Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. Learn basic HTML.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Learn more and submit your case study today!

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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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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). NonProfit 2.0 Unconference is coming to Washington, D.C.,

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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!" It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

A story about Rapleaf in Clickz (a newsletter for online marketers) says this : Rapleaf allows you to quickly and inexpensively find out the social networking footprint of those you’re marketing to. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.), When is data public?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

” How much time should you spend on social media if you have limited resources?” By 2010, the NYT circulation went down to 950,000 papers in circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, in 2010 average weekday sales were down by almost 9 percent from 2009. Create a Social Media Staff Handbook.

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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!" It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources across the web ever day. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " The Report | Think Social – "This is a ?rst

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

I think that Twitter is, in many ways, a harbinger of the future – I think eventually, a lot of things that happen between people over the net will work a lot like twitter, even if it’s not actually twitter – social networks carrying short snippets of people’s thoughts, ideas and events. Sure, why not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. Over the past decade, the Internet and social media have been one of my primary sources for professional learning.

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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!" It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Social media and online giving both increased six percent between 2010 and 2018. With 75 percent of the population on social media every day , nonprofits have an ever growing audience of vast ages to solicit their missions. Growth : Social media use continues to climb, with one person joining a social network every 6.4

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Recent research findings by Christopher Einolf and Susan Chambre (2011) provided empirical evidence of the strong influence of both formal and informal social networks on volunteering. They found that individuals actively involved in activities with social organizations were more likely to volunteer. Luke’s Health Initiative.

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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. Since the beginning , Hughes has said that Jumo is “an online platform to connect individuals and organizations working to change the world.&# She brings experience from working in and around the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Note From Beth: Last year I covered Give to the Max Day and the impressive results. This year before the event Jeff Achen write a post sharing their strategy for 2010. This guest post discusses the results. Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised over $10M in one day by Jeff Achen of GiveMN.org. “Do

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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. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 10, 2010

We announced the Paperless Choice Challenge back in May on the TechSoup Blog but thought it worth reiterating because the deadline for both voting and submissions is approaching on September 15, 2010. It promotes resource reduction in one of the areas in which nonprofits are resource hogs: direct mail.

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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. Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4 BackRubbing doesn’t work. billion users, was only founded in 2004.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2010

How You Will Change the World with Social Networking ," a new book from Berrett-Koehler by technologist and nonprofit consultant Deanna Zandt. Those who are reluctant to use social networks to effect change also frequently express fear over lost privacy. The following post is excerpted from " Share This! Absolutely not.

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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. I left inspired, yet I also felt there is still a lot of work we need to do to help our peers in volunteer coordination put these ideas into practice.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The NTEN Research Program is a vital resource for nonprofits using technology to meet their missions. NTEN's community-based reports clarify technology issues -- like how nonprofits use social networks -- and make selecting software less daunting. More than 20,000 copies of NTEN reports were downloaded in 2010 alone.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 5, 2011

Resources & Development. Understanding the determinants of Hispanic volunteering and the types of volunteer work that interest Hispanics can help nonprofit organizations target their recruiting efforts and tailor their programs to the Hispanic population. Accessed on March 12th, 2010. Lili Wang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Even if they do, it takes developer time to write the code to do the integration, and that may be resources that a nonprofit doesn’t have. All of these strategies take time and resources, but of different kinds. Some take internal staff resources (especially the Manual strategy.) Some CRMs still don’t have openAPIs.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

But building awareness for your important work in an increasingly cluttered space can’t be the responsibility of just one person or even a department. 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.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Making Social Investments. In 2010, SAP invested almost US$17 million in universities and nonprofits worldwide, an increase from US$10 million in 2009. They also began a strategy of linking these financial investments with other resources. Tech for Good. Seven Billion Actions.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The NTEN Research Program is a vital resource for nonprofits using technology to meet their missions. The NTEN Research Program is a vital resource for nonprofits using technology to meet their missions. More than 20,000 copies of NTEN reports were downloaded in 2010 alone. In fact, without the NTEN info, I would have switched.

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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. Notes one participant, “It definitely gave us the ability to work around chicken & egg conversations. Data Analysis. Happy New Year!

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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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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. One of the main ones that anchors this work is Ushahidi.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I've identified some key resources or inspiration below (if there are others let me know) where discussions about the future and nonprofits are taking place. This melting of boundaries will happen from inside out through individuals working in nonprofits using social networks to connect across silos and organizations.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

Work with the Public Affairs team to identify, develop, and execute communication tactics via the organization’s website, including video streaming, blogging, RSS feeds, subscription systems, social networking media, and other forms of electronic communication and convening. Five to ten years of project management experience.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2012

Nonprofits throughout India are now benefiting by getting high visibility and access to information and technology for their work. Nonprofits in India are realizing that putting up their data voluntarily on GuideStar India can bring them resources and capacity-building opportunities. million NGOs in India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. We will explore how nonprofits can unleash the power of social good by transitioning from stand-alone institutions to networks energized by abundant resources in their ecosystem. What works?

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

we are looking at the current field of social video - what is working. Social video includes the sharing of videos across networks and channels along with the rise of video meetings, workshops, and collaboration sessions integrated with social media tools. Ahead of our July 20 episode of Nonprofits Live.

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