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2011 Volunteer Management for Nonprofits Conference

Amy Sample Ward

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

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Using Twitter to Build a Community and Recruit Volunteers

Amy Sample Ward

Last week, I had the opportunity to present at the 2011 Volunteer Management for Nonprofits Conference here in New York. I’ve presented about Twitter before, as well, so in addition to sharing some notes and resources, and my slides, from the presentation on Friday, I want to also round up other Twitter-related posts and links here.

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American College of Preventive Medicine’s Annual Conference

Amy Sample Ward

Date : February 19th, 2011. This session explores some of the ways individuals and organizations have used social media in crisis situations, like the earthquake in Haiti, and how various tools and platforms have developed to match the specific needs of rescue or service efforts. Location : San Antonio, TX.

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Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits

NetWits

14 million Americans scanned them in June of 2011 , and there was a +4500% increase in use from 2009 to 2010. The benefit here is that you can use these platforms native metrics to track the success of your QR code. Here are five reasons QR codes are a good option for your nonprofit: More and More People Are Scanning QR Codes.

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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

Tech Soup

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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Are Qwerty Monsters the Nonprofit Donors of the Future?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

View more presentations from Kyoo Slides. Making your web site readable on a mobile phone can be as easy as picking low hanging fruit , especially for blogs using WP platform. Looks like 2011 is going to be the year for to explore and learn about how mobile integrates with social media and other communications channels.

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The Evolution of NPTech: Keynote and slides

Amy Sample Ward

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. Much of our use of various platforms and specific applications was exploratory, understandably.

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