Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

I have a new post up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog and I’d love to hear your thoughts! You can read the full post and comment on the SSIR blog or be part of the conversation below. Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 25, 2020

Promote the event as having specific networking sessions, Q&As, breakout sessions, virtual cocktail parties, private social media groups, gamification, and anything else you have planned to bring people together. . Show them how to develop their avatar, fill out their profile, or use the text and video chat features.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Social Media: To effectively promote your monthly giving program on social media, you’ll need to create a series of promo graphics that are properly sized for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ). Compare that to 36% that said social media and 19% that said print.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 25, 2020

Promote the event as having specific networking sessions, Q&As, breakout sessions, virtual cocktail parties, private social media groups, gamification, and anything else you have planned to bring people together. . Show them how to develop their avatar, fill out their profile, or use the text and video chat features.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Should you have a dress and behavior code for staff and others who become "friends", including their avatars? A Federal case in New Jersey questions whether comments made by employees about their employer on a private site outside the office can be constituted as defamation. So, is your organization prepared?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Also, since Google+ Business Profiles will launch after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. e-Newsletter. Julia Campbell. Pete Cashmore. John Haydon.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

For most men, growing a mustache generates a lot of comments, conversation, and laughter – which is the point! Using Movember.com as a home base, participants are encouraged to use their email contacts, work colleagues, social networks, and any other means to promote the cause and raise money. Email is Still King.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

I attended a meeting at the SLTechSoup Office, a discussion forum on Avatar Marketing hosted by Harvard Berkman Center , and visited a donation site for the Make A Wish Foundation. Then I teleported off to the Berkman Center discussion on Avatar Marketing. It is like sending a personal email to the entire listserv by mistake.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

It will automatically pull in your avatar, apply your Twitter username to your Pinterest account (such as pinterest.com/nonprofitorgs ), and sync your account with Twitter in case you occasionally want to share Pinterest Pins with your Twitter community. Finally, make note that people can “Like/Repin or Comment” on your Pins.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2007

ll all be able to stay home, prevent climate change and just send our avatars to Switzerland. Guess you have to send a comment! So, the question isn't should we put down our social media tools and have a conversation? So, the question isn't should we put down our social media tools and have a conversation?

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

Private Social Media Groups. Social media platforms are useful for event marketing and generating excitement in advance, but they are also good for maintaining networking opportunities during and after the festivities. Try to strike a balance by sprinkling in comments and questions that can enable discussions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

A number folks offers some insights in the comments or on Twitter, including Amanda. People are more likely to relate and give to something they can follow up on and social media allows causes and those supporting to do just that. . (2) For me, Twestival is more than just about events in cities raising money for a cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2007

In a comment on the Twitter post, Pistachio suggested that if nonprofits want to understand the power of Twitter, they should check out the Frozen Pea Fund , launching on December 21st. Susan Reynolds , an artist and social media maven, was diagnosed with Breast cancer. Peas from Dooloop. It's spreading like wildfire.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2007

Last night I couldn't sleep and followed the trail of links that Pistachio or rather PEAstachio left in a comment on the post about nonprofits and twitter. " So, if you want to really understand and see the power of social media - authentic social media, go to PeaFund Friday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. With one billion active monthly users, Instagram is a very powerful social network used by nonprofits worldwide. After a supporter follows your nonprofit, your avatar is how they will mentally and visually connect your brand to your Instagram posts.

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Care2

APRIL 24, 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!" To create a new comment, use the form below. More benchmark articles can be found here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. below are 33 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 22, 2010

They have also taken care to ensure that their logo scales well in avatar form (whenever their photo appears alongside one of their posts in a timeline). Any registered Facebook user may post a comment. Page administrators do not engage directly with the commentators. The Page includes six tabs. government.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. below are 33 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

On the day that I submitted the final manuscript of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits to McGraw-Hill, Facebook launched Timeline for Pages. here are 22 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits : 1. The Social Web, and Web 3.0:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

If you know of campaigns and lessons learned that haven't been included, please leave a comment: August 2007 I launched a campaign to raise money and get t-shirts donated for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. They used twitter to drive comments to the blog - each comment would generated 100 pound donation. More here.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2018

They turn on the system, choose their avatars, and are suddenly transported into the video game. Once inside the world of Jumanji, the students assume the form of their chosen avatars. Social media will make you think fake is real – Leadership lessons from Jumanji: Welcome To The… Click To Tweet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 25, 2012

My Return on Investment (ROI) from using Pinterest to promote Nonprofit Organizations is somewhere between minimal and better-than-expected, but using the site on a regular basis has fundamentally changed how I think about social media and the people who use it. Social Security & Medicare . ” and how destructive it is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

The PeaFund Friday Campaign PeaFund Friday is an amazing example of the power of social media for social change. It all started when Susan Reynolds , a social media maven and artist, was diagnosed with breast cancer and started a blog to write about her experience and used twitter to fight her cancer.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Social Media. The social media landscape is ever-changing, so remembering what’s what is no easy feat. 2020 Social Media Glossary. # (hashtag) . Marks the topic/s of social media messages and makes them discoverable to users with shared interests. . Social Media for Social Impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. It was the ultimate digital media multi-tasking experience. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City. " At that comment, all the avatars started clapping, cheering, and agreeing with quips like "Wow, MacArthur Foundation really gets it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2007

In Second Life, you can build a 3-D display and donation box where avatars can contribute Linden dollars. That's my avatar sitting on top of the donation box (it spins!) But, avatars who raising money in Second Life for their causes are also spreading the word to others. I had a tip jar in my avatar???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2007

Ruby Sinreich notes in the comments, it isn't an either/or: "It???s " Susan Tenby writes in the comments about the special qualities of Second Life: There are few places where the security issues and the individual time of a member are rendered less significant. Now this should set the stage for an interesting debate!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In fact, I'll be arriving in a Jetson like transportation and my avatar will probably look a lot like Jane Jetson. . So, leave a comment and you might one of the passes. So this post, is my first pass at that and hopefully you'll suggest lots of ideas in the comments. What do non-profits need to do to thrive?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2006

Let me tell you, getting all those avatars to look into the camera and smile is even more difficult than trying to get a group shot of a bunch of preschoolers! Leave your answer in the comments! After the meeting, we tried for a group photo op.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Scarcity Thinking Michele Martin's recent conversation starter, " Is the Scarcity Mentality the Biggest Barrier to Social Media in Nonprofits ?" A few comments over at Kikono too. social media rather than try to develop their own (competing) ones. Social Housing explores social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Much of the popular social media advice in recent years is given by people whose expertise is based on building their own personal brand, not the brand of a nonprofit or business. They often advocate that brands prioritize chatting and thanking their followers and that brands respond to every single mention or comment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

I got a little distracted with some IM networking because I ran into an avatar who I "know" from the SL Educator listserv - but hadn't met in-world yet. While the presenter encouraged us to "think outloud" by typing comments in the chat as a substitute for body language, there wasn't a lot of interaction.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 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!" The only use of volunteers involved carrying avatars from Utrecht to The Hague.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 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!" The only use of volunteers involved carrying avatars from Utrecht to The Hague.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

My social marketing colleague Craig Lefebvre, who has a blog ( On Social Marketing and Social Change ), asked me to expand some comments I had made on the Social Marketing Listserve as a guest blogger. What is your (simple) definition of social marketing? What makes a successful social marketer?

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