NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Amy Sample Ward. "Check your assumptions at the meeting room door" and other lessons learned from NTEN's meta-evaluation process. Evaluating our evaluation. I hear you, it sounds pretty meta. In creating the newly launched series of worksheets supporting data-informed nonprofits, that''s exactly what we did.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Amy Sample Ward. Wherever you are, and whatever the kind of community you are wrangling, there are some general lessons that I recommend. I hope you'll share your lessons, too! Membership Director. When done well, it can make all the difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

To rescue other would-be brilliant posts from virtual oblivion, we thought we would share with you some of the lessons we have learned along the way. Here are seven lessons we have learned along the way: Lesson #1: Publish compelling content that will appeal to your target audience. This proved to be fruitful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The After Action Review is a reflective practice that can be used for anything, but I find it especially valuable for social media pilots and experiments. The After Action Review (AAR) is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2014

I remember going to an amazing unconference led by Ash Shepherd and Amy Sample Ward a number of years ago in Portland. What are some of the lessons you''ve learned as the former Executive Director of Oregon Walks that you''ll be bringing to NTEN? How did you first become involved with the NTEN Community? By the way, thanks, team!

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2013

This is a significant failure on their part and is one of the key concepts discussed in the new book Social Change Anytime Everywhere that I co-wrote with Amy Sample Ward.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Today, Melissa Bank Stepno, Director of Analytics & Business Consulting Services at Blackbaud, joins the podcast to talk about some lessons we’ve learned from organizations that have been successful with engaging new donors during the pandemic. Which sample sets are being looked at and compared. Donor engagement factors.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas. Are you on track to meet your goals?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In a wine-tasting experience, participants sample a variety of wines while evaluating them using criteria such as appearance, smell, and taste. Sports basket Choose one sport to focus on for the basket, and acquire several items related to that sport.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

After returning to Palo Alto, I continued to process and clean the data drawn in our latest sample of documents, which will be used to fortify our analysis for the trial. The court directed the prosecutors to investigate higher up the police’s chain of command and as a result, Bol de la Cruz was arrested last June.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2013

Click here to download a free sample Blogging to Inspire lesson. from VegCookbook Club members How many of you got one of Sarah's cookbooks as your first VegCookbook? P.S. My new e-course, Blogging to Inspire starts this week (April 4th).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Here is a sample of what we found: 99% of respondents track some sort of metrics. Here is a sample of what we found: 99% of respondents track some sort of metrics. Furthermore, we found that how nonprofits are currently using data does not necessarily reflect how they would like to use it. 26% use donor data to make program decisions.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 31, 2021

Lessons Learned. Here were their major lessons. Not only did she give her fundraisers resources and sample language, she also encouraged them to make it their own. It was easier and more accessible to run a livestream event. Because this was Woven Health Clinic’s first year running a virtual campaign, they learned a lot.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

In July 2010, Amy Sample Ward wrote a blog post called Monthly Chats About Community Building: Are You With Me? The hour usually flies by; the facilitator creates a Storify of the chat for our archives; and we take our lessons learned back to our respective workplaces. Ways to plug in Intrigued?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

So, what are the biggest lessons for using social media in a global movement? There were three main lessons or focus areas that emerged in the discussion. These three lessons focus on what is successful, unique or important about using social media for the Climate Change movement (or any social impact area). Lesson #1: Voice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Join me for a chat on #GivingTuesday, TODAY December 3 at 9:00 am PST with NTEN CEO, Amy Sample Ward. I’ll be facilitating the Knight Foundation Peer Exchange for local GivingDays, a group of Community Foundation partners that are hosting Giving Days using the Giving Day Playbook and hearing a lot of lessons learned from Nov.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

What are the best emerging examples and early lessons learned? I'm also tagging Amy Sample Ward , Nina Simon , Britt Bravo and Allison Fine who can point us to some of their posts on this topic or even share some current thoughts. How can social media people at different organizations collaborate to form action networks?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 28, 2010

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. What lessons can you share? They are also hoping to learn from and document their experiences to share as a model with the larger global community looking to do something similar. Be sure to watch their space for more! Presentation. Community-Driven Social Impact for Amplified Leicester.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

The biggest lesson: Everyone has something to give. I can’t think of a lesson, an outlook on life, and a guiding principle for my work that is more about love than this one. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org. I see this lesson in the local councils of London trying to open up their data and their leadership.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

Wherever you are, and whatever the kind of community you are wrangling, there are some general lessons that I recommend. I hope you’ll share your lessons, too! Well, those are my five; but I have no doubt there are many more lessons and assumptions out there. You don’t [really] know your community members.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The theme of the 2023 Cause Camp conference is “Lessons in Building Momentum.” The goal of the conference is not only to inspire attendees but to equip them with real solutions that they can bring back to their home organizations.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2013

They went directly to the Swiss citizens, hypothetically asking a sampling what their response would be if their community was identified by the government as the best location to dump radioactive waste. They identified two locations but were afraid of the local townspeople’s response.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

We want to extra thank the two folks who sent and received the most NTEN thanks: Amy Sample Ward & Debra Askanase. And, last but not least, I think we all learned another very valuable lesson: Tags: #ntenthanks amy sample ward Collaboration debra askanase NPTech NTEN twitter.

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Care2

APRIL 13, 2010

It’s also important to ensure sample sizes will give statistically significant results. Rule #3: The smaller the metric you are measuring, the bigger sample you are going to need. Rule #4: If your response rates are VERY different, then you can get away with a smaller sample size! Rule #2: 400 responses is usually valid.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

In July 2010, Amy Sample Ward wrote a blog post called Monthly Chats About Community Building: Are You With Me? The hour usually flies by; the facilitator creates a Storify of the chat for our archives; and we take our lessons learned back to our respective workplaces. Ways to plug in Intrigued?

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising. Prichard Communications shares 4 Lessons on Digital Strategy I Learned From Street Outreach.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Speaker: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Both of my sessions focus on best practices, lessons learned, and the things organizations need to know to be community organizers and community builders, on and offline. Tags: 10NTC amy sample ward Community NPTech Social Media Program.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2010

Lesson: Listen! Lesson: Ask! Lesson: Socialize! Lesson: Participate! NFPTweetups and other events where online networks come together offline are unique opportunities and hear from practioners and colleagues and get the “real story.&# Tip #2: Ask Hard Questions. Tip #3: Meet Real People. Tip #4: Stay Present.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

Here are some reflections about how we used crowdsourcing techniques for a very fast-moving campaign and lessons learned that may apply to your work. Lesson #1: Design an action and invitation that’s doable and interesting – while focused on your goal. Lesson #3: Create compositions that allow for variations on a theme.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Late last night (or early this morning), Amy Sample Ward reported that Causes notified 184,725 users that its MySpace app will be removed from MySpace as of today. Ivan Boothe points out a larger lesson for nonprofits moving forward: I think Rebecca Leaman said it best — don't put "all fundraising eggs in one third-party basket!"

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2010

That’s what led us to start the Global Scale wiki, and we hope that you’ll join us… With this wiki, we are aiming to create a resource for NGO practitioners where guidelines, lessons learned, tips, links and other help for ‘scaling up’ effective programs can be found. Looking forward to sharing with you there!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The Global Scale project aims to create a resource for NGO practitioners where guidelines, lessons learned, tips, links and other help for ‘scaling up’ effective programs can be found. This month’s NTEN Communications Roundtable focuses on communications struggles, lessons, and best practices for working internationally.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

One of the most important lessons a nonprofit practitioner can learn in their career is that budgets are moral documents. These are but a sample of the decisions that nonprofits need to make when entering into a budgetary process. What does that mean?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2011

Growing up, I took ballet lessons, played flute, attended concerts, learned how to draw, painted with water colors and oil paints, wrote poetry and short stories, learned how to spin wool and weave fabrics, sew, theater improv. Amy Sample Ward: Can Love Change The World? She always encouraged me to participate in the arts.

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NTEN

MARCH 28, 2011

Highlights DoGooder Video Awards announced , Maddie Grant NTC 2011 Science Fair shines light on new nonprofit technologies , Andrea Lum NTC Plenary, Dan Heath, Flip the Switch , Beth Kanter Taking the time to analyze success , Nicole Wallace Session Blog Posts 11NTC and nonprofit technology mapping resources , Jeremy Heffner Accidental Technologist (..)

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 28, 2016

As a graduate of any leadership program, how do you intend to carry forward and/or implement shared ideas, skills developed, resources acquired and lessons learned to benefit your community? This is a mere sample of some of the questions and topics tackled by world class leaders and partnership organizations in our limited time together.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

7 Things I learned From #Beth53 Fundraiser and PoST Class – Beth's Blog: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Use Social Media to Power Social Networks for Change – Beth shares some great lessons from the fundraising campaign she recently ran for her birthday. "This " My favorite lesson?

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