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.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. You know, impact is always good for year end. well, five areas of conversation revolve around, “What is impact reporting? What is impact? So let me navigate around that. Why is it important?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

I combining raising money to send Cambodian youngsters to school, an action learning experiment on the art of retweet, guest teaching at Stanford Business School class on social technology, and eating chocolate. It's my 53rd birthday on Monday and here's my birthday party plans. What could be more fun? Thank you for donating!

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

Ask them if they’ll write a brief handwritten note on the next appeal you mail (give them a few sample notes). If $5/month may not accomplish the entire job, describe how monthly gifts add up to a specific, tangible impact. One place I worked saw appeals with notes get a 30%+ rate of return vs. a 4% return from appeals without notes!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. The ability to teach, with patience, is essential. And I think where Millennials make the greatest impact is when they realize their capabilities to teach and that there’s an audience that wants to teach. do people respond?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Host a pub-style quiz for your community and include some questions about your mission as a fun way to share your organization’s impact. Local gardening experts can have the chance to demonstrate their green thumb and teach others in workshops that cover topics such as organic gardening, composting, or urban gardening.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2010

And little did I know that Amy Sample Ward and Stacey Monk were planning one hell of a surprise party! But they also asked to share how I've impacted their work , and by pointing that out has been created a very meaningful birthday gift. I got to teach two back to back sessions of the class and it was exhilarating.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” – Peter Drucker. So how can you, in the words of Peter Drucker, “teach people how to learn?” And, when you teach them to be more efficient with programming, you’ll save money and create a larger impact! Learning is truly an everlasting endeavor.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Teach Supporters to Fundraise and Provide Samples. Provide samples of everything. Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Hold fundraising lunches/seminars/receptions to teach them how to fundraise. Encourage them to use their social network.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

That means that what your website looks like and how easy it is to use can impact someone’s decision to give. You will probably need to hire a WordPress developer to build your site, but your developer can teach you how to make updates after your site goes live. That’s a lot of pressure on you to have a good website!

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

First comes the thank you; then comes the follow up with a story of impact, a heartwarming thank you from a client, a list of other (non-monetary) ways to become involved, and so forth. . It also includes sample templates, worksheets, and my Creative Ways to Thank Your Donors guide with 72 ideas you can use!

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact. They offer an opportunity to convene locally to share ideas, learn from one another, and collaborate on projects for real world impact. Check out our map of events to find your closest group.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

Think this doesn’t have an impact? Give them a sample thank-you script, background on the donor, details on their gift and a few discovery questions they can ask to learn more about them. Board members can regularly call the donors to update them on how their gift is making an impact. Call Donors to Thank Them. Think again!

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 7, 2013

A small sample of the positive words they have shared include: empowered, humbled, motivated, grateful, awed, helpful, effective, connected, valuable, and inspired. She currently teaches NMI 104: Managing Staff and Volunteers for the ASU Lodestar Center. Not once have I had anyone share that they felt “used” or “utilized.” Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

But it is also theme of a panel that I’m moderating at the Innogive Conference on Monday, April 2 that will focus on how this trend is and will continue to impact nonprofits’ communication strategies. She is the co-inventor of Goodwill’s patent pending online donation impact calculator. Requires strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not. I’ve created a heartspace for my mother and for some of the things she’s taught me: But To Mama With Love isn’t just about my mama, it’s about 4 special women making great impact around the world.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Community Driven Social Impact. This session will focus on strategies and tactics to amplify the impact of mission-based programs through community-driven efforts. This participatory workshop will help you answer the question: What does old-school community organizing have to teach the wired activist?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

. "This post harvests what I learned and what I still don't know about the birthday campaign strategy and measurement as well as guest teaching a graduate school class." …That means setting aside our shiny online tools and tactics long enough to ensure that we're using them to deliver real impact."

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

If you can build an area of your website where people come to learn, teach, and maybe have some fun, they will likely return. See Amy Sample Ward's materials on Community Driven Social Impact for more details on strategically planning online communities.). Should you support their use of existing tools, or create a new space?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact. The more is raised, the more impact they can make. What is a movement?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

A key feature of Route 66 is the Teacher Tutor, which helps the inexpert but motivated teacher (parent, volunteer, teacher's aide, rehab professional) teach reading. The Guatemalan Secret Police Archive I love to tell the stories of users of our technology: it makes the impact of our creations real for our team.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Below is a list of resources, including the tools my Grandmother is already using, that can help you to teach a retired friend or relative how to get the most out of the internet. . Thanks for sharing this resource, Amy Sample Ward ! Getting Started. It was developed to provide a Social Network geared towards Mature Adults and Seniors.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

You teach people how to relate to you. So when you’re following up, make sure that you’re prioritizing talking about the impact above even your fundraising goals. Impact is more important than fundraising goals. So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Community impact or commemorative wall. Community impact or donor recognition wall that exists on a whiteboard, chalkboard, foam core or some temporary board that you display in a lobby or other space a few times a year. Phone call to the donor from a person impacted by the nonprofit. Photo and Bio. Welcome packet.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

That’s teaching. Fundamentally that’s what teaching should be. Spending more time on the same old thing hasn’t shown to make that impact. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

See a sample of what the stats look like here. If you don’t get these things right chances are you will have less of an impact on the community of people you are trying to engage and impact. Five Lessons Celebrities Can Teach Us About Facebook Fan Pages from Mashable. What is measured you ask? . by Beth Kanter.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Looking back, I believe one of the important factors that catapulted SVAS to national prominence, and one of the most understated, was SVAS’ ability to write and publish all types of powerful and compelling material about our amazing programs and the impact we were having on people’s lives. Is the text well formatted?

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Tips Nonprofit Sample Skills 91

NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. That's teaching. Fundamentally that's what teaching should be. Spending more time on the same old thing hasn't shown to make that impact. This morning we talked about creating clusters of innovation, bringing in various communities, etc.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In fact, I am planning to post a how-to article to teach you how I go about writing a typical appeal with Fundwriter. I opened up one of Fundwriter’s appeal models ( Appeal – Human Impact ) and entered information as if Fundwriter.ai Impact – Describe some of your successes. was the nonprofit. The Fundwriter.ai

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. While fundraisers are always encouraged to personalize these, we’ve found that many simply do not have the time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. What impact is this going to have on you? What resources do you need to get the job done?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Respondents came from large organizations and small, and from all sub-sectors, and include a small sample from Arizona. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? American Humanics: An Elite Group Research Friday: Do you feel the force of the demo. All You Need is Love.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

The size and the money behind it make a big difference in generating a sample that the Census Bureau can really stand behind. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact? Though volunteerism questions come late in a very lengthy, multi-purpose survey, hang-ups are fairly rare.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. What : Learn how your organization could use open data and APIs to show your impact, coordinate volunteers, or inspire supporters to take action. Who : Speakers: Amy Sample Ward | Netsquared; Debra Askanase; Ivan Boothe. Thursday, April 8, 2010.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Make An Impact With Your Words Of Thanks Your words of recognition and appreciation delivered face-to-face with your employees will be compelling, effective, meaningful and memorable. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? What impact is this going to have on you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve just finished teaching a class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Here’s what I learned from Amy Sample Ward, Alejandra S. Students Discussing Their Assessments of Host Organizations.

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sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

At times of crisis, this attention toward what is most important and impactful, and in some senses returning to the core, has brought clarity through very difficult times, and has enabled innovation toward achieving mission. Others decided to create “sharing days” or “impact days” in lieu of their giving days.

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