Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Over the last few months, I’ve been collaborating with Andy Gibson and David Wilcox , and Clive Holtham and Nigel Courtney from Cass Business School, on a book about using new technologies for social benefit projects. A set of principles and guidelines which we believe underpin the most successful ‘social by social’ projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

.” The blog post is about the launch of the Boston Foundation’s new resource for community organizations and media, the Boston Indicators Project website. The site contains data visualization tools, thanks to a collaboration with the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research at UMass Lowell.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

We believe, we know, that moving the needle on climate change requires collaboration on all levels. Mission: Empowerment of children and youth and mobilize for and enable the restoration of 1 trillion new trees worldwide. Plant-for-the-Planet’s projects are highly local, with global impact. Plant for the Planet.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Volunteer Alliance Projects. The focus in these projects is on being able to demonstrate real impact, which will be apparent after one week. Adopt A Project. Ecosystem map representing the adopt-a-project concept with key value exchanges. For Ignite, this pro bono project represented a new way of volunteering.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 5, 2025

Not surprisingly, a Stanford study shows that people working collaboratively persist on a task for 64% longer than those working individually on the same task, and they exhibit higher levels of engagement. Similarly, in a large research study referred to as Project Oxygen, Google examined what made the companys employees good managers.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

And, the focus of MEL is generally on evaluating grantee projects or organizations, rather than on the grantmaker and its practices. All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

From their website: Some of the features that distinguish Hampshire from more traditional liberal arts colleges include student-designed academic concentrations; an active, collaborative, inquiry-based pedagogy; an interdisciplinary curriculum; and a narrative evaluation system. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it? I learned a lot.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Each week, I’d share a summary of the submissions and collaborate with the team to find actionable solutions. When team members feel heard and supported, they don’t just work harder, they work smarter and with greater collaboration. The key wasn’t just collecting feedback, it was addressing it transparently.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

It was my birthday and the culmination of a campaign to raise money for Cambodian children that I used an action learning project for the students. We actually eat chocolate in class as part of the exercise! Design for collaboration. Employ empowerment marketing. Tell your story. Act, then think. Measure one metric.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 23, 2023

For example, if your nonprofit focuses on youth empowerment, platforms like Instagram and Snapchat might be more effective than LinkedIn. Collaborate with influencers and partners Partnering with influencers and other organizations can amplify your reach and credibility on social media.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The growing magnitude and complexity of socioeconomic problems that face societies throughout the world has generated the urgency for cross-sector collaboration to emerge. Examining these cross-sector collaborations reveals advantages for nonprofit leaders seeking greater impact. Austin and M.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2010

We are also engaging with the Government of Iraq through the development of new web portals that will assist with project management and connecting with citizens of the country. Online tools can greatly assist with collaboration, cultural education and developing business ideas. We're excited to be part of this new movement.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We don’t have a common language for collaboration between large software developers selling and donating their platforms to nonprofits. In short, its existence creates opportunities for collaboration between software platforms that serve nonprofits to match the collaboration between nonprofits that takes place every day.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The demand for low-code development is driven by several factors, such as the need for digital transformation, the appeal of automating repetitive tasks, the shortage of skilled developers, the benefit of cost and time savings compared to traditional development, and the empowerment of creative problem solvers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

--Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project. Below is an e-interview with another woman making a difference in Mali, Caitlin Cohen, one of two US coordinators of the Sigida Keneyali Project. What is the Sigida Keneyali Project? How did you get involved in the Sigida Keneyali Project?

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Tableau

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Or, the viz might result from one of the community’s social data projects or competitions. Economic Empowerment of Women by Yobanny Samano. Soha Elghany and Fred Najjar collaborated to create this visualization, which shows the impact of one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history. Favorite this viz. .

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2014

Human trafficking survivors are better able to access the kinds of resources necessary to get safe and stable housing, social services, and economic empowerment. Here are the big three things we’re taking with us as we head to the next phase of this project: 1. We’ve talked about SafeNight on TechSoup before. Ship often.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. Take for example deploying 200 sensors throughout the Brazilian rainforest to measure and visualize the effects of climate change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. Exercises: These can be collaborative exercises, having a group brainstorm ideas together, can be effective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2014

We submitted, with collaborators Aidmatrix, and made it to the finalist round. And then things really starting happening: Last week, we learned that the Collaborative was selected as one of the winners of the Challenge. But even more important, it is enough for us learn, to collaborate, and to make change. We couldn't.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 27, 2021

It fuels the desire for more knowledge by putting data and self-serve analytics tools in the hands of everyone, without requiring a major IT project. Connecting dots across the organization: She armed analytics leaders with standardized descriptions of core analytics projects to use in conversations with stakeholders.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 27, 2021

It fuels the desire for more knowledge by putting data and self-serve analytics tools in the hands of everyone, without requiring a major IT project. Connecting dots across the organization: She armed analytics leaders with standardized descriptions of core analytics projects to use in conversations with stakeholders.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

The mission statement of One Laptop per Child is artfully constructed: "To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning." What Can We Do, Then?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2022

Parley sees the key to these solutions in creativity and collaboration. Through projects focused on communication and education, youth empowerment, direct action, research, and material science, we create success stories that set new standards and provide the roadmaps for others to follow. Collaboration is the way forward.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Join Krista, Libby, Lisa and many more inspirational speakers at the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions for sessions dedicated to nonprofit wellbeing and resilience. Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level. Get Registered Now for Free.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

It serves as a dynamic platform that harnesses the collective generosity of people to address pressing needs, support meaningful projects, and uplift communities in need. Collaborative Events Partner with local businesses for collaborative events where a percentage of sales go towards your cause.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 20, 2019

Salesforce uses this Hawaiian word which means “family” to describe their culture and the larger family of their customers, employees, partners and communities that “…take care of each other, have fun together, and work collaboratively to make the world a better place.” Fun and easy product training. Investment in innovation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 23, 2022

Empowerment is the greatest form of impact. The projects in and of themselves are high value. When you combine time spent by volunteers with their expertise, each project is valued at an average of $195 per hour. When you look at the return of those projects, the resulting value is more than the dollar amount.

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

The annual week-long celebration continued until a collection of women’s groups and historians led by the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women’s History Alliance) successfully lobbied Congress to pass Pub. Donate to support the Women Business Collaborative here. Donate to the fund here.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The company is committed to advancing digital inclusion, education, and economic empowerment through its corporate social responsibility initiatives. CVS Health supports community wellness programs, mental health initiatives, and healthcare access projects through grants and sponsorships. View the companys other giving programs here.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

While informal involvement or input for a specific project is always useful, there''s also value to more sustained participation--and the relationships and accountability that comes with it. Our work would become more relevant, our collaborations more timely, our network more diverse.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Read More » Collaboration for Funders: Understanding the Challenges Joe Anderson in Influence 1 Jul 2010 This is part two of a series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Culture of Sharing: There is a willingness to share data and collaborate to achieve better results and a disdain for creating or maintaining data silos. Culture of Agile: There is empowerment of people to interact and collaborate that allows them to adapt and respond to a changing environment.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

A recent Harvard Business Review article on this topic says that “empowerment, engagement, and planning are critical. Technology usage and digital transformation projects made serious gains during the pandemic, with organizations everywhere moving online and automating processes. Layoffs, Virtual Offices, and Outsourced Jobs.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

I love this stuff because, to me, data done right is empowerment. Now our dashboard tells us where we are against our membership goals for the year, and where we projected to be at this date. Collaboration. Close collaboration is always easier said than done. I want to eat statistics for dinner. What about you?

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Tableau

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Or, the viz might result from one of the community’s social data projects or competitions. Economic Empowerment of Women by Yobanny Samano. Soha Elghany and Fred Najjar collaborated to create this visualization, which shows the impact of one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history. Favorite this viz. .

Lebanon 52

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