Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It is a social space where engaging and interaction is the constant action and so we believe, too, that if we were to need help and support that the community would take action quickly. We interact with our friends and colleagues in real time on and offline — either in the office or out at coffee, on Twitter or social networks.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The newest addition to TechSoup's vast array of nonprofit resources is a live monthly interactive video chat series, Nonprofits Live. Nonprofits Live provided a more robust and interactive alternative to the traditional webinar. ACS collects data by tracking what is happening online and offline.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

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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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s no secret that more and more people, especially more recent younger alumni, prefer online communication, so it is crucial that alumni are easily able to interact with their alma mater through the internet, including for fundraising purposes. Clear and simple online donation forms.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s no secret that more and more people, especially more recent younger alumni, prefer online communication, so it is crucial that alumni are easily able to interact with their alma mater through the internet, including for fundraising purposes. Clear and simple online donation forms.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2022

A senior executive at JP Morgan once told me that they are not a bank, they are a tech company that does banking. Retailers know all the ways you engage with them online and offline. This digital-first mindset embraces the central role that technology plays in the lives of their customers and employees.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

Move offline activities online. When you add an element of fun to the mix, it can help to activate zero dollar fundraisers, as well as get people talking about how they’re interacting with your cause. Gamification is another way to encourage engagement and sharing during a campaign.

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NTEN

AUGUST 24, 2011

Is Tech the Best Solution? Is there a way you can solve this problem right now, offline? When weighing the costs and benefits of a new tech project, you’ll need to also weigh the priorities for the organization along with the priorities for the individuals involved. Are there people-based solutions that might work better?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2022

Retailers know all the ways you engage with them online and offline. These interactions have conditioned donors to expect seamless experiences every time they go online or speak to an agent, including when they engage with nonprofits. As fundraising professionals, we are on the frontlines of the digital revolution.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

From tracking conversations and donations to event registrations, you can note every interaction you have with a supporter in your nonprofit CRM. Ensure any CRM you invest in offers features such as: Donor profiles Nonprofit CRMs automatically create donor profiles for supporters who contribute or interact with your nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

South by Southwest ( SXSW ) Interactive is a conference, that takes place each Spring in Austin, TX, with over 20,000 web influencers, emerging tech, and creatives. Second, we would focus on taking the campaign to off-line events as much as possible to facilitate meaningful connections between the online and offline world.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2016

Since the first NetSquared challenge in 2006, TechSoup has continued to offer people and organizations opportunities to connect, share ideas, and collaborate; they work on solutions online and offline through events, meetups, and hackathons. Defining and Refining the Problem to Optimize Solving It with Tech.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

In the talk, Tim and Chris unveiled Donahue, a new experimental tool designed and built by Arc90 and Behavior Design which tears down the wall between audience and presenter, allowing the audience to interact directly with the presenter’s ideas to begin a conversation." Change the way we associated with others on and offline?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

Cryptocurrencies: Some processors support donations in cryptocurrencies, appealing to tech-savvy donors. Conversely, here are the payment methods don’t require payment processors: Cash and checks: These traditional methods are collected offline, often at events or in-person interactions.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2017

If your organization participates in OpenAIR, it gets more than a new website; your organization becomes a more welcoming organization online — and maybe offline as well. Your organization gains expanded awareness about accessibility online, awareness that is easily translated offline, to the way you work with people face to face.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Livestreaming 101: Conversations, Events & Interactivity. Online and Offline Community Organizing. Disaster Planning: What Organizations Need to Know to Protect Their Tech. Local Nonprofit Tech Groups: How to Start, Sustain and Grow Collaboration Where You Are. See you in San Francisco! Mixing It Up!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

Join Caravan Studios CEO Marnie Webb ( @webb ) and a panel of other app development experts for a highly interactive discussion in which you can learn their app development secrets. Bridging the Divide: Online and Offline Community Managers — Thursday, March 24 — 10:30 a.m. Connect with Tech Training (and Techies!)

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

TechSoup is hosting a free, interactive webinar on how to harness the power of social media to drive fundraising results on September 19. Get answers to your tech challenges at a NetSquared meetup (see list below). Adelaide, Australia: Mixing online with offline - building communities that take action. Tuesday, September 17.

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NTEN

APRIL 4, 2011

The following are some things you can do when you're interviewing for a nonprofit tech job. Share your offline interests. You'll be interacting with people and need to communicate – about tech needs, but also about the World Cup, baby showers, and other day-to-day things people talk about. Clarify the job.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

Mobile learning will soon be the most conventional medium to reach the new workforce, which is more tech-savvy and digitally connected. Virtual Environment and Avatars: Virtual learning environments bring the social interaction part of traditional classroom training into the e-learning world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Watech4good Summit. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. It’s a design challenge.

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2014

Emily Yu of the Case Foundation served as the emcee and interviewer as three social entrepreneurs presented quick pitches about their work and tech products. Pitch #1: Param Jaffi of Ecoviate @paramjaggi @ecoviate • Param is 19 years old and is focused on tech products that help people make sustainable choices and reduce carbon emissions. "I

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

The will to engage and interact is drained, and procrastination sets in. For mental balance, when you’re offline read books, listen to music, and watch television programs that you enjoy. Good new media managers enjoy creating quality content and then monitoring the response to the content on their mobile and social networks.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

So even when you're offline, you can still tell your nonprofit or library's story with SlideRocket. Cloud-Based and Offline Access. And now, with their iPad app, you can even share your presentations offline using your iPad. SlideRocket's website provides a nifty interactive tour of their functionality.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

That often intimidates nonprofit folks (including me), but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are low tech tools and online (low cost or free) SNA tools and great resources like Marc Smith at NodeXL. They are asked to visualize the relationships – and who players are both online and offline.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

NetSquared Local is TechSoup’s volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. Our organizers hold monthly offline events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact. Ushahidi is a NetSquared project alumnus who has gone on to create an amazing interactive mapping platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Andrew , Bill , and I just got back from the South by Southwest Interactive Festival , where we spent nearly a week drinking from the proverbial technology innovation firehose. Both online and offline, communities are not only the way we identify ourselves, but more importantly, they are the most authentic and powerful vehicle for change.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

A good social media policy provides clear guidelines on what staff should do when posting and interacting with constituents, volunteers, and donors. Read an account of how Canteen , an Australian nonprofit dedicated to supporting teenagers with cancer, used social media to raise awareness for an online and offline campaign.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

I enjoyed the interactions so much that I was thrilled when I was invited to become a volunteer forum moderator in about 2005. What are the must-have tech tools you can't live without? What social media tools, if any, are you using to engage your community online and offline? What's your biggest technology challenge?

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Forum One

MARCH 17, 2010

Andrew , Bill , and I just got back from the South by Southwest Interactive Festival , where we spent nearly a week drinking from the proverbial technology innovation firehose. Both online and offline, communities are not only the way we identify ourselves, but more importantly, they are the most authentic and powerful vehicle for change.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2017

From smart locks to Internet-connected appliances, the Internet of Things promises to change the way we interact with all sorts of items within our homes and offices. Last year, as CNET reported , a network of malware-infected DVRs and webcams overloaded a number of popular websites and online services, temporarily knocking them offline.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

A good social media policy provides clear guidelines on what staff should do when posting and interacting with constituents, volunteers, and donors. Read an account of how Canteen , an Australian nonprofit dedicated to supporting teenagers with cancer, used social media to raise awareness for an online and offline campaign.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The final tip Leroux Miller shared acknowledges the reality that online audiences are inclined to multitask during webinars so presenters should keep their tone conversational to keep their audience engaged and consider using a webcam or live polling for interactivity. Make Presentations Social.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2012

Current trends in mobile fundraising, such as text-to-give (micro-giving), mobile wallets, and text2donate (major-giving) are allowing nonprofits and libraries to interact with their donors in creative ways. Capturing Moments in Mobile.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2015

These e-learning courses are self-paced, interactive, and developed by Microsoft experts. For every server license you have with Software Assurance, you can use additional licenses for servers used as offline backups (also known as "cold" backups). Bonus Benefit: Windows Thin PC.

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