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

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

You may be wondering if that means that your executive director and CEO needs to write a blog or have their own Twitter account to share their wisdom. She uses Twitter to share what's going on at NTEN, announce new initiatives, and have conversations with NTEN members. This is a good example of a "Blended profile.".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The day was designed as a one-day interactive strategy session in the morning and intensive mini-workshops on tools and tactics in the afternoon lead by a cadre of local social media specialists and experts. A conversational approach is not an expert or a group of experts talking the whole time. Some Reflections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

One of the more chilling innovations in marketing over the past few years is called “predictive analytics” It’s this blend of statistical analysis, data mining and psychology which enabled Target to conclude that a teenage girl was pregnant before her father did. How do they spend their spare time? How old are they?

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Analysis Audience Test China 105

Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

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. I waited until the time was right. Absolutely positively not! Why did we do this?

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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. The social media strategy game is focused on how social media tools can be used for external communications. In comparison, this was a shorter time amount of time, different instructional styles across faculty, and the overall frame was social innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Sometimes that first group isn't quite ready to play the game yes they could, but they need to see the tools in action to better understand. They've never seen an RSS reader or been on Twitter and they need to be walked through these tools slowly. This saved a lot of time during the report out on reflections and learning.

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Louisville Reflection Conference Game 50

Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

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. I waited until the time was right. Absolutely positively not! Why did we do this?

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Cancer Phase Research Change 100

NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Social media — and in particular Twitter — is great for talking to strangers. Allison reminded attendees that social media tools are just that. Several times she said we need to ‘tear down the walls’ and allow the lines to blur between what happens internally and externally. Kyra Gaunt. for your organization.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

One of the places I go for inspiration during my day is to the books , blog , podcast, and Twitter feed of Kimberly Wilson. These were tools that many of the people involved in the organization wished they 'd had when they were in ninth through twelfth grade. I was like, "Oh, my gosh! I'm totally transitioning."

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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. There is no better way to structure your thinking that the POST which stands for People, Objective, Strategy, and Tools. Click to download worksheet.

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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. You’ll leave with strategies and tools and a plan to cause board and staff to be fully engaged—AND raising more money. In fact, many nonprofits don’t even know these tools exist.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

If it doesn’t, it’s probably time for a strategy update ! If you think a web overhaul might make sense for your organization, make sure you have the right tools on hand to start making improvements yourself—namely, a strong website builder and nonprofit-specific web development support. Real-time fundraising thermometer.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2009

While this can be facilitated digitally, it doesn't take complicated tools to create an environment in which guests are treated personally based on their preferences and interests. They constitute a kind of mini-profile, frequently updated, which reflects the author's self-expression over time.

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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. I’ll keep an eye on the Twitter feed as well.

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