Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

Meyer Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Oregon, USA, that has a pioneering spirit and is always up to something new, different, and meaningful – plus it is quite near to my heart. Meyer Memorial Trust is the largest private foundation in Oregon, established from Fred G. Meyer’s personal estate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2010

For the third and final Conversational Case Study on America’s Giving Challenge from Allison Fine and I, we pose a question rather than answer one: Is there a “special sauce” for successful participation in online fundraising contests ? The post summarizes the strategies used by contest winners. Contest Sponsor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. We only allowed 1 vote per e-mail address.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The Pepsi Refresh Contest is the boldest experiment. so far of the number of social good contests over the past three years that have used crowdsourcing and social media to encourage innovative social change ideas or to raise money for nonprofits or shine attention on their do good work. From my son's kindergarten class.

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Contest Charity Learning Social Media 95

NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

With more than eight years of experience in the nonprofit arena, he has worked with a diverse group of organizations including LIVESTRONG, United Methodist Church, American Heart Association, Family Life, Darkness to Light, University of Richmond, Big Brother Big Sisters, ChildFund Int’l, and more. Follow Frank on Twitter.

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Blackbaud Profit YouTube University 266

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Offer to write letters of intent or grant requests for the organization and possibly even submit them to foundations or companies. Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

Most nonprofits need to raise money to survive. 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. 1,200 Participating nonprofits. 148,000 in prize money contributed by five foundations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2010

Enter your nonprofit's video created in 2009. in the 4th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. Winners will be announced on April 10 at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Atlanta. Enter your nonprofit's video created in 2009 in the 4th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. Your nonprofit video will.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The past 18+ months have been challenging for the nonprofit sector, but golf tournaments have provided and continue to provide an opportunity to gather safely, raise crucial dollars, attract corporate support, and steward donors and sponsors. Sponsorships are typically where nonprofits can bring in the most revenue from their golf event.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

For the 5th year in a row, the annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest , presented by YouTube and See3 Communications , is open for submission during the weeks leading up to the Nonprofit Technology Conference. If you're a nonprofit and you made a video in 2010, you should: > Submit your video today! And… wait for it.

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Contest Video Nonprofit YouTube 77

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards , from See3, in partnership with YouTube, are back again for the 5th year! The Awards are open for submissions from members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program until March 2nd. The YouTube part is sort of like having your nonprofit video seen during the Super Bowl.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2013

Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013. ” Two weeks ago, during the Nonprofit Technology Conference plenary session on placing little bets and learning from failure , the four panelists issued a challenge. k24ok — Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013 You’ve heard the mantra: Learn from failure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Keo Savon, the young Cambodian woman supported by Measuring Networked Nonprofit book royalties. I am donating my royalties to support the Sharing Foundation ‘s college education program for young people in Cambodia. The book also has a social good purpose.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2009

Your nonprofit or foundation could be one of this year’s Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Award winners! It’s one of your most effective marketing tools, but the 2008 GettingAttention.org survey showed that 72% of nonprofit organizations don’t have a tagline or rate theirs as performing poorly.

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Award Nonprofit FAQ Contest 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2014

Note from Beth: Over the last year, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning network of community foundations, grantees of the Knight Foundation, that are hosting Giving Days throughout the year. Participants are learning and sharing best practices. This post was cross-posted on the Knight Foundation blog here.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If you work for a nonprofit, you understand the value of teamwork. When you combine the efforts of nonprofit organizations, donors, governments, businesses and other institutions, things really begin to get done. This efficacy is why we encourage nonprofits to think about utilizing GivingTuesday partnerships in their campaign.

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Care2

MARCH 1, 2012

There are some great takeaways for nonprofits thinking abut social fundraising and communities considering organizing giving day events of their own. How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities , authored by Geoff Livingston, was commissioned by the Case Foundation and presented in conjunction with Razoo.

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Contest Lesson Social Fundraising 63

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 5, 2024

The judges also determined the rules of the granting process in Fearless Foundation’s “Fearless Strivers Grant Contest,” constituted a contract and were therefore subject to anti racial-discrimination statutes found in 42 U.S. We disagree,” attorney for the Fearless Foundation Jason C. Code § 1981.

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Bloomerang

JULY 14, 2021

Social media is an important part of the overall marketing strategy for most nonprofits today. Why is social media for nonprofits a great tool to use? Nonprofits can achieve these goals organically or by running paid campaigns with little budget. . So, which social media platform(s) should your nonprofit use?

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Social Media Beginner Media Tips 135

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Participants include @GivingTues, @magusgalmarini (Agus Galmarini of the Gates Foundation) @ArielAzoff (Social Impact at Medium), @ meansandrew (Head of Philanthropy & Civic Innovation @Uptake ) and me. The winners’ featured nonprofit organizations will receive $2,500-10,000 grants! Stories Worth Telling – Meyer Foundation.

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Grant Storytelling Contest Social Media 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. Contests have also helped inspire nonprofits—motivated by cash prizes —to dip their toes into the social fundraising waters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

Last month, during the Nonprofit Technology Conference plenary session on placing little bets and learning from failure , we issued a challenge to 1,000 nonprofits in the audience. Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013. Place a little bet & or share your #failure story… you could win a Surface!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

How networked nonprofits use twitter. Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

The Case Foundation has just launched the " Change Begins With Me " contest. The winner will get to attend the Inaugural Ceremony and Hawaii Inaugural Ball! Here's the description from the Case Foundation Web Site: It’s easy to enter – just 2 simple steps: Think about what you can do to help your community. What's your idea?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Should online contests be redesigned or just go away? That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. 12/17: The Dark Side of Online Contests.

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Learning Contest Facebook Philanthropy 101

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "The 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition, from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. Much has been written criticizing the contest and the initial selection of 100 charities who already received $25,000 and are now vying for the grand prize of $1,000,000.

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Web Bookmarking Haiti Lesson 132

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

Alyssa and I talk about the creation of My Colorado Project often and my perception was that she took it kind of personally as a young person and as a nonprofit professional that she and her peers weren’t on the radar screens of their favorite organizations. Every Nonprofit Pro reading this is going to laugh at my feeble attempt at pity!

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Colorado Local Project Interview 181

NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

If you've taken some risks with your organization's video work this year, great news: thanks to The Case Foundation, the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards will be adding a special category for "Fearless" videos. Different is just what The Case Foundation is looking for in this year's contest. Did you experiment? Take risks?

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Video Nonprofit Contest Award 61

NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

In a new white paper, " How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities ", long-time NTEN Member Geoff Livingston takes a look at the next level: coordinated integration. A key part of a giving contest like this is the creation of a sense of unification or regional identity.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Last week, I had the privilege to serve as General Manager of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington , an online fundraising event that raised $2 million for 1200 local nonprofits from almost 18,000 donors. Traditional mainstays like the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation also fared well.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2010

Wild Apricot Blog : Make Your Own Infographic – "Infographics are to data what storytelling is to an annual report: a more engaging way to help bring attention and understanding to your nonprofit’s cause. Yesterday we looked at an interesting infographic that suggested a new way to view your volunteers.

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Web Minnesota Howto Bookmarking 120

sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Charitable giving is essential to your nonprofit, but fundraising can be one of your most daunting tasks. With donations and goodwill on the upswing, it is critical to understand how to fundraise for a nonprofit. It’s likely your nonprofit will depend on three common sources of income. So, let’s review the basics.

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Fundraising Nonprofit Gift Social Media 98

Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Since many nonprofits receive up to 40% of donations at the end of the year, nonprofits typically focus on end-of-the year campaigns , specifically in December. I found most of these examples by browsing my circle of nonprofits on Google+ to see what programs organizations were sharing there. Nonprofit Online Stores.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

As a nonprofit marketing or communications specialist, you may have noticed a rising tide of digital fatigue among your supporters when it comes to your organization’s online outreach efforts. . Communication is a foundational element of. any successful nonprofit strategic plan. Online contests or challenges. Blog posts.

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Communication Digital Tips Nonprofit 105

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

Nearly 18,000 people participated in the 24-hour, online fundraising event, raising more than $2 million to benefit 1,200 local nonprofits. The in-person events were complemented by a free, comprehensive online nonprofit toolkit. Just as organizations (usually!)

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Community Giving Washington Social Media 158

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Coming up with fresh fundraising ideas for nonprofits isn’t always easy. To make it easy, here’s a list of 75 fundraising ideas for nonprofits. Traditional Fundraising Ideas We’ve labeled the following 17 fundraising ideas for nonprofits as traditional because they’re staples when it comes to fundraising.

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