Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As a community organizer and network weaver myself, I am incredibly excited by the #OccupyWallStreet movement that started in New York just over three months ago now (on September 17th) in response to a failing federal economy and political process that impact local, national, and international markets.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

Regardless of what work you are doing – campaigning for political change, providing services to your local community, educating others, or anything else – would it look different, would it feel different, would it operate differently if love was the central message? Are you fueling with love? To Mama With Love.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Depending on the organization’s size and locality, there may be specific local issues or pieces of legislation that are most important for them to make supporters aware of. For example, a local nonprofit working on educational issues may raise awareness about specific school board policies with the aim of making them more inclusive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

I have my go-to global organizations that do a great job at relief efforts on the ground, set up funds for long-term rebuilding, or do a terrific job of vetting local charities to support. Then, I look for local charities on the ground, many times there is a local community foundation that is stepping up. Local Charities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2010

I met with a very senior nonprofit leader last week in New York who explicitly asked us to talk more about what we're thinking. I've been asked by a lot of people both inside and outside Benetech lately to not only talk about the what we do, but the why we do it: the thinking behind it.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

MacKenzie Scott, who in the past few years has given away more than $17 billion, has provided $65 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) in New York City. It is the largest contribution in LISC’s nearly half-century history. The LISC gift was not a solo.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 29, 2015

I wanted to quickly write and share with you the local and national media coverage that VisionLink has been recently receiving in response to winter storm Juno. How does it work?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Education was her way out, but when she signed up for graduate studies at New York University, she returned to live with her parents and became involved in and reacquainted with her neighborhood. SB] 2 offers programs in technology, engineering, design and entrepreneurship to local youth, and supports local, early-stage companies. [SB]

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

After graduating with a BFA in drama & music from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ellen spent ten years bringing joy to audiences nightly as one of only ten lead performers in the longest running musical revue in the world—San Francisco’s “Beach Blanket Babylon.” You were born to do this!”

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EveryAction

JULY 11, 2016

2016 New York Nonprofit Conference. The New York Nonprofit Conference starts August off with two days of collaboration around direct and interactive market-driven philanthropy, local networks, and more. Young nonprofit pros are headed to Portland as the local chapter hosts YNPN’s annual conference.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Bridget Burns, the event coordinator for The Ride for Roswell, a popular cycling event in Buffalo, New York, shared with me the contests that have been most effective for her: Burns said “ We have a very strong following on our social networking sites, Facebook (4,332 fans) and Twitter. How Much Should I Spend on a Prize?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 23, 2011

"The Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator determines the value of library services in Topeka and Shawnee County based on per capita spending of local and state funding. Google+), and talk about their behavioral implications.'" " Library Value Calculator | Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library – I love this!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

First, no trains, buses, or planes moved to or from New York City. We turned on CNN and watched together as scenes from New Jersey and New York flashed across the screen. This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. I wanted to get them to safety.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

You can look at total contributions, contributions by household, discretionary income by household, and percentage of income given by household at the national, state, county, and local level.

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Web New York City Bookmarking Contest 137

AFP Blog

APRIL 24, 2012

Website Matches Philanthropists With Community Projects (Part II) | New York City | United States | Epoch Times : NEW YORK—In Our Backyards (IOBY), the only environment-focused, online crowd-sourcing platform, has been helping local community projects find micro-philanthropists.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 13, 2024

The New York City-based agency has worked with the BSA intermittently for years, and was reportedly brought on as agency of record, with a mandate to focus on the rebrand, in November 2023. The bankruptcy proceedings did not include several hundred local BSA entities, which are separate, independent 501(c)(3) organizations.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

i) The Federal government and most local governments regulate lobbying. ii) The Nonprofit Revitalization Act requires New York nonprofits to have a conflict of interest policy and a whistleblower policy. If your nonprofit is located in New York, learn what policy provisions the act requires.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

FourSquare announced today it was partnering with TechiesGiveBack.org to raise money for CampInteractive, a local not-for-profit which empowers inner city youth through the inspiration of the outdoors and the creative power of technology. As I was reading this I wondered when someone was going to launch a fundraiswer with FourSquare.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Carnegie Corporation of New York. Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Carnegie Corporation of New York—established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding—is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations. Areas served: New York City.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 111

Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The New York Community Trust. Areas served: New York (western), Massachusetts (eastern). They offer responsive grant opportunities, a discretionary grants program for small, discrete projects, and meeting support grants for local and statewide meetings. The New York Community Trust.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

VisionLink''s Role VisionLink customers are among those providing 2-1-1 services, from New York to Washington state, from Florida to Maine, and here in our own state of Colorado--and for many regional and metropolitan systems in between. Requests for health and mental health services increased to 15% of all calls.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me is a New York Times bestseller, written as a letter to his teenage son. Many cities have a local MLK march or volunteer activation. For example, at Salesforce, we marched together as one company in our local MLK marches the last few years — learn more here.

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Homeless New York Law Washington 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

With so much stressful, depressing news in the world today, positive news stands out. Nonprofits tend to mostly tweet content about the sad state of affairs – international, national, state, and local. It’s a good practice to tweet content relevant to breaking news stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2009

  I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts for 12 years on a range of arts and technology programs, including a network for artists called Arts Wire. Art grabs people who don’t necessarily read the local paper. We do our local thing, but in a national context”.   UWS sees service as a way to do this.

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Artist Service Community Arts 96

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Nonprofit New York — Formerly known as NPCC, Nonprofit New York strengthens and unites local nonprofits in their community. Nonprofit Hub — The c reators of the annual Cause Camp Conference , they offer courses in marketing and communications for nonprofits. So much learning — so little time!

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Resource Digital Marketing New York 98

Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 9, 2019

The Local Voices Network (LVN), developed by the nonprofit Cortico in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab , is bringing people together to share their perspectives with each other and with a small electronic “digital hearth” that records their every word. Cortico’s “digital hearth”. July 8, 2019; Nieman Lab.

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Voice Develop Technology Community 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The goal is to collect 4 million actions (photos of hands raised, likes on their Facebook campaign page, etc) and present the collective actions to the United Nations Secretary General and the world donor community urging them to put girls’ education as their priority.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The New York Community Trust. Areas served: New York (western), Massachusetts (eastern). They offer responsive grant opportunities, a discretionary grants program for small, discrete projects, and meeting support grants for local and statewide meetings. The New York Community Trust.

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Grant Fund Connecticut Colorado 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

We have also started hosting local nonprofit meetups in different cities in the US to engage with nonprofit partners. We featured her as a guest on our Facebook Live program at WEF interviewed by New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof. The kickoff to our meetup series took place at Facebook’s New York office in May 2012.

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Facebook Interview San Francisco Cancer 111

BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

BoardAssist works with nonprofits serving locally, nationally and internationally to find high impact agents of change for their boards, but most of the boards we support meet somewhere in the New York tri-state area. Does the service offer boards serving locally, nationally and internationally? Or just locally?

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Service New York Nonprofit Journal 65

Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

McGruder, the Ford Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, oversees Ford’s global operations and finances for its offices in New York, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. With M.O.B.B. United, I’ve been in the driver’s seat of building a nonprofit from the ground up and trying to create a path to funding.

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Director Foundation San Diego New York 98

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Grants up to $5,000 will be provided to schools and organizations looking for the funding needed to connect kids in their community to local public lands and waters through a positive and impactful outdoor experience. Robin Hood is New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization. Areas served: New York City.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

The 8th Annual Games for Change Festival takes place on June 20 – 22 in New York City. The annual festival is an excellent opportunity to hear from the field’s thought leaders and see innovative approaches. What Nonprofits Can Learn at Games for Change Festival by Jeff Ramos.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level. BlueGreen Alliance.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 27, 2021

TFA needed a way to obtain a 360-degree-view of these four audiences so that they could better increase engagement and manage local/national preferences and brand control across the organization. Creating a Constituent-First Marketing Strategy. open rate with their email communications, a 7.6%

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Teach America Education Marketing 116

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 30, 2023

A Quick Look at Pride Month History Pride Month happens every June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, which took place in New York City in June 1969. Collaborate with local LGBTQ+ organizations : Team up with local LGBTQ+ organizations to support their initiatives, share resources, and amplify their voices.

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Support Fundraising New York City History 98

AFP Blog

APRIL 17, 2014

GIVING BACK: Kickstarting local charity with Adirondack Gives - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News : If you haven''t heard of it yet, it''s called Adirondack Gives, and it''s a local crowd-funding website inspired by the success of Kickstarter.

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