Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

In 2007 I started to transition away from consulting for a few clients at a time to more writing, online training, and public speaking, which lets me connect with thousands of nonprofits every year. If you put aside basic resource issues of time and money, I think fear is actually one of the biggest obstacles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post called “ Why the Nonprofit Work Ethic Is Outdated and Needs Change ,” about why nonprofit professionals need to pay attention to self-care and bring a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace. (The When I shared this article on my Facebook Page , it resonated with a lot of people. “It

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

It's hard for me to keep a secret this big from my blog for over a year! But I want to be clear: Is this something you can do with free tools in your spare time? We were so focused on our mission and what we were trying to accomplish, that no time was spent making sure we had a brand and a clear message.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

The nature of today’s nonprofit workplace – fast paced and heavy workloads – makes it nearly impossible to find the reflective time to put together a learning plan and implement it. It isn’t enough to read an article about a leadership skill, it is also important to practice it as part of doing your work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Think about all those marathons or walking events for social causes that have been around before Facebook. Anyone and everyone who gives anything — time, money, experience, skills, networks — in any amount to create a better world can be philanthropist. Giving Tuesday takes a lot of these ideas and blends them together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. The afternoon featured six mini-workshops that drilled down in the use of the tools such as Facebook , Blogging , Storytelling , Listening , Twitter , and Social Media 101. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

PopTech is an amazing blend of people, ideas, and projects. Ever since the SXSW blog discussion " What is the distinction between social media for charity and social media for social good " I've wanted to play the game with a critical mass of smart people who have a program and social change lens. . Graphic Facilitation Rocks.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

It’s hard for me to keep a secret this big from my blog for over a year! But I want to be clear: Is this something you can do with free tools in your spare time? We were so focused on our mission and what we were trying to accomplish, that no time was spent making sure we had a brand and a clear message.

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

Various Learning Types: LXPs can deliver a variety of learning experiences, including instructor-led training, blended learning, learning games, microlearning courses, multi-module courses, social learning, and more. If you think of your favorite streaming service, this is a similar concept— just with courses.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Several times she said we need to ‘tear down the walls’ and allow the lines to blur between what happens internally and externally. Allison made a great point in response to this topic and reiterated her earlier comments about taking down the walls and letting it blend. Allison reminded attendees that social media tools are just that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. Perhaps your nonprofit has been growing its network on social media platforms and you have the opportunity to activate new supporters through your Facebook, Twitter, and social channels.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

CED also shares its motivation and customer stories via Facebook , Twitter and Instagram. I am truly humbled by the emails, Instagram/Facebook posts, and calls our team receives from people who were touched or inspired by a social media post or shirt we produced. How did you know it was time to do that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm slightly out of my comfort zone here because I've only been following this topic closely for a short time, although I have co-authored a guide for nonprofits on technology evaluation and ROI. There is a lot of discussion on the topic on web strategy blogs and from social media strategy gurus like Owyang. source: Chris Brogan).

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

On April 8th, online registrants will have access to six presentations in real-time, with the rest being posted online following the conference. Practice time to combine/blend your people and money story. With time for Q&A, you’ll also have a chance to ask specific questions about your organization. Martha Piland.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2008

The simplest way is to be a commenter—to follow blogs and sites related to your institution and share your own observations and helpful tips. The next level is to produce your own talk, via profiles on social networking sites, a twitter feed, flickr group, blogs, podcasts, or online video. Many of the most active bloggers and Web 2.0

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

If it doesn’t, it’s probably time for a strategy update ! Real-time fundraising thermometer. ICA remedies that problem by placing a real-time campaign progress bar on their Create Amazing website. News and blog content. Even better, they have a real-time Facebook feed widget on every page.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

So if you have to leave early or maybe you get interrupted or something comes up, don’t worry, we’ll get you all that good stuff and you’ll be able to review the content on your own time. We’re going to save some time at the end for Q&A. Hopefully it won’t be the last time. You doing okay?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

They have some great examples on the Pixlr blog as well. It is available online and also as a download , on Facebook , as a Chrome web app and mobile app for iOS or Android devices. The paint function has painting tools including Brush, Pencil, Airbrush, Clone, gradient editor and blending tool. Free Images.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2014

June 16, 2014 marks four years since we did just that by founding Milaap , a unique platform that blends micro lending and crowd funding in order to help the working poor start their own businesses and gain independence. Be transparent: You’ve heard it time and time again but transparency, especially in the digital age is key.

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