Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

As the Membership Director at NTEN , and as a speaker at this year’s SXSW Interactive , I hope to be able to connect with all of you that may be coming to Austin for the festival or based in the Austin area. I’ll be joined by NTEN’s Community Manager, Sarah Janczak, too. NTEN Meetup in the Beacon Lounge.

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Kindful

JANUARY 5, 2022

There’s a hint in their event fundraising spend; the median annual event fundraising spend for these nonprofits was $102,896. You can view all seven of the insights and gain access to an interactive data studio dashboard in our Nonprofit Advertising Benchmark Study. The average annual advertising spend for the group is $6,884.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

You can see visual representations of an individual donor's giving summary as well as a timeline of every interaction with your organization. You can use templates and refer to helpful hints on how to get the most out of your message and capture your donors' attention. Manage Your Emails.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Hint: If your constituents are more comfortable now with virtual opportunities to lend their support, check out Fundly’s list of virtual fundraising ide as to get inspired for your next campaign.). If you created new service delivery methods, you may find that your constituents don’t want to go back. How about your revenue sources?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

It’s the digital face of your organization and where many people interact with you for the first time. This is the tool you will interact with daily as you keep your website fresh and up-to-date. It gives a person the essence and hints about the work the organization does.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

The current status quo for non-profit organizations is typically one where the information needed to do the work of an organization is kept in a separate database from the database recording user generated online interactions. Be sure to watch for the Net2 Think Tank question for next month! It will be posted in early September.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The most common mistake we see is trying to acquire a donor on the “first date” interaction only, instead of viewing donor acquisition like a longer relationship that must be nurtured over time. Hint: if it doesn’t happen after 45 days, the value can drop off steeply. Plan for segmentation.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 14, 2022

For example, let’s say your fundraising team is looking to increase your matching gift efforts and collect more corporate donations for your cause ( hint: you should be !). It’s hard to predict which parts of your website each donor will interact with, so it’s good to incorporate matching gift information across multiple touchpoints.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Both Sarah and I will be heading down for the full week of SXSW Interactive. We will share more details before SXSW, but for now we will give you a hint: anyone who loves Twitter so much they've thought of writing a sonet, or so wowed by Google+ they want to write an ode may be at an advantage! Where will we be?

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The 70:20:10 rule, suggests that learning should be delivered in a manner that is 70% knowledge acquired from job-related experiences, 20% from social interactions, and 10% from formal educational objects. As well as follow us on social media for new content, product news, and interaction directly from Gyrus. Learning Approach.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2013

but how your organization will embrace it (hint: think content strategy). Content Marketing Email Marketing Interactive Mobile' Recipients often only read the subject line or the first few lines of an email. Include your CTA early on in your email. It’s not a question if the mobile revolution is upon us (because it already is!),

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Hint: one wireframe for each tier of content is a good starting point.) Interactive Web Design communication design discovery interactive Non-Profit nonprofit Nonprofit web design nonprofit website nonprofits user experience user research web design website' Stay tuned! Other Posts in this Series. Introduction. User Research.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Learn how Engagement Factors derive meaning within your online strategy; advanced segmentation strategies will include different interaction types. Engagement Factors can be queried and then used to create groups that are rebuildable at the time of send (hint: this is also great for triggered emails). Personalize the copy.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

To understand how visitors interact with the site. Percentage of new vs. returning users (hint: more returning visitors = higher loyalty). Interactive Web Design communication Non-Profit nonprofit web design website' Our purposes for using Analytics as User Research are: To learn about current visitors to the website.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Organize each ses sion to allow for more interactions and keep them under 2.5 Identify your superusers early (hint: they were most likely your superusers in your old system). Complete these 5 steps to help mitigate future adoption challenges. . C onduct intensive , small training sessions. Create a resources web page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

I love designing panels, not only the content but the interactive piece as well. Hint, drive them to a landing page on your site). We had a slight glitch with our panel title that we corrected with some graffiti before we started our session.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In today’s world, volunteers and donors expect a personalized experience when interacting with your nonprofit’s brand. Survey volunteers to better understand what motivates them to give their time to your nonprofit (hint: this will help to create donation opportunities). Personalize Your Prospects’ Experience.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Don’t give hints. Don’t give hints unless they are completely stuck. Interactive Online Fundraising Research & Trends Web Design design interactive non-profit nonprofit web design website user experience user research online fundraising online giving donation form end of year testing' Which leads to….

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2019

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2020 to some (hint: it’s not), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2019 has taken you. Social Movements for Good: How Companies and Causes Create Viral Change by Derrick Feldmann : We are seeing a lot of changes in how individuals, nonprofits, companies, and movements interact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

Hint - the three R words. The image is from Roger Carr who is raising money to support the Arthritis Foundation???s s annual nationwide event, Arthritis Walk, that raises awareness and funds to fight arthritis. I've just donated to his campaign and here's why. Contact them about them, not about you. Contribute. Pay attention.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

Limited interactivity. The description of the building is a straight-ahead depiction of gallery content, with almost no discussion of who the museum is for, how visitors will engage, and how they will interact with each other. Immersive design. A mixture of chronology and thematic approaches. Hooks based on popular culture.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They’re no longer “an exhibit” per se—more of an evocative design element that hints at an important story told elsewhere in the museum. The surfboards are beautifully hung in their new location, but they present a new challenge: we have to write very short labels.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

It’s less than 24 hours until the masses start filling the Austin Convention Center for one of the biggest and best Interactive conferences of the year: South By Southwest. And for all you people using Four Square , it's also one of the official Check-in for Charity locations (hint: new badge anyone?). Author: Jordan Viator.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I wondered what would happen if that interaction was scaled up. As we flipped through the photos of the people we'd talked to, we saw hints of the curious stories that connected face to painting. I could see a great online campaign, map series, or touchscreen interactive where you can browse people and their recommendations.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Hint: Donor behavior is consumer behavior.). When they engage on an issue or interact with a nonprofit, it will happen more often than not on a mobile device. Department of Commerce estimates that e-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2018 accounted for 9.8% of total sales. Donor behavior is keeping pace with consumer behavior.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Prospects and stakeholders who interact with you online have only your online communications to evaluate your organization. Hint: you have to ask before you can know that.) Based on that, I am here to tell you that in general they are actually, um. While there are exceptions, most have a lot of room for improvement. Are you credible?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

You don’t necessarily have to do this with an online fundraising platform: you can start by using social media to encourage people to interact with and be vocal about your cause. Think of creative ways to encourage people to link important personal experiences and events to your nonprofit. How can your organization apply this?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Whether your content is original (you’ve created it yourself) or shared from someone else, the goal is always to get your followers to interact and have a conversation with you. Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. What’s Your Audience Interested in?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2007

I argue that while folksonomies are changing the way we interact with content, people, and organizations, they are still a long way from helping us optimize our consumption of the ever increasing amount of content and media on the Web. social network and community sites. He observes that folksonomies are in the early stages of development.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2008

And yet it wasn't apparent to me--until quite recently--that there are tomes which serve as benchmarks for exhibit design, books that help us see where we've been and hint at where we can go. Then I read Elaine Gurian's Civilizing the Museum , which changed my thinking. I read Visitor Voices , which clarified some options.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2006

I'm fascinated by the way that good game design encourages me as a user/player to delve deeply into scenes, looking for items to interact with, never sure that I've "seen it all." My game source is Casual Gameplay , where you can also find reviews and hints on these and other games. And where does the Telephone take you?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 17, 2017

Lawmakers place significantly more value on personalized interactions and messages than form letters, pre-populated Tweets and other template-based appeals. Your goal is to introduce a new story that will let your facts in.”. It’s no secret that authentic constituent voices make a difference.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Read on to learn this experts view on the current state of nonprofits and online video, tips and hints on how to maximize your videos impact, and how much all of this really costs. They can also can be interactive with the online audience submitting questions via chat or email through a moderator.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.” More than “observing, but less than “touching” is “interacting.” Membership cards: Some people like being card-carrying members of a group. A set of screensavers and background images. You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

" She mentioned that learning is being initiated by young people on their own terms and by having a better understanding of these online environments, it will give some hints about how to harness the technology for formal learning in the classroom. The design of media is for more activist and personal interaction.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

You want donors to feel included and heard, and you don’t want to allow negative interactions to go unchecked. Additional Information 3 Psychological Triggers That Can Help You Win Donations [link] The post Understanding Why People Give (hint: it’s not what you think!) Having fun events, online and offline. That sounds good, right?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2007

Rather than rehash each of the projects (hint: read the book!), Similarly, some might argue that some uniquely social outcomes of talk-backs--discussion, debate, even protest--can only happen in an environment that supports emergent interaction among users. I invite you to do the same in the comments. Video is a whole other animal.

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