Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Date : October 4, 2011. Description : When it comes to social media, email marketing, or even online engagement in general, we often have a feeling when things are going well or when they aren’t. Location : Washington, DC. Topic : Strong Connections: Linking your strategy, to goals, to data.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Date : February 19th, 2011. Description : Social media tools allow for people to connect: broadcasting messages to real time communication, online networking to offline collaboration. Location : San Antonio, TX. Topic : Social Media in Disaster Response. Related Links : Conference website.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2012

When is the last time you sat down and analyzed your donation page completion rates - meaning the number of people who clicked to your donate page from an online fundraising appeal but did not complete the donation? How are donors finding your organization online when you look at your Google Analytics? Review and optimize your traffic.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 11, 2011

Date : May 11, 2011, 3 pm EST. Location : Online. Slides and notes. Topic : Crowdsourcing vs Community-sourcing. Description : Have you heard about “crowdsourcing&# or maybe even tried it at your organization? Well, there’s a big difference between working with the crowd and working with your community!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

Playing games has pushed into the primetime market, and with that statement, Chris Swain , CEO and Founder of Talkie, displayed a slide that showed weekly audience numbers for the wildly popular social game, FarmVille, towering above primetime television shows such as Dancing with the Stars , NBC Sunday Night Football and CSI.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

For any sessions that have already occurred you can grab the slides below. A communication Plan and Tactics to Engage Supporters ( recording / slides ). 2011 Online Giving & 5 Tips You Can Implement Today ( recap and slides ). Eastern time (slides and recording should be available soon).

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2012

Did you know that in 2011, 16% of new donors gave via online gifts up from 9% in 2007? Or that the median revenue per donor for multi-channel supporters was $228 compared to $89 for offline and $113 for online donors? Check out the multi-channel fundraising webinar recording or the slides below. Bring It On!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

Location : online with Nonprofit Webinars. Description : Social media, online campaigns, and community engagement can be tricky things to dive into and do well without measuring, monitoring and evaluating. Slides and notes. Date : January 19th, 2010. Topic : Do-It-Yourself Community Metrics. But what to measure? Blog post.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

This year, we can't wait to connect with all of you at 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , so we're skipping the whole "waiting" part and introducing a new way we can all connect before we even arrive in Washington, DC. And it's included with your 2011 NTC registration.). But honestly, the bonus item IS the community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

And, as much as we can, we’ve tried to do this in public—sharing our thinking online in real time and asking grantees, colleagues, and the world at large for their feedback and advice. Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

View more presentations from Kyoo Slides. A summary of this report from AFP points to statistics from Pew Internet and American Life Millennial Study : Ninety-three percent of Millennials regularly go online, with 50 percent of this population using mobile Internet. Is mobile on your organization’s radar for 2011?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

While's it's not quite as exciting in real life, getting your IT aligned with your mission can be your sliding down the cable moment, just what you need to send your organization from 88 MPH to, well -- okay, so the metaphor isn't literal. Managing Your Nonprofit's Online Reputation (10/19). Intro to Google Analytics (9/24).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

There were interesting conversations at every turn and I also had requests to share my notes and slides. Below, you can find my full speech and slides, as well as links to address questions and requests from many of those I met with. In the social paradigm, we recognize the need for both online and offline to be part of our work.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. Thirteen percent of this total comes from online donations and this percentage is rising rapidly.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

In the TechSoup premiere our new #NPLive interactive series of video events, join us to discuss The Future of Fundraising online in the social media matrix on Tuesday, May 24 at 11 a.m. In this unique, online, interactive (free) event - first in a monthly series - you get to see, hear, and ask questions directly to our panel of experts.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

The organization has a radical sliding scale of $35 to $1,500 for a teen retreat so that poor youth can experience the benefits of mindfulness. She told me that when the organization started in 2011, "We were doing our accounting on handwritten spreadsheets and then graduated to Excel. Integrating accounting with online banking.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

You can view and download all the slides here. I was thrilled by all of the sessions on community partnerships, engaging visitors as active participants, and considering online experiences in the context of new relationships. But more substantively: there was less focus on web 2.0

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference kicks off tomorrow and one of the key elements to Community Day is the Science Fair. CCB, Inc Enter at booth 52 for a chance to win a Flip Slide HD video camera! Just slide open the 3” widescreen to show your videos instantly to friends. Smart Online, Inc. Want to share it?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 7, 2011

Since 1992, they have expertly worked with nonprofits to bring online and other channels together. We needed to fit our bespoke program onto a PowerPoint slide and have everyone in the room understand our approach. The following post is by Sheetal Persaud at hjc New Media , a Convio partner in Canada. Thanks for contributing Sheetal!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. This is important for both online and offline instructional delivery. A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

This post was authored by Matt Fairchild who is an online community manager experienced in growing social, mobile, and competitive gaming communities. You can see her full slide deck from the presentation on Slideshare here. Causes' goals for 2011 include a redesign and a deeper focus on key features. Twitter at @Scav.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

adults use smart phones as of February 2012, up 11% from May 2011 and 10% said that their phone was their primary means of getting online. Key Takeaway : From websites, to email, to apps to social media, having a mobile strategy that’s executed across all your online channels is a key part of future growth. Check out the slides.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Below, I’ve shared my keynote remarks and slides and I hope you’ll share your ideas and further the conversation in the comments. I’ve love for my library to be both a physical and an online learning community. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. That’s the sweet spot where you can count on focusing energy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

During the 2000s, with the rise of broadband, came an onslaught of highly designed websites with Flash and JavaScript, pop-down navigation, and pop-up windows for slide shows, videos, and calls to action. If you choose to hard-code your own mobile website, the standard width for a mobile website (as of 2011) is 320 pixels.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2019

I spent 2007-2011 traveling the world, doing participatory projects and consulting gigs, and writing my first book. I started to slide from valuing external guidance to valuing external validation. While MuseumCamp and other in-person events built amazing community space, I never figured out how to bring that collective energy online.

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