Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

As you may have heard , Jumo is now open in beta. What is Jumo? As Mashable reports, “Jumo was designed to let users find, follow and support the causes important to them, and with 3,500 organizations on board at launch, would-be philanthropists should be able to find and follow something of interest upon joining. (For comparison’s sake — Apple’s Ping had 2,000 artists two months out of the gate.)&# I’ve been playing around with the new social platform this morning and wanted to shar

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

So, you have a social media plan…right? Hopefully your nonprofit is pretty far down the social media strategy rabbit hole at this point. While it’s easy setup a Twitter account and start tweeting, it’s much more difficult to tie that activity back to outcomes. That’s why it’s important to begin your foray into social media with a strong strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Are the new Facebook Pages here? Well, yes… kinda, according to Mashable. It’s been one heck of a long, drawn out launch riddled with false starts and confusion, but it does seem that at last the new Pages are finally here. Well, kinda. The new Pages accidently went live yesterday for a few minutes before Facebook was ready, but just long enough to let the genie out of the bottle.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 26, 2010

Creating a presentation for your board? Wading into the end-of-project paperwork? Or maybe you’re signing up a new crop of volunteers for your non-profit. Whatever the task, odds are that there’s a time-saving template, free at Google Docs, to help you do more with less effort. Browse the Template Gallery , or narrow your search by Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Forms, and Drawings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2010

A couple days ago, Facebook announced some major changes in its platform that will make the entire web more social: "We're building toward a web where the default is social. Every application and product will be redesigned from the ground up to use a person's real identity and friends. Facebook calls this new social paradigm the "Open Graph," and Zuckerberg called the shift "the most transformative thing we've ever done for the web.".

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 2, 2010

On Wednesday, I went to a talk about, "Eating Locally on a Budget," hosted by the Commonwealth Club at the Ferry Building. The panelists were: • Deborah Madison , Author, Local Flavors , Seasonal Fruit Desserts , Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone and many more. • Leda Meredith , Author, The Locavore's Handbook , and Ballet and Dinner From Scratch. • Jessica Prentice , Author, Full Moon Feast • Temra Costa , Author, Farmer Jane (Moderator) I've compiled 25 Tips for Eating Locally on a Budget from t

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NTEN

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Teaser: We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 million grant from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund of Tides Foundation. This is the first grant NTEN has received from Google. The grant will support NTEN's work to educate technology leaders about the evolving role of technology in nonprofit work, and beyond that, to produce research and training on cloud technologies and data management, visualization, and collaboration.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

I’ve heard several stories lately about Executive Directors being competitive with one another and frankly, it irritates me. What’s the point? Why waste the energy feuding over service delivery? I remember many years ago working for someone like that. He was so quick to point out the flaws in our “competitors&# and talk trash about them.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Do you think your organization has clout or Klout ? Is your organization considered a content curator? Are you a leader or a follower? Or are social media ranking tools an example of more kool-aid mix being added to the overflowing punch bowl? As more nonprofits get aggressive with their social media outreach, they are starting to take cues from the business sector about their own influence and finding “those influentials&# that they think are going to produce magical results. “Is it

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Author: Jill Ward. Contributed by Jeff Shuck & Jono Smith, Event 360. When it comes to your fundraising events, if you were starting over, how different would they look? Starting over may not be an option, but in the absence of that, here are ten things event fundraisers and marketers should be considering to reinvent their plans for 2011: Become more data driven.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Thanks to the leadership and quick acting of Beth Kanter and Sue Anne Reed, there’s now a petition is up on Care2 focused on the fact that Apple’s iPhone app policy does not allow nonprofits to gather donations via the mobile phone platform. You can also join the conversation on Gizmodo about the same issue, “Why Does Apple Make Donation Apps So Hard?

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NetWits

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Seth Godin has some firm beliefs and thoughtful insights when it comes to how non-profits can (and should) change the world. Back in January of 2008 he told us (the non-profit sector) that we should be looking to use the internet in new and innovative ways to build community and engage our supporters because direct mail, although still a huge revenue source, was beginning to show signs of fatigue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Organization: Big Cat Rescue. Organization Size: 125 exotic cats, 9 paid staff, 107 volunteers, 80,000 supporters. Name: Carol Baskin. Title: CEO. Website: BigCatRescue.org. Blog: BigCatRescue.org?/Blog. Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. Twitter: twitter.com/BigCatRescue. YouTube: youtube.com/BigCatRescue. Posterous: BigCatRescue.posterous.com. 1.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Ventureneer and Caliber gathered data from 891 nonprofits to learn what's working and what's not, and to develop “best practices” for social media marketing. The results are detailed in a 44-page report, "Nonprofits and Social Media: It Ain't Optional," that's free to download and CC-licensed to share.( read more ). Tags: association marketing Best practices case studies Marketing nonprofit non-profit Non-profit technology nptech online community research social media Social networking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2010

Source: Facebook Blog Post. Earlier this week, Facebook added “where&# to the list of personal information members share with the world. There was much speculation what this feature might mean for FourSquare and the subsequent riddles, “What happens when you add Foursquare to Facebook? (Answer: Facebook). I’ve learned now that when Facebook announces a new feature, it is a signal for me to check into my settings and make sure that I’m happy with the way the default wor

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Are museum visitors "customers?" Are library patrons "shopping?" The retail analogy falls in and out of fashion in cultural institutions. Some swear by it. Some eschew it. Last week, I learned to think about it in a new way. I don't think cultural institutions should be more like retailers in how we treat visitors who are already in the door. But we have a lot to learn from how retailers attract and encourage people to enter in the first place.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 12, 2010

The people of Haiti are going to need a lot of help after today's 7.0 earthquake. You can see photos of some of the damage as they come in on PicFog. Below is a quick list of organizations asking for donations. If you know of other ways to help, please post ideas in the comments. I'm particularly interested in hearing about grassroots organizations. • The American Red Cross is accepting donations for its International Response Fund.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 20, 2010

We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 million grant from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund of Tides Foundation. This is the first grant NTEN has received from Google. The grant will support NTEN's work to educate technology leaders about the evolving role of technology in nonprofit work, and beyond that, to produce research and training on cloud technologies and data management, visualization, and collaboration.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

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APRIL 28, 2010

"It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done," observed Oscar Wilde. And so it goes with an unfortunate entry on Snopes.com (a site usually quite good about debunking urban legends), that characterizes "internet petitions" as "slacktivism", a pejorative suggesting that activism is worthless if it doesn't require considerable effort.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Last week at the 47th Annual Association of Fundraising Professionals Conference in Baltimore, online fundraising and outreach was a key issue covered throughout the event and the topic of social media was more popular than ever to this group of fundraising pros. Former President of AFP Golden Gate Nicci Noble and current AFP Golden Gate President and Development Director of Center for Environmental Health Sean Sullivan presented on "How Tweet It Is!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now up – it’s reposted below, but you can find the original post and conversation on SSIR. —– If you’ve been on facebook at all in December this year, you may have seen something happening to all your friends – their pictures changing to their favorite cartoon characters!

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NetWits

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Are you measuring the right social media metrics or do you have your head in the sand? Think about that for a minute or so. The answer matters. Oh, and don’t worry if you answered yes. I’ve done it. We all do at some point. As the web becomes more and more social you’ve probably noticed that it’s easy to get sucked into the black hole known as social engagement – using social media with no idea where you’re headed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Jumo.com , the new social network for causes and nonprofits created by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes went live this morning. They have launched with a small number of nonprofits, but you can easily add your organization in just a couple of clicks (if you are a 501(c)(3) as defined by the IRS). It is worth noting that anyone can “Add an Organization&# to Jumo, so this is one of those increasing common situations where nonprofits don’t really have a choice of whether they want to pa

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 22, 2010

A number of regular webinar hosts are still finalizing their schedules for January 2011, but nonprofit folks will find a great variety of professional development and training opportunities – free and online – already lined up for January 2011. Do keep your eye on the comments section, below, for late additions to this list as the New Year rolls out, and feel free to add your own event if you’re presenting!

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