Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). JustGiving blog: Seven-year-old Charlie raises more than £100,000 for Haiti! As Charlie puts on his JG page, ‘at least 10 laps, I hope!’

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. Twitter uses hashtags.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Pacific time via the Twitter hashtag #Text2Give for a real-time discussion of how text-to-give campaigns can help nonprofits. When following the January 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti, the Red Cross quickly mobilized a text donation campaign that raised an astounding $32 million. Join us on Wednesday, October 5 at 10:00 a.m.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2011

Do they feel that one day Twitter and Facebook are going to bring in the big bucks and build a huge base of activists that will come to your organization’s rescue when you need their help the most? Tweetsgiving, created by Amanda Rose, raised $1.2 Are your nonprofit staffers addicted to social media?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

One of my biggest takeaways from last year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco was this oft-repeated advice on social networking, specifically Facebook and Twitter: you can't make them come to you. We simply needed to make Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube an extension of what we were already doing and saying.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

The organization also worked with Twitter to create a special badge that marked volunteers' Twitter accounts as valid and official sources of information. Government agencies jumped into the social space on both Twitter and Facebook.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2010

Over the last week, technology has played an unprecedented role in bringing aid to and saving lives in Haiti. Over $22 million has been raised by the American Red Cross via text message (about a fifth of total Haiti-related giving to the organization so far). And then there's the role that Facebook and Twitter are playing.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2010

Over the last week, technology has played an unprecedented role in bringing aid to and saving lives in Haiti. Over $22 million has been raised by the American Red Cross via text message (about a fifth of total Haiti-related giving to the organization so far). And then there's the role that Facebook and Twitter are playing.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. We have a robust social media presence on all the sites you'd expect: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and our blog. Melissa Eliott was heavily involved in the Haiti relief effort as a volunteer.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 4, 2011

When a girl receives an education, she stays healthy, HIV negative, marries when she chooses, and raises a healthy family. From October 4-11, Tara is asking bloggers to raise awareness about The Girl Effect by writing about it on their blogs. You may have seen The Girl Effect videos. If you haven't, check them out at GirlEffect.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2010

Given the visible success of the Haiti text to give campaigns, SMS is bound to become one of the tools in the an organization's fundraising bag if it isn't already. The charity has raised $15,000 dollars to date and is a great example of personal fundraising that leverages the power of social media. Report back on key milestones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

Source: National Arts Index It's at times like these -- in the midst of an extended recession and the wake of the tragedy in Haiti -- that the role of funding arts in society may be called into question. After all, funding for the arts (theater, dance, music, museums etc.)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Twitter: 238 million monthly active users – organic reach is estimated to be 4%. Elon Musk’s Twitter is chaotic, and if it continues on its current path, many nonprofits will be forced to pause or leave Twitter. Are you raising funds using Facebook & Instagram Fundraising Tools ? Instagram: 1.4

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2011

Follow Jay on Twitter at @gordonjayfrost or reach him by email at jay@fundraisinginfo.com. We all know, for example, that institutions raise far more money in capital campaigns than in regular annual fundraising drives. Obviously, we will raise less. We started raising it. We started raising it.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Our survey showed that 91% of our respondents use Facebook, 63% use Twitter, 45% use YouTube and 35% use LinkedIn, amongst other media. We’ve all heard about ‘Text-to-Give’: an example of a mobile offering, run by the American Red Cross during the Haiti crisis, and how they raised a whopping $30 million through this in less than a month.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Consult Details: Selecting the right database software or host-site to keep track of our constituents; mine that database of information for maximum return from investors; use better on-line fund-raising techniques. How did the Red Cross system work for Haiti? Group #021 - CobbWorks, Inc. John Helton | [link]. Consult Details: 1.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 25, 2010

Like all of my colleagues here at Convio, I've been humbled by the many organizations who have rushed to the aid of the Haitian people over the past two weeks, raising record-breaking funds for relief efforts and showing how technology can be used to save lives. With a little help from a friend, I created TweetAtCongress.com.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Between Barack Obama’s much discussed use of texting to mobilize supporters during the campaign to the most recent successes charitable organizations had in raising money via “text to donate” campaigns after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, text messaging is now seen as the “new” must have in any marketing plan for nonprofits.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Between Barack Obama’s much discussed use of texting to mobilize supporters during the campaign to the most recent successes charitable organizations had in raising money via “text to donate” campaigns after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, text messaging is now seen as the “new” must have in any marketing plan for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2010

I admit that I also question some of the things my parents say and do – I thought I raised them better. :-) The generations are different. Of course, I probably wondered why anyone would use Facebook and Twitter at some point and now I use them regularly. I’ve put a lot of "duh moments" into these posts lately.)

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Kiva.org's development of the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website is facilitating micro-transactions that were previously prohibitively expensive, thereby helping alleviate poverty and raise awareness on a different, more personalized, level.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Kiva.org's development of the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website is facilitating micro-transactions that were previously prohibitively expensive, thereby helping alleviate poverty and raise awareness on a different, more personalized, level.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Here is a short list of innovations that happened after online giving began in 1999: Airbnb, Android, Bitcoin, Chrome, Dropbox, Etsy, Facebook, Github, Hashtags, iPod, iPhone, iPad, jQuery, Kindle, LinkedIn, MySpace, Netflix, Oculus Rift, Pinterest, Reddit, Slack, Tesla, Twitter, USB Flash Drive, Venmo, Wii, Xbox, YouTube, and the Zettabyte.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 26, 2010

They also produce the East Bay Vegan Bake Sale where they sell baked goods to raise money for charity. CW: For me, veganism is an extension of how I was raised. I was raised in a vegetarian household, and a household that was very concerned with living a good life in the world, and lessening suffering in every way that you can.

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MARCH 15, 2010

I admit that I also question some of the things my parents say and do – I thought I raised them better. :-) The generations are different. Of course, I probably wondered why anyone would use Facebook and Twitter at some point and now I use them regularly. I’ve put a lot of "duh moments" into these posts lately.)

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What’s Different One Year After Haiti? The earthquake occurred at 4:53pm EST and the epicenter was 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. billion was raised for relief efforts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You can follow Traveling Postcards at travelingpostcards.org , on Facebook , and on Twitter ( @TravelingPost ). We must raise $1,000 to keep our classes going for another year. How does Traveling Postcards work? We are also funding very special after school art classes in Afghanistan through our partnership with Trust In Education.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Local literacy program supporting students in Haiti raises record-breaking funds, moves 24 students off waiting list. 5K will raise money for school’s outdoor classroom and track . Use Google alerts and Twitter to follow your local publications and issues related to your organization’s mission. Step 4: Follow up .

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

This is the first time that the indices have included fundraising data related to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The Blackbaud indices include organizations that raised money specifically for Haiti relief in the year-over-year analysis. Some important trends will be explored later to show analysis of post-Haiti giving.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

The magnitude of the destruction and the heart-breaking images have remained with us as organizations, governments, and private individuals have struggled beyond the immediate aftermath to effect long-term change and economic impact within Haiti.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2010

A free agent, as we are defining it, is a person (many times a GenY, but not always ) who is a passionate about a social cause, but is working outside of a nonprofit organization to organize , mobilize , raise money , and engage with others. I offered to connect the community supporting my work with your efforts in Haiti.

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

The chart below represents the 25 largest online fundraising nonprofit organizations for 2010: These 25 nonprofits raised more than $1.1 International organizations raised a tremendous amount online in 2010. Recently The Chronicle published data about online giving for 2010. billion online in 2010.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Social media, whether it be Facebook, Google+ or Twitter, thrives due to its ability to cultivate connections and promote interactions in real time, regardless of users’ location. posted by Logan Harper , Community Manager. UNC School of Government.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

Project Hope Art engages its supporters to raise funds to help children affected by the earthquake that devastated Haiti. Ideas for content can be sourced from staff, supporters, other blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and listservs. It employs volunteer artists who use the arts as a tool for healing.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2013

Every Razoo page is built to share on Facebook, Twitter, and email, making it easier for fundraisers to reach their networks of family and. raising money (i.e. When the earthquake struck in Haiti in. 2010, mGive’s services helped to raise upwards of $37 million in three. Razoo prides itself on bringing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

In August, I did a little fundraising experiment that involved Twitter and an integrated offline component at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. I was able to raise $2,657 to cover the costs of college tuition for Leng Sopharath, an orphan in Cambodia in just 90 minutes. blogs to raise money for charity? Do your homework.

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