Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. Meanwhile, unsubscribe rates held steady from 2009 to 2010. Advocacy actions and items of personal interest tend to result in more click-throughs from newsletters. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Highlights.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 13, 2008

Social Actions is a nonprofit initiative that helps you find and share opportunities to change the world. Peter Deitz is the man behind Social Actions and here’s is how the $20.09 Peter Deitz is the man behind Social Actions and here’s is how the $20.09 Go Social Actions!&#. So, I gave $20.09

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

UNICEF Haiti365 – Be Their Voice – I'm really excited to see this new campaign from UNICEF – focused on the children in Haiti, and building on a multimedia effort to move people into engagement. "Haiti "Haiti 365 will continue to evolve as more people create videos and sign-up to show their support.

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Haiti Web Philanthropy Bookmarking 123

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2009

All 10 finalists will be invited to present their ideas at an international conference, “The Soul of the New Machine: Human Rights, Technology, and New Media,” at UC Berkeley, May 4 and 5, 2009. Social Actions’ Change the Web. We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions. Learn more.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. All those people and groups have just as many different goals, small and large. Have people heard of 350.org What is a movement?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with John Brennan , the driving force behind OpenAction.org , which empowers individuals and organizations by helping them tell the world about the positive impact their actions have. In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Here is the graph of donations on Causes since it launched in May 2007: Some of the additional data provided from Causes in their announcement , includes: 400,000 people have made at least one donation. $25 million raised by 2009 America’s Giving Challenge participants. Context : That’s a lot of people.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

"Global Entrepreneurship Week takes place from 16 – 22 November 2009. It’s a worldwide movement of entrepreneurial people, with millions unleashing their enterprising talents and turning their ideas into reality." " [link] – Idealist has shared a vision and a call to action: Imagine, Connect, Act.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The 13 winners were selected from 60 finalists drawn from 1,702 nonprofit taglines submitted to the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards competition. A great tagline can help people find you, too! 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. Arts & Culture: Big Sky. Big History. Save a Life.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 17, 2009

The initiative is an extension of Resolve to be Ready in 2009, a nationwide effort designed to encourage individuals, families, businesses and communities to take action and prepare for emergencies in 2009. Take a look at this terrific post from Michael Hoffman at See3. "Where " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

We’ll be tweeting questions such as “how can we better leverage social media for less talk and more action?” and we’re looking for remarkable people like you to help answer them! Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009. NetSquared is the guest host of The Feast’s next Twitter chat about the power of social media for social good.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

:: Vinspired Voicebox :: Our robot - I'm excited to see the Voicebox in action! "This is a data visualisation project, curating young people’s views on issues that matter, visualising the findings, and then setting the data free for you to do the same." Where we are, how we got here, and where we are going.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

Both campaigns created opportunity for people to participate and then share it with their networks and make personal recommendations. Yep, only 2% said celebrities were motivating their actions! Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010. But, on the top of the chart: a compelling cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

. "As “Government 2.0&# becomes more and more popular, especially here in the Washington area, there seem to be an increasing number of people calling themselves social media or “Gov 2.0″ How will the Geoweb change and evolve as indigenous peoples begin to participate? ″ consultants."

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

. "As “Government 2.0&# becomes more and more popular, especially here in the Washington area, there seem to be an increasing number of people calling themselves social media or “Gov 2.0″ Conference 2009 - O’Reilly Conferences, May 19 - 21, 2009, San Jose, CA - Check out the video and presentation slides, too! "Indians

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 9, 2009

" Look beyond the label - Refugee week 2009 - Interested in light-weight online campaigns that can really get people's attention and start conversations? I'm also looking forward to the rest of the day as a participant and not just a facilitator. If you are going to be in London July 6 - check this out!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The theme this year of digital inclusion is especially important now as the speed of iteration and advancement is faster than ever and yet there are huge numbers of people without access at all. with local networks working to create online spaces to bring more people online. OneWebDay opens up techie conversations to everyone.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

This week - September 14-21, 2009 - we’ve asked individuals to step up and make a difference by using the Web to better their community. Now’s your chance to take action! What is Mozilla Service Week? Learn more about finding a project, here. Create a Project. If you have something in mind, go for it!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Oxfam has reached 100,000 people across multiple sites and is aiming to reach 500,000 total over the next six months." What we have to understand is that we need as many young people as possible to emerge as nonprofit leaders, even if they don’t have a title. The future of the nonprofit sector depends on it."

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

In November 2009, Oregon was identified as one of the 10 states in most fiscal peril by the Pew Center on the States. In response to the economic crisis, during 2009 MMT expanded its grantmaking strategies to help nonprofit organizations survive the economic downturn by helping with core and general operating expenses.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2009

I was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the NTEN (Non Profit Technology Network) Conference in San Franciscio, which is going to be held from April 26th-28th, 2009. The 2009 Nonprofit Technology conference is taking place from April 26th to April 28th at the San Franciscio, Hilton. I need your help. When is the NTEN Conference?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

For many people who find you online, your website is the organization. Your website should tell people who you and what you do. Use email to reach out to your constituents to let them know what you’re up to or to ask them to take action. take action: are your calls to action clear and immediately stand out.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

We combined that research with insights gained from more than 300 industry leaders that participated in our Real-Time Web Summit in October 2009. Like people generally do, we thought about the impact that Twitter and Facebook were making on the web. First, what does the “real-time Web&# really mean? Probably middle of 2008.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 20, 2009

The Actions tab will not only match supporters to federal and state legislative officials based on their addresses but will also capture names and emails in a database." I seriously think it’s "the" buzz word of 2009. I know many people have asked me in the past for examples from organizations; well, here ya go!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

This year it’s taking place in Atlanta, GA and I’ve got such a long list of people to meet, talk to, and learn from. What : Learn how your organization could use open data and APIs to show your impact, coordinate volunteers, or inspire supporters to take action. When : 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. When : 10:30 a.m.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Changes come through people and culture and not through technology. These are tools that can perhaps accelerate the speed of information and the number of people involved, but it’s always had the potential for change. 1905-1911, people were publishing in exile, printing and sharing over the boarder, etc.

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