Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. I love twitter, which in some ways surprises me, and in some ways doesn’t.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

Ag Grantees Twitter Webinar. As a trainer, I strongly believe that learning experiences need to weave content delivery with participant interaction. Also, it is far more effective to have peers share their own case studies and experiential learning with others. Peer Case Studies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

How networked nonprofits use twitter. Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

From September 30 to October 21, TechSoup will host a free Digital Storytelling online event including expert roundtable discussions, nonprofit case studies, online discussions, live chat, and a community challenge with a final screening awards ceremony in the virtual world of Second Life. Follow it on Twitter at #tsdigs.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

During the US Thanksgiving holiday, Tweetsgiving asked people around the world to use Twitter to share something they were grateful for and include the link to the Tweetsgiving site (where people could donate to help build a library, classroom and more for the benefiting school in Tanzania).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

During the fall, the WeAreMedia project is discussing the content in the tactical modules. Each module discussing ideas and content that will progressively take more time to implement. This week we've had a lively discussion about Module 2: Participate in the Conversation. How is the Chronicle using Twitter to participate?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2010

It was done through a series of blog posts called AGC Conversational Case Studies and encouraged the public to weigh in via comments to the blog posts, live CaseSoup video discussions, and Twitter. You find the report, blog posts, and archived videos over at the Case Foundation site here.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

I’m really interested in what happens next, and not just because I am part of the team but also because I think we can be a case study in ourselves of the changing landscape and processes of online collaboration. has twitter integration, 3. For this first chat I want to use CoverItLive because 1. Let me know.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2011

There is also a detailed section about adding an online component. Joe has been blogging about this topic for a long time, so book is filled with case studies from the nonprofit and for-profit sector about lessons learned from partnerships. It also covers how to use sites like Quora and Online Contests.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

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). Really changes the impact of those Twitter numbers! "Social

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

The Science Behind Social Change Might Be Better » The Buzz Bin - Alexandra “SocialButterfly” Rampy has a guest post on the Livingston Buzz blog discussing the science behind social change. Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: What are the most effective ways Nonprofits/Foundations can use Twitter #hashtags?

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

This interactive panel will showcase nonprofit case studies about advanced social media campaigns with multi-channel marketing strategies linked to CRM services. Come ready to interact, discuss, and figure out how to convert your supporters into active change agents for good. We need you thumbs UP vote. –> Vote Now !

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

This session focuses on strategies and case studies for creating successful community-driven media, events and campaigns. Also, engage in a mixed reality event as avatars and representatives from nonprofits around the world discuss their work both virtually and in their communities. Get in Touch Via Twitter. Room: 1471.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

For those that follow the #4Change twitter-based chats, this is a post recapping and highlighting our latest conversation on social media application in the Climate Change movement. That’s the question that the monthly #4Change chats (that take place on Twitter) address, this month focusing on the Climate Change movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

Each case study will be presented by the designers and their implementing partners. Together they will discuss how entrepreneurs, philanthropists, academics, and business leaders can leverage popular media channels, be it games or social media, to address pressing social issues.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 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). Each case study includes background information about the issue and the campaign, key learnings, benchmark numbers, and outcomes.

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NTEN

JUNE 1, 2011

Two Case Studies from Idealware and TechSoup. Nonprofit Leaders discussing out-of-control tech projects. American Red Cross's strategy for dealing with their Twitter "oops". There are also articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 5, 2009

Full Circle Associates » How I use social media - Here is a great post from Nancy White discussing how she uses social media. I love case studies of this kind because it puts all of the abstract ideas and recommendations into a realistic context. Read the full interview with him on Britt's blog! What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 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). org: giving new meaning to “new organizing&# | Working Wikily – This is a great case study about community organizing from the 350.org

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I used a “living case study&# approach – doing an interview with them to share how they achieved their success. Seattle Symphony created flashmob and promoted it with Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter effectively. The full group discussion allowed people at different levels to share their experiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2010

The process around policy - that is the discussion, buy-in, and education - is so critical for effective use of social media. MindMap of Social Networking Policy Discussion. Obviously, this is a just a beginning, not an end. See my other posts on social media policy. Social Media Policies. ASHA (nonprofit) social media guidelines.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2011

. “It's actually been interesting to watch as a case study in the enduring power of traditional media. Similar discussions surfaced last year during Iran’s Green Revolution, when many people on social media overlaid a green shade to their avatars and profile pictures to show their solidarity with the people of Iran.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Iftikhar Soomro and Seema Zameer — all of whom understand capacity building programs. organizational change, and technology. Program Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Grantees get better results integrating Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels best practices and measurement. Content Curation on Twitter. Next Bruce Lesley gave a virtuoso case study of how he uses Twitter to curate news articles and resources related to children’s issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

So, part of the presentation included a live demonstration on Twitter. There were some great questions and discussion points. The case study also prompted a fabulous question: "What is it about some nonprofits that allows to change and adopt social media?" The first step, of course, is education.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

Recently, MomsRising conducted a blog carnival on school food , which serves as a useful case study about how social media can ensure that target audiences see compelling blog posts. Lesson #2: Identify and use high-trafficked #hashtags on Twitter that resonate with your target audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

Why Twitter Matters View more presentations from Laura lee Dooley. Check out blog for in-depth posts on Twitter tools, for example this one about url shorterners. I'd like to point a few examples that were not on his list and share some good nonprofit Twitter resources. There is a terrific article on Mashable by Lon S.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Beth Kanter who shares tips for the content creation impaired, Tinu Abayomi-Paul who discusses why Storify is great to curate social content, and YouTube who is launching Next Cause. Ask your reader or people who follow you on Twitter and Facebook. Highlight case studies. Who caught our attention this week?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2009

Note from Beth: In response for my call for guest posts on movement building, Cheryl Contee pointed me to her terrific case study about Mom's Rising. This includes a prominent blog, twitter feed, easy ways to share MomsRising content plus lots of photos and videos. The original can be found here.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2021

Study your customers’ preferences to nurture them with valuable content, so they could know more about your product and get some benefits. Think about webinars, conferences, or case studies you can create in cooperation with your customers. Study your visitors. Personalization is everything.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2012

Time: Discussion starts at 4:00 PM Networking Happy Hour to follow at the Salsa Office at 5:30 PM. Don't miss the panels Using Technology and Social Media to Build Social Movements with Amy Sample Ward of NTEN, Michael Silberman of Green Peace International, Claire Diaz Ortiz of Twitter, and April Pedersen of Salsa Labs. Register now!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

In a panel hosted by TechSoup, representatives from four arts organizations discussed how they are using social media in new and innovative ways to market the arts. Michael DeLong, senior manager of online community and social media at TechSoup and managing editor at Emerging Arts Professionals , moderated the discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

I shared the story of how Pratham Books used Twitter to help get children's books to children in rural India. I also shared a brief case study of Red Cross over the past five years of integrating social media. A detailed description of the panel and discussion points can be found here by Ashutosh Desai.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Marshall to discuss the report and the insights RWW discovered through the process of aggregating and distilling so much information from experts and Web users. Like people generally do, we thought about the impact that Twitter and Facebook were making on the web. Probably middle of 2008.

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