Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2011

This month’s chat focused mainly on sharing lessons and examples from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , which took place in Washington, DC, last week. We just wrapped up another rousing Community Builder chat – I’m always so energized and inspired by these chats and thankful for all those that participate and share.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Date : June 6, 2011, 9 am – 10:15 am. Engaging our community, online and offline, can generate the momentum we need to build a movement. Location : Toronto, ON, Canada. Topic : Keynote; Technology and Community – Strategic Options for Building Movements. And there’s no stopping a movement! Related Links : MyCharityConnects.

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

Affiliate programs, organic search traffic and even offline advertising scored higher than social. By far the most effective channel was paid search marketing, which 90% of respondents put in their top three biggest sources of acquisition.&#. Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 27, 2011

Along with the Wild Apricot product webinars, this month's topics include: Online Networks and Offline Community Building; Promoting Nonprofit Events With Social Media; Using Google Analytics to Improve Your Website; Ten Best Practices for Year-end Fundraising and much more.( Here is our round-up of free non-profit webinars for June.

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NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

In fact, online donors are worth a lot more than offline donors. Typically they’re first-time donors who shell out nearly double the amount that offline first-time donors do - to the tune of $62 versus $32 on average, according to our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. 2) Tie Offline Contact Directly to Online Gifts.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Blackbaud released its 2011 Online Giving report today. The report includes 24 months of online giving data from 1,895 nonprofit organizations, online major giving data from 2,397 nonprofits, and both online and offline data representing $5.1 of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 18, 2011

My one question for you … Does social media improve fundraising online or offline in any way? 2011 Non-profit Social Networking Survey. The organization with the highest net income, the YMCA, only posted 19 times to Facebook in 2 months, but has over 24,000 Fans. Facebook is Great, but Does it Really Work for Fundraising?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2011

About the CommBuild Chat: These monthly chats originated out of the #4Change network and are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools. Hope to have you join us in July!

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Community Offline Social Media Goal 123

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2011

The conversation in this month’s chat focused on these questions: What are the best mechanisms for connecting online & offline communities? Thank you to everyone who joined in, followed along, and shared the archive! Get the chat archive! from @ BonnieKoenig. How much communication with your online community is too much? from @ehon.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2011

About the CommBuild Chat: These monthly chats originated out of the #4Change network and are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools. Hope to have you join us in April!

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Community Offline Linkedin Social Media 111

NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

So I’ve been extremely gratified to see the buzz surrounding Blackbaud’s 2011 donor Centrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmark Report. For example, while online is far and away the giving channel of choice for new donors under age 65, those same donors renew via offline channels 40% of the time. The report, which covers 15.6

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

In fact, Blackbaud’s 2011 Online Giving Report , noted that the largest online gift in 2011 was $260,000 ! The report further noted, “87% of the nonprofits in this analysis had at least one online gift of $1,000 or more during 2011.”. But I would suggest what I think are two important points: It’s an Offline Process.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending August 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending August 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending August 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Thanks to The Agitator for letting me have the last word in 2011. Statistically speaking, online donors are much more likely to switch to become offline donors. About 32% of online donors will become offline donors compared to only about 3% of offline donors switching channels. Your results may very. Always be testing.

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sgEngage

MAY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Fundraising 68

.orgSource

OCTOBER 1, 2023

and in 2011 won a $1 million prize! When the humans are relaxing, live chat is offline. But when the humans are watching the kids play soccer or having dinner, live chat is offline. Fun fact— Watson was developed to answer questions on the quiz show Jeopardy! Watson’s first commercial application was more serious.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. The move towards a multichannel fundraising approach (online and offline) is becoming more and more critical to long-term success.

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Social Media Fundraising Online Media 200

NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2012

Online donor solicitations are powerful. Such messages are able to reach large audiences, present …

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Offline Donor Online Fundraising 102

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. 3 Goals for 2011.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending February 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending February 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending February 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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Blackbaud Haiti Trend Arts 59

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Date : February 19th, 2011. Description : Social media tools allow for people to connect: broadcasting messages to real time communication, online networking to offline collaboration. Location : San Antonio, TX. Topic : Social Media in Disaster Response.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Especially when they help reveal a lot of information in a visual format.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending July 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending July 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending July 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending April 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending April 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending April 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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Blackbaud Haiti Trend Statistics 53

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Compare that to the $290 billion in total fundraising in the United States according to Giving USA 2011. Keep in mind that 92% of giving still comes from offline channels and that 32% of online donors switch to give through offline channels. million online in a single day during the 2011 North Texas Giving Day.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending September 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending October 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Overall Fundraising Trends. Online Fundraising Trends.

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Blackbaud Statistics Trend Arts 49

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending September 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending September 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Overall Fundraising Trends. Online Fundraising Trends.

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Blackbaud Statistics Trend Arts 49

NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

I like to think of it as what we “used to” refer to as peer-to-peer fundraising or P2P (you know, used to, like in 2011). flyers or offline donation forms). It’s when you invite your supporters to reach out to their contacts and spread the message, raising money on your behalf.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending May 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending May 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending May 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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Blackbaud Trend Statistics Fundraising 51

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

Keep doing the offline stuff for the offline people! HOW TO: Create Custom iFrame Tabs on Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page – "In March 2011 Facebook disabled the popular Static FMBL App that many nonprofits had used to create custom tabs on their Facebook Pages. ' There are two responses I usually give here.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending June 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending June 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. That is the third consecutive month the Index has been positive in 2011.

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Blackbaud Trend Statistics Arts 45

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2011

Growing Virtual Roots – How our online efforts led to amazing offline results – A great case study in community organizing, on and offline, from Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. "From the nation’s first film festival for nonprofits and cause advocates, is officially accepting entries for the 2011 festival.

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Web Spam Bookmarking Offline 123

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. My latest post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog is now up. You can read it and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the copy below.

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Community Giving Washington Social Media 158

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

So in 2011, the organization adopted an online movement-building model that they hoped would more effectively engage its community of half-a-million divers. Also launched in 2011, the Dive Against Debris program asks dive shop operators and individual divers to become citizen scientists. million divers.

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Awareness Project Data Social Network 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The desire to be social and interact with a wide range of people is also essential–social media is a great way to make connections with like-minded people, but it’s also important to transform online connections into lasting relationships offline. What is on your To Do List for 2011? Finally, you’ve got to love it!

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

National Day of Unplugging March 4-5, 2011 "For 24 hours, starting at sundown Friday March 4, 2011, individuals, families and community organizations across the nation reclaimed time, slowed down their lives and reconnected with friends, family, the community and themselves." How do you balance your online and offline life?

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