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. Sure, why not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

As you build your storytelling profile, Hatch will suggest tools, case studies and resources customized to your needs. Here’s just a sampling of what you’ll find: How to Make the Case to Invest in Story. The 40/60 Content Rule: Less Time Writing, More Time Sharing. Taming the Measurement Monster. Storytelling'

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 29, 2010

I can’t count how many times an organization, a campaigner or a consultant has asked for my opinion about “how can I make this go viral ?&# My response is usually broken down into two parts: 1. Tags: case studies events 1millionshirts development international mobileactive twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2009

Twitter has been used during the G20 protests , election monitoring and crowd-sourcing the location of a torch when it was passing through San Francisco. The recently published The DigiActive Guide to Twitter for Activism (Click here to download the PDF version) offers some mini-case studies organized by objective.

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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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The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

The time needed for a successful fundraising campaign planning will depend on your organization’s size and goal. Nevertheless, I do encourage you to plan ahead of time and start rolling out your fundraising campaign with enough anticipation. Time management is a great tool for running a successful fundraising campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned. I'm drawing from my experience using Twitter drawing and those of others. I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 3, 2010

The January #4Change Twitter Chat will focus on the use of Twitter and other social media tools in campaigning. Share your ideas now: You can share your ideas about the topic as well as any resources, case studies, examples, research etc. Jump in to the conversation by adding #4Change to your Twitter message.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In 2011, GrantCraft became a service of Foundation Center (now Candid), and during this time we focused on building global partnerships and expanding access to translations, digital and social content, and interactive tools. . increase calls for racial equity . track how grantmaking practices are evolving , and .

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

The timing coincides with the President’s remarks in Arlington, but one minute of silence can be pledged at any time, really. Here’s an example of a Senator showing his support for veterans through participation in the #gosilent pledge: Tracking silence. Sharing across platforms – Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 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). " Submit your Case Study to the Global Digital Activism Data Set! " Learn more and submit your case study today!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The Ning issue touches on a topic that’s very important to me and I’ve written about a number of times, including: Letting Technology Lead , Why we need a new way of building , How our tools define ‘community’ and Ning saying No to free networks. I followed up with Laura and have her case study below.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

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). This time, they had a variety of videos featuring well-known celebrities like Matt Damon, Taye Diggs, and Ana Ortiz.

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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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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Put a human face on the cause through case studies, testimonials, and videos. For example, if a mailed appeal with a matching gift incentive consistently outperforms others, keep using that format. The lessons went beyond just copy length and media slots, but those were prominent examples of the difference in mindset.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 9, 2010

As I recently announced , I’m collaborating with Matt Chevy on a redesign of this website to freshen up the design, make presentations, resources and case studies all easier to find, and surface the rich conversations taking place in the comments. Here are some of the high-level key points. Look for that!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 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). And I heard from many of you eager to plan, but not knowing how to start or where to find the time. What do you think?

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Deanna Zandt (DZ): How long have you been on Twitter? What inspired you to join?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Each module discussing ideas and content that will progressively take more time to implement. I put a call out for a mini-case study, for someone to add it or agree to an email interview. I've been observing how he uses the Chronicle of Philanthropy's Twitter Feed to participate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

I’m now on the prowl for examples from the nonprofit world of “Little Bets” and was excited to read about how Unicef created a fictional profile for a 13-year-old girl named Ami Musa, from the poor, war torn African country of Sierra Leone. Pinterest has only been around for short time. What does it look like?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. It takes time to develop a solid organizational practice in social media, so we wanted to celebrate those small victories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

No matter where I’m speaking or teaching workshops, the same questions come up … How much time does it take to do social media effectively? How are ever going to find the time to do social media? Social media does take time even if you are efficient. Staffed: This can be quarter, half, or full-time.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

These are just a few of the questions to consider in real time. Here are a few ways to do this, for example: Respond to questions and comments publicly whenever possible. If members ask a question on Twitter, respond on Twitter, and so on. Take the finger-pointing as opportunities to fix things in real time!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 5, 2009

Just like the other link tagged recently with the "day in the life" of Danielle Brigida, I love "case studies" that share how individuals "really" use the platforms and tools and strategies - moving from the theoretical or abstract down to the practical application. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 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). – Read this great case study from JustGiving about Charlie's bike ride to raise money for Haiti relief support. "Charlie

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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). These are but two recent examples of how decentralized digital networks can have dramatic effects on centralized hierarchies. What does that mean for you?

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

While advocacy marketing, case studies, and testimonials will help the promotion of your event brand , you don’t want to put too many eggs in too many baskets. This type of sponsorship provides the time and space to present a well-rounded narrative as to what benefits your event will have for that audience.

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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. Have you ever been frightened knowing that on Friday nights the intern still has the keys to your Twitter account? We need you thumbs UP vote. –> Vote Now !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Today I had the pleasure of giving a presentation for the Packard Foundation board of directors to provide a brief report on how I spent my time as Visiting Scholar and share some insights about social media and the nonprofit sector. So, part of the presentation included a live demonstration on Twitter. packfound .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

November and December are the highest months and thus you will have to compare November 2013 to November to 2014, for example, to get the full picture of your fundraising success. If you post too often or at the wrong times, then you’ll likely lose as many followers as you gain and your social networks will stagnate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

In addition to the tactical and skills instruction we did with the social media staff on Day 3 and Day 4, we also covered how to manage time and work efficiently – and how to best provide support for the strategies. For example, on Day 2 we covered strategy and social media integration.

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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). Seth's Blog: Random rules for ideas worth spreading – Seth Godin shares a list of rules for those times you develop an idea worth spreading. ."

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Having tools in place to help you monitor, measure, and evaluate your work in real time will help you be more successful with your campaign, better engage with the community, and make more lasting change in the long run. This is great for use in your Twitter messages but also in emails or even text messages. Community Mapping.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

. Screen capture here : I've been running small experiments on the art of retweeting for a couple of weeks and it's time for a reflection. . Crowdsourcing Questions: I use this when I'm developing training materials, particularly for case studies or sometimes for demos of Twitter as a crowdsourcing tools.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

Those of us in positions to support those connections and collaborations are some of the luckiest people in the global network, acting as the email or Twitter post or blog reference that helps individuals make networked jumps to where they really want to be. Have a great example or case study you want to share?

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