Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

She’s the host of the podcast “Let’s Take This Offline,” an adjunct professor at Baruch College, a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer (CGT), A Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and an AFP Master Trainer.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Something we love about the SimplyFundraisingCRM platform is how easy and stress-free it is for nonprofit users to manage,” said Adam Weinger, President at Double the Donation. “It About SimplyFundraisingCRM: Manage donors, collect donations online or offline, and make it easy for you and your board members to attract and retain donors.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2009

Jamie Burke is hosting the Female Social Media Guru UK Awards as an opportunity to “challenge the current under-representation of females on event panels by offering a high profile platform for women.&# How do those differences impact opportunities and voices online? between women and other non-privileged groups on the Web?

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

GivingTuesday participants worldwide also volunteered, performed countless acts of kindness, and gave their voices, time, and goods. Takeaway : Remember, you don’t use GivingTuesday-provided platforms to solicit donations. But financial contributions aren’t the only way people got involved. You use your own tools and systems.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

on social media platforms like Facebook each day. This is especially true if you have a separate community platform connected to your website or operated specifically for your community online. There are mind-boggling reports and stats our there that show just how much time many of us are spending [wasting?]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2011

Create a vibrant online platform that inspires offline action, where challenges are posted, solutions are debated, successes and failures are archived, data is both disseminated and captured, stories are shared, and essential civic relationships developed.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

The message explained that Causes would be focusing on only providing service to the Facebook platform, encouraging any MySpace users that wanted to continue using the application to migrate, too. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. What’s Next.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Transmedia storytelling it is the technique of telling a story across multiple online platforms and formats using current digital technologies. I showed examples of how charity:water shares the story across different platforms and how it supports their fundraising. Engagement with a purpose and knowing your audience.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

This week, I shared with Vanessa that during my time offline for the holidays, I found myself reflecting on just how many different frustrations I feel people in this sector have voiced over 2010 – to the point that I, honestly, feel really overwhelmed by the “sick and tired&# state of nptechers world wide.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By using a mobile phone, they can collect data on the go and easily sync it to their Salesforce platform if they are in an area where the internet is unavailable. They needed a mobile app that worked offline. It’s not just useful for offline situations like interviewing people in rural India. TP: It’s the flexibility of use.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

The piece is reposted below: Have we replicated our offline social dynamics and barriers online? If we truly are reproducing our offline social divides online, then it’s further proof that the central part of your social media strategy needs to be focused on your audience. I believe we have, and so does Danah Boyd.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Most nonprofits generate at least two “touches” with supporters during the year-end fundraising season using a variety of marketing platforms. 31% of offline-only first-time donors are retained for over a year , versus 25% of online-only first-time donors. Which marketing platforms received the most engagement?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 3, 2010

Global use of social media is also a great way to amplify voices, ideas, and stories. The power of using social media in a local context focuses most directly on just those things that make “local&# different: being “here,&# connecting online and offline, taking action collectively and delivering services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

Bots needs to be designed increase engagement, support and inspire offline action. Right now it is difficult to discover bots, but after a bit of research I found a few examples of nonprofits making use of Facebook Messenger platform. National Geographic the Albert Einstein Bot to accompany its Genius Film Festival.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.) as a form of self expression and identification.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.) as a form of self expression and identification.

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Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Lesson #1: Voice. “Social media is a storytelling tool, it’s let voices effected by climate change be heard around the world&# (@ amysampleward ). Many social media tools are specifically designed for users to tell stories and voice opinions, others are built as aggregators and distributors of users’ stories.

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Social Media Change Media Lesson 145

Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

As nonprofits are using multiple channels to reach their supporters, they also need to be able to track engagement across these online and offline channels. While social media platforms are in constant evolution, nonprofits are learning to innovate and experiment with engagement techniques for advocacy and fundraising.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

Voice over IP phones are probably the most important (and least utilized) technology for that purpose. Dealing with backups is inherently difficult; it is best to invest in cloud computing platforms like Office365, Google Apps, Salesforce, and Box, which will likely still be accessible if your datacenter is not.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Nick Ellinger of Donor Voice is a guru on this type and he suggests the following as a guideline: For current low/mid-level donors – Set suggested donations at 1x, 1.5x, and 2x their average amount, and offer an “other” option. Evidence indicates defaults do increase giving. Don’t start too small.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 22, 2009

You can make friends and call them into action, but those actions and real engagement will link to and live outside of the platform. Use the tool for what it is: a communications platform. We need to couple real voices, with real opportunities to take action and get involved. But how do you wish the platform would work?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Offline and Direct Mail – be sure to segment your list by folks who would have just received something from you in the mail, some times it works to do messages in tandem, and some times it just doesn’t. Tips for testing your messages: From field – do your messages currently come from “Your Organization&# ?

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Occasionally we connect throughout the week via the NTEN community platform , and of course, there are other spaces for community organizers and online community managers on Facebook, Google Plus, and other sites. Our goal to build out this vibrant network, to hear from and build leadership among many more voices and perspectives.

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Everyaction

APRIL 23, 2018

Activate & organize supporters on and offline. Offline organizing tools such as phone banking , peer-to-peer texting , and door-to-door canvassing all provide outlets for your members to take action in ways that are easily tracked and quantifiable through your CRM.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

" Different audiences and different social media platforms demand different messages. " She recommends spreading the responsibility for social media across several people to occasionally give your social media person a break (do, of course, train these other folks so that your organization's social media voice is consistent).

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Occasionally we connect throughout the week via the NTEN community platform , and of course, there are other spaces for community organizers and online community managers on Facebook, Google Plus, and other sites. Our goal to build out this vibrant network, to hear from and build leadership among many more voices and perspectives.

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Facilitation Guidelines Hosting Twitter 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

At minimum, this application lets people air their concerns to legislators and policy makers easily through Twitter and can amplify more traditional tactics such as email campaigns and signing online/offline petitions. In this example of using grassroots organizing to influence grass tops debates, how do we measure it?

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

This resulted in us creating a “sneaker-net” approach to providing basic asynchronous ICT services to rural villages: a complete offline Wikipedia that fit on a CD-ROM, and severely restricted bandwidth throttling to allow community radios to access the Internet (via prepaid RBGAN) for $2-3 a day. . Voice remains the killer app.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Are there ways of catching offline datapoints? NWF - every program we have has an offline component, i try to integrate a social media strategy that leverages and encourages the offline part; like #nwf wildlife watch, raises your awareness offline if you can see something and tweet it, etc. be more intentional.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. The platform would then take their data, map it from their sending location, and create the other visual support data you see on the map.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lucy talked about how technology is driving the shift to a social economy and picked out a few themes, pointing out it is not the technology itself but how we use it. She highlighted the impact of crowd funding platforms and the technology to collect, visualize, and share data. I want to control the communication between staff and board.”

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

VozMob: Mobile Voices/Voces Moviles. Mobile Voices offers an open-source multi-media platform optimized for low-cost mobile phones that lets users create, share, and reflect on stories about their lives and communities. Who are they and what are they working on? Third Place: $10,000. First Place: $25,000.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. Immediately after the earthquakes struck Haiti, the Ushahidi team adapted the platform for crisis reporting and mapping for the area.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Its true impact has yet to be measured, but Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and every other social media platform have already caused a revelation in how people want to communicate. Online numbers don’t always equate offline results. They want to connect. They want to share in more than one medium. They are in control.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Bonterra’s supporter engagement platform puts a comprehensive profile of every audience member at your fingertips, so you can have intuitive interactions that lead to lifelong connections. Empower your supporters to raise their voices and remove barriers to action through online advocacy features targeting customizable decision makers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

The very calm Preetamrai , the Southeast Asian Editor for Global Voices who is also attending and leading a workshop at the Cambodia Bloggers Summit told me about his very cool new app from Techsmith, JingProject. The jing project is their first experiment in the Mac platform. Then I noticed that Andrew Parker had just tweeted it.

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