Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

Here’s a copy of the initial email as an example: Subject: Help wish Beth Kanter a happy 53rd! To recap : our audience included bloggers in the nonprofit technology and social impact sector; our goals were to help reach Beth’s $530 fundraising goal and recruit 53 “happy birthday&# blog posts reflecting on Beth’s work.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! Let’s start at the beginning: what is “community-driven social impact” anyway? Especially with the increased use of social media tools to help community building activity around causes or specific organizations. Case Studies.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

For example, there are others creating or sharing content specifically about tech, like ComputerWorld, UKRiders and CharityWebForum. Lastly, there are lots of 1-time or regular events that surface ideas and case studies and generate content that could be really useful to pull in or capture. What already exists?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

My YouTube examples don’t quite fit this lofty definition. Associations are ideally positioned to fill that need in a way that social media and other online activities cannot. A social media following doesn’t guarantee that exclusive pedigree. Although an expert who comes with a big social network would be at the top of my list.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Well, like much of social media, it depends on the message. Here are a few of the examples: When we asked people to join by tweeting, because it was easy and different, we went from 20 to 180 people that had signed up to let us tweet through their accounts. How did it go? was another major infrastructure component, Bit.ly

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This evening, Joe Solomon pointed out a great example that touches on data, social media, 3rd party platforms, and being proactive with getting your supporters connected directly with your organization – all things we’ve touched on in the conversations about Causes and ideablob! That example?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2010

The talk: My talk may not be as easily captured in the slides as some of my other talks are since this was a smaller group and I had the time to dive into each example and discuss it with the participants, instead of a more traditional presentation. Social Media & Philanthropy. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Grants management software Unify giving and grantmaking Build strategic nonprofit partnerships that drive more social impact with less work for your teams. Learn more How it works See how our grants management software can help corporate funders build and strengthen nonprofit partnerships for more strategic funding and maximum social impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

I just got my first copy of the Social by Social book I co-authored earlier this year with David Wilcox , Andy Gibson , and Nigel Courtney and Clive Holtham from Cass Business School. About Social by Social: “ Social by Social is a practical guide to using new technologies to create social impact.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

" There emerged in this discussion thread a "case study," that I felt was both inspiring and instructive. We thank you all for the discussion and examples you've shared with us on the topic. As Kate Merriman put it, "the 'Accidental Techie' title rings a bell with so many of us who. pursuing other things."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Hatch: A Tool for Digital Storytelling for Social Impact Launches – Guest Post by Jay Geneske, Rockefeller Foundation. Hatch is a concierge that connects you to a suite of tools and a growing community of storytellers to help you leverage your stories to drive social impact. We’ve named it Hatch. Taming the Measurement Monster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

I thought I had posted this case study from the NTC 08 Panel called "Social Media Case Study Slam" already, but looks like I didn't. This case study is by Danielle Brigida from the NWF and her experience using Digg and StumbleUpon for generating traffic. | View | Upload your own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last week, the WeAreMedia project discussed and built Module 3: Sharing Your Story Social Media Style. I put the call out for some case studies and Carie Lewis, the HSUS, Social Media Rock Star, took the time to share her story about the success and challenges of LOLseal s. Winning caption by Zelda - Westlake, OH.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

TechSoup Global's partner in Germany, Stifter-Helfen.de – IT for Nonprofits , has been collecting case studies from the organizations it works with over the last year. Here is a look at how a few German nonprofits and charities are using technology donations for social good. Empowering Youth Through Soccer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

With a few guidelines and a little training, employees can use social channels effectively in service of your organization’s mission AND their own learning. For example, says Murphy, “Twitter has flipped our relationship with media. The organizational strategy is to impact policy change. Kenneth Roth , Executive Director.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

Peer Case Studies. The main part of the call featured case studies by peer grantees who shared their strategies for social media integration, measurable objectives, measurement, and social media techniques, particularly use of Twitter. Next up was Hanna Welch, Social Media Producer, from grist.org.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 8, 2019

The work SEFCU and I did together is an excellent example of an organization that is making the shift to results -focused investing allowing them to begin speaking to their desired impact or end state that I spoke to previously, “measuring lives improved”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Download Spreadsheet Template ]. Download Spreadsheet Template ].

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Candid

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Across the social sector, there’s one thing we can all agree on: data and knowledge are crucial to our collective success. Issue Lab is where Candid collects, preserves, and shares research reports, whitepapers, evaluations, case studies, issue briefs, and more, published and/or funded by social sector organizations.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

These volunteers are mostly your lowest level advocates who might help you fill up a lawmaker’s inbox or gain some attention on social media during critical parts of your campaign. Report #1: took one to three actions in the past six months. They will provide the air cover for your more impactful actions.

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Candid

JULY 20, 2022

The following case study from India reveals how the social sector responded and adapted to the challenges and opportunities created by COVID-19. . We are still a long way away from being where we were economically and socially even in 2019.” Then, COVID-19 exacerbated all of them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

” The Top 5 Lean Startup Resources for Social Good Organizations – Guest Post by By:Leah Neaderthal, Co-Founder, Lean Impact. As a bonus, it also includes a few dozen case studies and some great extra material from Lean Startup conferences. The Best Book About Putting Lean Into Practice: Running Lean, by Ash Maurya.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 Most often these new experiments have grown out of frustration with the fact that, despite several decades of rapid growth in philanthropy and nonprofits, many of the same social and environmental problems persist, or are getting worse. Call this “social change 2.0”.

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Candid

JUNE 16, 2022

Our new guide provides helpful and instructive case studies to illustrate how other funders have taken such steps. . For example, the guide shares how savvy education funders are considering the impact of learning loss on students who every year miss more and more days of instruction due to the climate crisis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2014

Last month I moderated a panel of nonprofits sharing case studies about their integrated digital strategies. They work well on on social channels. For example, on Father’s Day, Edutopia posted this quote about dads. Pinterest is a great place to find and share quotes on other social channels.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Citizen-Powered Response. Direct Content. Indirect Content.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The webinar was designed to offer an overview of the basics, best practices and examples of successful social media integration. Social Media for Small Enterprises. The Social by Social book has How-Tos, Case studies, Jargon Buster and much more : [link]. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Download Spreadsheet Template ]. Download Spreadsheet Template ].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2010

I'm moderating a panel at SXSWi called " Crowdsourcing Innovative Social Change." Everywhere you turn, you're hearing about social media. We know that social media is good for a lot more than raising money. We know that social media can be used to change the world. Submit your case study here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2011

A Few Words of Caution: Small to medium-sized nonprofits should take Facebook case studies and best practices based on the success of large nationally and internationally well-known nonprofits (with huge email lists and multiple communications and development staff) with a heavy dose of skepticism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I’m pleased to announce that Zoetica and Network for Good have just published a new e-book called “ Cause Marketing Through Social Media &# written by Kate Olsen and Geoff Livingston.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog. 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. How can we and how are we using social media tools for social change?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Across email, web and social, always be looking at your analytics to see where you’ve had the most success and prioritize those areas first. This may include adding examples to case studies, or delving deeper into a particular angle of a blog post. engagement quarter? Start to plan (ahead!)

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

Grantmakers are looking to one another to share effective practices and case studies. A 2020 survey of foundation leaders found that while the majority had shifted internal practices around things like operations, vendor selection, investment priorities, and strategy development, there were few examples of increases in power sharing.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2011

Social media in disaster response. Journalists using social media in Egypt. Trimet misses the bus on social media. Please add your favorite blog posts or examples to the list, too! There are so many resources out there that hopefully this list will help filter and curate for you! Atlanta Councilman chooses Twitter.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2011

This is such a dramatic example of using technology effectively for mission-driven program delivery , we're bringing you a behind-the-scenes look at how they did it. Now that's transforming technology into social change. Because this gets at the very core of what NTEN wants you to get out of your Membership, it's free.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Some are featured in case studies, others are simply listed as examples of excellence. I am also putting in quotes from nonprofit social media practitioners that speak to key lessons learned and wisdom gained through experience.

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