Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011. — a number that grew by 10 percent between 2010 and 2011. Online video consumption rates are now as high as television viewer rates globally. Surprisingly, 35 percent of respondents to a Nielsen study indicate being open to making online payments on their smartphones.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Staff led on-the-ground efforts in just a handful of key cities, while the majority of actions were organized online and offline by activists and other citizens -– volunteers, by and large. Online networks were used to help organize the national day of action but the action was not about "likes" or fans or messages.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I’ve written about it , submitted a session proposal with colleague Debra Askanase to the 2011 NTC, and recently had the opportunity to start a conversation on the topic of engaging your community across platforms in a GroupVine message (more information about my use of the tool at the bottom of this post). People are networked.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " 2011: The Year the Check-in Died – "Early last year, "checking in" was the cool new craze. Change the internet?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2011

One of the conference sponsors had an exhibit area with 10+ puppies running around. What are you giving up by being online so much? What needs are you trying to fulfill for yourself online that could be better met offline? Having a ritual, practice, or totem can help you be more conscious about your online time.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Yesterday I went along to the Mobile and Digital Conference in London , organised by Fundraising magazine, to hear first-hand about how, in a fast-changing world, charities are using social, mobile and digital media to reach new audiences and raise more money. Author: Julia Woodcock. So what were some of the main themes from the day?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. I was presenting a strategic technology workshop at one of their conferences.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. Well, they loved the chance to get together offline and build things together, learn from each other and so on. Campaigns: 350.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

So, let’s get out the nonprofit vote for the nonprofit panels at SXSW 2011 ! They’re convening Barcamp-like unconferences called PubCamps all over the country, allowing local techies and citizen journalists to forge collaborative projects with NPR and PBS stations, both online and offline. What are they good for?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The goals include learning made personal, extension of experience onsite and online, and access for all learning and lifelong learning – underlying all of it is innovation in learning. but there wasn’t an offline space for that.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Who’s changed their organization’s online communications because of it? But listening to the community, to the news, to the larger conversation on and offline and identifying where the opportunities are.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. This is important for both online and offline instructional delivery. We will use the time to debrief and experiment with a few of these techniques — some of which would have been modeled during the conference. Begin Connections.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The goals include learning made personal, extension of experience onsite and online, and access for all learning and lifelong learning - underlying all of it is innovation in learning. but there wasn't an offline space for that.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending January 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving reports that online revenue decreased by 9.3% for the 3 months ending January 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Amy and I will provide concrete advice from our new book Social Change Anytime Everywhere on what you need to be doing to build and mobilize your communities through multifaceted campaigns and by integrating social media into your online communications and outreach. How to manage an Online Crisis and avoid alienating your community.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. It was a terrific conference, with people from all areas of the state and all areas of the sector. If you have other questions, or other ideas, please share them!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

While most donations are still received offline, online fundraising is an important tool, especially when trying to attract new donors. Blackbaud released an infographic earlier this week at the 2011 Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits depicting how offline and online fundraising go hand in hand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

to leverage social media as a way to engage our key audiences, Packard created the Friending the Finish Line project in July 2011. Voices for Utah Children recently helped host a conference on. Line grantmaking strategy, which provides states with policy expertise in conjunction with strategic communications counsel. As a result, we.

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2011

Two outside organizations that help to track this and provide best practices are B Corporation, (whose online assessment is available in full for free) and WorldBlu (providing 10 Principles. Budget time between online and offline activities. of Organizational Democracy). Tracking of tasks in Salesforce.

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