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2015 SXSW Interactive Round Up

NTEN

After wrapping up our annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), NTEN’s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, and I quickly recharged for SXSW Interactive , where we partnered another year with Beaconfire to host the Beacon Lounge for social changemakers, and with the NonProfit Times to cover stories on the nonprofit technology sector.

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Community Building begins with Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

Be sure you lead by example: interact with the community the way you want other organizations and the community members to do. One way to work on supporting your community to not need you managing the program, platform, or whatever else is to encourage interaction without you. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Turning Low-dollar Fundraisers Into Money Raising Superstars

NetWits

Include a sample email and talk about the impact of gifts ( Did you know just raising $25 can provide sick kids with a toy this holiday?). Online, offline, in social media, at the event, after the event and everywhere else – tell your heartfelt stories and explain how donations would/could be used. Tailoring your communication is key.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

What kind of action and interaction already happens, and what actions or interaction are they looking to find? At least if you plan on interacting with them! Not taking short cuts means to lead by example: interact with the community the way you want other organizations and the community members to do. No Short Cuts.

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New on SSIR: Can Giving Days Strengthen Your Community?

Amy Sample Ward

Components included video tutorials, suggested calendars of activity, sample materials, frequently asked questions, logos, and a Twibbon for Facebook and Twitter use. From my experience participating in training events and courses as a speaker and trainer, I see much better results when coupling online and offline learning and resources.

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Marketing and Engagement: Making the most of your Emails

Amy Sample Ward

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Offline and Direct Mail – be sure to segment your list by folks who would have just received something from you in the mail, some times it works to do messages in tandem, and some times it just doesn’t. Email Campaigns: Know Your Audience and Get Results. Highlights.

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If a Metric Changes on a Spreadsheet and No One Notices, Does it Show Impact?

Amy Sample Ward

Give me an interactive map, a pivot table, even a plain old pie chart and I’m happy. This post originally appeared on the NTEN blog – you can also read the full post and join the conversation on the NTEN.org website. —– I love data as much as the next person.

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