NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Test your current site: Use online or onsite usability testing to learn what information your users look for on your website and how easy it is for them to find it. Create Personas and outline tasks: Create a sample person that represents each audience group you serve. and identify their top 3 tasks on your site.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2009

Social Actions’ Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit everyday. Tags: challenge interview net2 challenges clay shirky innovation. We’re excited to see what you come up with!

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NetWits

JULY 29, 2010

The site features videos and interviews with Randi Zuckerberg from Facebook, Social media expert Chris Brogan , Twitpic founder Noah Everett , Holly Ross from NTEN, and NetSquared's Amy Sample Ward. The new website launches today with close to 40 videos from across the nonprofit sector.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

How much of the work must happen on site versus remotely? You’ll find some sample matrices here. Names would get added back in for the interview process. Interview questions. You’ll also want to develop your interview questions now, together with the criteria and evaluation matrix. What was the outcome?”.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Study job descriptions on job sites such as Idealist and LinkedIn. The National Council of Nonprofits offers this sample employee handbook. Once you have some good candidates, it’s time for the next step, which is interviewing. Narrow down the candidates to your top three or four, and then schedule formal interviews.

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Kindful

APRIL 12, 2021

The global pandemic has likely cut down on the amount of foot traffic your nonprofit’s office or on-site premise has been receiving. Given its frequency and the more formal, tactile feel of the medium, an interview format may be appropriate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

We have set up a Web site, [link] , to share information and conversation about the ongoing review. Here is a partial list of what we’ve completed as part of this review: Program evaluation based on a sample of 169 OE grants closed in 2007-2009, conducted by TCC Group (2011). Interviews with approximately 30 grantees (April-June 2012).

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

This data is used to collect general results from a large sample population, and it allows the researcher to spot patterns and form hypotheses for further exploration. One method that yields quantitative data is questionnaires, whether via telephone, on-site, or online. Authoring Your Research Questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.”

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

The Wikimedia Foundation, which finances and oversees the nonprofit site, received a $1.2 We sampled 201 ChatRoulette sessions, noting characteristics such as group size and gender. We also conducted 30 brief interviews with users to inquire about their age, location, and frequency of ChatRoulette use."

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Location and hours: Share the nuts-and-bolts information a volunteer might need in a pinch, including the location of all program sites, hours of operation, the main phone number, your mailing address, and your website. Different roles may have different requirements, and some might require an interview. What about working off site?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Facebook Charity Interview Questions – Earlier this year, John Carnell created a series called Twitter Charity Interviews that has over 40 interviews with nonprofits using Twitter talking about how, why, and what they do with the micro-blogging tool. You can see the full results here and check out the site, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2015

Click to Test Your Web Site Now. Is your web site mobile friendly? For years, I have been monitoring my mobile traffic numbers, asking myself that dreaded question – is it time to include mobile in my next site upgrade. Test the site. Meet with the person who built your current site & discuss the findings.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

Connected Citizens: The Power, Peril, and Potential of Networks – This new report from the Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute explores engaged communities: "Ten years ago, a tiny web site asked people to volunteer to write their own encyclopedia. Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Be sure to provide them with content they can share about the events such as sample tweets and Facebook status updates. Here’s a great example of material for event ambassadors from last years’s Giving Tuesday. Start to recruit your champions, people in your community who can serve as ambassadors for promoting the event.

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Social Media Integration Tools Tips 126

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 6, 2011

Social Networking Sites Move Into Charity World – NYTimes.com – "Crowdrise, Jumo, Causecast, Causes on Facebook and others try to use social networking and crowdsourcing to build interest in charities and causes, and to help them attract donations. And virtually all of them ask users to pay to donate."

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For Fiver, this means pulling client testimonials from thank you letters written by program participants or through phone interviews with families. Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. If your site has a blog or stories section, create at least one post relevant to the campaign.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Note , this was adapted from the book Social Change Anytime Everywhere by Amy Sample Ward and I. Monthly Website Stats: Monthly visits, unique visitors, pageviews, pages per Visit, time on site, and bounce rate (aim for under 60%). Spotlight/Profile, Interview. For each major marketing initiative answer the following questions.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

That a growing number of consumer brands are transforming their existing static Web sites into interactive online communities is a trend that is not only recent, but also rapidly accelerating." " What do you think? Do you have a branded online community for your organization or project? It features concept de?nitions

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The project budget wouldn’t permit a nationwide research project replete with surveys, focus groups, user interviews, and so on. Here are sample ads from the three messages we created: The copy for the “Common Senses” campaign incorporates characteristics of the problem through design. Three Unique Campaign Messages.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2014

It defines the colors, graphics, fonts and photography that make the site beautiful. We’ll then develop 2-3 very different mood boards depicting some sample imagery, graphics, fonts and styles that might appear in a visual design that reflects said personality. Surveys and Interviews. Deliverables. Other Posts in this Series.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Here is a sample formula to play with for what you’re looking for: [intent] +[context]+[brand personality]+[data/template] Intent : You are a clever writing assistant that creates emails, articles, and social posts Context : This AI creates copy like XYZ company that makes paper clips for Millennials.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

Bequest giving on the FreeWill site in the past 14 months. As planned giving expert Dr. Russell James says in a recent interview , one of the least effective methods of marketing planned giving is to lead with having people contemplate their own mortality, which leads to an “avoidance” reaction. can get involved.”

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Test your current site: Use online or onsite usability testing to learn what information your users look for on your website and how easy it is for them to find it. Create personas and outline tasks: Create a sample persona that represents each audience group you serve. and identify their top three tasks on your site.

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Design Web Strategy Slides 55

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 9, 2012

The A/B Test: Inside the Technology That’s Changing the Rules of Business | Epicenter | Wired.com – This is a terrific case study in the power of a/b testing on your websites – be it organization site, microsite, campaign pages, or even fundraising pages – to question everything and find what really works. and Canada.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 5, 2009

Have Fun • Do Good: Community Funded Reporting: Interview with David Cohn of Spot.us - "You cannot run a community if you're not informed. Read the full interview with him on Britt's blog! These are some links I wanted to share from August 5th. Find me on Delicious for more! "–David Cohn, Founder, Spot.us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

These are my notes for webinar about Nonprofits and Slideshare , a social site where community members share presentations, documents and pdfs. For example, Amy Sample Ward , Danielle Brigida , and Michael Edson. Here’s a slideshow that summarizes research interviews of donors from a local humane society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2005

We did started this email interview several weeks ago after I first heard about his project. I am setting up a blog team for a few blogs of Clogger ( [link] ), which is an umbrella site. Here's a sampling of some of the "Clogs." I need creative ideas to promote blogging in Cambodia. This is what I really need.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Sites like GuideStar and GreatNonprofits make it easy for people that are interested in learning about your organization’s data and history to find it. It can take many shapes: monthly community calls, regular open house events, staff interviews and blog posts (be sure you allow for comments!), Share your data.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Superstar NTEN member Amy Sample Ward interviews Clay Shirky -- NTC09 Plenary Speaker and author of Here Comes Everybody -- about how social media will affect the future of nonprofits, specifically about how nonprofits are (and should be) communicating with their members/supporters. One tactic is going online.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

By announcing this in many press interviews, I've managed to create lots of external pressure on myself to get this done! Route 66 Literacy Our newest project is Route 66 Literacy, and it includes a demonstration site that anyone can try out. The first step in the process of assessing these documents was a pilot project to sample them.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. He publishes how-to articles on NTEN, TechSoup Canada , and the surprising Nonprofit MarCommunity site. First, Jason Shim is not a famous guy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

A food-related event usually entails a few individuals sitting around and eating a meal served on-site at the location. Simply offer ticket sales online, then send your guests a care package of the beverages to be sampled on the day of the event. For added suspense, you may send out a mystery box with a variety of beverages to sample.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 11, 2008

This 58-page book provides all of the information you need to host a house party including a pre-party checklist, a sample fundraising "ask" script, and sample thank you notes and invitations. My Urban Report's post, Atlantans Party for Obama , includes video footage from an Obama house party and an interview with one of the attendees.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. He publishes how-to articles on NTEN, TechSoup Canada , and the surprising Nonprofit MarCommunity site. First, Jason Shim is not a famous guy.

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Technology Canada Nptech Award 64

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

They can be a video interview with the donor about the mission. If you are with a job training program, maybe you make a bookmark that is focused on job interview tips. Access to password-protected content like checklists for camping with kids or sample lesson plans for outdoor educators. These need not look like a commercial.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2008

I recently discovered a blogging work flow tool called Zemanta , that according to its web site. I was about to ditch the whole experiment when Zemanta recommended two excellent posts by Chris Brogan, " A Sample Blogging Work Flow " and David Peralty on Organizing a Blog Post. will save you time and increase traffic.

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