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Interview: SXSW4Japan Raises over $120,000 #sxswcares

Amy Sample Ward

What were successful techniques or elements of SXSWcares? A few hours later, we quickly found each other through Jessica Lin and unified our efforts as SXSWcares. The original goal was to raise $10,000 within 5-days. SXSWcares began truly as a grassroots campaign with a handful of SXSW attendees.

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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: Preparing for the Selection Process

Bloomerang

We strongly recommend this technique because unconscious bias can frequently lead us to give preference to people who might not necessarily be the best match, such as: The person we really want to drink coffee with. You’ll find some sample matrices here. Names would get added back in for the interview process.

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Beyond the Basics: Advanced Strategies for Engaging Board Members in Fundraising Efforts

Whole Whale

This article goes beyond basic strategies and delves into advanced techniques for effectively engaging board members in fundraising activities. Tips for conducting a skills and interest assessment include creating a survey or conducting one-on-one interviews.

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#13ntc Nonprofit Technology Conference: Plenary Session on Failing Informatively

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had the pleasure of designing this session with Will Coley – who interviewed the best content curators in the world and get them share their best practices. How To Implement Multichannel Online Campaigns - Amy Sample Ward and Allyson Kapin. Keynote by Dan Pallotta. April 12 – 10:30 – Noon. April 12- 3:30-5:00 pm.

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Networked Nonprofit at the Guardian in London

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s a sampling of these: Hold joyful funerals to stop doing stuff that doesn’t work well. One of the highlights was to observe David Wilcox’s new technique. Here’s an interview he did with me and Steve Bridger after the session. Afterwards, we debriefed on the his tool box and techniques.

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New Book: How To Implement Multichannel Online Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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“Survey Says” VS. Research

Achieve

Quantitative methods will likely use a survey as the data collection instrument, whereas qualitative methods might necessitate in-depth interviewing. Some companies only provide survey research services, while other companies only offer interviewing services. Others yet are capable of either or both techniques.

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