Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Prominently feature the date (November 28), the #GivingTuesday hashtag, a “Donate” button, links to your social networks, social sharing, and an e-newsletter opt-in. Optional: List three additional calls-to-action (share on social media, become a monthly donor, become a #GivingTuesday Ambassador, etc.).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

So, what is the content you want to share? Do you want to be sharing what you know and learn with other volunteers? Maybe even using these tools to document and share back with the organization all that you’re doing. Anyone in here want to share what you are now or want to start doing? Creating Buzz. hashtags.org.

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Social Network Volunteer Network Social 228

NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Consider how you can support more robust knowledge sharing. By providing your stakeholders with a dedicated place to share knowledge with one another, community building happens naturally. What is a knowledge sharing network? What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks? Knowledge is a lofty word. Some are huge.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

While the perks and parameters can vary greatly from one organization to the next, here’s a sample major donor rubric: Bronze level (e.g., While the perks and parameters can vary greatly from one organization to the next, here’s a sample major donor rubric: Bronze level (e.g.,

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Strategy Giving Fundraising Gift 177

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Or you can track the time it takes you to fill out the form, either with sample data or by trying to collect similar data from your own systems. Do you analyze it, report it, or share it with your stakeholders? Consider anonymizing the comments before you share them to minimize any unintended bias.

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 89

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. Our colleagues at FreeWill.com share useful steps and examples.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In this blog, we will share the key elements of a typical project proposal and best practices for how to approach drafting each section to help you secure the grant you seek. If you are wondering how to get started, consider showcasing the information in your Candid nonprofit profile.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

.)&# I’ve been playing around with the new social platform this morning and wanted to share some of my early reactions. (So So far, trying to navigate the site to browse or set up a profile has about a 50/50 chance of hitting either a 504 or 500 error page. “Amy Sample Ward wrote on her/her profile:&#.

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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. You could then share messages, notes, talk about class, etc.

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Google Profile Stream Classes 267

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Each of Hatch’s five sections are designed to help you craft, curate and share impactful stories. As you build your storytelling profile, Hatch will suggest tools, case studies and resources customized to your needs. These recommendations will always be saved to your profile so you can access them later.

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Storytelling Digital Impact Tools 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

List three calls-to-action (donate, share on social media, become a monthly donor, sign a petition, etc.). Provide sample email text and social media graphics and avatars to your ambassadors. Provide sample email text and social media graphics and avatars to your ambassadors. WorldAidsDay.ngo , WorldRhinoDay.ngo , etc.

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Awareness Causes Campaign Giving 205

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. That will pass.

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Google Conference NTC Facebook 171

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

JULY 29, 2011

One of the biggest barriers to sharing our experience and knowledge, and learning as organizations is the belief that we are all so different we can’t actually share or learn from each other. What options do you provide to your community to have share responsibility or ownership for a service, program, or event?

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Social Media Public Media Community 178

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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Build Giving Strategy Tips 74

NCE Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2012

As 2012 winds down there were several major stories that I came across that are worth sharing. Second, a local nonprofit executive is suing LinkedIn , because someone put up a LinkedIn profile with his personal information without his permission. Randi Zuckerberg is the sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg found out the hard way.

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Linkedin Policy Photo Social Media 130

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

Just before noon, I decided to go online and see what those in my networks were sharing from their own celebrations or reflections, and immediately found the #GoSilent campaign from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). Sharing across platforms – Twitter. Sharing across platforms – Facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

. —– Google+, the social network launched by Google nearly 5 months ago, has recently opened up the platform to organizations and brands with a profile type akin to the options for individuals and Pages on Facebook. As many have already complained, you cannot (for the moment, at least) share access to a brand page on Google+.

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Social Network Network Strategy Social 165

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Use the functionality in the system to ensure you can share as much as you like, with the people you want to see it. You can include a disclaimer in all of your profiles, actually! You can keep that flickr account or Instagram profile private and shared with just your family and closest (photo-tolerant) friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

Connectivity helps facilitate highly distributed groups of people to work on a campaign, project, or share ideas that spread with unprecedented velocity and reach. 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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Participatory Leadership Model Skills 116

NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

M+R shares 6 Rules for Online Writing that just might shatter some old grammar rules. OneJustice is profiling their inspiring volunteer Justice Bus Riders who log long hours by bus to provide legal assistance to rural communities. Congratulations to NTEN Member Partner, Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) !

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Listserv Tech Data NTEN 65

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2013

You can then offer up snacks and drinks or even start conversations or games based on who is in the room and what they might enjoy, just like you do when you share certain content on certain online profiles based on the sub-groups in your community engaging on each platform.

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eBook Social Media Campaign Media 276

NCE Social Media

APRIL 29, 2009

This is an email I got today that I wanted to share with our readers. 4) Link to your profiles on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. That’s just a small sampling of what your organization can now do on Change.org with the premium toolset. Please visit the Change.org link listed below for more information.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

I shared results from the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from NTEN and M+R Strategic Services. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Tips to grow your list: Short sign-up forms – you just need their email, ultimately, and you can start building out their profile of what actions they take and how they engage.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

For starters, you don’t get contact information for all your donors, only those who choose to share. This means you can’t thank the donor properly , you can’t follow up with them to share updates, and you can’t build the all-important donor relationship. Encourage sharing. Your organization gets the full donation.

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Facebook Game Fundraising Campaign 124

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

Just take a glimpse at the excitement Beth Kanter and Amy Sample Ward are already buzzing about around this year’s NTC…). If you have airline miles you’re willing to share, NTEN will help you find a scholarship recipient who needs them. Spread the Word. Put this great little widget made by NTEN to good use!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Here is a Sample Six-Month Planning Timeline to help you get started. This Sample Budget Template provides a more detailed expense breakdown and can be used to start your Giving Day budget. None of this can be done effectively without systematic planning upfront – and that takes time. How much staff time is involved?

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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. Amy Sample Ward shares her first reflections and critique of the platform and wonders what’s the point? What is Jumo? by Steve MacLaughlin.

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New York Profile Argentina New York City 104

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. Here are three of our favorite tips that we shared. Perhaps you jumped on to Twitter or Facebook to look at what friends were saying or sharing. Maybe you turned on CNN to watch the story unfold. .”

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Personal profiles, direct communication, authentic conversations. Do you have a story to share? I’m looking to recruit 2 or 3 panelists to share the stage with me, and share their first hand accounts and examples of the way personal, individual driven social media has impacted, for better or worse, their organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Understanding who you are working with and the kinds of content you want to create and share, will help you then build engaging and valuable social media channels. Through a facilitated training, participants will work independently and in small groups to develop and share project plans for using social media to engage supporters.

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Kentucky Leadership ROI Social Media 122

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. No one likes secrets!

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Online Social Network Facebook Charity 126

Care2

JULY 11, 2013

While I have close to two decades of experience in the nonprofit field and love to share my experiences and data, I’m lucky to be surrounded by such smart nptech folks who share their knowledge with me. They share best practices in online campaigning as well as concrete data and analysis from their A/B testing.

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Resource India Case Study Nonprofit 72

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. What''s the future of fundraising? Save the Date! 28-30, in Chicago, IL.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Urges nonprofits to focus on sharing and using basic information about who they are, what they’re doing and what’s happening, before tackling big data. Do you only want to monitor social media mentions, or would you also like to manage your social media profiles using this platform? Which profiles are you most active on?

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Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

Why not talk face to face with people who pass through the network to be part of our day without having shared a conversation out loud. Now, after a year interviewing different people and creating the platform, you can share your talkingabout topic and create, together, a mosaic of experiences, stories and projects with Web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Share your data. Share stories of your impact, but make the numbers just as accessible, too. Ensure that your Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and any other online profile you have includes a link back to your organization’s website. Do you have tips or suggestions to share with others? Connect your presence.

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