Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Topic : Social Change Anytime Everywhere: Best Practices to Build a Multichannel Campaign Plan. Date : November 27, 2012. Location : online with Blackbaud Australia. Related Links : Get the recording.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To successfully implement changes to your grantmaking application, you need to communicate the benefits of data-driven and user-centered design to your leadership, tie the benefits to your organization’s overall goals, and involve your leadership in the decision-making process. Do you analyze it, report it, or share it with your stakeholders?

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.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

Continuous improvement—Once you’ve established SEO practices and procedures, AI tools can help you keep your site optimized for peak performance. I would look for surveys that have been conducted recently and that have a large sample size. You can also identify links that may be harming your results. Industry reports.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In this blog, we will share the key elements of a typical project proposal and best practices for how to approach drafting each section to help you secure the grant you seek. A brief description of the project, including your goals and objectives. How much money that you are asking the funder to consider granting you.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Here, we’ll explore the benefits and practical ways to revisit your fundraising plan throughout the year. Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Are you on track to meet your goals? Perhaps you’re even ahead of the game?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Candid’s courses are led by our team of expert trainers who deliver high-quality content to equip participants with actionable takeaways and practical tools. The above Candid trainings are only a sampling of the many learning experiences we offer; we are constantly adding to our course calendar to provide new and valuable opportunities.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Throughout the last month, we've asked the NTEN community just what was on their list for resolutions and goals for 2013. Social Media management We asked about goals and resolutions via social media - from Facebook to Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. And we saw varying amounts of response on different platforms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Know your audience’s goals and mindset. In practice: 1) The Brain Donor Project. The Brain Donor Project’s end goal is to get you to register your brain for donation after your death—a major ask that is likely to be shocking or even offensive to some people. In practice: 1) “I Have A Dream” Foundation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2010

The presentation focused on 4 strategic steps, 3 sets of best practices, and a few case studies for creating programs, services, content, and campaigns in a community-driven process. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. This is the intersection or overlap of the community’s goals and your organization’s goals.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And, now, years later, I can get the results I’m looking for with an appeal or a fundraising email, because I developed the skill through practice. You can practice on friends and family members. Given that the goal here is to get your donor to open the email, read it, and donate, you really need your subject line to do its job.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

In this article, we’ll provide some guidance to those who are ready to move beyond the board statement or public equity pledge to actively and intentionally implement Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) practices and strategies into their consultant search process. . Set a SMART goal. Here are some sample questions: 1.

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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Best Practices to Leverage It. ” Likewise, an operating reserve policy is meant to, “define and set goals for reserve funds, clearly describe authorization for use of reserves, and outline requirements for reporting and monitoring.” I think my operations coordinator found a sample on some website.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

Often, organizations set their giving levels by identifying what they already consider a major donor; setting specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound (SMART) goals for how they would like to grow their major donors; and setting parameters from there.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Stories are much more powerful and motivating than merely using statistics or discussing administrative goals. Those things may be important, but only as a means to the real goal of helping make the world a better place. They need to know that goals are being met and lives are being improved. What’s Your Nonprofit’s Story ?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

By November 1st : Set Goals And Make A Plan. Set a Goal: Hopefully, your nonprofit or charity has a clear, board-approved budget that you follow. Use the SMART Goal setting strategy to craft your fundraising goal. Use the SMART Goal setting strategy to craft your fundraising goal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Access to an entire library of marketing templates, sample fundraising campaigns, and industry best practices. Once someone signs up for an account, all they have to do is choose a nonprofit, link a credit or debit card, and select a monthly minimum goal. The process is just as simple for users.

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Classy

MAY 12, 2021

It’s never a bad idea to establish a social media plan that accounts for post-pandemic best practices and the shifts we’ve seen in modern donor behavior. Try browsing various aspirational accounts to get your creativity flowing or check out the sample week of nonprofit social media posts for seven of today’s most engaged with channels.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

Here we break down popular integration options depending on your goals and budget, in order from the most simple and inexpensive to the more robust methods that require greater investment to accommodate complex requirements. Sample Apps or Tools: Ninja Forms with Salesforce extension. Sample Apps or Tools: Form Assembly.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Nonprofit leaders should have ongoing discussions on inclusion and diversity, establish best practices, and develop common understanding of the meaning and definition of diversity and inclusion. An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A terrorist attack, either domestic or elsewhere, occurs and you don’t feel like it’s an appropriate time to ask for donations, which impacts your revenue goals. It’s time to write out and practice implementing a plan to make sure you’re prepared for those challenges. Do you have sample statements and replies ready to go?

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

These include the following practices: Understand typical workplace giving programs. Establish actionable goals and craft a plan to achieve them. Establish actionable goals and craft a plan to achieve them. Like any new initiative, defining clear goals is an essential prerequisite to workplace giving success.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

13 Pre-Planning Best Practices for Fundraising 1. It’s too easy to drop parts of your imaginary plan, shift others, and back off your goals because you don’t feel like following through. In other words, only add a fundraising activity to your plan because it moves you closer to your goal. Set specific goals.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Get people to: Set a goal. Reach their goal. Exceed their goal. Those who have: Reached their goal. Received at least one gift, but not reached their goal. Register Now ! Get their first gift.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

What’s your goal for year end fundraising this year? It’s a big mistake to go into fundraising season without a goal. Also, if your year end fundraising goal has something to do with the amount of service you want to provide next year, even better. You need a specific goal to raise money for something with a specific outcome.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Who: Speakers: Amy Sample Ward | Netsquared; Debra Askanase; Ivan Boothe. In this session, participants will get their hands dirty planning a social media campaign that integrates traditional organizing theory and practice. We will also ask up to three attending organizations to present an idea for an upcoming campaign and goals.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

There are many proven practices and strategies for engaging with communities and building up participation, whether around an event, a campaign, or a cause. Focus on Shared Goals and Shared Ownership. Next, identify what you want to do, what your organizational goals are. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

The Four Elements of a Nonprofit Self-Audit of Your Marketing Plan When you walk through your nonprofit self-audit, you have four major tasks: clarifying your marketing goals, taking stock of your organizational assets, reviewing your systems, and tracking your progress. Your goals should be bold but achievable.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Teach Them to Fundraise and Provide Samples. Provide samples of everything. Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Your fundraisers will likely be really excited when they reach their goal. Help Them Follow Personal Fundraising Page Best Practices.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Such resources should include sample solicitation letters for mail and email, quick stats and impact statements for social media, sample scripts for phone calls, and thank you letters for follow-up communications. Send targeted communications directing those who are not reaching their goals to additional resources and support.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Sample Communications Really Help. Movember did a really good job of providing sample text for emails, pre-written tweets, and great facts to use in Facebook status updates. One of the most effective tactics was to promise a reward to my supporters if I met intermediate goals. Being a Tease Helps.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether you’re searching for industry best practices and inspiration, looking to connect with other fundraisers, or are on the hunt for practical tips leveraging the tools in your Neon One account, you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for at Generosity Xchange. Cost: Tickets are free! The agenda for AFP ICON 2024 is still TBD.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Setting goals and defining messaging at the start of your process to target each group will help you plan for and engage beyond just those you know. so provide clear and inspiring goals to meet together. This is your learning in practice part! Definitions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

As a Master Trainer, one of my favorite models of training adults is the Peer Learning Exchange where a group of participants who are working on a similar project or domain of practices interact regularly to learn how to do it better. How can we set an accurate, measurable goal for a Giving Day if it is our first one?

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Forum One

JUNE 10, 2021

Step 1: Define your primary goal. Before we dive into how you can increase online giving, it’s important to define at least one clear goal. SMART goals should be s pecific, m easurable, a chievable, r elevant, and t ime-bound. The goal here is to identify user segments that are underperforming as donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Submitted by Amy Sample Ward, publisher of Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech Hildy Gottlieb’s new book The Pollyanna Principles is a handbook for starting a revolution in social benefit organization design and practice, but it isn’t the revolution. What’s the catch? I’d love to hear your ideas!

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Program Director Corporate Sponsorships INCREASE IMPACT Develop targeted pitches to align corporate sponsor interests with nonprofit goals for mutual benefit. These are but a sample of the decisions that nonprofits need to make when entering into a budgetary process.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 21, 2021

If that’s you, we’ve got just what you need: a practical list of the types of emails that are great for year end, suggested timelines, and a template for building your own year-end email fundraising campaign. Share how close you are to your goal. Deep breaths. Let’s dive in! It might include an emoji, fun wordplay, or a question.

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