Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

I tried some courses at the Foundation Center, and looked at some books, but couldn’t really get into anything I read. So flash forward to seven years later, I’ve worked full time at nonprofits and consulted part time with nonprofits, and I’ve raised a lot of money. Why do these fundraising books have to be so BORING?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The frameworks and tips we outlined were field tested in real-time as part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation with 60 of their grantees who participated in a peer learning/focuss group and contributed many of the case studies. The book also has a social good purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2011

I’ve been heads down working on my next book about measurement and networked nonprofit s with KD Paine and our editor, Bill Paarlberg. One of the chapters is about measuring transparency. Sharing information about performance assessment, diversity, compensation, strategy-all give most foundations pause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Pundits and bloggers in the nonprofit sector often lament the inability of social media to raise money for nonprofits. Build the community first, and raise funds second. It’s true that Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The last chapter of the Networked Nonprofit is on networked governance. There were no examples – so the last chapter of the book is speculative, based on the best thinking of the people who have looked at networked governance. Catching the Wave: Twitter at a Packard Foundation Board Meeting by Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I’m working with the Knight Foundation to facilitate a peer learning exchange that will help their community foundation partners learn and spread best practices in planning and implementing Giving Days. The post was also published on the Knight Foundation blog here. The campaigns were treated as works in progress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2014

Note from Beth: I’m working with the Knight Foundation to facilitate a peer learning exchange that will help their community foundation partners learn and spread best practices in planning and implementing Giving Days. From GiveMN Case Study - Click for Case Study. This learning approach has two ways to capture knowledge.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

All Raise ’s interim CEO Paige Hendrix Buckner has now dropped the “interim,” according to the nonprofit’s blog post. Prior to joining All Raise, Hendrix Buckner worked with Dixon at Founder Gym, an online training center for underrepresented founders. firms by 2028. Lots and lots of big work in the coming months.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Thanks to the Rasmuson Foundation , I’m getting a second chance to experience the beauty of this state as well as learn a lot about the nonprofit and philanthropic community’s use of social media. at the Providence Cancer Center for the Alaska Chapter of PRSA. I’m doing various other trainings, book parties, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. These basic LinkedIn Profile tips for nonprofit professionals serve as a foundation for when and if your nonprofit is ready to utilize LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

If You Want An Answer, Ask Everyone by Jane Wales, Huffington Post, provides an overview of crowdsourcing in philanthropy and quotes from the chapter in our book on crowdsourcing. Next week, I’ll be in Boston for book events at Associated Grant Makers and Barr Foundation on Monday, October 4th. And that’s just October!

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Forum One

JUNE 15, 2023

Her passion for the work of our clients and vision for helping them expand their impact is exactly what Forum One needs as the company enters its next chapter of expanded innovation and growth.” “I I am honored to have the opportunity to lead this team into the next chapter of Forum One,” said Bradley. “At

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

What started as a small fundraiser for cancer research has now raised over $3 billion for social and environmental causes—and we feel like we’re just getting started. . That’s why today, I couldn’t be more excited to announce that Classy has raised $118 million in Series D funding led by Norwest Venture Partners. New Beginnings.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In addition to WestBridge, other investors in this round included Foundation Capital, Altair Capital, Mindset Ventures, Frontier Ventures and Gaingels. But as a measure of its momentum, it was only in August that the company raised a seed round of $14 million , led by Foundation. Wei Guo, Ellen Ma?),

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

And, she focuses on three foundational tenets: s elf-care, self-awareness, and personal agency. Most important, Su explores in depth, chapter-by-chapter the Five Ps : Purpose – Staying grounded in your passions and contributions, doing your highest and best work that has meaning and is making a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

There are many examples of crowdsourcing techniques used by nonprofits and foundations and The Networked Nonprofit devoted an entire chapter to the topic. Recently Craigslist Foundation did a crowdsourcing experiment to shape the agenda for its annual nonprofit bootcamp. Where is it most useful?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

A study ( [link] ) funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and MacArthur Foundation has found “when digital games were compared to other instruction conditions without digital games, there was a moderate to strong effect in favor of digital games in terms of broad cognitive competencies.”. In Philanthropy. Around Gender.

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2022

While almost a third of grants went to organizations in Ukraine, recipient countries reflect giving to local chapters of the Red Cross and other international relief organizations, or to their Geneva-based headquarters. Company-sponsored foundation. Independent foundation. Family Foundation. IKEA Foundation.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 31, 2021

While your nonprofit’s plan will be unique, these foundational tips are sure to help you set the stage for the new fundraising year. Socially-driven crowdfunding solutions equip donors to raise more money for their organization, simply by asking their family, friends, and colleagues to give to their page. Crowdfunding. Giving Tuesday.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

And, she focuses on three foundational tenets: s elf-care, self-awareness, and personal agency. Most important, Su explores in depth, chapter-by-chapter the Five Ps : Purpose – Staying grounded in your passions and contributions, doing your highest and best work that has meaning and is making a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

” This is a question that is hard to answer in a Tweet or two, and in fact we devoted to an entire chapter to the topic in the book – “Understanding, Visualizing, and Improving Networks.” Ventura County Community Foundation - March, 2013. Community Foundation of Monterey County. Radio Bilingue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. The NY Chapter of the Red Cross offers Ten Tips in this YouTube Video. Steve Heye has been blogging chapters in the book for the past few weeks.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Society, Arizona Chapter. What used to be a simple way to engage the community has turned into a competition on how to be more creative in raising dollars. Many have a matching gift program that will automatically double and sometimes triple the donations raised by company employees. National Multiple Sclerosis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. I asked folks to raise their hands if they had a smart phone, most did. I asked folks if they were on Twitter or Facebook, most people raised their hands.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

The organization is a Packard Foundation grantee. In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , we devote an entire chapter to something we called "Learning Loops" which is a combination of tracking and monitoring in real time as a project unfolds, but also incorporates a process of reflection at the end of the project to the next experiment. .

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 14, 2022

During a Challenge, participants are tasked with completing some sort of activity while they raise peer-to-peer funds for your nonprofit. All participants are added to a corresponding Facebook group to connect with one another and raise funds using individual Facebook fundraisers started on behalf of your organization. Share This Post!

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

The Vilcek Foundation. The New York-based Vilcek Foundation ’s mission is to elevate and communicate the importance of immigrants’ contributions to the arts and sciences in America by awarding annual Vilcek Prizes to support innovators in these areas. Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation. Canopus – Website for Art.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

If you are like many nonprofit fundraisers I have had the privilege of working with, you need to raise money so your organization can provide critical programs and services. How NOZAsearch.com Can Help Raise Money. Visit www.NOZAsearch.com and sign up for a free foundation account to search foundation grant records.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Almost five years ago to the day, I was lucky enough to meet Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor while I was Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. The offers chapters on how to design and build a network, including a special chapter for funders as well as a rich selection of resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

Steve MacLaughlin points out "If the reason why you want to use social networks is just to raise money, then stop now. Credit to Steve MacLaughlin for that) Go read it and come back. Allison points out the numbers for America's Giving Challenge on Facebook sponsored by the Case Foundation. It doesn't work that way."

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

When you do have this solid foundation of support, you ensure that your organization is a sustainable one. For any gift, whether that from direct mail or a foundation proposal, you need all three. The same goes for identifying foundations, companies, or government entities to fund you. Perhaps, but probably not.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Vilcek Foundation. The Vilcek Foundation has a mission to elevate and communicate the importance of immigrants’ contributions to the arts and sciences in America. The New York-based foundation also awards annual Vilcek Prizes to support innovators in these areas. Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Emma Lewzey will identify the specific shifts you must make to raise more 5- and 6-figure gifts–without letting fear, intimidation, or imposter syndrome get in your way. We are here to talk about “How to Overcome Fear, Intimidation, and Imposter Syndrome to Raise More Money.” Full Transcript: Steven: All right.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 18, 2012

posted by Sheryl Keeme , Executive Director, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Keeping staff motivated and raising the big dollars with special events can be an expensive and staff-intensive endeavor that is growing more difficult to sustain in our world’s diminished economy. Like this article? Get another!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 10, 2007

Starting Saturday, July 28th at 6 AM PST, 2007 Blogathon bloggers will post a new post every 30 minutes for 24 hours to raise money for their favorite cause. JilBean will be blogging for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society , Greater Connecticut Chapter. As of July 8th she had already raised $297 in pledges towards her $900 goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

It is less about how to raise funds for their organizations (although that’s important) but focused on the big picture: What is the long-term change that we want to see? We spent a chapter or two talking about exactly how to put this into practice because is this a very important point. What is needed to achieve it?

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2013

The three powerhouses, Guidestar, Charity Navigator, and Better Business Bureau, that foundations, philanthropists, and donors use to seek out information and ratings about nonprofits released an open letter to the nonprofit and foundation world yesterday.

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