Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Like climbing a mountain, it helps to have a path to follow to reach its summit, or in this case, a map of sorts to guide you to your desired destination—a compelling proposal that unlocks funding to advance your mission-driven work. The post How to write a winning grant proposal appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

If the numbers you are tracking don’t give you an action, how valuable are they? If the numbers you are tracking don’t give you an action, how valuable are they? For example, if you track just how many people come to your website, it doesn’t give you much action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2007

What you are looking at is a new ChipIn mapping feature that. that mashes google maps with GEO-IP tracking of contributions. The map above gives you a geographic representation of the donors to my first personal fundraising campaign on behalf of Leng Sopharath. You can see a sample of the 8wishes.com contribution map.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Think about which things you really need to track and measure those, not everything you could possibly track. Below is the live blog or the archive of the live blog. Can’t wait!

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2012

FLOW is an on-site technology that broadcasts data instantaneously to the Water for People website/FLOW map providing important information about the operating status of WFP projects. I’m really excited to see what corollary projects or data sets can be incorporated into the FLOW system and map, too! ” Accountability.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The solution is to have a recipe or rather, a plan, that maps out all your fundraising for the year. You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. Do you really want to make fundraising so hard?

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Starting to fundraise without a plan is like building a house without a draft – you need a plan to know where you’re going, and to keep you on that track. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template to help you map out the best possible plan. As you know, fundraising takes more than a will.

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Calendar Template Guide Fundraising 98

NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Specific audience-centric communications will help you relate to individual constituents and give you the ability to track response rates based on each group. This type of data will allow you to determine further or future prioritization and/or resources. 2) Educate. 4) Activate.

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Raise Relationship Tips Fundraising 208

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Give me an interactive map, a pivot table, even a plain old pie chart and I’m happy. Why are you measuring or tracking something that you can’t (or don’t want to) impact? An organization has, for example, 20 volunteers, and they want to track the hours contributed, the impact on programs, and so forth.

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2023

USDA’s Farm to School Census The Farm to School Census tracks how schools buy food from local farmers and ranchers. The site also takes advantage of a number of other Drupal 9 functionalities, including the Data Explorer tool which launched in August 2022 and includes interactive maps. see results for Montgomery County Schools, VA).

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Drupal Government Websites Module 71

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 4, 2011

Community map template: [link]. Content map template: [link]. Metrics tracking template: [link]. From content planning to really listening online, you’ll find that the more you look for ways to interact, instead of broadcast, the more you can do with those 30 minutes. Related Links : SM4NP Conference.

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Social Media Conference Media Social 100

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

All without maps or Wi-Fi. When you’re looking to launch a new outcomes-centered strategy , start with these three steps and sample scripts to ensure you’re heading in the right direction. . Here’s your sample script for Step 1 : . Do you see your organization being able to track to this? Is that spider poisonous?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Consider the groups you will want to track or by which you will want to arrange members: donors, activists, organizers, stakeholders, partners, volunteers, supporters, and so on. Google’s Mapping tools include: Google Earth.

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Forum One

JULY 22, 2021

The Farm to School Census tracks how schools buy food from local farmers and ranchers. The site also takes advantage of a number of other Drupal 9 functionalities, including the Data Explorer tool which will launch in August and will include interactive maps. USDA’s Farm to School Census. see results for Montgomery County Schools, VA).

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Drupal Government Websites Module 86

NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The good news is that, according to Convio's tracking, this year should still see increased total online donations over last year, despite the down economy. Amy Sample Ward , who is a great resource for nptech across the pond now, gives the heads-up about an event and upcoming e-benchmarks report. Avencia ranked in the 2009 Inc.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

Mapping Trends in Philanthropy « NathanielJames.org – "Philanthropy is changing, and I want to contribute to creating the best of all possible worlds for the social sector. Today, I’m launching a series on Mapping Trends in Philanthropy, to share what I am learning and invite a conversation with leaders in the field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Consider these two sample audiences: “Canadian women” or “18 to 30-year-old women in BC or Alberta who live in cities with more than 100,000 people” Of course, most NGOs can’t afford to hire the kind of market researchers you’d need to produce a sophisticated work-up of who your core audience is.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Explore Bloomerang’s sample job descriptions for positions like major gift officer and development director. Learn more about annual compliance regulations with the help of Hurwit & Associates state-by-state map. Hold interviews. Maintain state tax forms. In addition to Form 990, most states require annual filings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Slowly, I broadened the topics that I listened for, amazed that I could track what's important and not become overwhelmed. Amy Sample Ward - Live Blogging: 09NTC Mapping Your Social Media Strategy. Then, I could be lazy and forgetful--available stories were brought to me on demand. I didn't have to remember to go and find them.

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Massachusetts Literacy Search Mail 91

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

You can always vote on just the sessions in the track you’re most interested in: Communications. Join us to examine where your community resides online using a mapping exercise, think about cross-channel best practices, and talk about examples of successful cross-platform community building. There are 25 proposals on each page.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. The organizations get to do everything BUT drive: you are the vehicle, the gas, the map, the snacks even! So they provide the examples and maps, but they let the youth pick and pledge whatever it is they want to do to make a difference. You can read her poem, Untitled, here.

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Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Here’s a sample of the essential information to include in your “thank you” letter: Date Name and address of nonprofit Donor name and address We wish to thank you for your 2010 contribution of cash in the amount of $500.00. Track Volunteer Time In many AVOs, volunteer effort represents the majority of resource inflow.

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Volunteer Organization Files Proposal 83

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 23, 2010

Or, for use in campaigns, either for those wanting to track a campaign or as part of the public-facing campaign map. Have you used Tweetnotes? What do you think? Did you view or participate in the Tweetnotes dashboards from one of the above sessions? What would you improve and what did you like best?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

We've had some fantastic conversations and brainstorming on the wiki about the strategic issues, including how to know if social media is a good fit for your organization , strategy mapping , meeting resistance , storytelling , engagement skills , and ROI. This list isn't comprehensive, it does NOT. Here's a sneak peek.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

These articles tend to portray museums as Big Brother, aggressively tracking visitors'' actions and interests across their visit. We change layouts based on timing and tracking studies of where people go and where they dwell. track the paths people take through galleries and alter museum maps based on what you learn?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Amy Sample Ward lays out a 5 things to think about before you get into the execution of a social media strategy for the first time. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Attend NTEN's NTC Conference in April and attend the social media tracks. Use a time out timer to help you track time spent and keep on track.

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Social Media Media Tips Social 99

NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Here's a sampling of what they've shared with us: "I am the first marketing employee the organization has had in its 100 years and they're very excited to find out what online marketing has to offer. There are some terrific people who want to attend.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover how to create a donor data migration strategy with deep dives into data mapping, data cleaning, and testing. Set milestones and deadlines to keep the project on track and assess progress regularly. What is Data Mapping? So what is a data mapping, exactly? Now for the goods news: We’re to help!

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Data Donor Map Test 52

Connection Cafe

JULY 3, 2013

MindJet Maps – for developing quick business process or architecture diagrams, or capturing notes in a visual format. TweetDeck – to keep track of trends and interesting topics in the Twittersphere. Amy Sample Ward, NTEN CEO. It’s how we use our tools that makes a difference , not just which tools we have.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

For example, they can easily track when someone is in the middle of a job search, when they were hired, and whether they retained their job for up to 90 days — a critical milestone for people with disabilities. To continue to expand services outside of Chicago, they needed to map their data. And this is just the beginning.

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Service Data Organization Chicago 83

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

But for now local is still something I use a map and a tank of gas to determine the limits of. From @davidahood: We tend to track email opening and click through rates, what percentage of people take action from click through and growth in numbers of fans/followers/members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

The organization can track holistic progress . It offers us a “Map” of how each story affects people and communities. It maps out our plans, our design, our work, the response, our redesign, our work, the response and the overall progress to crossing the Chasm . They can make adjustments and react appropriately. True change.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Here are some sample end-of-year fundraising campaign themes : Let’s Make Hunger History. Map out how you plan to share your stories via social media, email marketing, your website, and your snail mail appeal so that you get maximum value for each story you tell. Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream. Plan your appeals.

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Business Strategy Fundraising Campaign 119

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And here’s just a sample breakdown, $56 billion for individuals and families, $86 billion for health, $211 billion for education and childcare, $40 billion for transportation. You have the whiteboard that you can map them out. There’s more in there. So logic model, this is my tried and true.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

So when we talk about wasting time, here’s a sample of the numbers that I see with folks in terms of how they’re spending their time. Then we use my signature asset mapping system that helps you identify both what your partners are looking for and what your assets are beyond your programming.

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Raise Video Map Fundraising 89

Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

So when we talk about wasting time, here’s a sample of the numbers that I see with folks in terms of how they’re spending their time. Then we use my signature asset mapping system that helps you identify both what your partners are looking for and what your assets are beyond your programming. So I’m going to walk you.

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