Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Even though the majority of the attendees representing big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many socially good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Those of us in the world of nonprofit fundraising are starting to think about how to best leverage the next four months. of nonprofits start planning their year-end appeal in October. My 3:1 ratio tells us that we should be communicating with people 3 times as often as we Ask so they feel valued by your nonprofit.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 17, 2014

They feed the hungry and house the homeless. A Sample Stewardship Plan. If you expect the executive director to write personal notes, write a sample draft note. She’s raised millions of dollars for dozens of nonprofits through event planning, grant writing, capital campaigns, and major gift solicitations. They save lives.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 11, 2015

Nonprofits are turning more and more toward grants as a source of funding for their causes, and that’s not a bad idea—if and only if you can devote the necessary time and energy into it. The first sample proposal is a mock example from the Grant Doctor , and proposes funding to raise awareness of breast cancer in Marin County, California.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2009

From the interwebs this week, I've heard about these NTEN members doing their nptechie-thing: Amy Sample Ward reports on the new opportunity on YouTube to connect nonprofits with video volunteers, with the help of allforgood.org. Nonprofits can submit needs; video-savvy volunteers can connect with a cause. What do y'all think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. Communications and framing. Organizational Development. Movement Building.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. The landscape has changed dramatically for the nonprofit, charity, and voluntary sector in the UK and I heard people across the country raise the question many times and with many different intentions, asking if there were simply “too many” organizations. What is a movement?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

If you want people from your social media to support your nonprofit’s activities, you need a nonprofit social media plan. You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. The most successful social media presences (nonprofit and otherwise) are in fact the result of a strong nonprofit social media plan!

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 24, 2008

When Change.org started less than two years ago, its main focus was to be a social network where nonprofits and their supporters could connect and take action. Each blog's landing page allows members to join the Cause, take action, and connect with related nonprofits.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Writing and mailing a fundraising letter to your donors is a popular fundraising strategy for nonprofit organizations. Before you decide to spend money on a mailing, it’s best to make sure your nonprofit is READY to be successful in the mail. Nonprofits are full of great stories. Are You READY to Send a Fundraising Letter?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out the over 100 exhibitors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. Oh, and did we mention there will be prizes?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out the over 100 exhibitors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. Oh, and did we mention there will be prizes?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Yep, there’s a marathon of opportunity coming up and you don’t want to miss the chance to raise big bucks for your nonprofit. For half of nonprofit organizations, the bulk of their annual operating funds come in during October, November, and December. 48 billion is donated to nonprofits each year in November and December.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Writing a nonprofit mission statement can feel like an intimidating task. A nonprofit mission statement isn’t supposed to include everything you do. Unfortunately, most nonprofits have long, verbose mission statements that pack in every single thing they do, using lots of long words and jargon. Well, good news!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2009

As I wrote this post on the flight back from my third NTEN Conference I know I felt similar to many of the other 1,600 “NPTechies” (Nonprofit Techies) who are leaving San Francisco. I know work in the nonprofit sector is serious and sometimes tough business.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Some are from nonprofits you’ve already donated to while others are groups you may not have heard of that are looking for new donors, targeting you. Maybe YOU have sent out a fundraising appeal letter for your nonprofit, hoping to see donations pouring in. As a nonprofit, you can get free access. Lots of people do.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

one of my favorite things about our guests is she’s been in her shoes, right, she’s been an ED, she’s been not just a consultant but also has worked for and with nonprofits directly, which is great, over two decades. Every business, whether it be for-profit or nonprofit business, is usually created for purpose.

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2014

Schoolhouse Supplies is a nonprofit based in northeast Portland that helps to serve classrooms in need by operating a volunteer-run Free Store for Teachers, which is stocked with donated supplies. On April 16, the NTEN team in Portland spent the afternoon volunteering at Schoolhouse Supplies , in belated honor of National Volunteer Week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

The panelists were Holly Ross , Amy Sample Ward , David Neff , and Kari Dunn Saratovsky. Amy Sample Ward and Holly Ross came up with the " Social Media for Social Good Case Study Contest " and did all the heavy lifting to make it happen. Invisible People , an nonprofit that uses video storytelling to help de-stigmatize homeless people.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And so, again, I am Sabrina Walker Hernandez, and I studied political science and public administration and I obtained a nonprofit management certification from Harvard Business School and for the last 25 years, I’ve worked in a nonprofit industry. They need to spend time in a nonprofit. I conduct free webinars.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

I’m a monthly guest on Tony Martignetti’s Nonprofit Radio (which you already know because you’re a subscriber , right?) Another highlight is the organic search traffic that nonprofit should take more advantage of. and on this last episode we talked about two popular tools: Slideshare and Pinterest.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. To talk about the evolution of nonprofit technology we really need to pick a place to start, because the beginning could be anywhere. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I operate a grants and fundraising consulting business, and we support nonprofits all over the country, started off primarily with those in the DMV area but it’s expanded since then. So really just trying to see how nonprofits have managed and how you’ve really been able to thrive. . And nonprofits are no exception.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you lead a nonprofit, you know how important your fundraising events are. Before we dive in, we’ll quickly talk about the current state of fundraising events and what the future looks like for modern nonprofits. Board fundraisers – Your nonprofit board of directors is the governing body of your organization.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Two of my favorite people, Kari and Jackie, are joining us from the Nonprofit Consulting Shop. If you don’t know these two, like I said, Nonprofit Consulting Shop. So my background, just to tell you a little bit about my background, I am one of the co-founders of the Nonprofit Consulting Shop. Are you doing okay?

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Candid

MARCH 31, 2022

Transgender advocates and experts within the nonprofit sector have also emphasized the importance of collecting transgender demographic data. As of March 2022, 35,356 nonprofit organizations have shared at least some demographic data with Candid. That suggests that about half of 1% of nonprofit CEOs publicly identify as transgender.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2021

trillion in COVID-19 relief to support for individuals, families, nonprofit organizations, healthcare, education, and cultural institutions. Eligible nonprofit organizations continue to include 501(c)3 and 501(c)6 organizations and eligibility is expanded to other organizations including 501(c)5 organizations.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provides small businesses and nonprofit organizations with up to $10M or 2.5X (250%) of their average monthly payroll, whichever is less, to cover eight weeks of payroll expenses and for making payments toward debt obligations. Here are a few of the amendments proposed by the HEROES Act –.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

And I really wanted to do this session because grants can feel so mysterious to so many nonprofit leaders, even ones that have some degree of grant success. . As Steven mentioned, I have been writing grants specifically for health and human services nonprofits for about 15 years now. Ultimately, funders are people, right?

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