Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2013

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist and was in the room asked "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?" There are lots of twenty-something bloggers and gen-y bloggers. Amy Sample Ward. Both are essential reading. Blogs by Gen Y.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2010

We covered the themes in our soon to be published book, The Networked Nonprofit , and engaged the audience in a conversation about these themes. The other wonderful thing is that Amy Sample Ward and Peggy Duvette were in the audience live blogging and I'm so grateful for their notes. Meetings was a big one, followed by worry!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

book launch at Stanford University with my children, Harry and Sara. The book’s message is simple. And, the book is very inspiring too and even better all proceeds from book sales are being donated to high impact nonprofits. book launch at Stanford University with my children, Harry and Sara.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Please support the SocialBrite team (or any other blogger) in the Social Media Challenge! And October is once again the month when bloggers step up to the plate for the Social Media Challenge , now in its third year. Last year, bloggers big and small raised $270,000 to provide 65,000 students with the resources needed to learn.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2011

The third guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is by Jen Louden. Jen Louden, Savor and Serve: How I Have Fun, Do Good After reading my friend Keri Smith's book The Guerilla Art Kit , my 16-year-old daughter Lillian decided it would be delish to write little-bitty love notes and plaster them all over our tiny town.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! A must-read this week is a chapter from Geoff Livingston's book Welcome to the Fifth Estate. has identified 22 must-circle bloggers and resources on Google+. Salsa Labs is hosting a free webinar on December 13th about Engaging your Community and Your Crowd. Luckily, Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

The writing process for the book: Expository vs storytelling. Three Themes from the Book: 1. Wendy was hired “to make the bloggers go away.&# Social networks and social media has busted out of the marketing communications and fundraising silos and changing the way nonprofits deliver programs, manage, and even govern.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

She’s a go-to resource for nonprofit marketing and her new book is called The Nonprofit Marketing Guide ( get your copy here ). This interview is part of her virtual book tour; check out the full calendar of events. She’s a blogger, trainer, coach, and consultant. NonprofitMarketingGuide.com is the home base.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2012

My second guest blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the warm and wonderful Jocelyn Harmon. Jocelyn is also a recognized blogger and speaker on online marketing and fundraising. For me there is nothing like the thrill of curling up in bed with a book or polishing off a (hopefully good) blog post.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! A must-read this week is a chapter from Geoff Livingston's book Welcome to the Fifth Estate. has identified 22 must-circle bloggers and resources on Google+. Salsa Labs is hosting a free webinar on December 13th about Engaging your Community and Your Crowd. Luckily, Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

Amy Sample Ward writes a blog about nonprofit technology and social media and is the community builder for Netsquared. is Vice President of Operations of C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition and was one of the first nonprofit technology bloggers. Who are your favorite bloggers who write about nonprofits technology? Rachel Weidinger.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

I've been traveling around the country with our Social Media for Nonprofits conference series (coming to San Francisco on 11/4 with TechSoup's Marnie Webb keynoting, Atlanta on 11/17 , and NYC on 1/30/12 - save $20 with "TechSoup" code) and promoting my new book, Nonprofit Management 101. Representative Samples?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2012

The fourth blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the delicious Meg Worden (I say delicious because I love her e-cookbook, Salad Alchemy). Supporting art and artists, writers and books. Meg is a writer, speaker, storyteller and a certified Holistic Health Coach. Feeding people.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The ninth guest blogger in my have fun do good series is Katya Andresen. I try to read every good book written about marketing, technology, behavioral economics, and I invite every expert who will agree to present to the Network for Good community. She blogs at nonprofitmarketingblog.com and tweets at @katyaN4G. This brings me to… 3.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Super duper nonprofit tech blogger Amy Sample Ward has tagged me in a new meme started by Mindapples: What's Your 5-A-Day? I'm supposed to share the five things I do each day that keep my mind healthy (kinda like how five servings of fruits and veggies keep your body healthy), and then tag 5 more bloggers to share their 5-A-Day.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The eleventh guest blogger in my have fun do good series is Lisa Sonora Beam. Lisa is the author of The Creative Entrepreneur , an award-winning book on creativity and business for creatives who want to do what they love, and make a difference.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Note , this was adapted from the book Social Change Anytime Everywhere by Amy Sample Ward and I. Cycle through a combination of blog authors and guest bloggers from within your organization, board members, influencers, etc. For each major marketing initiative answer the following questions. Who are the target audiences?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

books/publications, and other resources. With a background in advertising, marketing, e-commerce, and PR, Matt has a passion for the online medium and works with small businesses, non-profit organizations, entrepreneurs, and bloggers in improving and establishing their overall web presence.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2009

Edward Harran is a blogger and nonprofit technologist I have connected with through NetSquared, this blog, and of course Twitter. With the assistance of the scholarship, I got a place booked at NTEN09 Conference. Below is the blog post from him, calling for help. He is based in Australia, a far way from San Francisco.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Of course, referring to the newish book by Seth Godin called Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync? Let's Fondle The Tools the Right Way Chris Brogan's A Sample Social Media Toolkit describes a few sample tools and what they can be used to accomplish. asks Rich Reeder. Her selection criteria. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

The intent is to leverage the networked effect or the Tipping Point (the title of a book by Malcolm Gladwell that means the given moment in an epidemic when a virus reaches critical mass.) Hat tip Amy Sample Ward for discovering it!). You can set up a fundraiser, issue a challenge, or social contract. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Network for Good has recently released a new e-book called " The 2008 Online Fundraising Survival Guide: 12 Winning Strategies to survive and Thrive in a Down Economy " (a terrific reframing of best practices advice for online fundraising and perhaps fear-driven adoption of these practices will be in the works.) I'm not in denial.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2005

I'm trying to get some links assembled in one place for the Berkman Thursday evening bloggers meetings where we will discuss nonprofit blogging. Blogrolls or linkblogs of nonprofit bloggers ( Deborah Finn's Blogroll or Marnie Webb 's sidebar). NTEN/NTC Conference Bloggers. A blog to discuss a report/book.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Join me, Allyson Kapin, Co-founder of Rad Campaign and Blogger-in-Chief of Care2''s Frogloop blog and Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director of NTEN for this free webinar. Social media tips directly from our new book, Social Change Anytime Everywhere Social fundraising - when is social media the right place for this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

And because you probably can't eat that much - unless, of course, you're Joey Chestnut - you put many small samples on your plate instead. So, here's a few samplings from my digital buffet. NTEN has two fantastic events this month! The conference will showcase NTEN's new book about mission-driven technology.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2011

In addition to my looking into Google+, many bloggers in the nonprofit sector have also been checking it out and listing its advantages and disadvantages. Most of the reviews are positive, with a few bloggers not ready to commit yet. Do Library Bloggers Like Google+? What Does the Nonprofit Blogosphere Say?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

A fellow Blogger, Debbie Laskey, shared these keen insights with me: “A brand strategy is the ultimate business strategy and often the least understood." "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

Amy Sample Ward and Stacey Monk did plan and execute one hell of a surprise party! Amy Sample Ward wrote a reflection on crowdsourcing a surprise party ! Also, the fact that Amy Sample Ward and Stacey Monk asked people to ask others, using a networked approach to organizing this party. NTEN's Holly Ross's Birthday Blog Post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

more like the Berkman Center Thursday evening blogger meetups I used to attend from 2005-2007. I'm very grateful to Andy for teaching about how to podcast without electricity so I could share that with Cambodian bloggers. This is just a sampling. We had the time to dig into a topic and come out with a deeper understanding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

I just sampled one month. " That's a hard question for me to answer because as Kaushik notes and all of us bloggers know all too well -- many analytics programs do not track RSS feeds. Or study bloggers SEO resources in more depth. Word Press users can use General Stats plugin.). Audience Growth.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Some operations teams use a log book to keep staff updated on the activities of the previous day, but too many rely on word-of-mouth and lose the opportunity to document institutional history and convey knowledge from staff member to staff member.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. The Planned Giving Blogger, Phylis Freedman, shares ideas on launching a planned giving program for prospect audiences: Planed Giving When There Is No Annual Fund.

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