Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Find out more in the interview below! We are a very heartful organization and a lot of what we do is thanks to an incredible group of volunteers. You can find an event to attend on our website TweetsGiving.org , volunteer to host a gratitude party (it’s not too late!), What is Epic Change? What is TweetsGiving?

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2021

Here are some examples: User Interviews. With a qualitative research method like this one, you really don’t need a large sample size to get good data. Ideally, your participants will represent different constituent groups: donors, volunteers, new registrants, event participants, etc. What adjectives would you use to describe us?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

You can learn more about John and OpenAction in the interview below. The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. Tags: interview maps data openaction opensource philanthropy socialactions. It ended up winning the competition, $5,000 and lots of exposure.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

But, consider the alternative: continuing to do everything yourself, with sporadic support from Board members and volunteers. Look, even when you have a wonderful team of volunteers, it is hard to grow your organization and realize its full potential without paid staff. Create a work environment where everyone can thrive. Work station.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

They have workers and volunteers, sometimes literally, on the front lines to both provide immediate support, and to learn more about the problem they are trying to solve, and who they are solving it for. This open-source, accessible solution enables workers and volunteers to collect data wherever they need to go.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Here’s what we’ll cover: Using Instagram promotion before your event Instagram event promotion during your event Following up on your Instagram event promotion Whether you’re hosting a fundraising event or a community volunteer opportunity, Instagram can help you engage current and new audience members and set your event up for success.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

We pull in donation opportunities, volunteer positions, petitions, event, and other actions from 60+ different sources. I describe Social Actions as an aggregation of actions people can take on any issue that’s built to be highly distributable across the social web. That’s today.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you’re part of the organization being left, use these as a guide to help the exiting person leave well and feel free to download our sample transition checklist here. . Interviewing/Reference Checks | 1 – 3 Months. Volunteers. If that’s you, these best practices will guide you to a peaceful transition. Wider Team.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Here at Achieve, we are curious about attitudes, perceptions and behaviors on things like giving, volunteering and event participation. From these findings, we then constructed a survey for distribution to a representative sample of teams within this company. This is where the fun begins! The Millennial Impact Project.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. I definitely recommend them both!

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

When you have a strong grasp of your audience’s motivations, you can increase donations, volunteer hours, advocacy actions, and the overall public opinion of your nonprofit. For nonprofit organizations, in particular, this research is used to understand the priorities of their donors, volunteers, grant-making organizations, and so forth.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Worldchanging: Bright Green: Worldchanging Interview: Jean Russell on Thrivability - Great interview with Jean Russell at Worldchanging! After that talk (which you can hear via the above link), I asked Jean to join me in a brief but enlightening Worldchanging interview." Find me on Delicious for more!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

HOW TO: Turn Slacktivists into Activists with Social Media – "Throughout the non-profit world, organizations struggle with social media’s impact on the volunteer and donor cycle. We sampled 201 ChatRoulette sessions, noting characteristics such as group size and gender. " Twitter tactics – Louder.org.uk

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2013

We on staff have always had the sense that we want to collect the histories of people who don’t have their histories collected that often – to have a representative sample that’s not just the famous people or the rich people. We’ve done a few; I’ll interview someone for a specific reason for an article or to add to a file.

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Kindful

APRIL 12, 2021

One way you can recognize your donors on social media is to consider making room for a “donor of the week” and/or a “volunteer of the week” post on Facebook or Instagram. Given its frequency and the more formal, tactile feel of the medium, an interview format may be appropriate. Do some 1:1 outreach.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you’re part of the organization being left, use these as a guide to help the exiting person leave well and feel free to download our sample transition checklist here. . Interviewing/Reference Checks | 1 – 3 Months. Volunteers. If that’s you, these best practices will guide you to a peaceful transition. Wider Team.

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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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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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NTEN

APRIL 27, 2012

Too many NTEN members to name were interviewed in Convio’s recent video survey. If you’re headed to the National Conference on Volunteering and Service , don’t miss out on NTEN’s pre-conference event on Social Media. Holly Ross and Amy Sample Ward will be hosting the fun on June 17th.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Earlier this month, we interviewed Avi Kaplan from Epic Change, and asked him what they were up to in Africa: What are you up to right now in Africa? Together with our fabulous volunteers Melissa & AJ Leon of theLacProject , we taught the students and teachers about computers and social media. Read the rest of the interview here.).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

So, I moved to Asia, learned Indonesian, and volunteered at Yayasan Emmanuel , which had just started to run mobile health clinics in Jakarta’s poorest slums. a cover letter that has generated many interviews for me and others who got nonprofit and government jobs. That you just had to let things go. And I thought, “Wow, really?”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

You know those bags tattooed with the sponsors' logos and filled with stickers, t-shirts, coupons, samples, and other goodies. In a brief interview with Ann, she shared some of her philosophy and passion. "I I also interviewed Shara Karasic who was in the audience. Ann Wizer, XSProject Founder. I tweeted some of the key points.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2009

I think this should change, because recently I had a really fun time making a volunteer video about a special nonprofit event. I learned so much and found it so engaging that in fact I made a very basic little brochure nonprofits can give their volunteers , encouraging them to do the same. Got great examples of volunteer videos?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Planning for your blog means thinking about who on staff, and who not on staff (board members, volunteers, organizers, community leaders) may contribute. What kind of content do you already have that you could reuse (videos or interviews from events, data or research, etc.)

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Follow and contribute to the in the EpicThanks interviews on Twitter via #EpicThanks. The event is founded by Epic Change, a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization I love that amplifies the voices and impact of grassroots changemakers who need to be heard. Dress up your avatar with some Epic Thanks love at [link].

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2009

From the interwebs this week, I've heard about these NTEN members doing their nptechie-thing: Amy Sample Ward reports on the new opportunity on YouTube to connect nonprofits with video volunteers, with the help of allforgood.org. Nonprofits can submit needs; video-savvy volunteers can connect with a cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Do not assume that if a potential donor or volunteer wants to learn about your work, impact, and financial situation that they will download (if you even post the file) a massive annual report and read that in their free time. or regular program updates.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. A motivating flyer could inspire dozens of people to volunteer for your new program, and a per­suasive letter to a senator might inspire new legislation. Is the text well formatted?

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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. Craft a strong appeal by sourcing your content early. Excert from Fiver’s Toolkit.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Through volunteering, donating classes to community raffles, and holding events to raise money for various causes, I've always hoped that I was planting seeds of happiness for others.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

They can be a video interview with the donor about the mission. To build your organization’s bank account and volunteer base, you need a flourishing community of supporters. For example, a carved, sewn, painted, or drawn item by a regular volunteer or service recipient. Mention the donor in a dedicated email blast or several.

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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! 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.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. The Extraordinaries launched a mobile application last year that lets users take advantage of moments of free time to volunteer via their phone. The application has more then 50 organizations contributing volunteer opportunities to over 6,000 users (with 35,000+ micro-tasks already completed).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

– "This interview is part of our "Social Citizen Sightings" series, in which we highlight how people are using their creativity, idealism, and digital fluency to support their causes every day. Social Citizens Blog | Immerse. Today's teens also plan to be generous when they get older.

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2014

On April 16, the NTEN team in Portland spent the afternoon volunteering at Schoolhouse Supplies , in belated honor of National Volunteer Week. Our remote NTENners also volunteered on Wednesday! NTEN’s Education Manager, Julia Smith volunteered at Upwardly Global in Chicago, where she did mock interviews.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Including various social media tools in the way you do your work (whether it’s communications, fundraising, outreach, volunteer recruitment or service delivery) comes from strategically identifying the right tools for the right things. Social media is a tool for you to use to help you achieve your mission.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2009

It’s someone who gets that women vote, give, volunteer, spread the word and make more buying decisions than men do, which makes them the number #1 target audience if you’re working for change. Read this great interview on the Change.org blog to learn more about him! "What’s a Shespotter?

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