Amy Sample Ward

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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action

Amy Sample Ward

Here are some reflections about how we used crowdsourcing techniques for a very fast-moving campaign and lessons learned that may apply to your work. And we wanted it to be easy to do – write a blog post! Here’s a copy of the initial email as an example: Subject: Help wish Beth Kanter a happy 53rd! Hi friends-.

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New on SSIR: Effects of Joining the Conversation

Amy Sample Ward

My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog. Despite the generic title, this is a report chock full of examples, best practices and data about the effects of joining the conversation online. The survey found that blogging and blog outreach was the most popular social media choice.

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). They are hoping to start conversations and hear feedback about the competitions, the fundraising techniques and more. This is the latest in the series.

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