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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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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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2023

That’s why it’s vital to consider leveraging support services to augment your organization’s efficiency and resourcefulness. The Power of Support Services A comprehensive support package comprises resources and services designed to enhance the productivity and impact of nonprofit organizations.

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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. Our objective was to develop grants and programs as a group to strengthen our individual community media centers and support the movement as a whole. Share your story!

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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. If finding the right candidate isn’t happening, consider filling in with temporary support. What’s tricky is how well individuals combine.”

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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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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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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Facebook fundraising makes it easy for supporters to show their support of your mission with a quick donation. It is easy to post a link to a crowdfunding platform or to your website’s donation page, but letting supporters give directly through Facebook makes it even easier to capture impulse donors. I get that.

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CauseVox

MAY 23, 2023

Ready to rock the Google Grant game and make it rain free advertising dollars? How to turn website visitors into supporters You’ll come away with practical tools to get Google Grant dollars to work for you. This means tens of thousands of organizations are missing out on millions in free online ad budget. We are here to change that!

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

They collaborated with popular franchises, developed video games and apps, and created products for adults. Support Adaptation Emotional intelligence offers a path to support teams and helps them acquire the skills to become digitally proficient. Each quality impacts your organization’s interpersonal dynamics.

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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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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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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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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

This tool is a game-changer in elevating the advancement, recruitment and admissions, student success, communication, and other critical business capabilities of your institution. What Kind of Support Staff Do You Need? We recommend a layered approach to staffing your Salesforce org so that end-users have support at multiple tiers.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Note from Beth: I went to my first Games for Change Festival ten years ago, in 2005 and have been a fan and supporter ever since. Games — both digital and analog — provide a great opportunity for inviting players to interact with a real-world causes and societal challenges. Games for a New Climate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

Online fundraising makes it simpler for your donors to give and easier for them to make recurring donations to support your mission. It also allows you to reach a greater number of supporters. State charity regulators’ websites make it easy for potential supporters to check your charitable registration status. 4) Online Events.

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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. . This can build their trust in your nonprofit and make them a long-term supporter. Involve your supporters and volunteers . Mobile Giving.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Turning your everyday supporters into fundraising superstars isn’t easy. Supporters raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization. So, how can you help supporters become fundraising superstars? Make fundraising a game by offering rewards for levels achieved (E.g. $50

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Each generation living today has come of age with profoundly different experiences concerning mass communication and these differences directly impact how they give to nonprofits. Currently, more than 50 percent of children ages 0–8 spend an average of 43 minutes daily on smartphones and tablets watching videos, reading, and playing games.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A nonprofit professional’s idea impacts fundraisers on a nationwide level. . I want to empower the younger generations of fundraisers to support more. impactful and ethical fundraising,” Dhakal said. Nonprofit professional development should be ongoing, which means you’ll need to invest the resources that support it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

For nonprofits, it’s proving to be a valuable resource for writing communications, deepening engagement with supporters, and fundraising. Tailoring your messaging for each segment can result in increased engagement and higher email open rates, ultimately leading to more significant impact for your nonprofit.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2021

That leaves a void that companies can help fill for employees impacted by disaster and hardship – and how quickly they can provide that support makes all the difference. Can employee relief become a team effort, giving employees across your organization the opportunity to support one another in times of need?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2020

Linking your campaign pages to this payment method opens your nonprofit to a new world of supporters and currencies, exponentially increasing the importance of all that new donor data as it’s dropped in your donor CRM. Apple Pay is one of the most convenient payment methods available to buyers—or donors—anywhere.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2021

Round up a list of your major donors and task your team with sending them a personal video to thank them for their continued support! This opens the possibility for multiple activities to occur at once, such as games , a meditation activity, presentations, auctions , and more. 4) Find new, creative ways to show impact.

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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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EveryAction

JULY 31, 2023

This empowers qualifying individuals to double the impact of each dollar they give, ultimately enabling nonprofits to do more with the funds they raise. Knowing their contributions have double the impact drives many nonprofit supporters to give⁠—and to give in larger amounts. Thank and acknowledge your matching gift donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

It is tempting to allow board members to skip fundraising, but this useful list is designed to give board members a wide range of tasks they can choose from to support the financial growth of your organization, and only a few involve directly asking for money. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps.

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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. But, that is not what happened at all. .

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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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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 22, 2023

Here’s how an online store can become a game-changer for your nonprofit: Financial Stability through Diverse Revenue Relying solely on donations or grants can be unpredictable. Every purchase becomes an opportunity for your supporters to showcase their affiliation and spread awareness.

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CauseVox

JULY 26, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, mobile optimization is a game-changer for successful fundraising campaigns, and we want to show you how to leverage its power. In this 60-minute live webinar, you’ll learn: The significance of mobile optimization and how it impacts peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2020

This year’s questions delve into how donors prefer to give to their favorite causes and will reveal the impact of social media, emerging trends (such as cryptocurrency, Amazon Alexa, gaming for good), and the role of crowdfunding, peer-to-peer fundraising, #GivingTuesday, and volunteerism in individual giving worldwide.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Your supporters help make the work you do possible, allowing you to change the world. Donor appreciation events allow you to personally express your gratitude to your supporters while providing a fun and memorable event for them to attend. But you don’t want your supporters to feel like they’re just a source of revenue.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While delivering year-end donation tax summaries to donors before January 31st is a crucial part of your role, it’s not just a compliance step—it’s a golden opportunity to reconnect and thank your donors for their contributions and remind them of their incredible impact through your mission. But the engagement doesn’t stop there.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Whether you’re looking to brush up on best practices for annual appeals, boost your fundraising game on social media this GivingTuesday , or build expert storytelling skills to win over supporters this giving season and beyond, we’ve got you covered with this list of 12 free nonprofit books. From So What? To So Funded!

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