Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

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. " Great piece from Allyson Kapin reminding readers that social media is "part of" a strategy. Doing Good.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 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. It's about having a CONVERSATION with people who care about your work and can help you reach your goals.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

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. " How can I organise social reporting from events? | But what can it be used for—outreach and engagement?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 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. There are so many other tools and platforms that are exciting, innovative, incredibly engaging, and beautiful.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

The focus is how to effectively integrate social media channels and measure and learn. Two grantees that work on Children’s Healthcare at the national level and have experience using social media as part of an integrated campaign were co-presenters.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

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. Social media has become an integral part of UNICEF’s outreach strategy for main publications and campaigns."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

Today was the first webinar in the Storytelling & Social Media series from NTEN and TechSoup Global. Today’s webinar focused on the building blocks of social meda; things like tagging, RSS and how to get started finding the conversations taking place online. Here’s my slide deck: Social Media Building Blocks.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

A recent comment from Ichi (working on social media for good in Japan w/ SocialCompany.org ) asked after the tools I was using on this blog to bring in comments via Twitter. Postalicious is a WordPress plugin that automatically posts your delicious, ma.gnolia, Google Reader, Reddit or Yahoo Pipes bookmarks to your blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

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. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of February 15th).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 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. Twitter, Facebook and Google tools have already been used for market research, sales predictions and targeted advertising.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

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. These opportunities are typically open to all sorts of social entrepreneurs as well. Unconference here: [link].

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

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. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of April 23rd).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 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. One would be hardpressed to find more knowledgeable, thoughtful folks on civic engagement and social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 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. This is a significant problem for the social enterprise movement."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

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. This project, housed on a social media enhanced micro-site allows people to commit to a year of service via an email sign up.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources across the web ever day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. What is your conversation strategy? I'll be there and hope you will be, too.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 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. " Where does Social Media belong on the Org Chart? " Why Do You Participate in Twitter Chats?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources across the web ever day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " The Report | Think Social – "This is a ?rst It features concept de?nitions

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

This spring, the New York City Elder Abuse Center (the Center) began its journey from a traditional, “non-social” organization to one that uses and embraces social media in both its communications and internal processes. In order to accomplish the goals of social media strategy, Deputy Director Risa Breckman knew that 1.)

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

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. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of August 24th).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 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. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of January 15th). " My favorite lesson? . "This

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

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. Or are social media ranking tools an example of more kool-aid mix being added to the overflowing punch bowl?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 24, 2011

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. Your organization's crisis plan should include a social piece in the communications section.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 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. " Social Media –– Revolutionary Movement or Enabler of “Slacktivism&# ? Do you have insurance? "Saw

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 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. " Tags: roundup bookmarks email facebook list philanthropy postalicious resources womenwhotech. Here's why."

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 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. Are you familiar with the tool? Here are 9 ways Beth recommends organizations try out the tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

The Need for the 4Cs Social Media Framework. Over the last year, I have had to explain how social media works to diplomats, defense officials, and academics and students focused on fields as diverse as international affairs, management and sociology. I have found that first-timer find social media confusing because of two reasons.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

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. I'm sure there are some resources, conversations and pointers in here that are new to everyone.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

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. "Welcome to the pre-release version of Aspiration's eAdvocacy Readiness Tools.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

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. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of February 1st).

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2011

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. SignOn.org Beta – Have you seen the new petition tool from MoveOn.org? "SignOn " What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 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. But what is in it for campaigners trying to bring about social change? And, how do you do it?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

How to Use the New FriendFeed Search for Social Media Intelligence - ReadWriteWeb - Have you tried using FriendFeed? Well, they launched a new search tool today that could help you "discover particularly interesting conversations or people in your networks? Here are some thoughts to help improve your back and forth."

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

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. And it doesn't have to cost a ton: this video is made with basic tools that are free to use. Doing Good.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2009

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources across the web ever day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Is Your Organization Human Enough for Social Media? You them to do both of these things regularly.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

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. Probably no better an indication of my love for the knowledge waiting to be unmasked within this tool, is the (fun?)

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