Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

Regardless of what work you are doing – campaigning for political change, providing services to your local community, educating others, or anything else – would it look different, would it feel different, would it operate differently if love was the central message? I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

He is also a member of the all-volunteer workforce at NeighborShare, a new nonprofit raising funds for di-rect community needs. Wendy has worked with senior executives of global organizations to transform their leadership, culture, and organizations. michael.sullivan@thegivingblock.com [link]. Wendy Feher.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

He is also a member of the all-volunteer workforce at NeighborShare, a new nonprofit raising funds for di-rect community needs. Wendy has worked with senior executives of global organizations to transform their leadership, culture, and organizations. michael.sullivan@thegivingblock.com [link]. Wendy Feher.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? From @amoration: I find we’re always both global & local, so many of us travel frequently that virtual organizing tools are essential even for “local&# endeavors. From @davidahood: agree with @neddotcom.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

Written by Daniel Ben-Horin, Founder and Chief Instigator, TechSoup Global. It is cheaper to illegally dump than it is to play by the local rules for legal waste disposal. At its most basic level, you photograph the dump and post a pin on a global Trash Map. They organize local citizens. The Problem.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

So, what are the biggest lessons for using social media in a global movement? As, @ @JeffM2001 explains, “ awareness of climate change is already very high, we need to raise awareness about what we can do about it.&#. Lesson #3: Local vs Global. The final focus area is on the local vs global impact of social media.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

“Map out the story you need to tell. Increased satisfaction, retention, and dollars raised because donors felt more positive about their giving experience. One private school set a reasonable goal of $4,000 to help raise relief funds for the earthquakes in Syria. The outcome? It’s about how we hear and nurture them.”

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

With the loss of their parents, these children were being raised by other children or elderly grandparents and were not getting the proper care that they needed. She spent her days collecting sticks in hopes of selling them at a local market so she could feed her siblings. Doing Global Aids Relief from a Home Office.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In October, I had the opportunity to meet Steve Waddell whose research focuses on Global Action Networks. One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques. He co-authored a paper called " Visual Diagnostics and Mapping for Scaling Change " and we had an opportunity to discuss it.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The seventeen SDGs use a common language to provide a blueprint for action in local cities and towns across the globe. That commitment to harnessing our business for good, and the belief that we are all part of the same globally connected ecosystem, are some of the reasons why we’re aligning our social responsibility programs to the SDGs.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month and TechSoup's Safer Online for Nonprofits initiative, TechSoup is raising awareness about how nonprofits are taking practical steps to keep their organization safe: in the office, in the field, and on the go. Poke around the map and see for yourself. If you said "Yes!"

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Double the Donation

MAY 25, 2021

Using Bright Funds, your company can create rapid disaster response campaigns and manage your global giving, matching gifts, company volunteer events, volunteer grants, payroll, and more. POINT is a collaborative volunteer platform that connects communities with local causes. Why This Corporate Giving Software Stands Out.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

That’s because donations to these organizations are usually tax-deductible for the donor, making it easier to raise funds. For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. The answer could be “both.”

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Goals for all your different objectives—total dollars raised, number of donors, number of new donors, etc.—you’ll Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies by Channel There is no one right way to raise money for your nonprofit. By setting S.M.A.R.T. you’ll have all the data you need to refine and improve with each successive ask. Check it out!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 27, 2013

If the scope of your aspiration is local, find charities that are based in your neighborhood or city. If you're most concerned about national and global issues, like worldwide hunger or cancer, look for nonprofits that are equipped for such a large challenge. Excessive salaries or fundraising expenses should raise a red flag.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. The organizations get to do everything BUT drive: you are the vehicle, the gas, the map, the snacks even! Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Your organization has goals, too.

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AccelEvents

JULY 13, 2020

A hybrid event allows you to gather a smaller number of attendees in a venue, respecting social distancing practices and any locally mandated crowd size limitations, while still reaching a larger audience at home. BigMarker focuses on cloud-based services (i.e., web-based, cloud, and SaaS), and has install options for iOS and Android. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2006

Ingrid Severson is the lead project organizer of the Rooftop Resources project, a project of the Oakland non-profit Bay Localize. Ingrid: Bay Localize is a non-profit project that started back in December of 2005. This is in response to global warming and peak oil. Britt: What are some of Bay Localize's projects?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

Perhaps you know of GlobalGiving as the largest global crowdfunding community for nonprofits. Collect stories from your local community (not just the people involved in your programs). Batchgeo is a free mapping tool that helps you visualize the data that lives in your spreadsheets. Try the free version.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community is hosting free monthly technology meetups in 74 cities globally, but with more than 39,000 members, it can be hard to get a sense of the community's needs. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Raising funds. Building local chapters. He also shared an interactive map on his website so people could track the road trip’s progress visually using a tool called Track My Tour. Darius Goes West - This project raises awareness and funds for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) research by telling the story of Darius Weems.

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AccelEvents

JULY 13, 2020

A hybrid event allows you to gather a smaller number of attendees in a venue, respecting social distancing practices and any locally mandated crowd size limitations, while still reaching a larger audience at home. BigMarker focuses on cloud-based services (i.e., web-based, cloud, and SaaS), and has install options for iOS and Android. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

First of of all, there is the the appearance of a new and way-out idea that violates the status quo – such as say Local Food – the 100 mile diet. We see the Local Food Movement, Slow Money, Local Resiliency all growing. A million stories about local food or Home schooling on YouTube or on blogs are still fringe. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. Let's discuss: join us!

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 22, 2006

The most touching part of the program was when some students from a local middle school came up and presented him with a check for $1,325 for the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation that they raised by selling sweatshirts with their school name on the front, Piedmont Middle School, and "Be an Upstander. It's the Key" on the back.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Local businesses became national. Then a global pandemic hit and everything changed again. Plus, it’s always more expensive to hire a new employee than to offer a 30% raise that keeps a proven trustee. Then just before the turn of the century, the railroad became a thing, and everything changed. Corporate Culture.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Change: Examining Competitions For Social Change: Organizations, foundations, even individuals are creating social innovation competitions, hoping to drive social change projects and solutions into the global marketplace. Let's discuss: join us!

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2021

CSR professionals were called upon heavily during COVID-19 to support their local communities and help employees deal with unprecedented circumstances personally and professionally – efforts that have a clear connection to the three impacted SDGs of no poverty, zero hunger, and good health and well-being.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Whether I'm raising money for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I try to include them in some way. My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. or someone else???s

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Classy

APRIL 7, 2021

We’ve put together the following list of creative ways to engage your existing donors and attract new global supporters through your virtual events. . The organization’s annual Run For It 5K brought participants together for a globally accessible activity with a close community feel. CREATIVE IDEAS TO TAKE YOUR VIRTUAL EVENT GLOBAL.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This annual “Global Day of Giving” event takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving (this year it’s Nov 30 which might feel late but is sneaking up fast) and has helped to amplify year-end fundraising efforts for nonprofits and charitable causes since 2012. You can too. Get started here. Get started with CauseVox here.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Local businesses became national. Then a global pandemic hit and everything changed again. Plus, it’s always more expensive to hire a new employee than to offer a 30% raise that keeps a proven trustee. Then just before the turn of the century , the railroad became a thing, and everything changed.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And obviously, the majority of the funds are raised in the capital campaign. We have our renderings and we need to raise $10 million.” What’s our capacity to raise those funds? But our partners are raising a bunch of money. And so the nonprofit knows how much they need to raise.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

The unique upside of digital is you can draw on a wider audience as well as call on talent from both your local network and across the globe! Hands for Hunger raised over $12,000 in donations through its first Online Virtual Concert. Utilize Google Maps or Map My Run , and encourage participants to share theirs, too.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The unique upside of digital is you can draw on a wider audience as well as call on talent from both your local network and across the globe! Hands for Hunger raised over $12,000 in donations through its first Online Virtual Concert. Utilize Google Maps or Map My Run , and encourage participants to share theirs, too.

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