Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Understanding Facebook Places Functionality Opens Possibilities | Community Organizer 2.0 – Debra has a great post walking through the steps to setting up, using, and understanding Facebook's new geo-social tool, Places. The big question nonprofits ask is, how useful is social media?

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JUNE 27, 2011

The network suffered a bad year in 2010 which saw it lose a lot of ground , and become relegated to a second tier network behind Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn in user visits. Data from Comscore Nonprofit marketers should evaluate Twitter once again.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Here is the evidence from one global campaign in 2010 to demonstrate how different digital channels compared. I hear the questions every week: "Should we start with Facebook or email?" Over the summer of 2010, I was hired by the 1GOAL campaign to head-up their e-campaigning (starting from building a website).

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2011

It turns out that nonprofits of all sizes are able to scale their fundraising efforts on social networks. The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report found that 30% of Master Fundraisers – those that brought in more than $100,000 – were small organizations and a further 8% were medium-sized.

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Care2

JULY 22, 2010

One of the biggest questions nonprofits have been asking for the past couple of years, is what benchmarks should they be using for social media? The 2010 Nonprofit Benchmarks Report released by NTEN has some great data that nonprofits can use for guidance. Nonprofit Social Media Benchmark Data You Need to Know.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

leaders to answer nonprofit questions for the next NPLive. Sign up today to participate in the event to have these and many more of your questions answered. In the meantime, here are answers to a few of the frequently asked questions we receive about social video: What Is Social Video? Video production is a.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

While many nonprofits have a social media presence these days, senior leadership is still struggling to figure out how to best integrate it into their communications plans. What kind of content should they be sharing over Twitter and Facebook? ” How much time should you spend on social media if you have limited resources?”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Google has a number of partners, including social network sites like LinkedIn, Friendster and Ning, as well as Salesforce, which does have very interesting implications given the increasing use of Salesforce in the nonprofit sector. Basically, if the more social network sites that adopt OpenSocial, the more open the whole thing gets.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

In partnering with the White House, National Lab Day, and videogame makers Sony and EA, the Digital media and Learning Competitions has prizes up to $200,000 and is open to all kinds of innovative projects (including games) that make use of digital media for education and social change. Submissions close January 22, 2010."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I’m excited about this project – it’s gathering the knowledge and expertise of a great group of folks, and it will provide a free source of information and case studies so that nonprofits can best figure out how to step into the frothy waters of social networks. I think I can write something up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Note from Beth: The long anticipated social network site for social change, Jumo , launched. Anyone can set up a profile for an organization (it prompts for an EIN number ( but not required ) and Facebook account url) and you can opt to be the administrator. The Jumo website had its soft launch back on March 18, 2010.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2010

XKCD has finally updated its Map of Online Communities , showing the size of Facebook relative to its smaller brethren. Do you realize it's the second-biggest browser-based social-networking-centered farming game in the WORLD?" Here's a little inspiration: It's one thing to say that Africa is bigger than the U.S.,

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Such was the sentiment in 2010 of tech CEOs such as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Eric Schmidt, and Sun Microsystem’s Scott McNealy. However, today, we have Zuckerberg discussing a privacy-focused future on Facebook. . Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2010

On October 21, from 3:30-6:00, I’ll be leading a Networked Nonprofit workshop at the conference. The conference highlights include honoring General Colin and Alma Powell with the 2010 John W. The question I often hear from this group is: How to get started? Darell Hammond, co-founder and CEO of KaBOOM! The answer?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2010

You've probably found your way here from a shout out Have Fun, Do Good got in the article, How to Start Your Own Charity by Sally Stich in the July 2010 issue of Woman's Day : "5. Thin k social networking. On Facebook? Nonprofit Burning Questions and Answers Where Can I Find Nonprofit Blogs? Got a website?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2010

Howdy from NTC 2010 in Atlanta. The conference got started this morning, and I just got out of the Social Media Veterans affinity group, which was basically a crowd of about 100 social media-savvy folks chatting about how they effectively use Twitter, Facebook, and other social media tools at their organizations.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks. Costs & Benefits.

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Care2

MARCH 29, 2010

So, when FourSquare (a location based social network app that tracks your locations and shares it with friends when you “check-in&# to places) emerged as the “next big thing&# at SXSWi , I questioned whether FourSquare could really li ve up to its buzz.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. Our survey showed that 91% of our respondents use Facebook, 63% use Twitter, 45% use YouTube and 35% use LinkedIn, amongst other media. It says that 22.7% It says that 22.7%

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Recently, I learned some amazing new ways in which social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) are permeating our everyday lives: According to a San Francisco Chronicle article earlier this year, Facebook has outstripped Google as the main traffic source for big sites like MSN and Yahoo! Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Recently I got my first full-on blast of the Networked Nonprofit at a session the authors presented at the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. There’s no doubt that social networks are allowing organizations to connect with and recruit non-traditional volunteers in new ways. Fear of the Unknown.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Most organizations incorporate messaging training as part of the new hire process and encourage employees to “represent” when they are out and about at professional networking events. If the program staff posted Facebook photos of the successful food drive? Follow Lori on Facebook or on Twitter @Ljacobwith. and on and on.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Until you master fundraising on your own site, you SHOULD NOT spend loads of time fundraising on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. This compares to giving via giving portals and social networks, which starts lower and adds less to your fundraising bottom line over time. or 64.1%) comes via nonprofit websites.&#

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

The Zoetica Salon is a free online space for informal peer learning about nonprofits and social media. It is a place to share resources and ask and answer questions. Hildy Gottlieb asks for advice about what to do about those pesky community pages on Facebook. Schenekenberg. Many answers here. Some Great Links Shared.

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See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman DEC 12, 2007 Why you need social media marketing.

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

I will write more about the API later, but everyone is really there to see the Facebook opportunity. Convio has built a Facebook application builder as part of their Open initiative. For organizations on the Convio platform, the Facebook application is a no-brainer and a HUGE improvement from Causes. Day 1. [.]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

You might think of Facebook as an important social network, but it is now also the third most popular video site on the web. In 2010 much of their focus was on responding to the earthquake in Haiti. Make a video that answers these questions: What did we do in 2010? Holy smokes! Test, but be careful.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Let's begin by asking a question: "Why do donors choose to give money to one worthy cause over another?". These days, each personal pledge page has to have social networking widgets giving participants easy-to-use tools to spread the word and promote their fundraiser. Social Networking Links: links to Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Care2

JUNE 24, 2010

“If 2009 was the year of the "tweet", 2010 is the year of the "check-in", said Joe Waters, Director of Cause and Event Marketing at Boston Medical Center on this weeks Live Discussion over at the Chronicle of Philanthropy. After all, location apps like Foursquare and Gowalla were the breakout technology at SXSWi just a few months ago.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The conference was created by Soren Gordhamer in 2010, author of the book, Wisdom 2.0. I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. I call it slow social media. The Wisdom 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The Symposium grows from the NMC’s Emerging Technologies Initiative , which seeks to answer the question of how to keep abreast of emerging technologies that may be important for educators. I get the question, "What's next after Twitter?" Crowdsourcing is another example of working in a networked way.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2010

Facebook [or any social network] is your garden." I thought this simple statement really drove home the crux of what social media is all about. AFP Presentation 2010: Navigating the Waters in the Sea of Social Media View more presentations from Convio. Are your constituents ready? - Where are you now?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

I have been mulling this post over for months, and with some recent changes made by Facebook, the time has come. Some of the opinions I express below I have had for a while and speak to them in my webinars and trainings, but some are so recent that I am still in the stage of “Seriously Facebook? That said, people love Facebook.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out the over 100 exhibitors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80.

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