Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 19, 2010

Hi everyone! Welcome to the new monthly chats focused on community building. These are a branch of the #4Change chats – so whether you have participated in the past on a different topic or not, welcome. In the future, these chats will have a topic and questions (generated from you!) posted ahead of time. As this is the very first one, I wanted to keep it open to focus on exploring what was most appropriate for this community in a few respects: Do we want to use a hashtag other than #4chang

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 14, 2010

Benetech doesn't make tangible stuff: we've decided that our expertise is in making electronic bits. Software and content are easily scaled up. But, the world still needs tangible things, and the market often fails to deliver them. Rich Thesing, a long-time disability activist and fellow Fellow of the American Leadership Forum in Silicon Valley, has been thinking hard on how to make exercise equipment accessible.

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NCE Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2010

Did you know that 93% of charities have a Facebook page? A new study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research also found that 97% of large charities have a Facebook page as of 2009. The study found that charities adopted social media faster and the adoption was more widespread than for-profit use. Other facts uncovered in the study: 90% of charities had Twitter accounts. 65% had blogs. 36% had LinkedIn pages. 30% had MySpace pages.

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NetWits

AUGUST 18, 2010

For many organizations social media isn't simply a new medium to learn and manage, its also an exercise in control-or lack thereof. What if users say something inappropriate, out of line with the organization's messaging, or even worse, downright offensive or problematic? I often hear this reasoning for reluctence to utilizing social media by non-profits, espeically by those with an organized opposition and/or sensitive topics.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 19, 2010

Ivan Boothe posted a link to this story recently on the Progressive Exchange list. It’s been a busy week so I just clicked through today and thought it was an excellent opportunity to start integrating more conversation starters into this blog (as suggested in the Blog Redesign thread). —– The article from Spiegel Online International begins: They may have been dubbed the “Internet generation,&# but young people are more interested in their real-world friends than Faceboo

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 15, 2010

I'm just wrapping up a week of conversation on Social Edge, entitled Travel Tips for Social Entrepreneurs. I'm fascinated not only with the big questions in the social entrepreneurship field, but also the practical practices of doing the job of social entrepreneur better. One of those practices is how to travel as cost effectively as possible. The conversation ranged over how to use Priceline, choosing socially responsible travel products and an idea for staying with other social entrepreneurs.

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NetWits

AUGUST 19, 2010

So what’s your answer: strategic or arbitrary? Perhaps I should explain a bit further. Are you an organization that put thought into your ask amounts on your donation form? Did you think about how each ask amount translates to the good work your organization does?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 20, 2010

Last night was the first in what will now be a monthly chat for community builders or those interested in learning more about building community, on and offline. The goal of this chat was to set some of the ground work for us to build on going forward. Below you’ll find highlights from the first chat and details for the next one! August 2010 – Community Builder Chat Wrap Up.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 15, 2010

'VisionLink has launched a new site for the American Red Cross, designed to help friends and family locate one another and share news following a disaster. The site, Safe & Well, is available through web browsers and mobile devices, and offers a streamlined tool to reconnect following a disaster. We are honored to provide such mission critical services to America.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2010

Source: Facebook Blog Post. Earlier this week, Facebook added “where&# to the list of personal information members share with the world. There was much speculation what this feature might mean for FourSquare and the subsequent riddles, “What happens when you add Foursquare to Facebook? (Answer: Facebook). I’ve learned now that when Facebook announces a new feature, it is a signal for me to check into my settings and make sure that I’m happy with the way the default wor

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 19, 2010

There is no end to the challenges of social media for nonprofits. How can we keep our personal and professional lives separate online? How can we identify the "influencers"? Which social media tools are best? Here, Paul Adams, Senior User Experience Researcher at Google, shares his team's insights into how people actually connect and behave online.( read more ).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2010

This post originally appeared on TechSoup's global partner, Connecting Up Australia's website and was written by Shai Coggins. Everyday, we find great resources on the different uses of technology and social media in the nonprofit sector. We bookmark them, note them, share them, tweet or retweet them, and sometimes, we even blog about them. So, in this post, we thought we'll round up some of the most interesting resources that we think you might also find useful for you and your organization. re

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See3

AUGUST 17, 2010

See3 is looking for a passionate, knowledgeable, and self-motivated Social Media Coordinator to assist in executing campaigns that incorporate social media techniques to generate awareness for clients and See3. One of the Social Media Coordinator’s major initial projects will be a campaign in support of The Calling, a four-hour PBS documentary series that follows the [.].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2010

Flickr Photo by Roberto Ferrari - Creative Commons License Some Rights Reserved. Note from Beth: Social media is not a waste a time, but there are ways to waste your time. On Saturday, I had the honor of presenting at Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp and one of the burning questions was about efficiency. So, I’m going to explore this theme over the coming weeks.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 17, 2010

The buzzwords of business-speak have evolved, in part, as a shorthand way of letting us refer to complex ideas with just a few words. Annoying as the overuse of jargon may be, the specialized language of the nonprofit sector may actually serve a useful purpose.( read more ). Tags: General non-profit interest nptech Non-profit Communications.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 14, 2010

Longtime readers will remember that during the 40 days leading up to my 40th birthday last year, I created a 4-part daily practice of moving, reflecting, playing and connecting. This year, after reading in the article, How to Be Productive: Stop Working , that walking (or other aerobic activity) keeps your mind, as well as your body fit, I've decided to walk into the first 41 days of being 41 with 30-minutes of walking each day , starting on my b-day, August 19th.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2010

Remember Live Aid ? At the time, the most impressive thing about the concert was not how much money was raised, or how many musicians were involved, but how global it was. Concerts took place mainly in the UK and the US, but also in Australia, Japan, France, and a half a dozen other places around the world. If only for the sheer scale, it was epic, in the truest sense of the word.* Scale like that required a massive amount of centralized work, work to bring the periphery (France) into the larger

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in Twitter chat series #socialmedia. It’s been a one-hour weekly chat on Twitter for the past 10 months organized and hosted by Marc Meyer and Jason Breed. The way it works is they invite a “host&# to ask 3 compelling questions, 20 minutes each, that revolve around a topical subject within the business of social media, but that play to their strengths or backgrounds.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2010

One thing I always enjoy about Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp is getting to know very small organizations. A lot of people stopped by our booth and told us about the challenges their one-or-two-person nonprofits are facing. It's an important perspective, and a big part of TechSoup's user base. Working with a tiny staff and budget brings a litany of challenges, but it brings some amazing opportunities too.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2010

Last Thursday, I had the honor of presenting at the AFP North Carolina Conference on Philanthropy in Charlotte. My session was called “4 Simple Steps to Building Donor Relationships and Fully Funding Your Mission Using Donor-Based Fundraising.&#. My intention for this breakout session was to help my students focus on building donor relationships and share my concept of getting fully funded.

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NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2010

Flickr Photo: Lawrence OP A couple of years ago, I talked to Ed Granger-Happ about his philosophy for running the IT shop at Save the Children. He told me he was always trying to find the next innovation that would help make the field staff more efficient, or would deliver better services to the people they served. The work they do is life-saving, so he felt it was important to be always looking for better ways to get it done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Illustration by Jonny Goldstein of my SXSW panel proposal. Jonny will provide live graphic facilitation of the highly interactive and fun panel. The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and voting process.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2010

On August 25, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, our donor partner Mission Research (which donates its fundraising and donor management software GiftWorks to eligible nonprofits and libraries through TechSoup) will host a free webinar on planned giving with Scott Lyons. From GiftWorks: read more. Tags: Donors E-Learning Event Finances Fundraising Online Seminar Staff Training.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2010

Last Thursday, I had the honor of presenting at the AFP North Carolina Conference on Philanthropy in Charlotte. My session was called “4 Simple Steps to Building Donor Relationships and Fully Funding Your Mission Using Donor-Based Fundraising.&#. My intention for this breakout session was to help my students focus on building donor relationships and share my concept of getting fully funded.

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Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2010

My colleague Michaela Hacker and I are presenting a webinar on Aug. 17 for Network for Good titled " Nonprofit 911: Become a Facebook Rockstar Using Pages & Causes." We will be joined by Sarah Koch of Causes. As part of that session, we are sharing a list of useful Facebook Resources. Enjoy! Nonprofit-Specific. Non-Profits on Facebook.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 16, 2010

Just a quick reminder that my one-hour teleclass, How to Start a Big Vision Circle to Support Your Creative Dream is happening tomorrow, August 17th at 5:30 PM PT/8:30 PM ET. Even if you can't join the class live, registering will give you access to an MP3 recording of the call within 48 hours of its completion. To register, go to brittbravo.com. During the teleclass we'll discuss: How a Big Vision Circle can help you reach your creative career goals How to find people to join your circle The pr

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2010

Direct mail is dead. Email is dead. TV and radio are dead. Face to face is dead. Telegraph is dead. Social media is dead. There are so many obituaries being written these days that it's hard to tell what's still alive. Is everyone just trying to be clever or are they auditioning for a role on CSI? None of these channels are dead. Ok, telegraph is still dead despite rumors of a comeback.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2010

In our quest to shine a light on shine a light on what's going on in green IT for nonprofits, libraries, and really anyone running or working in a small to medium sized office, we'd be remiss to not call some attention to a new book by UK-based author, Mark O'Neill called Green IT for Sustainable Business Practice. The Amazon blurb on this describes it as "a sensible, clear-sighted guide to emerging standards, rules, business processes and best practices in a complex and ever-changing sector.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 17, 2010

Coaching is catching on faster and faster in the nonprofit world. Coaching provides a unique form of support. It’s deeper than a seminar and more personal that a consultant. And it’s not a one-shot deal. A coach gives you someone to work with over a period of time and someone you can count on. Many major companies have embraced executive coaching as a great form of professional development.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 19, 2010

Flickr photo credit: Vegan Birthday Cupcakes by Steve Damron Five years ago today (on my b-day) I started this blog with a post titled, Service & Cupcakes. I just wanted to thank you *SO* much for reading Have Fun, Do Good whether you are a long time reader, or checking it out for the first time today. You have made the last five years of my life richer.

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