Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Who: Speakers: Amy Sample Ward | Netsquared; Debra Askanase; Ivan Boothe. We will also ask up to three attending organizations to present an idea for an upcoming campaign and goals. Workshop leaders will offer feedback and evaluation. When: 1:30 p.m. Attendees will divide into break-out groups to design the online campaign.

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Campaign Community Online Organization 140

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

ChatGPT can help you create content, come up with fundraising ideas, and assist with event planning to support your organization’s mission. It can also evaluate your campaigns and programs to find the most successful strategies for you to use to fundraise more efficiently. ChatGPT Prompts for Nonprofits: Get Started Today [Samples].

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Fundraising Nonprofit Analysis Donor 97

Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

This will help you discern what you really need in a consultant, how you will evaluate their suitability up front, and how you will hold them and yourself accountable throughout the project. Evaluation matrix . You’ll also want to create an evaluation matrix—sort of a scorecard—so you can compare your candidates with more objectivity.

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Consultant Process Proposal Nonprofit 122

CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2021

Evaluate your website and emails, and make sure the messaging for your peer-to-peer fundraising campaign is: Easy to understand — Your messaging should make it obvious why your organization has launched the peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Sample “Registration Now Open” email. These are just some ideas for recruitment emails.

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Campaign Fundraising Registration Calendar 70

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

While they’re volunteering, you can evaluate their skills and dedication to see if they have what you need on your Board. Before we get into ideas for thanking volunteers, let’s go deeper into WHY this is so important. Now, ready for some practical ideas? This is the same idea. They might make great Board members.

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Volunteer National Photo Fun 119

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

It’s a time to focus on evaluating what fundraising approaches from 2020 worked and be honest about what didn’t pan out as planned. The downloadable spreadsheet includes a sample, along with a blank template for you to use for your own plan. If you need more ideas, we put together a list of 1 5 0+ fundraising ideas ).

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Calendar Template Guide Fundraising 98

Double the Donation

AUGUST 21, 2021

Here are some ideas for recruiting more participants for your next peer-to-peer campaign or event: Create powerful messages – To get your supporters excited about helping you raise funds, it’s important to have a compelling story. Make sure your messaging addresses key ideas, including: What makes your organization unique.

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Results Fundraising Software Raise 87

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

If it is really something that is coming from the community, you can’t just take the idea and run; you’ll want to co-create it from idea to implementation. Instead, design for growth and sustainability from the start with lots of room for feedback, evaluation and iterations to continue developing and redeveloping. Case Studies.

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Community Build Organization Case Study 253

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

If investment was required to get a tool, I believe many groups would be willing to participate in evaluations, provide feedback, submit user stories and help in the development of the tool. And share your ideas with your friends and colleagues to further the breadth of the conversation. Share your ideas and your experiences.

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Ning Causes Build Evaluation 208

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

It means honestly that the ideas, shape and even strategy came from the community and you as the organization are the ones to support it or nurture it. From listening, to creating to evaluating and then back to the listening again so that you can modify and then evaluate, and so on. The first step: Who’s your community?

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Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Join us on October 11 and 12 for Generosity Xchange 2023, a free virtual conference where nonprofit professionals and ideas meet! Report The Nonprofit Email Report Learn More Promotional Content This final category of nonprofit sector reports is the largest gray area you may encounter while evaluating the usefulness of given research.

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Hype Research Marketing Benchmark 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This guide is a great place to start to generate ideas for items and packages that will captivate your audience at your next auction event. Classic live auction item ideas When you think of a live auction, there are probably several classic items that come to mind. Here are a few creative packages and basket ideas to wow attendees.

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Artist Classes Arts Local 72

Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

Challenge: Clueless Cliff Cliff didn’t read the minutes, has no idea what’s going on, and possibly never opened the email that contained the agenda. He wasn’t aware that he was supposed to bring an idea, and, in general, he seems flustered and a bit lost. See what ideas your Board has. But they’re NICE microwaves” he said.

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Fun Product Law Nonprofit 98

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

Evaluate your goals and objectives, as an organization. Hildy Gottlieb’s Pollyanna Principles are a great place to start if you want to learn more about how you can evaluate and identify your organizational goals (and larger view) in a way to successfully design projects, programs and even partnerships for real impact.

Social Media 190

Social Media Strategy Media Social 190

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

The idea goes back to 1995, when Alice Waters, the pioneer of the “slow food” movement and owner of Chez Panisse Restaurant, created the first “edible schoolyard” in a vacant lot near the Martin Luther King Middle School in Berkeley, California. A nice idea? Looking to build a culture of evaluation within your organization?

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Tucson Student Arizona Evaluation 40

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Not only do they generally take you off-grid, but they give you the opportunity to do a little sampling of everything. You can evaluate where you’d like to go back to and spend more time. To see our ideas in each customer’s org is truly rewarding. Fun fact about Dave. What is your favorite thing about Nimble AMS?

Celebrate 135

Celebrate Fun Associations Product 135

NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

When you take a minute to think about all the hours you’ve put in you begin get an idea of what it’s costing you. This tool will crawl and evaluate your website for a lot of the key elements you should be monitoring. It takes patience, diligence, perseverance, some technical know-how and a lot of time.

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email Social Social Media Search 246

NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Our staff interacts with our community in different ways; here''s why Amy Sample Ward, CEO, loves our community! Using all of the tools available to us (our blog, myNTEN groups, social media, webinars, events, conferences, evaluations, etc.), November is Member Appreciation Month at NTEN.

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Community Tools Support NTEN 59

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

As the speed at which new ideas can step out on the stage continues to increase, it is less about finding a great idea and pitching it for support. Supporting analysis and evaluation may not sound as exciting to your board as funding a new tool, but it can be at least as important! “History is Enough&#.

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Support Adopt Fund Philanthropy 199

Achieve

JULY 28, 2021

They’re easy to use (more on that later) and provide a wide range of benefits, so if you haven’t been using waivers, it’s definitely time to re-evaluate your needs. Here’s a list of instances when a waiver is a good idea: . fundraising ideas. When to Require Waivers. And certainly, when you brainstorm.

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Nonprofit Language Volunteer Contact 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The idea here is that if you purchase an HP product, they'll donate 4% to one of seven charities, including the Red Cross. The social strategy includes the widget above that can be customized to show the charity and be shared on different social networking sites or blogs. Become a fan of HP for Home to share your ideas. Fine Blog

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Social Media Change Contest Widget 95

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Fine Blog – "The Case Foundation has just released an evaluation of their innovative “Make It Your Own&# program. Check out the Net2 Think Tank for ideas! "For Reflecting on “Make It Your Own&# « A.

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Web Bookmarking Evaluation Lesson 120

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 12, 2010

The basic idea: The Gardener creates an ecosystem open to change, available to new groups, and full of fresh opportunities to emerge naturally. The way I look at it, the issues and best practices are just as clearly linked to the idea of gardening as other community building approaches are in my previous post.

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Build Community Ning Offline 143

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This is a guest post from Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared’s Global Community Development Manager.&#. This week our idea was up for the sprint and in the top 3. ideablob particpants are locked out from seeing any comments or feedback on their ideas. to which New York Times reporter Stephanie Strom tweeted back “No kidding.”.

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Myspace Causes Philanthropy Offline 108

Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2014

Key Takeaways: Ideas for managing and setting the tone for your social media community and balancing the opportunity of social media with ethical and legal implications. The Proof is in the Program Evaluation: Applying the Idealware Program Evaluation Pyramid [#14NTCprogeval]. When: Thursday, March 13, 10:30-12PM.

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Time Evaluation Social Media Blackbaud 41

DipJar

MARCH 21, 2022

This might mean you need to re-evaluate your approach and readjust how you’re conducting your prospecting. It’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with a consultant’s work before putting them on your shortlist. Don’t be afraid to ask for samples of their work or ask their past clients for feedback on their performance. .

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Research Consultant Database Gift 91

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. This is a really great post to read for anyone thinking about how to measure, evaluate, and even consider the impact of social media use (and that should be everyone). "Over " Check it out!

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Web ROI Bookmarking Phase 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2010

His post sparked a community plea to Ning to keep its service free for grassroots nonprofits and community groups and Amy Sample Ward also wrote about it. Evaluate your community: are you reaching a diverse community or operating in a silo? Start a Petition ». Do you know what the plans are for the tools you are using?

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Ning Free Technology Adopt 101

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2018

We were joined by a great group of panelists from across the sector: Amy Sample Ward, CEO, Nonprofit Technology Network. If you’d like a quick rundown of the topics covered, we’ve compiled the biggest ideas from the panel discussion. Evaluate risks with information. Cheryl Contee, CEO, Fission Strategy, Sausalito, CA.

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Culture Blackbaud Philanthropy Sample 30

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. NTEN – Here's a great run-down from Amy Luckey of the process to use in exploring and evaluating your organization's impact. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of June 15th).

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Hunger Web America Case Study 120

Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Setting key performance indicators (KPIs) around customer service lets employees know you’re evaluating performance objectively. . It also includes sample templates, worksheets, and my Creative Ways to Thank Your Donors guide with 72 ideas you can use! Even one mistake could be enough for a donor to leave.

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Donor Strategy Retention Relationship 141

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

If there’s an idea that the community is behind, and a project or plan that’s adopted (whether it’s a new way of operating or a new tool), then it moves forward, regardless of “who&# thought it up or campaigned for it. Leadership and decision making come from adoption not from executive authority.

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Community Library Model Adopt 167

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I'd like to suggest Innovation Network's State of Evaluation Project and the Urban Institute's Nonprofit Sector in Brief as excellent sources. Our most recent (March 2016) survey sample size — over 3,300 respondents — is large enough for confidence in the data. This Is the Data You're Looking For.

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Grant Data Develop Strategy 36

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 18, 2010

’s focus on community, the idea of ROI doesn’t make sense. If we are after impact, we have to reevaluate the way we approach evaluation! Is ROI limiting our community impact? As I explained above with the example of MLK, Jr.’s Then or now.

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Community ROI Facebook Evaluation 179

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. "I outlined the value of planning and evaluating your nonprofit marketing in a recent post, and clearly hit a nerve. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of May 20th).

Web 114

Web Bookmarking Contest Case Study 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

We brainstormed a few: Real-Time evaluation of communications strategy for a nonprofit or foundation. After answering these questions, you should have a good idea of the requirements you have for a tool to measure your social media marketing results. Brand and reputation monitoring for a nonprofit or foundation. Disaster work.

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Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs." Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of April 23rd).

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Web Map Bookmarking Conversation 114