Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Do they love music? To encourage social sharing, you’ll also want to provide them with sample posts and any resources (videos, etc.) In order to attract fundraisers to participate in your campaign, you first need to come up with an exciting theme to build your fundraising event around. Do many of your donors own pets?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The three main types of AI you should know about: Generative AI are programs that can use your input to create new content, from images to texts to music. ChatGPT Prompts for Nonprofits: Get Started Today [Samples]. There are various approaches to AI that each serve different purposes. Use these prompts to effectively use ChatGPT.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Beth Kanter, Amy Sample Ward, Katrin Verclas and John Haydon are among the familiar names in the nonprofit tech sector who are part of the effort. Amy Sample Ward, a strategist who supports and educates clients in the nonprofit and social change sectors. Socialbrite.org is launching with a rich set of resources: A directory of Web 2.0

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The initial wave of generative-AI examples in the art, music, and written composition spaces has generated a lot of interest within the technology sector. The Analytics team at Blackbaud has been playing around with ChatGPT over the past few months and we thought it might be helpful to share our observations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Nonprofit Technology Link Love July 30, 2008 Here are posts from a small sampling of bloggers I regularly read: Holly Ross shows her geek cred in a great post about DNS.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

For example, if you’re hosting a music festival fundraiser, you can provide lineup updates throughout the day and highlight different acts on each stage. Create a feedback survey and post it to your Instagram and other marketing channels to reach the largest survey sample possible. How easy was it to register for the event?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2010

" film music | mobygratis.com – Are you looking for music to use for free in your nonprofit's video? " Tags: roundup applications blogging bookmarks citizenjournalism collaboration community free journalism list local music nonprofits postalicious principles resources socialmedia strategy video.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

A guest Beneblog by Max Schneider People don’t typically associate boisterous merengue music with high-tech statistical analysis. 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.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 8, 2017

In terms of donor retention, that’s music to a nonprofit’s ears. For more information on creating a donor follow-up timeline for your organization, look into Lori Jacobwith’s free Sample Timeline for Donor Retention. 1 Week: Note. Thank-you notes are a small tool that make a massive impact.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

and although the sample sizes were small, and not representative of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the people surveyed seemed to like the open source tools available. We really can’t draw any conclusions from this – the sample size was small, and, as I mentioned, not representative of the sector.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

Nothing is more impactful than a well-done video with the right music in the background. Be gracious, grateful, and appreciative no matter how you did. Videos: Create at least one video for your campaign. Use powerful images to tell your story. And again, if you’re not great at producing video, find someone who is and get their help.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. When the music video was not focused on Mexican culture, no such change occurred. But each of these studies yields another useful nugget. Implicit Associations test.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Here is just a sampling of what we have collected so far. The patients use Windows Messenger to stay in touch with their teachers as well and Windows Media Player to watch movies and listen to music while undergoing treatment. By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Access to password-protected content like checklists for camping with kids or sample lesson plans for outdoor educators. Throw in beer and pizza and music and it can be fun. Show the work, don’t just tell.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

I’ve now seen two posts (one from David Gielhufe , and one from Lobo of CiviCRM ) suggesting that I dismissed the extremely positive results for the open source CRM tools (particularly CiviCRM) because the sample wasn’t large, or representative of the sector. It wasn’t scientific, and the sample was about.05%

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

One of the interesting side effects of the widespread shutdown is that most people are getting fewer commercial emails and direct mail than usual, as businesses like hotels, restaurants, music and sporting venues, and travel agencies all put a halt to their marketing. You see a sample phone script for this call here. can get involved.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2010

His post sparked a community plea to Ning to keep its service free for grassroots nonprofits and community groups and Amy Sample Ward also wrote about it. so that the nonprofit groups that have been increasingly adopting Ning (while possibly buried in the long tail) will not be left to fend for themselves. Start a Petition ».

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

Here is just a sampling of what we have collected so far. The patients use Windows Messenger to stay in touch with their teachers as well and Windows Media Player to watch movies and listen to music while undergoing treatment. By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

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. It’s possible to add live entertainment to your fundraising events, and it doesn’t have to be just music.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2012

Music, walking, running, happy hour with girlfriends, yoga, living by the ocean, and the way the internet bends time and space so I can meet people anywhere at anytime. I love how he comes home smelling like fire and mud. Supporting art and artists, writers and books.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Set up tasting tables with glasses and laminated A/B/C cards (they will get wet) for people to try to match the samples to the bottle. Outdoor Music Festival. Host a tasting event where participants bring their own bottles — or a wine vendor sponsors — a blind tasting. Raise your hand if you remember the #MSReadAThon. Click To Tweet.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

This study is available for open access until November 19, and there are links to some creative samples that you can peruse. And that's music to my ears. They have a smaller list, sure - but it's WAY more responsive to the messages they receive. Read all about it. But as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra proved, it can be worth it!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

" Tags: roundup africa book bookmarks casestudies data development ebook economy free funding future innovation list microgiving music nonprofits nptech opensource orchestra postalicious report resources socialmedia strategy survey technology trends.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Happy Hour from 3-6: Get your afternoon buzz on with snacks, beer, and live music to benefit Sweet Relief Musicians Fundsponsored by Salsa. Lunch from 12-2: Refuel your stomach and mind with lunch brought to you by Convio. Fork over your lunch money to a local Austin organization and Convio will match your donation!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

app offers polling location information, sample ballots, and election. does for music. Facebook and CNN have partnered to create the I'm Voting Facebook app. The app encourages users to pledge to vote and to share that pledge across their social network. The VoterHub. news and information. Wonder no more!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

This is what I think: Convio should partner with neutral players to underwrite benchmarking studies that get data from a much wider sample of organizations than just their clients. What do you think? Everyone (including them) gets better data. Time will tell. {

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

It may seem like so much fun to round up friends and record a video about why you are all so passionate about a cause, then edit it with catchy backgound music and effects, and post it on YouTube. This is a big one. Assume you are the only person in the community with the time and energy to do it, though.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2011

I found a studio with the right mix of music, intensity, and spirituality soon after moving to SF and quickly found myself hooked (though still rolling up my mat early). I had gone to classes on and off before coming to California but regularly left before savasana, the rest period at the end of class where the mind is invited to be still.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input. As you get comfortable editing content and producing the audio files, you can embellish the podcast with sound effects, music, and additional guests. Best Practices and Maintenance.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Toward the end, a young man, who worked with urban kids of color on media and music, commented that he didn’t really know how to get access to the kinds of things available, and he noticed how few people of color were in the room. This was the most diverse crowd I’ve ever talked with or been in for an open source conversation.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Staying true to the concept that it’s possible to carry a film studio in your pocket, here’s a sample equipment list: A smartphone (for filming). Whether it’s a voiceover or background music, adding audio to your video can enhance your message and deeply effect the emotions of your audience. STEP THREE. Congratulations!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Special musical performances by some interesting guests (under discussion). Special comedy skits including Soul Possum and a New York comedy troupe. Special event by the Looking Glass girls. Awesome business webinar by Amanda Hite and her cool Talent Revolution team. Giveaways, call-ins, co-host duties from Aronado and more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

I fondly recollect choreographing my first piece to Flashdance , where I became conscious of the power of movement combined with music. I vividly recall running in big circles around my front yard pretending to fly; and, then having vivid dreams about it actualizing. As a child, having fun was an easy, natural way of being.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

A couple of annoyances: the documentation for the APIs aren’t up yet, and the sample code they are going to publish is in C# and Java! It seems like it will start out with a local query system, then will be opened up to allow third party development of data analysis tools. That part looks very interesting.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2010

Find out what you have common (hobbies, music, travel) and what drives people to do the work they do (personal stories, passions, skills). But, now you’re offline and can enjoy the presence of lots of other real people (note: we assume you’re a real person, too!). So, make friends!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 6, 2011

" Free music. Yes, Finds Pew Study, People Will (and Do) Pay For Digital Content – "For a long time – right or wrong – content on the Internet has been synonymous with "free." Free videos. Free access to your local newspaper. Free blogs.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Whole sectors – media, music, finance, publishing – are being turned upside down. This is how the myPublicServices conference team explains their ideas about the gift economy: The web has already transformed the way we book a holiday, buy a camera, and share the snaps. But where is the impact on our public services?

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