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DECEMBER 24, 2009

Social Media: What I Learned This Year | Millennial Marketing – Carol Phillips has a great post recapping what she learned about social media in 2009, including: "Effective use of Social Media requires enthusiasm and diligence." Download the December 2009 version of this list here. Also available in French and Spanish)."

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

" Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009 – Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media – "Over the past six months, I've been collaborating on a book with Allison Fine, titled "The Networked Nonprofit" and we've been sifting through stories, research, and seeing many patterns. ."

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MARCH 10, 2009

This is a series that is recommended for folks who can answer yes to the following questions : Do you use an email tool or CRM to manage your email? 3/12/2009). Tactics for Finding More Online Donors, Members and Advocates : When Organic List Building Tactics Aren’t Enough (3/16/2009). Storytelling via Email (3/26/2009).

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Vote here for the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards. Give you the chance to register for the free 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Report, with 2,500 tagline examples. Voting will: Sharpen your understanding of what works and what doesn’t communications-wise. Inform and inspire your foundation’s messaging.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit every day. “We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions. How To Participate. Get your submissions in now!

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JULY 8, 2009

We're traveling to London and Cambridge in July 2009 as part of Innovation UK. " Top 8 Social Media Tracking Tools - frogloop Home~Care2’s blog for nonprofits - frogloop - Allyson Kapin has a great post that lists 8 tools for tracking your social media impact. " Facebook Users Are Getting Older.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Well, they launched a new search tool today that could help you "discover particularly interesting conversations or people in your networks? " Google Cheat Sheet (Version 1.06) - "This two page Google Cheat Sheet lists all Google services and tools as well as background information.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 17, 2009

Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Ready Campaign, in partnership with The Advertising Council, is introducing a series of new social media tools today to further engage Americans in taking steps to prepare for emergencies.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 13, 2008

Last week, from my home office in Montreal, Canada, I wrote up 9 ambitious goals for 2009. Our efforts in these income-generating areas should start to prove themselves by February or March of 2009. In the meantime, we are asking for individual one-time donations to cover our costs through 02/02/2009. So, I gave $20.09

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam " A Consumers Guide To Low-Cost Data Visualization Tools – Check out this great, free report from Idealware! "You've

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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. We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions. Learn more. Submit your Project. Visit the Project Gallery.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Tools and methods are being customized, adapted and remixed for various educational contexts. Date: December, 10th 2009. This Thursday is the December #4Change Chat! Education and it’s discontents are being changed by new ways of learning – much of it by new ways of creating, sharing and validating information and knowledge online.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

5 Ways to Collaborate on Documents Online in Real Time - London Net Tuesday's upcoming event on 3 March focuses on online collaboration tools and strategies. Here's a great review of some of the tools available for shared documents. Here's an interview with Danielle on NWF's use of Twitter. " - it's true!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 3, 2009

Nominations open for 2009 Social Innovation Fellowships | The Pop!Tech Tech Blog | Accelerating the Positive Impact of Worldchanging People and Ideas - "PopTech has opened nominations for the 2009 Pop!Tech " Check out the Facebook Group for more information. Tech Social Innovation Fellows program.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

When: May 12, 2009. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our community to share our collective wisdom with inspiring stories and practical tools that help women professionally and personally and of course, change the world. Panels run from 11AM EDT to 6PM EDT. Where: Everywhere via phone and web.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

" Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Best of 2009 | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Check out the diverse submissions to the December Net2 Think Tank that simply asked for the best blog posts of 2009! I'm sure there are some resources, conversations and pointers in here that are new to everyone.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

There’s More to a Millennial than Updating Your Profile « - Here is a great response to a recent PRSA blog post that, in my opinion, took the premise that Millennial staffers are great as tools for social media but, gasp, heaven forbit they represent your organization!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Scheduled for November 24 – 26, 2009 , the 48-hour event created by Epic Change will encourage participants to express their thanks using online tools and at live events. Learn more and show your gratitude!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly. It could be checking in with people on a location-based social network. This focus on collective participation and 24/7 connectivity has impacted more than just our social lives.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I truly believe that invention or innovation, especially in the field of technology, is not just fueling the way we campaign for social change via social media tools, but is also driven by the social change we seek—there’s a back and forth, an exchange, a partnership in the two. Tools: Builders and Users.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. Essentially, we give organizations a simple tool to manage project information, like photos and videos.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

." Thanks to Stacey Monk for the tip that Animoto let's nonprofits apply for free pro accounts – looking for a tool to help with your video storytelling, multimedia fundraising and more? Check out Animoto! You can find that online here.

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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. 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. More than 4,800 nonprofit professionals cast votes in the final selection round. A great tagline can help people find you, too! Big History.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 5, 2009

We’ll have representatives from LASA’s Knowledgebank, KnowHow NonProfit, School of Everything, and more on hand to help you brainstorm and discover ways to connect online regardless of what your learning resolutions include for 2009 - from new media tools to new business models and everywhere in between.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

the question of ownership will be directly tied to who has access to the necessary tools to build on the "land." Conference 2009 – O’Reilly Conferences, May 19 – 21, 2009, San Jose, CA – Check out the video and presentation slides, too! "Indians As we inch closer to Web 3.0,

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

the question of ownership will be directly tied to who has access to the necessary tools to build on the "land." Conference 2009 - O’Reilly Conferences, May 19 - 21, 2009, San Jose, CA - Check out the video and presentation slides, too! "Indians As we inch closer to Web 3.0,

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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? The way we choose tools based on our networks/friends' choice is really clear when you map it like this!

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APRIL 9, 2010

Staff started to see the value in social media and it led to adoption of tools. Fast forward to 2009, Wendy led a process internally to create a social media guidelines and operational handbook. .&# As she started putting into practice some great listening practices, she realized that listening was the gateway drug for social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

I've heard Jamie Notter (and others) decry this staple of association board meetings as a tool whose time has come and gone, but it wasn't until I read the treatment of it in Humanize that I really understood what he was talking about. But dare I start with the endlessly controversial subject of strategic planning?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Recent innovations in science and technology, especially mobile technologies, have provided human rights advocates, journalists, and scientists with new tools to expose war crimes and other serious violations of human rights and disseminate this information in real time throughout the world. About the HRC Mobile Challenge.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The Database, together with the fully-updated 2011 Nonprofit Tagline Report, are key tools in in crafting taglines, organization names and other messages that connect and motivate action. Get the Tagline Database and Report!"

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

There’s been quite a lot of talk in the last year about the opportunities for fundraising online, generally, as well as the best practices for organizations leveraging social media for campaigns (as well as the idea to use free tools to raise money in hard economic times). million raised by 2009 America’s Giving Challenge participants.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Are you developing tools, applications, or platforms for the web? In 2009, we’re geared for events in over 50 cities in 20 countries! Invite people who would not have seen your online promotions to join you at the ballroom, office or pub to be part of your celebrations and conversations. Learn more about OneWebDay.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

If you aren't using the micro-blogging tool at your organization, you can read some of the interviews with others who are to get some ideas! How a Small Nonprofit Used Social Media & Crowd-Sourcing to Win the 2009 Global Giving Challenge - frogloop Home~Care2’s blog for nonprofits - frogloop - "The goal was simple.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

2009 eNonprofit Benchmark Study. “I Social media is a tool for you to use to help you achieve your mission. One you know who you are interacting with, why you want to interact with them, and why they would want to interact with you, choosing the appropriate platforms or tools to do it is much easier.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

In Spring 2009, we were approached by a group that was building an advanced video + action platform and that wanted to draw on the Social Actions API. The Social Actions API now uses a tool called Zemanta to apply these processes when searching the actions contained in the dataset. And what does “Linked Open Data” refer to?

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