Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Chain Reaction is taking place November 12th, 2009, at Canary Warf, London. To find out more, use these links: Why are people coming together this year at Chain Reaction 2009? What will happen at Chain Reaction 2009? Who is speaking at Chain Reaction 2009? Who should attend Chain Reaction 2009?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 12, 2008

Developers, consultants, experts and users all like to weigh in with their predictions for 2009’s big developments, innovations and attempts for the coming year. So, here are my 2009 Predictions for the Social Web. So, here are my 2009 Predictions for the Social Web. What are your predictions for 2009? I love them!

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 31, 2009

The contest runs through November 6, 2009. Tags: TechSoup. The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to donate to your cause. The goal is to get as many unique daily donations as possible (minimum of $10), to your cause each day.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2009

The Arc of the US Convention - 2009. Tags: Education and Training #arc09 convention education socialmedia. Did you know that The Arc’s convention will have a session on Social Media from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM on Friday, November 13? Embracing Social Media (C). Presenters: Ms. Kristin Erickson, Parlerai, Inc., Scituate, MA.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2009

All entrants will receive a free copy of the fully-updated 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Report in late 2009. Tags: challenge marketing award branding competition nonprofit tagline. For more information, visit this FAQ. How to Enter. To enter, simply submit this entry form - it will only take a few minutes. 2008 Winners.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 21, 2009

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is starting the year off with a list of trends they believe will affect fundraising in 2009. Tags: Fundraising. You can read the full article at philanthropy.com/news/prospecting/index.php?id=6835.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Those of you who fundraise for educational institutions or are interested in how they're raising money online should check out the results of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's 2009 survey on online giving (PDF). Tags: TechSoup. Some highlights: read more.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

SupportingAdvancement.com has published the results of their 2009 survey on how nonprofits are handling corporate matching gifts --their fourth such survey. Over 60% of respondents reported raising over $20,000 in matching gift income in 2009. Tags: Fundraising. Over 26% raised over $250,000. in last years' survey.

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The 2009 Arc Convention is happening right now in Pittsburgh. Tags: Marketing and Awareness Tools Video arc convention flame YouTube. If you’re reading this I hope you are here at the convention. I wanted to share a special video with you for this installment for Video Fridays.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 21, 2009

Enjoyed my day in Berkeley yesterday at the Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp 2009. Tags: Craigslistbootcamp charismatic Newmark Arianna CLFBC09 facebook Zuckerberg. They had more than 1000 folks show up to talk about service, nonprofits and social action. Announcing All For Good was a big piece of the event, of course.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Tags: challenge fundraising donorschoose education social media. Public school teachers post project requests that range from a $100 classroom library, to a $600 digital projector, to a $1,000 trip to the zoo. People like you can choose which projects to fund and then get photos and thank-you letters from the classroom.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Prizes will be awarded to the winning entries at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco on April 26-28, 2009. Deadline for submissions is March 26, 2009. Tags: video nten 09ntc events ntc. Submit as many videos as you’d like without any entry fees. Learn more and submit your nonprofit videos!

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

2009 is going to be an interesting year. years “in business,” this is my personal challenge/resolution for 2009: I want to take the technology we already have and use it to help C3 focus our attention on our constituents and supporters as effectively as we focus on what we do to fight colorectal cancer. Tags: Nonprofit.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2009

I'm getting ready to head to the Social Enterprise Summit 2009 next month in New Orleans. Tags: advocacy social enterprise Social Enterprise Alliance policy Surdna Social innovation New Orleans Obama social entrepreneurs se-alliance. We were lucky to have the support of the Surdna Foundation for a policy-specific conference track.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

Details: Date: May 12, 2009. Tags: community events technology women wwt. 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. Location: global (telephone and web).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

2009 will, undoubtedly, bring us more to fill the social media bucket, new places to explore, tools to try, and things to consider. In 2009, I’d like to see groups recognizing the power of social media tools to create sustainable social learning spaces. For the full post, visit the SSIR blog here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2010

Allison Fine and I have completed the assessment and reflection paper for 2009 America’s Giving Challenge for the Case Foundation. Tags: Philanthropy case foundation online contests. Allison and I wrote the reflection paper for the first challenge. We look forward to more lively discussions and sharing of ideas about online contests.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

Tags: reports ecampaigning. Advocacy Online summary document - download. benchmark data (author: Duane Raymond) - download. e-action review (author: Jess Day) - download. e-campaigning survey (author: Jess Day) - download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2010

In October 2009, I wrote about a build-it-yourself iPhone App development service called SwebApps that was waving set-up fees (normally $400-800) for nonprofits until 12/31/2009. We saw that with social media in 2008 and 2009, and the same will be true of mobile technology in 2010.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 22, 2009

I just wanted to thank everyone (especially my clients , followers, friends and fans) for making 2009 such a great year for DIOSA Communications. Tags: Uncategorized Thank You.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 30, 2009

Tags: TechSoup. Subsequently, they reviewed the resolutions, identified the main topic areas, and created a Resolutions Guide. The guide is now available for free here (registration is required).

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 27, 2009

Here, by topic, are the top stories voted up by Association Jam readers for December 2009.( Tags: Associations Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Marketing Volunteers Google Social networking Non-profit Communications membership websites event managment Membership management social media Association Jam. read more ).

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 25, 2009

Tags: TechSoup. Compared to 2007, results for online fundraising were up 14 percent, email file growth was up 28 percent, and Web site traffic was up 20 percent. The average gift amount was unchanged at many organizations, with the average gift hovering around $67.50 in 2007 and 2008.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

Seventy-nine percent said they hadn’t found ways to do so.” – Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 12, 2009. Early estimates for 2009 show an increase in online donations of 46% from 2008. Tags: Blogging Facebook Mobile Technology MySpace Online Fundraising ROI (Return on Investment) Social Media Twitter YouTube.

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Tags: Education and Training Tools #arc09 achieva arc of greater pittsburgh parlerai socialmedia socialnomics the arc of the us. and we had some great questions and insights from audience members. The slides and video from the presentation can be found below. If you are a regular reader of this blog you have seen this video before.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

in the fall of 2009. I first wrote about SwebApps in October of 2009 [ HOW TO: Launch an iPhone App for Your Nonprofit for $29 a Month]. of all smartphone App downloads in 2009 were iPhone Apps. Tags: Mobile Technology iPhone Apps. 2) The Dashboard is new and improved and much easier to use.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Tags: Uncategorized nten 09ntc nptech. I’ve been using CiviCRM for a year or so, and have begun to get involved in implementation. Looking forward to digging deeper in. And email me if you want to have coffee, or lunch, or a side conversation in the Science Fair. And, you can help folks get to NTC !

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web. Tags: events socialchange blog action day blogging climate change environment. At the time of this posting, there are already 9,340 blogs contributing to Climate Change conversations today in 150 countries. Take action on Climate Change. Learn more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Also known as Project Wonkhai, the school opened it’s doors in March 2009. Tags: Twitter Micro Fundraising Online Fundraising. Their first project is a secondary school for 1,200 girls in Afghanistan where the female literacy rate is only 12%. Let’s help them get started on Twitter by following them at @CoWReachnTeach.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 10, 2010

When I bought my first iPhone in June 2009 I was absolutely blown away. Also, 57 million Americans now regularly access the mobile web, and that’s a June 2009 stat. Tags: Mobile Technology Mobile Websites Smartphone Apps Social Media Smartphones Apps. Love my iPhone. What a miraculous little tool of technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Thank you so much for a great 2009. Tags: Webinars. If your nonprofit is based in Europe, the social media webinars for European charities are also 2-for-1 until January 4. Enjoy the holidays and wishing you the best in 2010!

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Tags: Non-profit technology nptech events training webinar. Here are 19 free online training opportunities of interest to associations, charities, and other not-for-profit organizations -- on topics from software and social media, to management, fundraising, and more.( read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 10, 2009

As a way to hold on a bit longer to 2009, this Net2 Think Tank asks for your best blog post from the year. Share your best blog post from 2009 one more time! How to contribute: Tag your blog with net2thinktank. Tag your post with “net2thinktank&# and email a link to us to be included.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Net Squared White Paper Nov 2009. Tags: community net tuesday reports case studies global netsquared nettuesday whitepaper. We hope you’ll add your story to the mix, too! You can download the paper directly here. View more documents from Marnie Webb.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2009

Tags: social media awards women uk sxsw issues socialmedia. What cultural shifts need to take place offline in order to provide non-privileged groups earlier access, interest, and opportunity in technology-related fields? I’d love to hear some of your thoughts about those questions or others!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. Tags: Facebook. Last week the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page reached the 10,000 fans milestone.

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