Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 25, 2011

Date : March 25, 2011. Description : This session is targeted at beginner and intermediate knowledge or experience with Twitter and other social media platforms. Location : New York, NY. Topic : Using Twitter to Recognize Volunteers and Build a Following.

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Volunteer Conference Management Beginner 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. In June 2007, I presented my first social media training to a small group of nonprofits in Lowell, MA. Executives were terrified by the legal implications of using social networking tools.

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Social Media Media Social Stats 250

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. Related Links: Table of Contents :: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm. Cost: $149 per person.

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New York Social Media Training Train 191

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 18, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. Related Links: Table of Contents :: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm. Cost: $149 per person.

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Social Media Delaware Training Train 182

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The content and tone of this mini-webinar is specifically tailored for executive staff in the nonprofit sector, particularly those that are skeptical of the value of social and mobile media. Demonstrate the value of social and mobile media to increase online fundraising. 11 Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager.

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Mobile Free Media Social 242

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

Written for the June 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. The range of nonprofits using social media and their subsequent levels of commitment vary widely — as do their expertise, implementation and, of course, return on investment. Craziness!

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Social Media Avatar Media Ratio 278

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month’s 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don’t have to book a flight or hotel! That’s right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more all from the comfort of your own computer. Employing social media to engage Millennials.

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Case Study Trend Studies Research 137

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2011

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. Related Links: Table of Contents :: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm. Cost: $149 per person.

Social Media 162

Social Media Training Train Social 162

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. 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. Learn basic HTML.

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Social Media Media Management Social 247

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Title: Social Media Manager. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? Organization Size: Medium.

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Cancer Social Media Los Angeles Action 223

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Note From Beth: Back in 2011, I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson and Jai Sen from Sen Associates where I learned about research study they were conducting about social media use in the arts. How Strong Is Your Social Net?

Social Media 106

Social Media Arts Social Attitude 106

NetWits

JULY 20, 2011

He (along with his team at the Causemedia Group ) works to unite for-profit brands and non-profits for social good. Chris has two main points in our interview … … In 2010 social media for social good was defined by light engagement and what some would call &# Slacktivism&#. Your Turn … My question to you.

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Causes Marketing Social Impact 163

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? Never underestimate how much time you will put into social media!

Social Media 215

Social Media International Interview Examples 215

Double the Donation

JANUARY 17, 2022

The company was founded in 2011 when Adam Weinger, Double the Donation’s President, was working at a major bank and made donations to his university, the local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, and LLS. Working as an Account Executive on the sales team has been an amazing experience in my first year here. And it was!

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Team Donation Experiment Life 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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Share Reflection Social Media Model 102

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. There is a constant need to reach out to more supporters who exist on different (evolving) social platforms, and cultivate a personal relationship with them. It says that 22.7%

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Trend Technology Gartner Nonprofit 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? We have two full-time, paid people working on social networking along with me. Posterous: BigCatRescue.posterous.com. com Aug 14, 2000: my.care2.com/savethecats.

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Social Media Interview Examples Media 261

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2015

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. 2014 Social Change Impact Report :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. Published by Blackbaud.

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Social Media Report Media Fundraising 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? From there I signed us up for various Facebook groups and profiles and continued experimenting sites like Change.org and Care2. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns?

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Social Media National Interview Examples 190

Candid

AUGUST 26, 2021

Ann Mei is a leading expert on social innovation with global experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. The author of Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good , Ann Mei served as chief innovation officer at the U.S. Smith through the end of the year to ensure a smooth transition.

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Change Global Roles Classes 124

NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. 6 Ways to Improve Your Online Giving Experience. Brand it as an exclusive, meaningful, and fun online experience.

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Websites Online Donor Cancer 207

NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Social media has revolutionized the way tech savvy arts and cultural organizations communicate. When checking out our Altru user’s social media pages, one garden caught my attention: Bok Tower Gardens. Sharing photos across social media garners a lot of attention for your page. What was their favorite experience there?

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Social Media Media Tampa Social 151

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Infusing Social Into Social Justice Organizations – Guest Post by Daniel Jae-Won Lee, Executive Director of the Levi Strauss Foundation. Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events.

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Social Organization San Francisco California 108

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Workers with specific EI skills know how to successfully cope with stressful work environments and experiences. Those specific EI behaviors include: They believe that each new stressor offers an experience to learn, expand, and evolve. Maintain your social connections. They know it means: Understanding yourself. Have some fun.

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Build Pennsylvania Environment Skills 87

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Earlier this month, Idealist.org released a nonprofit sector employment trends survey that supported the findings of the 2011 Nonprofit Employment Trends Survey. Idealist.org’s own job posting numbers seem to support these findings, as their 2011 job postings surpassed 20,000 — a record for Idealist.org. Like this article?

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Survey Trend Research Nonprofit 79

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Title (s): Manager, External Affairs and Associate, Social Media & Recruitment. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Jumo: [link].

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Social Media Foundation Examples Media 189

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? We’re using all of the main social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc. Facebook and Flickr have been two of the most useful social media sites.

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Social Media Conservancy Interview Media 209

NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

This week ReadWriteWeb shed some light on the ineffectiveness of social networks to aid in customer acquisition (see graph below). “Of the 24 companies interviewed (in Forrester study ), only 7% cited social networking as one of their most effective sources for customer acquisition. Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits.

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Facebook Fundraising Work Comparison 260

NetWits

MAY 17, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011.

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Results Online Donor Fundraising 230

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. We will use the time to debrief and experiment with a few of these techniques — some of which would have been modeled during the conference. A few ideas: Assigned seating or “social engineering” Solo reflective activity related to the content.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? MySpace, back when it was cool. Please summarize your ROI.

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United States Social Media Interview Examples 243

NTEN

MAY 19, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month's 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don't have to book a flight or hotel! That's right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more, all from the comfort of your own computer.

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Case Study Studies Trend Research 62

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

If interested, supporters can learn more about the community they'll be serving, watch videos posted on YouTube, link to relevant articles, or visit a personal blog where participants may document their experiences and share photo albums of their journey. Social Networking Links: links to Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Personal Experiment Online Fundraising 70

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

Arts and Social Media. At Zoetica, we facilitating a social media peer learning project called “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Nonprofit.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. What did you learn?

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Benchmark Social Media Measure Results 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Flickr Photo by Johnny Hall.

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Social Media Media Social DC 96

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2013

Depending on the size of your organization and what the mission focus is, there’s probably a social media campaign that’s been executed with the ultimate goal of rallying followers to help you win an award, attend an event or just increase engagement overall. Many campaigns later I eventually saw the value in social media campaign failure.

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Social Media Media Social Arizona 90

AFP Blog

AUGUST 11, 2011

Research Report: A Framework for Social Analytics | Thought Experiments : "Research Report: A Framework for Social Analytics Posted on August 10, 2011 by susanetlinger. Wherever I go, the question I hear most often is this: “What is the ROI of social media?”

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Analytics Research Report Experiment 29