Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2010

I had a 90-minute workshop which was broken into two parts: a bit of presentation, and a bit of game time. Presentation: Community-Driven Social Impact. Game: To play the game with your organization, team or community group, use the documents below to share the grid and other pages to print and cut out the playing cards.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

Last month, at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , I had the opportunity to run the Community-Driven Social Impact game in a session workshop. To modify the steps of the game to help tell the story, here’s how Ericha used the Community-Driven Social Impact game with her network of Community Media Center participants.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 16, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Creating Unforgettable Nonprofit Events for Maximum Impact Ever been to a nonprofit event that left you in awe and inspired to make a difference? Attract new donors : Events can introduce your organization to new potential supporters, who may be inspired to contribute after witnessing the impact of your work.

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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! Doing so enables you to acknowledge the impact of your sponsors’ support and cultivate lasting relationships with them.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Unleash Crowdfunding Potential: Transform Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Game In the challenging nonprofit community, smaller organizations often struggle with securing adequate funds to execute their mission. This can allow the organization to amplify its message and thus broaden its total donation and impact.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow. Aligning all stakeholders can be a complicated game of mental chess.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Greater Giving understands this need, and that’s why we’re thrilled to showcase the Giving Board Display – a game-changer for nonprofits looking to elevate their fundraising events. Giving Board Display from Greater Giving is a powerful asset for nonprofits aiming to maximize their fundraising impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Having ping-pong tables and other fun games in the office. What is our culture’s most significant impact area? Additionally, Mayberry explains that culture is NOT things such as: The flexibility to work three days per week. Reciting the company’s mission statement at team meetings. Where are we now and where do we want to be?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2024

The grant can be a game-changer for nonprofits looking to enhance their online impact. In an era where digital visibility is crucial, understanding and leveraging Google Ad Grants is indispensable for nonprofits. The program offers up to $10,000 per month in free advertising credits on Google Ads.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2024

As AI continues to evolve, its potential to revolutionize nonprofit operations and impact will only grow. Efficient Operations: Automation through AI streamlines repetitive tasks, allowing nonprofits to focus more on their mission-driven work. About the Sponsor Varsity Technologies is here to help nonprofits with their IT needs.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

So, if Facebook fundraising is a big game, how do you win? Be direct and specific, and focus on how the donor’s gift will impact a life. This strategy focuses on a small solvable problem that’s well defined and invites people to make an impact by giving just five dollars. Keep your words brief and to the point.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Alex Trebek and other celebrity nonprofit ambassadors can have a profound and lasting impact on the causes they choose to support. Here's how four nonprofits have benefited from the generosity of the late game show host and "Jeopardy!" While not an easy relationship to cultivate, it can be well worth the effort.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

Hire for Fit Don’t rely on games, group lunches, or happy hours to turn incompatibility into excellence. Don’t rely on games or group lunches to turn incompatibility into excellence. Your results can shine a flashlight into areas you may not have considered and be a mirror that reflects how your behavior impacts others.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 12, 2022

If we mobilized and rebranded as the “for-impact sector,” our purpose would become more clear, united by our mission to create positive change in our world. Jude drive the survival rate of childhood cancer patients from 20% to 80% since the hospital was founded in 1962 — how’s that for impact? million impact organizations in the U.S.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 11, 2021

The reason that we begin with the question – How can nonprofits strategically implement digital tools to achieve impact? – Nonprofits must never forget that they are called to be active participants in the lives of people, learning stories, and, when appropriate, storytelling for further impact. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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CauseVox

MAY 23, 2023

Ready to rock the Google Grant game and make it rain free advertising dollars? We surveyed hundreds of organizations and found that 75% of eligible nonprofits either had not heard of, or were not currently using the Google Grant. This means tens of thousands of organizations are missing out on millions in free online ad budget.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Customer experience is marketing played as a long game. However, Gartner’s research also indicates that the ability to make an impact requires a commitment to the perspectives outlined above as well as a level of proficiency that is acquired through practice. Focus on the Future Today the emphasis is shifting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

2) Write and distribute quarterly Impact Reports. . According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report , 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. Why Quarterly Impact Reports? Quarterly Impact Reports enhance your website, email, and social media content strategy.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Have you ever thought about creating a game or using game mechanics as part of your online strategy? What if I told you that it was possible to get nearly 20 MILLION views/plays for a well thought out, nicely executed, message packed game? We talked games, games, games. We have created about 25 online games.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 12, 2022

This 90-minute webinar will summarize emerging trends in social media and they impact nonprofit digital communications and fundraising. The rise of gaming influencers and fundraisers on Twitch. Topics include: An exploration of the metaverse for nonprofits. The potential of social VR platforms, such as Facebook’s Horizon Worlds.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 27, 2019

In this environment, you need to stay at the top of your game to make the most out of all the available opportunities. . This is a low cost and high impact way of marketing yourself. . The post 6 Tips to be at the Top of Your Fundraising Game appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. Mobile Giving. Share a great story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

However, few of us working in the social impact space could admit to utilizing storytelling to its fullest potential. Meanwhile, digital technology has changed the game. While there have never been more ways to reach audiences, it has also never been more difficult to really reach them. By Jay Geneske, 2014.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A nonprofit professional’s idea impacts fundraisers on a nationwide level. . impactful and ethical fundraising,” Dhakal said. Investing in ongoing professional education for fundraisers and nonprofit leadership can keep you on top of your game by helping you to: Stay abreast of the latest trends in technology.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2023

Having ping-pong tables and other fun games in the office. What is our culture’s most significant impact area? Additionally, Mayberry explains that culture is NOT things such as: The flexibility to work three days per week. Reciting the company’s mission statement at team meetings. Where are we now and where do we want to be?

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Culture Build Impact Lesson 52

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. Some have said that coming decades will bring a game layer to the internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

Note from Beth: Back in 2007, I presented and attended at the Games for Change Festival. Over the past few years, games and mobile platforms have become more and more important for nonprofits to pay attention to for their communications strategy. What Nonprofits Can Learn at Games for Change Festival by Jeff Ramos.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Personal acknowledgments, impact reporting, and a strong monthly giving program are some of the cornerstones to a high donor retention rate. How multi-year giving agreements impact donor retention According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , retention hit an all-time low of 42.6%.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The 12th Annual Games for Change Festival is coming up on April 21-23 & 25, in New York City, as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. Games for Change Festival, the largest gaming event in New York City, celebrates the positive power of games. and abroad. and abroad.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2020

This fall , Game On Cancer , a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign at Henry Ford Health System , finally cracked the code o n engaging patients and physicians. Pre-Game . T welve nominated physicians compete d for the title of Game On Cancer MVP – Most Valuable Physician. It’s magic.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

It is a digital reality – a cyberspace made up of multiple virtual worlds – that combines components of social media, gaming, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), cryptocurrencies, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The gaming community pioneered VR, but the technology is now expanding worldwide into all aspects of society.

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NTEN

MARCH 29, 2013

We are excited to be partnering with Games for Change for The 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival. The Games for Change Festival is the largest gaming event in New York City and the leading international event uniting "games for change" creators with those interested in accessing the positive social impact of games.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Based on the research, they have launched a platform that helps connect practitioners with tools and resources to tell better stories of impact. I particularly like the sections about how to create a culture of storytelling and measurement. Each of Hatch’s five sections are designed to help you craft, curate and share impactful stories.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change. For the first time, this year's Games for Change Festival created an opportunity for producers of games in development to get live feedback from leading game designers, educators, and funders on the main stage. SOS_SLAVES. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

David Wilcox and I will be leading a round of the Social by Social game! The game is a fun way to collaborate with others and learn more about what’s needed to create a project that leverages social media. Tags: events socialbysocial chainreaction conferences game london nfptweetup. Social by Social at Chain Reaction.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

David Wilcox and I will be leading a round of the Social by Social game! The game is a fun way to collaborate with others and learn more about what’s needed to create a project that leverages social media. Tags: events socialbysocial chainreaction conferences game london nfptweetup. Social by Social at Chain Reaction.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2012

Here at TechSoup, we believe game-based technologies can serve as powerful tools for advancing social action, civic engagement, and health for youth. Come watch TechSoup get its game on in this month's interactive Nonprofits Live: Gaming webinar on Wednesday, May 16, at 11 a.m. Ben Stokes, Games for Change.

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