Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Flickr and YouTube – monitor and subscribe to activity around you, not just your own. Mixed Reality events – conference going on in Second Life with a live streamed video into Second Life, it expands the audience exponentially. Conversations take place in both places separately and together. Multi-channel conversations.

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Social Media Network Second Life Ning 189

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

This month’s blog post on the SSIR opinion blog picks up where last month’s started. Last month, my blog here on SSIR discussed the idea that nonprofit organizations, with the use of social media, can now create shared spaces online for their communities—truly convene groups online. I asked Prof.

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Roles Review Change Social 100

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

Read the post and join the conversation on the NTEN blog. Doing this in public, whether on your Facebook page or on your own blog, will show to others that you are open to engaging with people who may disagree, that you have resources and information on the topic of contention, and that you are even willing to be available personally.

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Community Management Lesson NTEN 249

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. Many organizations and groups currently consider multi-channel approaches for a message to include email, website, social media, and blogs. Photo credit: Flickr jakubsteiner ). I definitely recommend them both!

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Community Organization Online Netsquared 179

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Bonnie’s reflections are up on her blog, too. Writing this blog post also made me realize that I think even Bonnie and I have different views of the “Global Scale&# project – and that’s just fine! Photo credit: Flickr: ToastyKen ). where do I fit? What gets you thinking?

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Global Project Wiki Lesson 123

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2009

They will tweet constantly and upload their photo-led blog stories every day between May 11-22. You can ask members of the community questions via blog posts, @replies on Twitter and via email (zambia@learnasone.org). Follow the blog updates or the Flickr photo stream. Follow along and connect with the community!

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Zambia Africa Classroom NGO 100

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 12, 2009

Case Study: World Vision’s ‘Week For Children’ | Bright One - Check out this case study of World Vision's "Week for Children" - World Vision is a UK charity, and this case study discusses the use of various social media tools (include Facebook, Flickr, Yoube, Twitter, and Blogs) for the Week for Children campaign.

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Case Study Wiki Web Bookmarking 100

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

There are bound to be many, many versions of this blog post as people from around the world start investigating the tool and sharing their impressions. There’s also the integration for multimedia like YouTube (though, that’s Google property so maybe more hopeful there), Flickr, and things like Twitter and Twitpic.

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Google Profile Stream Classes 267

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

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). Anecdotely, I see a lot of blogs and Flickr photo streams, some YouTube and Vimeo use. " Check it out! " Check it out! Why limit yourself?

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Web Bookmarking Contest Storytelling 126

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Instead of listing “blog posts,” instead, list what those blog posts are about: maybe job openings, volunteer opportunities, news about your work, examples of your services or people you have helped. Example reports broken down by community and content may look like this: Content: This blog post was the most read post of the month.

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Metrics Community Map Template 219

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I’m honored to have a guest post up on Care2′s Frogloop blog today! Read the post and join the conversation on the Frogloop blog (or read the post below). If members have access to a community blog, use the same space for your announcements. Photo Credit: Flickr tableatny ]. Tip #4: Be prepared to change.

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Tips FAQ Howto Netsquared 114

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Here’s my latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR Blog or below. Photo credit: Flickr Rhys’s Piece Is ).

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Community Library Model Adopt 167

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

This is my guest post on Care2′s Frogloop blog. Photo credit: Flickr leehaywood. You can visit the original post and comment there, or see the repost in full below. Your supporters take action because they share your vision – or at least a piece of it – and want to join you in making change.

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Campaign Design Impact Metrics 114

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Be sure you’re tracking what happens on your website, newsletter, and others actions like whether staff were mentioned in the news or on a blog, if staff attend or present at an event, etc. Photo credit: Flickr myklroventine. Context is king: don’t just use social media data! Get Started.

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Social Media Media Help Metrics 240

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

The event took place on forums, webinars, Tweetchat, Second Life, flickr and YouTube. There are various ways you can follow the NTC online from wherever you are, as select sessions and key note speakers will be live-streamed, various people will be live-blogging, and the Twitter stream for sessions will be active. Live-streamed events.

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NTC Netsquared NGO API 126