
Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits
At last year’s Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, Allison Nassour and I presented to a full room on the topic of [...]

Are you there blogosphere, it’s me Amy?
I know you’re there; I’m tracking you thanks to google analytics. I appreciate you stopping by and reading my blog. [...]

80 Email Subject Lines from End of Year Fundraising
I get a lot of nonprofit email messages through subscribing to lists, working with lots of organizations, and being a [...]

The Last Word in 2011
Thanks to The Agitator for letting me have the last word in 2011. Tom Belford and Roger Craver’s daily e-newsletter [...]

Best Blogs of 2011
Well, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for…our choice for the best Connection Cafe blog posts of 2011. I [...]

Best of 2011—Client Success Stories
It’s always fun to recap the year with great client success stories. We had a lot this year and I [...]

EOY Fundraising Mad Libs
You’ve got 2 weeks until the end of 2011, 1 week before you’re on vacation, and maybe a few hours [...]

Social Media for Stewardship
Everyone is talking about social media these days. Many common questions come my way: How can I get my social [...]

How One Nonprofit Saved Thousands of Dogs Using Social Media
Social media is all the rage, but does it actually help create real change in the world? The folks at [...]

Embrace Social, I Did.
That's right - true social fundraising! Take your peer-to-peer fundraising efforts, integrate it with your donor database and combine that with the kind of exposure only social media can deliver, and voila - Common Ground Social. It's so easy to use - for both you and your supporters. In 3 steps they can register, personalize and share a unique fundraising page (and more importantly, their personal story). The data flow between donor gifts and your database - instant. You can track and interact with your supporters and their networks. [...]