Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

This month’s Net2 Think Tank question asks, “How do you stay up-to-date online?&# There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. Getting Started. Twitter Search.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

Here are some live blogging notes from the SXSW session. John McElhenney - Clear Green Technologies. Blogs, wikis, social network platforms, forums, chats: aka user generated content, conversations, communities. Blogs, wikis, social network platforms, forums, chats: aka user generated content, conversations, communities.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

For example, if you haven’t reviewed and refreshed your content strategy in ten years, then your website design may also look outdated. For instance, if your mission has to do with environmental conservation, you may choose green as one brand color. This will include information such as: Brand colours. Your site isn’t accessible.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week I'll be teaching a session about blogging during a nonprofit social media webinar, We Are Media, presented by NTEN. As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Blog Unique Visitors. Under the green row, add your fundraising metrics. eNewsletter Subscribers.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Without proper “education,” landing an interview let alone a job working in digital marketing was a pipedream—I found myself stuck, making minimum wage, wearing a well-known green apron simply for the health benefits. One of my favorite out of countless examples is a blog I wrote about using shame in marketing.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

It watches for emerging trends on the site and when something is becoming a hot topic of conversation - Evri uses that as a trigger to prompt a query to other sources for information on the topic. It includes presence information (your avatar glows green if you're online) and chat while doing things like watching YouTube or Netflix videos.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. They are hoping to start conversations and hear feedback about the competitions, the fundraising techniques and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Blog Unique Visitors. Under the green row, add your fundraising metrics. eNewsletter Subscribers.

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Classy

JUNE 17, 2021

Free access to Ginger allows employees easy access to therapists and psychiatrists through text and video conversation. As soon as we began working from home and the uncertainties around our wellbeing increased, we developed a virtual support group safe space for employees that encouraged unedited, organic (moderated) conversation.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

Using the dots, they will indicate if they would "Like" (blue), "Share" (yellow), or "Comment" (green) on the post. This exercise helps people to see in real time how much engagement their example post gets. This blog post was originally published on John Kenyon's blog. Image 1: TechSoup.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Read Fierce Conversations. Book group, conversation, whatever. Lindsay Green suggests: I’ll go with make the work the team are focussed on visible - literally a list of projects or challenges you’re currently solving on the wall. And set the right example by not doing it yourself, either.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In the first blog post of this series, we discussed the basics that need to occur to onboard any volunteer at any level. Why do all this if you’re just having somebody spoon green beans onto a lunch tray? The post Onboarding Your Program and Fundraising Volunteers appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

For example, BigCreekRescueGA.org or CollegeBoundVA.org. For example, if your nonprofit is the Equine Rescue and Rehab Farm of South East Tennessee, don’t get errfset.org. You probably want a News page for your blog (if you plan to have one), which will help you keep your site fresh. Colors: Colors are so important.

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Qgiv

MAY 21, 2021

Check out this example from Bear Creek Regional Park: Potential sponsors saw a summary of the perks associated with each sponsorship package, then see the full description when they click on individual item. Small-ticket items are awesome add-ons for event registrants—they can easily add a sticker or extra shirt (like the example below!)

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. I'm live blogging the conference sessions which are being conducted in Romanian. So all the disclaimers of live blogging apply and particularly here - with translations, jet lag, etc. Niche content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

Note from Beth: I’ve been looking for good examples of nonprofit mobile strategies. It’s won awards from Treehugger.com as the “Best of Green in Food and Health” and is cited regularly in mainstream and new media as a trusted source for sustainable seafood information. You’ve just launched a new version of Seafood Watch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

One of the things I've been wanting to do for a while is review my blog content for the year and select the "Top 10" posts or the "best of" posts. Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. Harry: A Green Geek. Blogging Behind the Nonprofit Firewall: ROI Approach.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. There are hundreds of millions of blogs according to Technorati, and that’s just blogs! Getting Started. Twitter Search.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

In the example above, you would test posting the same link with the embedded link tool and without it. It offers specific examples of what to test and mini-case studies. Here is a case study of Red versus Green. Share an example of your experiment in the comments. Here’s an article on that topic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The project is a hyperlocal source of information about living green–powered by network of environmental activists, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations. It celebrates the natural beauty of the area while educating the community about a green life style. Cara talked about the network formation phase of the project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Says Giller, “Our theory of change is engaging users around content that shows how being green can reshape our world can empower personal behavior change and ultimately impact society at large. Take for example their coverage on food that is devoured by a devoted flock of foodies. It means we have to be nimble and responsive.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2010

We will publish a number of these stories as “Conversational&# case studies over the next few weeks on both Kami’s blog Communication Overtones and here on Beth’s Blog. Source: Fit Sugar Blog. Take for example, “Buckets for the Cure” fund-raising campaign where Susan G. If so, how?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

As David Witzel observed during our conversation, "A problem-solving network is the only way we scale rapidly and effect change with limited resources." For example, they have a Climate Corps program. The Fellows are blogging about their experience and learnings on The Innovation Exchange blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

The conversations inevitably get stymied around Twitter - which is no surprise, as every nonprofit is trying to figure out what the tool means for them. These examples show just some of the ways Twitter can enable real-time fundraising. guest blogging npfundraising nptech social media twitter. Clearly it works.but why?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. To add images to your blog, create custom tabs on Facebook, and/or design an e-newsletter template, you need to know basic HTML code. Learn Basic HTML.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Last winter, after Harry and I had a conversation about global warming (and quite a conversation it was for a then eight-year old), and we collaborated on a series of green videos. Says Angela, "Stacy is a self-proclaimed techno-phobe, but has waded into blogging with her students, who are very excited about their project."

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

This updated blog post from the campaign explores some ways to increase online collaboration and also reduce travel and work efficiency. Why Is Online Collaboration Green? That doesn't include the hassle and expense of getting to and from the airports, getting through the airports, hotel expenses, and parking, for example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Already, some of our advocacy work is progressing in large part because of savvy use of social media (see our blog about chemicals and toxics ). We have a mix of staff who dived into social media long ago (see our business innovation blog and green business twitter feed ), and others who have maybe sort of heard of Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

For example, turning to your professional online networks can help save you time because you don’t need to know everything about a topic area. One way to incorporate this technique into your day is to set aside five minutes at the end of the day for reflection. Blogs are terrific vehicles for sharing learning.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Webinars are awesome, and so are blog posts — but there's a special magic that happens when we get face to face. Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways June PDH Lunch — Incorporating Green Infrastructure. New York, New York: First-Generation College Graduate Networking and Philanthropy Conversation.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

“ If your event has multiple remote guest speakers, have a staff member dedicated to run a green room (preparation room). Taking time to map out how your email marketing fits in with these other methods, such as blog posts or social media, makes for a more robust communications plan. “ Don’t forget a hashtag.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Our six participants ranged from Blackbaud’s own Grace Strother who surfs the web with a screen reader/magnifier to individuals with difficulty seeing blues, reds, and greens (e.g., Italicized or grey text: The readability of emails, blogs, and forms sank quickly with too much grey text or text in italics. color blindness).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

A couple things I discovered by following participants' ant trails: The Bay Versus the Bay: This was an excellent example of how social media strategy can support behavior change or action. For example, note their call to action right on the YouTube video. Some really good design points. Then, had them count off by table numbers.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

Hi friends, I've been inspired by this community for a long time - from being mentored by Britt Bravo when first starting a little Net2 chapter in Vancouver (which Elijah van der Giessen and team have turned into something huge and magnificently helpful), to being inspired by Amy Sample Ward to grow conversations and dig deeper.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The first example gets the message across, but it’s somewhat dry and dull, and the donation request feels like a gentle suggestion. On the other hand, the second example uses urgency, a timeline, and power words to inspire immediate action. What key ingredient is missing in the first example? Include images of people.

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