Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Crafting Your ChatGPT-Powered Nonprofit Digital Strategy Embark on a journey of strategic empowerment by leveraging ChatGPT throughout your digital strategy. By generating prompts related to your cause, you can receive a plethora of creative content concepts. The following prompt and instructions can help you develop it.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

I see this firsthand as the chair of HERitage Giving Fund , the first Black giving circle established in Texas, where we’re evolving beyond grantmaking to incorporate intentional advocacy and philanthropy empowerment. Communities need members to voice their views, and giving circles offer a unique way to amplify them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

And gen Y who will come of age in a post-print era will be connecting to causes and giving to nonprofits through technologies that haven’t been invented yet. As the sales of smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs continue to rise, these numbers will continue to grow, representing a trend that will define a generation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Success Factors: Tangible Impact: Donors directly contribute to a sustainable solution, creating a sense of empowerment and long-term impact. Emotional Storytelling Donors want two things: to know they’re donating to a worthy cause and to see how their money is causing change. Your success stories bridge both these requirements.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

About three-quarters of employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in Garner, a town located near Raleigh, voted against joining a grassroots labor organization called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, the National Labor Relations Board announced Saturday.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

There's been a lot of discussion over the past week about Causes leaving MySpace and becoming a Facebook-only application. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that's really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Care2’s Dana Weissman had a great discussion on cause-related marketing with Rob Densen, founder of Tiller LLC , a leading advocacy marketing and communications consulting firm. The challenge is finding causes and issues at the nexus of customer concern, organizational expertise and brand equities.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 23, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore some effective strategies and tips for nonprofit leaders to leverage social media for fundraising and make a lasting impact on their cause. For example, if your nonprofit focuses on youth empowerment, platforms like Instagram and Snapchat might be more effective than LinkedIn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Instead of asking your friends to donate to your cause, it turns that on its head. There’s a category of organizations “Empowerment Through Technology” and wanted to give a big shoutout to my friends at DoSomething.Org for getting a grant! I really like the game mechanics and the pay it forward idea.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

As Geoff writes in the book, “an understanding of what makes people fall in love with causes, products, services and ideas.&# That takes the discipline of listening to ensure that you understand your community, value them, and build a meaningful experience. So, what makes a good positioning statement ?

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

Support women’s nonprofits No matter what causes you’re passionate about, there are plenty of women’s nonprofits you can contribute to for Women’s History Month. Their grantees come from all over the world and the fund partners with organizations thematically with a current focus on economic empowerment.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When designing campaigns, nonprofits should ask: Do we have diverse demographic cohorts advocating for the cause? In our case, we found a desire for peer support, community bonding, and empowerment. How can we enable those who were not previously engaged to see themselves in the broader movement?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 6, 2024

But it’s important to understand that motivating members to become donors is not just a financial ask but an emotional journey, deeply rooted in the psychological connections your members form with your cause. Mastering the art of storytelling: Connecting heart to cause Let’s talk about storytelling —it’s more than a buzzword.

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Qgiv

MAY 1, 2023

Chinese Progressive Association The Chinese Progressive Association is a grassroots organization in Boston working to achieve full equality and empowerment of the Chinese community in the Greater Boston area and beyond. Founded in 1977, the organization’s membership is primarily made up of Chinese immigrants and Chinese-speaking individuals.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Culture focuses on empowerment, excellence, and gratitude to help define your organization’s interactions with donors. Empowerment is hard to define, but when it’s not present in an organization, it shines brightly. When we allow people to connect deeply to our organizations, we become a cause they can care about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Organizing is about building relationships and mobilizing people around a cause. The following list of rules, I created for my own organization to help the decision makers understand a little clearer how to be more than a town crier getting lost in the traffic noise and make Twitter work better for us, our time investment, and our cause.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Mark says we’ve seen how this digital-first world is causing many organizations to rethink how they gather and use their data—and creating new opportunities for everyone with that data. Francois says speed, agility, and empowerment have become paramount to thriving in this new reality.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2024

Usually, folks will have a personal connection to the cause. You’re helping prospective donors visualize the story of your cause. Discuss the fact that both askers and donors are ’empowerers’ They bring your stories to life. Don’t be stingy when it comes to sharing what’s wonderful about your cause.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2024

One of my favorite colleagues and co-host of our Eskin Fundraising Training Non-Profit Empowerment webinar series, Rhanda Luna, has been hired as Director of Corporate Giving and Special Events for SAFE, based in Austin, Texas. Accompany senior staff and board members who enjoy making solicitations and watch them in action.

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M+R

MARCH 9, 2023

While “Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)” addresses Black love, joy, and empowerment, the proud (on my t-shirt) is focused on self-affirmation, dignity, and equality. Chances are good that you’ve felt her influence in our work with clients and causes already (she’s more and more a part of client teams these days).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

When I say “give permission,&# in this post, I’m really saying that you should balance the herding and collecting of the community with the encouragement and empowerment for the community to go wherever it wants with your message or information.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2008

It does make the case that the real world philanthrocapitalists invest in far more than social enterprise, and are far more progressive in terms of funding empowerment, funding globally and funding communities of color than traditional charity, foreign aid and government funding.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Mark says we’ve seen how this digital-first world is causing many organizations to rethink how they gather and use their data—and creating new opportunities for everyone with that data. Francois says speed, agility, and empowerment have become paramount to thriving in this new reality.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2010

Since becoming widely adopted just a couple years ago, social media has supercharged social action, cause marketing, and social entrepreneurship. The next step is for these apps to add greater purpose by encouraging more meaningful checkins and offering corresponding badges and stamps, thus mapping the cause universe.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 5, 2025

Its about personal empowerment. When I think of a love of learning, I picture someone like my younger daughter, whose passion for dance and desire for mastery cause her to continue dancing across our living room after formally training at her dance school for five hours straight. Its akin to having a versatile tool set for life.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

While touring the island, listening to my pleasant audio guide chattering away on my headphones, I learned of a constituent empowerment campaign from long ago. Pulitzer’s tactics were not exactly the same as what I call constituent empowerment but it is pretty close. Think of the success of cause related wrist-bands as example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The Forgotten Roots of Capacity Development in the Movement for Ownership and Empowerment. Few were accompanied by a strong statement about commitment to process that prioritizes ownership and empowerment. Most had weak measures of accountability especially towards clients, beneficiaries and community.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Organizations quickly moved operations to the digital world, and that digital transformation has caused a data transformation resulting in an explosion in data. Speed, agility, and empowerment have become paramount to thriving in this new reality. It’s an ‘or’ proposition—empowerment or control. Francois Ajenstat.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Organizations quickly moved operations to the digital world, and that digital transformation has caused a data transformation resulting in an explosion in data. Speed, agility, and empowerment have become paramount to thriving in this new reality. . It’s an ‘or’ proposition—empowerment or control. Francois Ajenstat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Mary Mwende told us about her journey from Mombasa, Kenya, to being one of ten girls chosen for the Global Give Back Circle , a mentoring and empowerment program. From here you can view real youth causes and support youth-focused nonprofits directly.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Economic Empowerment of Women by Yobanny Samano. On August 4, 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port city of Beirut exploded, killing over 200 people and causing billions of dollars in damage. Favorite this viz. . The Day Lebanon Changed by Soha Elghany and Fred Najjar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2007

Successful fund raisers for social causes have known that for a long time. It uses images to promote social and humanitarian causes. Or check out the photos from Kathy Adams who runs Empowerment International and has been sharing photos from Nicaragua and Costa Rica that show the impact of her organization's work.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

annanten : social media is here to help you empower your followers with a story to create powerful activists for your cause. annanten : @engagejoe online campaigning = (relationship building + storytelling) * shared cause ^ common goal. realize_ink : Q3: empowerment & ownership. Both important. rootwork Giving up control.

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Kindful

APRIL 8, 2021

Think about who best embodies the struggle/solution and emotion your cause stands for. Think about platforms and people who might already cover topics related to your cause. Let them know you’ve done your research and appreciate the voice they give to important causes. Just like donors, not everyone will “support” your cause.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

” Axion Ray brings intelligence to manufacturing to find issues before they cause trouble Over time, the company wants to establish itself as a skills management system for its workers, to ensure the teams are trained and deployed efficiently.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

Twitter is establishing itself as a charitable giving and cause marketing channel. . Here's how you can donate ten cents (or more) to the cause without spending a dime of your own money: Each A Powerful Noise Tweet must include the hash tag #apowerfulnoise to generate the donation. for clean drinking water in developing countries.

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