Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

I usually start my research with the board, volunteers, and staff members of the nonprofit to see if any of them meet the profile for a legacy gift. Anecdotally, you can ask people who know the donor to share information about them. Your research about the donor can be anecdotal or extensive, depending on your support staff and budget.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 30, 2011

In that window of opportunity, I snagged an invite from NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward and have spent the last day playing around with it in between other projects. One difference is apparent to me: On Facebook, your posts are shared as widely as possible by default and you can take an extra step to exclude people. More intimate.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

There are bound to be many, many versions of this blog post as people from around the world start investigating the tool and sharing their impressions. Now, your sharing and connecting settings apply to much more of the web than just your social networking profile. We could only see people at our university.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

The people who donate, listen in, connect with our programs by calling in, reading or commenting online, and coming to our offline events are our community. Their friends, colleagues, coworkers and family are the network – the people we reach through our community. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2011

And, most critically, what “personas” or profiles currently make up my list? What do these people have in common, what do they read, and what is their biggest pain? The reason marketers start here is the same reason a nonprofit should – making a connection to the real people in your database.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

As we have seen over the last decade, with the power of connectivity comes the opportunity for people with similar interests to come together and organize themselves in ways that transform geographic boundaries. Here’s a sampling of just a few: How do you create ideas that the crowd embraces, makes stronger, and spreads?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The responses lean towards a reality in which our online presence is just as diverse as our offline personalities – people are connecting with a mix of others on difference platforms. Use the functionality in the system to ensure you can share as much as you like, with the people you want to see it. Be a social recommender!

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Make profiles for each volunteer. Make profiles for each volunteer. This is where volunteer profiles become a major asset for your scheduling and management system! Be sure to include this information in your own volunteer profiles: Names and contact information. Keep volunteers updated with mobile messaging.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

obviously tied to the campaign, and reflective of the call to action means it is likely people will use it and engage. For many people, when they give money or make a pledge online, they want to see that thermometer increase, or the dial move, or the counter jump ahead. Sharing across platforms – Twitter.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

To get started, consider this sample workplace giving plan; then, build out each phase to craft a clear roadmap for success that fits your organization’s efforts. More than likely, you’ve been using your fundraising technology to collect data and build detailed donor profiles in your CRM. But this is a vital piece of the puzzle!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. It is important to note that higher unsubscribe rates are often indicative of a highly responsive email file because both responding and unsubscribing indicate that people are opening and reading emails – so an organization with higher unsubscribe rates often also sees higher response rates.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2013

For many people, the decision to give money is influenced by our peer networks and personal experiences. Social media, the place where you get to hang out with your party guests, is the social space where you not only connect with those you know, but you get to make introductions and meet new people. Well, sure – it does happen.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

nfpSynergy, a leading nonprofit sector think-tank and research consultancy in the UK, “tracks a representative sample of over 1000 11-25 year olds throughout mainland Britain twice-yearly, gaining insights into their views and habits, both social and charity-related” in its Youth Engagement Monitor. The Research. Secrets, secrets are no fun!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The site said the original message was in Greek and translated to “From the 16th to the 20th of November, we shall change our profile pictures to our favourite cartoon characters. The purpose of this game is to remove all photos of human for a few days from Facebook.&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Many of us have been up early playing with Jumo, setting up our individual profiles and finding issues and organizations or setting up profiles for organizations. It is still clearly in beta, with the usual tech glitches and 500 errors , which will smooth out as more people play with it and give them feedback. Chris Hughes.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Facebook fundraising tools are designed to keep people on the site rather than send them to a crowdfunding platform or other website. Facebook fundraising tools provide opportunities for bringing in donations from people who are interested enough in your work to follow you on Facebook, but not yet donating through your website.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2013

Last week Amy Sample Ward and I held a webinar with Care2 on Social Media: You’re Probably Doing it Wrong. Don’t Rely On Automated Updates What was the first thing you did after hearing about the shooter that killed 12 people and injured 58 at the Aurora movie theater in Colorado? Things bubbled up very quickly.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Celebrities, politicians and others with a high profile. Retweeters and people who have contacted you. Encourage people who want to be included on that list to publicly @reply to you and say why they support you. Related international organisations and campaigns. Organisations that are somewhat related to your organisation.

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DipJar

MARCH 21, 2022

While one goal of prospect research is to raise more money for your cause , you also want to cultivate lasting donor relationships with people who truly care about your work. Don’t be afraid to ask for samples of their work or ask their past clients for feedback on their performance. . Look for both affinity and capacity markers. .

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2015

In 2002, Patel overheard a conversation between two people with speech impairments communicating through their augmentative systems. These new voice profiles are made to be distinctly unique to the recipient and are created using a network of volunteer donors ! Why is this important? VocaliD is meant to bridge that gap.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Celebrities, politicians and others with a high profile. Retweeters and people who have contacted you. Encourage people who want to be included on that list to publicly @reply to you and say why they support you. Related international organisations and campaigns. Organisations that are somewhat related to your organisation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

We’re raising money, and matching funds up to $10,000 , to help make sure we get as many great, deserving people to this year’s conference as possible. (An Just take a glimpse at the excitement Beth Kanter and Amy Sample Ward are already buzzing about around this year’s NTC…). Spread the Word.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

”, the answer is often simply “everybody” or “you know, the people on our list” There’s an inclination to think “everybody will obviously be interested in our cause!â€? Write a short profile of a few of your target audience members. After all, people love to read about themselves.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

Not just seven people at the council give solutions. People follow people on Twitter, we have dozens of friends in Facebook, read many blogs, we take an idea about the people we admire, that surprises us, which enriches knowledge. More citizens can get involved to give their opinion, and of course, the council too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The Center itself sits three people who have access to six customized dashboards that relate relevant information drawn from various social media channels. How many people will be monitoring and managing your accounts? Which profiles are you most active on?

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

Mobilisation Lab: Started by the digital strategy team at Greenpeace International, the Digital Mobilisation Lab is comprised of a growing global network of staff and volunteers dedicated to people-powered campaigning. Greenpeace India has used missed calls as a cheap and quick way to engage people and build lists.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2010

All three session designers (myself, Ivan Boothe, Amy Sample Ward) have a background in community organizing, have run successful community organizing campaigns, and offer expertise in the field of social media. . He loves to talk to people, and he's always working so hard to bring the gang together to accomplish things.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

I really like so many aspects of this campaign that instead of simply changing my profile picture or tweeting about the campaign, I wanted to take a closer look, share with you some of the elements that are making it a great campaign, and some suggestions for ways it can be improved.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Sites like GuideStar and GreatNonprofits make it easy for people that are interested in learning about your organization’s data and history to find it. So make it easy for people to find out more about you wherever they come across your presence online. Share your data. Did you just secure some new funding?

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

A robust knowledge sharing network might involve people sharing resources, best practices, worst practices, just-in-time information, quick tips, and deep thinking, all focused on a specific topic. Automated systems can aggregate content coming from particular blogs, people, companies, keywords, or some combination of these.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The debate about what impact the online world has on offline action gets smashed when you look at these numbers and think about the over 12 million people around the world who are raising their consciousness by reading more about climate change and how they can get involved with their local communities. .

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

If you’re a social person, it means you like to spend time with other people. But this definition conflicts with today’s concept of social networking, in which we interact primarily with screens rather than with people."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Experiences: People love getting to do something unique, interesting, and valuable, even more than they like “things.” Membership cards: Some people like being card-carrying members of a group. If you represent an educational or social justice charity, maybe giveaway specialty decks of cards featuring important people from history.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 9, 2009

." Look beyond the label - Refugee week 2009 - Interested in light-weight online campaigns that can really get people's attention and start conversations? Check out this example from Refugee Week that asks supporters to change their profile pictures on their online profiles to show solidarity and spread the message.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Note , this was adapted from the book Social Change Anytime Everywhere by Amy Sample Ward and I. What actions do you want people to take? Site Insights: 10 most visited pages on the site, top 10 referring sites, and top 10 exit pages (How can you improve the content on pages where you are loosing people’s attention?).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2007

Ranger Rick Image from Facebook profile. Facebook has been taking down organizational profiles for nonprofits, including Ranger Rick's profile. We need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. When we first ventured onto Facebook, I created an Oxfam America profile.

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