Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab. They thought, wouldn’t it be interseting to create a game to get people in the library who may not have ever come?

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Game Culture Museum Change 140

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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Game Community Impact Media 195

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 4, 2009

My colleague, friend, and collaborator David Wilcox just posted about the social collaboration game we are going to be putting on at SHINE derived partly from the social media game and from our work on the Social by Social project. Join the Social Collaboration Game on day two of SHINE. But how do you make it work in practice?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 11, 2012

—– For professional football players, the six days between games are jammed with practice, gym workouts, and travel. They also include time spent watching the film from the previous game, play by play, evaluating, learning, and preparing for the next game. Game day performance is what matters.

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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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Game Education Change Classroom 132

.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

For communicators who would rather write sentences than algorithms, finding the phrases that will viralize your posts seems like a New York Times word game gone wrong. I would look for surveys that have been conducted recently and that have a large sample size. Oh, those pesky keywords. You don’t have to wake up at four a.m.

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Team Marketing Build Analysis 221

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 4, 2009

David Wilcox just posted a terrific wrap-up of our Social by Social game’s newest iteration, played at this week’s London Net Tuesday: Full size image here. The core team was the same: David Wilcox, Andy Gibson and Amy Sample Ward - all co-authors, with Cass Business School of the forthcoming Social by Social handbook.

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Game Social Method Mentoring 100

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Today, David Wilcox and I will be running a version of the Social by Social game at the Chain Reaction event in London … which promises to be a terrific 400-strong gathering of community activists, policy people, business leaders, with a few Cabinet Ministers too. Social by Social game cards for Chain Reaction. Follow us, too!

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Game Social Green Stream 108

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Today, David Wilcox and I will be running a version of the Social by Social game at the Chain Reaction event in London … which promises to be a terrific 400-strong gathering of community activists, policy people, business leaders, with a few Cabinet Ministers too. Social by Social game cards for Chain Reaction. Follow us, too!

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Game Social Green Stream 108

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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Game Social Collaboration Social Media 114

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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Game Social Collaboration Social Media 114

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Start with a prompt to create a skeleton sample golf tournament marketing plan that your team can further flesh out with your content, or verbiage for promotional emails. A golf-specific platform makes it simple to handle all the golf details, even if you’re not a golfer or don’t know much about the game.

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Charity Create Sponsor Sample 77

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2009

This past Saturday at the SHINE09 unconferance , David Wilcox , Andy Gibson , Drew Mackie and I facilitated a version of what was called the Social Collaboration Game. David has written up an incredible rundown of the game, including the cards, the planning documents and more. What should we call it?

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Game Collaboration Social Facilitation 100

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 23, 2009

I’m really looking forward to the 2 June event for London Net Tuesday where David Wilcox, Andy Gibson and I will facilitate a new iteration of the Social by Social Game! We faciliated a version of this game recently at SHINE09 and have put our heads together to continue making the game better and better.

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Game Social Fun Facilitation 100

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We’ve been through the RFP game countless times and have managed to learn a few things that we wanted to share in an attempt to help you through this frequently convoluted process. This guide will tackle the nonprofit RFP process from start to finish. Here are the best examples, templates, and tips about the nonprofit RFP process.

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Guide Proposal PDF Hints 59

NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! They thought, wouldn't it be interesting to create a game to get people in the library who may not have ever come?

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Game Culture Change Museum 52

NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. 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. Some have said that coming decades will bring a game layer to the Internet. That's teaching.

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Game Education Change Classroom 60

OneCause

MARCH 27, 2023

Raise 2023, presented by OneCause, is for nonprofit and fundraising professionals wanting to raise their fundraising game. Here’s a sample of speakers from last year to get you excited for those to come: 3. Calling all nonprofit leaders and #FearlessFundraisers, this is a conference you WON’T want to miss!

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Raise Nashville Award Sponsor 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Access to an entire library of marketing templates, sample fundraising campaigns, and industry best practices. Create a unique game-plan. Access to real-time reports with donor and transaction information for your CRM, and forecasted donations for the month. Three strategies for successfully promoting rounded up donations: 1.

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Effective Fundraising Nonprofit Channel 278

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Annual giving is a long game, requiring patience to get a return on investment. When over-segmentation occurs, it often leads to small sample sizes within each segment, which makes it harder to get statistically significant results and draw reliable conclusions. You might even have another job to do in its entirety.

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Data Giving Work Test 92

EveryAction

DECEMBER 19, 2016

If you're looking for ways to connect with the nonprofit community, up your professional development game, or just want to learn something new, this is the resource for you. This fundraising deep-dive was the most visited post on our blog this year - perhaps that had something to do with the free templates ? The Stacks.

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Resource Template Calendar Bookmarking 100

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Do you have sample statements and replies ready to go? Just taking a moment to ask yourself these questions puts you ahead of the game! If not, do they know who to go to for support? Has this plan been communicated to all relevant parties? How will you get in touch with your donors and supporters?

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Lesson Disaster United States Nonprofit 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2008

I'd just finished blogging about the book giveaway (reading Amy Sample Ward 's reflection about it). recognize Game Changers: people, projects, ideas and organizations leading change and inspiring a better world through media. Game Changers lead society to knowledge. KISMET - Andrew wrote the introduction!

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Award Game Media Wiki 50

NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Teach Them to Fundraise and Provide Samples. At this year’s SXSW conference, keynote speaker Seth Priebatsch predicted a shift from the “social layer” to the “game layer” over the next decade. Make fundraising a game by offering rewards for levels achieved (E.g. $50 Provide samples of everything. Treat them like VIPs.

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Support Fundraising Sample Raise 270

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

You'll have access to the chat transcripts and the content over at the WeAreMedia wiki. Amy Sample Ward has a great post about the WeAreMedia Webinar here. Best, Ramya Make no mistake, this is a game-changer. A few months ago YouTube announced that organizations that are in the YouTube Nonprofit Program.

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Game YouTube Vlog Change 95

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. ChatGPT Prompts for Nonprofits: Get Started Today [Samples]. As technology evolves, there are new ways nonprofits like yours can take advantage of advancements to save time and raise more money. Use these prompts to effectively use ChatGPT.

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Fundraising Nonprofit Analysis Donor 97

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

If your organization has the capacity to do that, there’s a great chance a good party can happen – especially if you’re willing to leave the punch and party games to the community and the natural leaders that emerge, allowing for ownership of the party’s outcome to be shared with the guests, and not just your organization. Best Practice.

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Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 28, 2010

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. I facilitated a modified version of the Social by Social game, created to focus on the 4 strategic points highlighted int he presentation: Who’s the community, where’s the sweet spot, what tools could help, which roles are needed. Get the game pieces here: Playing grid.

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Impact Community Social Phoenix 123

CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Perhaps you’re even ahead of the game? Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas.

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Develop Fundraising Pledge Track 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Using the landscape report Digital Storytelling for Social Impact as our guide, we’ve rolled up our sleeves with our lead grantee, Hattaway Communications , and dozens of experts and leaders to come up with a tool that we think will be game-changing for the social impact sector. We’ve named it Hatch. Taming the Measurement Monster.

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Storytelling Digital Impact Tools 111

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

There, they welcome local hunters to donate specific, legally tagged, wild game meat, including deer, and they’ve designed an FDA-approved butchering process to package the meat for community members who select that food option. Make use of a New Donor Welcome Kit that contains sample content. It’s popular ,” Aaron shared.

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Feeds San Antonio Donor America 85

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Field day Field days are filled with classic outdoor games and activities that are fun for participants of all ages. Incorporate nostalgic games, such as sack races, tug-of-war, and three-legged races, to add a competitive element. Or include Star Wars trivia games and a lightsaber duel tournament.

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Ideas Fundraising Celebrate Hosting 95

NTEN

MAY 28, 2013

There''s less than a month to register for the 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival , New York City''s largest gaming event. The festival unites creators of games for change with those interested in accessing the positive social impact of games. Itching for another event after that weekend cookout?

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Donation Data New York City New York 57

NTEN

MARCH 25, 2015

Whether you attended 2015 SXSW Interactive or not, here is a brilliant round-up by Joleen Ong and Amy Sample Ward. Amy Sample Ward was also one of 16 nonprofit experts to round up innovative fundraising trends in this new era of philanthropy. This guy’s weasel buddy, Ozzy, says " no gaming. ”. It’s good to have a buddy.

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Oregon Demographics Sample Movie 36

Achieve

JANUARY 17, 2016

These words became synonymous with the long-running game show. The premise of the game, as you may recall, was a competition between the members of two families to see which family could more quickly and accurately guess the results of survey questions. “Survey says!” You remember the catch phrase, right? The Family Feud.

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Survey Research Method Studies 52

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Make a sample recurring donation—or several—to ensure the transaction and email confirmations work as expected. Uncategorized A Simple Nonprofit Donation Form Example (and Why It Works) 8 min read Read Now Now’s the Time to Set Up Recurring Donations Recurring donations can be a game-changer for your nonprofit. Then test it again.

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Donation Gift Platform Nonprofit 52

Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

Here's a sampling of the online courses TechSoup offers through its donation program: Atomic Training. Did you know that you can get access to discounted training programs through TechSoup? Head on over to TechSoup's Training and Education page to find donated products as well as articles and blog posts on online training.

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Training Train Resource Technology 87