Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

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). An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009. of it staying the same.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

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). Women Give 2010 is the first report to compare philanthropic giving between men and women across all income levels based on a nationally representative sample.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

This blog post over on the Care2 FrogLoop blog, from Allyson Kapin , pulls some good summary and take-aways from the recent study from fellow NTEN member organization Idealware about the question of the "Usefulness" of social media for nonprofits. and aggregates tweets from her specified twitter network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

One of my favorite nonprofits to study, nonprofits would be wise to subscribe, follow, and like the World Wildlife Fund and learn from their commitment to early adoption and investing resources in building a powerful online brand. World Wildlife Fund :: March 15, 2010. View: worldwildlifefund.org Archive 3/15/10.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

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). " Twitter tactics – Louder.org.uk See an overview of the findings below." Please add any experiences or thoughts of your own."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 3, 2010

The January #4Change Twitter Chat will focus on the use of Twitter and other social media tools in campaigning. Share your ideas now: You can share your ideas about the topic as well as any resources, case studies, examples, research etc. Jump in to the conversation by adding #4Change to your Twitter message.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

She leads social innovation, philanthropy, and causes at Twitter and Blogs at Claire.us.com. After our panel I got a few minutes to talk to Claire about her work at Twitter and how non-profits can use the information network for good. Looking to get more out of Twitter? Check out the video. Watch the Video from #bbcon.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) is June 28-30 in New York City. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010; 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM. This session focuses on strategies and case studies for creating successful community-driven media, events and campaigns. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 21, 2011

We began with a Verizon MiFi 2200 at our registration desk in 2009, and expanded to a trial Free WiFi Zone powered by Clear Spots in 2010. During the 2010 trial Free WiFi Zone, a few times a day the Clear 4G+ hotspots locked up and needed to be reset. You can find him on twitter: @jasonsamuels.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study A visual version of the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study by M+R Strategic Services and NTEN. Based on 2006 data, the chart features the 10 major sources of revenue for U.S. Get the latest data on email open rates, social media usage, email churn, and more. All Rights Reserved

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

I started a little Twitter conversation about it, and people seemed intrigued. Of course, it’s only a study of Convio’s clients – but it’s interesting nonetheless. { As a funder, you can put up RFPs (at a cost), and people can apply directly online. It looks interesting, and potentially useful.

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2009

Chris McCroskey, founder of TweetCongress says that in 2009, the number of Members of Congress using Twitter has gone from two dozen to more than 160. However, about 90% of them still view Twitter as a one-way communication tool rather than having conversations with constituents, said McCroskey. Why it’s Important to Nonprofits?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

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). Twitter, Facebook and Google tools have already been used for market research, sales predictions and targeted advertising.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Did you know that text messages are reported to have an open rate of over 90 percent according to a number of reputable marketing studies? Pacific time via the Twitter hashtag #Text2Give for a real-time discussion of how text-to-give campaigns can help nonprofits. Pacific time via the Twitter hashtag #Text2Give to learn more.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

And parent centers were asking us for help with deciding if they should "do" Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. We were all tired of endless, expensive phone calls and conferences that had not enabled parent centers to become lean, mean technology machines.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

Here are a few: The blog at the Nonprofit Times, called “Don’t Tell the Donor&# has a very interesting entry on the flurry of benchmarking studies that came out recently. It takes aim at Convio’s recent benchmarking study. It’s titled “ Benchmarking With a Warped Stick.&# What do you think?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

The next set of modules, that are more tool based (with case studies) are next to be developed. A year ago, I was bear-ish on Facebook, and said I wouldn’t Twitter. Now, I tell my clients that they really have to think about a Facebook strategy, and that nonprofit staff can gain a lot from networks like Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

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). " Submit your Case Study to the Global Digital Activism Data Set! " Learn more and submit your case study today!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

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). You can check out the study here." The YMCA of Metro Chicago faced just this challenge in the summer of 2010. Women Rule the Philanthropic Roost!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 24, 2011

Keo Savon graduated from the local high school, steadily holding #3 and #5 in her class of 65 students. She is studying chemistry, math, physics, biology, and Khmer literature at the University where she hopes to major in architecture. She graduated in 2010.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Here’s a tidbit of a Infoworld report about the study: By one measure — “value added,&# which the report defines as “an industry’s gross output minus its purchased intermediate inputs&# — the fair use economy is greater than the copyright economy. Recent studies indicate that the value added to the U.S.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

Basically, "churn" is the term used to describe the rate at which subscribers – be they in your email lists, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, etc. The average churn rate in 2010 for nonprofits in our research sample was 14%. Maybe the first question here should be: do you know what list "churn" is?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

via Twitter, and people-to-people fundraising tools. Let us know how it worked out -- we'd love to see a case study on its adoption and impact on fundraising! it lately via my Twitter and Facebook networks, mostly from folks I assume. cross between Yelp, Google Maps, and Twitter. think of the school yard game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The conference highlights include honoring General Colin and Alma Powell with the 2010 John W. In the for-profit sector, we’re seeing more and more senior managers turn to social networks to keep up with their employees as this study indicates. Darell Hammond, co-founder and CEO of KaBOOM!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

There is an interesting case study of the marketing of Tampax and Africa on the Cause Related Marketing Blog. And lastly, since I’m hosting, I get to mention my recent post on Twitter and nonprofits. Marketing and Fundraising Ideas tells us about how not to ask for a major gift.

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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. 1] Bango Annual Mobile Usage Study, Feb 2010.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

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). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. According to a recent Nielsen study , they don’t do much else but text and breathe. I’d be interested in a case study that looks at lessons learned and results. Is mobile on your organization’s radar for 2011?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

hjc, Blackbaud, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies recently studied the giving habits and communication preferences of four generations of Canadian donors and published findings in a report called The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. LinkedIn use rose 24% from our 2010 study to 48% in 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Twitter engagement rates for brands are actually higher on the weekend. According to this Mashable study , Pinterest actually drives more traffic to publishers than Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit combined. If you purchase a paid Twitter account to publish promoted tweets, it will also provide enhanced analytics for regular posts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. This research post is based upon the Pew's social networking site survey of October 20-November 28, 2010. Twitter – 13%. in Residence.

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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. Twitter uses hashtags. Twitter uses hashtags.

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2011

A new study by ComScore says that US Internet users spend 1 out of every 6 minutes online engaging with social networks. Unfortunately many of these studies never tell the entire story. Unfortunately many of these studies never tell the entire story. 2% of nonprofits raised between $1K and $10K on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

We experimented with “Conversational Case Studies&# and found that conversation in the comments helped improve the richness of the final report. If you’d like to discuss it, chip in over at Facebook , or via Twitter using the hashtag #tiptheculture. By Patricia Martin, 2010. It’s downloadable as an ePub or as a PDF.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Claire Williams Diaz who works on social innovation at Twitter. She leads social innovation, philanthropy, and causes at Twitter and Blogs at Claire.us.com. Looking to get more out of Twitter? Why Twitter Matters | Getting Started with Twitter | Twitter 101 for Nonprofits. Meet Claire. Meet Geoff.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

According to a 2019 Statistica report on social media use, users spend an average of 136 minutes per day on social channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat. Social media and online giving both increased six percent between 2010 and 2018. Facebook alone has 2.41 Make it easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

My Cambodian friend, Mongkol , a blogger that I met five years ago when he came to the US to do his graduate studies, wrote us a note to hand to our taxi driver. Also, Twitter was really helpful in making connections to places and people to see in Cambodia once in country. Headed to phnom tamao wildlife sanctuary instagr.am/p/N5Kf7LlZpl/.

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