Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

And what would you describe as the social definition of Social Actions API – the purpose? A lot is also owed to Doug Puchalski, a programmer with Definition who helped lead the development of ViewChange. I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Despite this outsized impact, Toyin has yet to secure adequate funding to support and scale TLNYC. Informed by over 15 interviews with BMA Fellows and field leaders, the report offers three calls to action for the field to be more just and equitable. . Identify and change internal and funding practices that uphold inequity. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

The concept that a new blog post must be published daily is definitely a relic of the past. Supporters and donors want to hear positive stories about how your organization is making an impact. Most blog posts are now written by multiple staff or guest bloggers with the occasional editorial piece written by an executive staff member.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

An Interview with Fanny Villiers , Directora General of Donadora – an official partner of the Global Trends in Giving Report ( en español ). How has this impacted individual giving to NGOs in Mexico? At Donadora, work with NGOs to help them tell simple, but impact-full stories in order to inspire donors to give.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

We are looking at number of followers, ‘Likes’ and members but are now beginning to tie these numbers to those which directly impact our organization’s new strategic plan which rolled out months ago. Dupe: Our organization has literally just started tracking ROI for using these tools by way of campaigns.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

Unlike your standard fundraiser, a capital campaign focuses on JUST the project at hand, and the impact that project will have on those you serve. This is definitely NOT a “build it and they will come” activity, meaning just because you post a Facebook fundraiser asking for $750,000 that you’ll get it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

You can read more in this series of five reports that looks at the definitions, research, power, practices, and insights relating the impact of social networks on family strengthening and community change. There are definitely some shades of gray. Open/Closed and how it impacts the learning. It isn't black and white.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Nonprofits with well-designed, highly functional websites will have a definite advantage when it comes to reaching, engaging, and retaining more donors in years to come. Digital content, including blog posts, videos, interviews, and constituent stories, will help to: Engage supporters and keep your organization on their minds.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In this session, the two cover the fundamentals (including definitions of important terms), provide examples of famous NFTs, provide examples of fundraising successes, and highlight voices from sector experts. Rebecca is passionate about delivering impact in a wide range of areas. ” according to its website. Share This Post!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The first ads are part of the organization’s holiday giving campaign and feature people impacted by home fires and flooding. What is your definition of success? We are not there just for huge disasters, but we are making smaller impacts in real lives every day. Why are you doing? What value does it provide?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

But if you’re still on the fence about whether or not to join us for the nonprofit event of the year on April 21, we put together a list of the top seven reasons why you should absolutely, definitely be there. You’ll learn how Nonprofit Cloud can increase your organization’s social impact. and Amal Clooney.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

In her book, Tulshyan includes an entire chapter on the topic of how to develop empathy as an inclusive leader – including definitions and explanations of: Affective empathy (how easily can you feel another person’s emotions). This chapter includes helpful guidelines for interviewing and how to reduce bias while interviewing.

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

When it happened to me, it didn’t just impact me financially; it also affected me . You’ve started applying for jobs and have lined up a few interviews. How do you prepare for interviews? 2) Research everyone who will be interviewing you, whether it’s one-on-one or a panel. Being laid off hurts. . emotionally.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

I just *loved* this book, and also enjoy Temra's show, so I was super excited to interview her for the Big Vision Podcast. Britt Bravo: You interviewed 30 women, and organized them by if they were farmers, activists, and different things. Overall, was there a theme among the stories of the women that you interviewed?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2014

As an economist, he stresses the need to quantify the impact of humanitarian interventions: for instance, whether a certain effort will bring $59 of benefit for every dollar in, or only $4. The lifelong impact of significant malnutrition on a child can be devastating. Old-fashioned cooking methods kill millions each year.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Most definitely. For example, Nieuwe Generatie Brasil runs their Giving Tuesday campaign throughout November, marking the Day of Giving with a social media live stream that shares work from behind the scenes on site — so supporters can see what the project they have been contributing to actually looks like and the impact it is having.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 13, 2019

While these conclusions may not be entirely accurate, they definitely stick. So when you show up for the meeting, treat it like a job interview. This will serve as a little something to show that they made an impact on you. Many people make conclusions about others within a second of meeting them. Now for the hard part.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Among the thousands of nonprofits that use CauseVox, we’re always amazed at the impact each organization makes everyday. Watch the interview on demand here. There’s definitely psychology behind donation tiers. By tying the amount back to impact (i.e. Psychology of Donation Tiers. Donation Tipping.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

Budgetary constraints shaped by charity watchdog organizations also impose limits that encourage decreasing administrative costs in order to increase program costs, which may impact nonprofits from devoting funds to human resources management. Leaders must understand that they cannot afford not to invest in talent development.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

We have compiled this list through interviews with public- and private-sector leaders; analysis of initiatives, organizations and government programs; reviews of industry and mainstream news coverage; and submissions from thousands of online participants." It features concept de?nitions

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This is natural in any line of work, but in non-profit storytelling I find that it mostly impacts my process for writing and telling stories. One of the changes I’ve recently made is simplifying my personal definition of storytelling to this: Storytelling is the process of sharing facts, which are told with emotions and details.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Come ready to interact, discuss and be challenged to think differently about how technology enables world changing impact. Panelists: Ramya Raghavan – YouTube – Ramya Raghavan manages political and social change programming at YouTube , including the YouTube Nonprofit Program and YouTube World View interview series.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

Because everyone is impacted by your ability to raise money. And that definitely includes all your staff. Program staff must be willing to share stories about how donor dollars make an impact. Why is that? Because if your mission is supported substantially by philanthropic dollars , fundraising must become a strategic priority.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. You know, impact is always good for year end. well, five areas of conversation revolve around, “What is impact reporting? What is impact? So we have several different topics today and the four.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

With the number of donations processed on #GivingTuesday, these fees can definitely add up. As Fiver pivoted to offer digital services in the wake of COVID-19, the fundraising team took the opportunity to craft a narrative around how donated funds directly impacted things like Camp WiFiver , a live-streamed camp experience.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Read the full interview with our experts to get answers to questions nonprofit leaders may ask about employee burnout, such as: How has COVID-19 impacted employee burnout and individual stress management? A: Definitely. Get Registered Now for Free. How do you recognize burnt-out employees and what happens if you ignore burnout?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 21, 2015

We think it's definitely worth a look. The Box report features interviews with 16 leaders involved in the nonprofit sector, including one of my favorites, Ekta Chopra, director of technology at the James Irvine Foundation. One of the most intriguing interviews is with Zeev Klein, general partner at Landmark Ventures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009. Patton’s ideas and the methods of developmental evaluation are gaining more attention and practice because social change projects are transcending from a primary focus on program impact to systems impact and make use of networks as a key strategy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

--Kimberly Wilson, author of Tranquilista: Mastering the Art of Enlightened Work and Mindful Play I'm always experimenting with how to stress less, enjoy life more, and make a positive impact. Below is an edited transcript of my November 3rd interview with Kimberly for the Big Vision Podcast. How has it made an impact?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

“How much promise do the following practices hold for increasing foundations’ impact in the coming decades?” The twenty-four potential answers provided covered a broad spectrum of philanthropic practice, from taking more risks, to providing more general operating support, to engaging in impact investing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2010

Kami and I have been honing the refining the definition as a starting point for our research: Lethal Generosity is when a corporation applies its core competencies to advance social change in a way that contributes to business results and gives it a competitive advantage. It is un reaslitic to expect corporations to be perfect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

Q3: What are some of the best case studies of NPO’s using Social and what was the impact? Someone asked what the definition of a KPI was, and since I noticed that Tom Kelly who is an expert in evaluation was following the chat, I asked him for a definition. Best definition I’ve seen.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

She went from being somebody's servant to somebody who when she walks down the street of her community, people stop her and shake her hand and thank her for the stories that she is telling, or ask, 'When are you going to interview me? Last month I interviewed Cristi Hegranes, its Founder and President.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

– "This interview is part of our "Social Citizen Sightings" series, in which we highlight how people are using their creativity, idealism, and digital fluency to support their causes every day. It's something that I try to tackle by having a clear personal definition, for my own word choice. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Note from Beth: I was thrilled to be interviewed by Steve along with many other nonprofit data nerds, for his new book, Data Driven Nonprofits. He was kind enough to send me an advanced copy and it is definitely a must read. Along the way, I interviewed more than 20 nonprofit experts from a wide variety of organizations.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. Once you make an appointment, it’s time to prepare and you definitely want to be ready! Try to make the conversation a conversation, not an interview. If you’re new to major donor work, you know what I mean.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The guide also includes some advice and tips for funders on how to engage the right capacity builder, including a set of interview questions. The report also includes a section that explores accessing impact and answering the question, “How do we know if capacity building will make a difference?”

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