda also brings content based on what we’ve all learned in the past 18 months that has caused us to “Rethink Change”—a term we’ve coined at Blackbaud to reflect the gear-shifting that foundation, and all nonprofit, professionals have had to do in the now-normal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Rituals have been performed for centuries and are an important part of human history. 1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I also use it as a year in review tool. Year in Review. Here they are: My Three Rituals.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

And that means utilizing smartphone apps that help them stay on top of their site and its content. In the words of one reviewer, the “app basically gets out of your way when you are writing, allowing you to be more productive even on a smaller screen.”

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 24, 2020

We’re making history and living through a crisis. So, if your organization is one of those trying to balance your email marketing, make it a point to keep your content relevant and valid. Review your automated emails. It is critical to review your automated emails during a situation of crisis.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 17, 2024

General Nonprofit Fundraiser Marketing Tips Before we cover the specifics of clothing fundraising marketing, let’s review some general marketing tips to ensure you have a good grasp of the basics. Then, we’ll dive into the specifics of marketing for three different types of clothing fundraiser events. Let’s get started!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Then I build out the content and discussion questions. In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? The common tip? Craft good headlines.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Their team found its solution in Bloomerang.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 12, 2023

These include the following: Double the Donation Affinaquest’s HEPdata Amply In this guide, our team will review the matching gift resources offered by each provider⁠—including a scorecard analyzing the extent of the available materials.

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Achieve

MAY 11, 2022

Your volunteers want to make a difference, which is why it’s essential to review your nonprofit’s mission, goals, and history within your role descriptions. Shreya is a creative content creator focusing on delivering information about the importance of volunteerism for nonprofit organizations. About the Author. Shreya Tragad.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 22, 2022

This payment processor, which is native to Keela’s fundraising CRM , offers nonprofits a simplified and efficient way to merge donation details with each corresponding donor’s history and data. About the Author: Tobi Nifesi, Head of Content at Keela.

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Kindful

MARCH 25, 2021

Your donor data should play a key role in your communication strategy, helping you create targeted content and personal experiences for recipients. This way, your communications tool can easily access data points and you can leverage them in marketing content. Segment audience for more targeted content.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. Fact-check and edit : While AI-generated content can be insightful, it may not always be perfect, especially if recalling facts.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

conduct research Gather data on your current supporters Review your nonprofit’s existing data, such as donor records , volunteer information, and past survey results. Common segmentation criteria for nonprofits include such as age, location, interests, communication preferences and donation history.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

Before identifying which menu approach is appropriate, make sure your team is aligned on overall goals, audiences, and content needs. Interviews, usability testing, card sorting, and reviewing analytics can give you a better understanding of your audience’s needs and behaviors. Content: What content (e.g.,

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Be sure to check past reviews and work history. Review the industry to see what your options are. If the content somehow does not integrate into your event planning software or mobile event app, your video might look dated as well. Additionally, pay mind to any negative reviews.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Evolutions in Content. When you work with an e-learning content development company to author a custom course, you can make it more relatable to your team’s experience. Prioritize content that’s valuable. This isn’t the time to take a deep-dive into your nonprofit’s history. Use scenario-based learning.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

The Four Elements of a Nonprofit Self-Audit of Your Marketing Plan When you walk through your nonprofit self-audit, you have four major tasks: clarifying your marketing goals, taking stock of your organizational assets, reviewing your systems, and tracking your progress. Come up with juicier content? Review your recent emails.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I strongly recommend reviewing Jim Collins’s concepts and seek out or become a leader who follows his five part framework toward greatness. Huntley is a web content specialist at the American Council on Education and earned her bachelor’s degree in English and history at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

After registering your domain name, the next step is to research content management systems in preparation for the early phases of working with a web development agency. Web Design Project Step 4: Plan and draft initial content. Add content to your outline for each page. At this point, you’ll review and then approve the design.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Be careful not to share sensitive information on any generative AI model that you don’t have an API or paid access to that guarantees information won’t be shared into a model ( ChatGPT bug leaked users’ conversation histories – BBC News ). Regularly review the tasks completed by AI to ensure they meet your standards.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Tailor your outreach to reflect donor history. Rather than broadcasting the same information across your entire donor base, you can send content tailored to specific segments of your constituency. For example, if your goal is to: Re-engage lapsed donors , you might segment by past engagement history and engagement frequency.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 17, 2010

It doesn't make a lot of sense now, given what I do for a living, but it was my first identity on the web and I know there's a lot of history out there tied to it. Posterous is a good fit for me, and I love that I only focus on content and they do the rest. I have two, judisohn.com and momathome.com Momathome.com is legacy.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

With that information, you can do a lot of different things, like: Improving communication: 72% of donors report that personalization in communication and content directly impacts their decision to give. But you absolutely don’t want to miss out on inviting Rhonda, who has a history of attending similar events.

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