Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

s Online Giving, Offline Power ,??? a study of women online donors and how the Internet is changing the nature of political engagement for women. The study (which was also featured in the Wall Street Journal , summarizes the results of a poll of 600 women. Tools and how they are being used to engage women in political giving.

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Let’s begin with some practical strategies, including ground rules, defined roles, supplies, and tools. Be sure you’ve done the prep work to establish roles and responsibilities, prepare supplies, and bring in tools to facilitate your brainstorming session. Here you can review a comparison of virtual tools. Or try a case study.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline. Social media tools work because they are powered by people, and people are social. What tools have been most unsuccessful?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Case Study. I invited Heather McLeod Grant to write a reflection base the case study of KaBOOM! Just last week we published a new case study of KaBOOM! Through a suite of online tools—including a social networking site, online training, do-it-yourself content, and a Google-map mashup—KaBOOM!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

In organizations, people struggle to capture knowledge and to find answers across organizational boundaries and silos. A new comfort with transparency combined with easy access to online social networking tools, makes it easy to share what we do, but also how we do it. Presenting Data Effectively by Stephanie D.H.

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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. Here’s a run through of the Tools Galore session. More than 3.5

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

The April edition of Nonprofits Live looked at environmental policy, sustainable practices, and nonprofit sustainability case studies. Adopting green tech tools, like online conferencing or using online collaboration tools , can also improve an organization’s efficiency. contributor; Kevin Danaher.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

we've compiled our five favorite tools to help you better reach and recruit volunteers to share the load and help your 501(c)(3) succeed. section where you can gauge Taproot's efficacy for yourself by perusing their case studies. offline volunteerism - HON mobilizes people through 250 Volunteer. In addition.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

These 5 steps assume that your organization has already used a process to evaluate your audience and your goals and chosen tools and strategies that match the audience and organizational goals. Remember, your strategies should be integrated online and offline, and so should your metrics.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 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!" Could that concept be translated to help a local nonprofit? As the director of development of Girls Inc.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We Are Media is a terrific resource for anyone looking for tips, examples, case studies and information on using social media in a nonprofit organization. Experience a variety of social web tools that are essential in listening/engaging, storytelling, generating buzz, and online networking. REGISTER HERE! The Format.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll find articles about: Opinions on Industry Trends, Topics in Behavioral Science, Whitepapers and Case Studies in Philanthropy, and Direct Mail and Online Fundraising. If you’re not afraid of getting into the nitty-gritty of network building, both online and offline, this is the blog for you.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I’ve written about it , submitted a session proposal with colleague Debra Askanase to the 2011 NTC, and recently had the opportunity to start a conversation on the topic of engaging your community across platforms in a GroupVine message (more information about my use of the tool at the bottom of this post).

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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. it’s a tool that I know works, 2. Where: Click here for the live-chat (launched on the 19th).

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The ASSH/Nimble AMS case study goes into more detail about how the organization is creating new efficiencies by automating processes. Einstein can give guidance and make predictions on things like which members are likely to renew or not renew and then, most importantly, empower your staff with tools to act upon what it finds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2012

Panelists will deliver their case studies in verse and the authors will provide expert feedback. New Tools for Digital Justice - [link] – coordinated by Mike Medow. Social Media Smackdown: Online VS Offline Impact - [link] coordinated by Kayta Andresen. You can vote for our session here. What’s Up Doc?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

How can we and how are we using social media tools for social change? “Social media is a storytelling tool, it’s let voices effected by climate change be heard around the world&# (@ amysampleward ). Social media is still the tool or the medium, not the change or the action. Lesson #3: Local vs Global.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

to share some of what I believe is the core of successful community building (on or offline). The first question I always ask myself when considering a new tool or functionality online, a new project or campaign, or even new partnerships or members is: “Is this something the Community wants or something I want?” Your Community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

To top it off, I did an interview with Wendy Harman from the Red Cross about her recent experience using Twitter and other tools to spread buzz for campaign - Social Media Roadblock. I had already been working on the social media tools wiki so we could offer our supporters a bunch of easy ways to help online.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

Fundraising Tools. Donation pages also come with social media tools built in for sharing across Twitter, Facebook, and more. You can also accept offline donations via a manual donation page. Case Studies. CauseVox themes are all optimized for mobile devices. Screenshot of the CauseVox dashboard.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2009

we20 wants to inspire people, online, to get together, offline, to talk about ideas to improve our lives and our world. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be spreading their message and mobilizing people into action both on and offline. These G20 leaders meet in London on 2 April. 20 world leaders. They don’t have a website, yet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

It covered maturity of practice in social media and measurement and brief case studies of advanced practitioners including Humane Society , UpWell , and DoSomething. I shared some areas of improvement and notes about tools, including Alison Carlman from Global Giving’s spreadsheet.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Feedback to presentation: would want to involve staff and services in the offline local events to share their experiences, too. Tags: case studies maps free gift economy health mps09 patientopinion. identify the thoughtfully passionate. provide easy, incremental steps to involvement. strength-based, internal motivation.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

>> Do You Have the Right Balance of Online/Offline Communication? In this session we will discuss common objections to adopting social media, hear from experienced panelists, identify tools for collaboration, listening, and information sharing, and consider different organizational approaches to integrating social media successfully.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I presented an overview on content curation why important, a framework, and introduced some new curation tools – scoop.it So, for these organizations, their content pyramid also includes integrating offline w/online channels. So, for these organizations, their content pyramid also includes integrating offline w/online channels.

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Care2

MAY 15, 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!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The idea is that to build trust, reinforce dedication, and show authentic engagement, you need to operate in public using the same tools that your community has access to. Has your organization run a competition online or offline? Tags: case studies challenge competition frogloop guest post howto tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2009

I'll boil it down to " Causes is A Friending Tool, Not A Fundraising Tool." His recommendations are directed at the folks at Facebook Causes who created the application and nonprofits using the tool. Take for example this recent case study on the blog. Think like an offline community grassroots organizer.".

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

which means "enough," began online and moved offline to solidify a movement to create a better Bosnia and Herzegovina. Learn how your organization can best use mobile from actual case studies in this recap of TechSoup’s Text-to-Give Tweet Chat. Please visit the site to view this video).

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. TechSoup.org. TechSoup Canada.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Social media is a tool for you to use to help you achieve your mission. Including various social media tools in the way you do your work (whether it’s communications, fundraising, outreach, volunteer recruitment or service delivery) comes from strategically identifying the right tools for the right things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

While the specific tactics and techniques for a tool may change, the concepts generally hold constant. Over the years, as I have watched Facebook roll out features and changes, it seems takes a predictable pattern: the big announcement, hype, backlash, more tweaks to the platform, experiments by users/organizations, and learning what works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I shared my lessons learned from my first campaign in 2006 in this case study , with best practices work today. In 2006, the annual donation was a stretch for us … so we asked family, friends, and colleagues to donate to the Sharing Foundation in lieu of holiday or birthday gifts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

Social media can be a useful (though often overlooked) tool for frontline workers in social service agencies to engage with youth, according to Jason Shim, a Program Facilitator at the Canadian nonprofit, Mosaic Counselling & Family Services. According to Shim, Facebook is a primary communication tool for young people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Best practices for effective use of common social media tools: Facebook and Twitter. I always try to do an extensive participant survey prior to the workshop to uncover the knowledge in the room and used a “living case study” technique. This session shared techniques and tools for making that process efficient.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

NPLive’s second guest speaker was Nat Robinson, vice president for business development at SlideRocket , an online software tool for creating and measuring presentations. And finally, additional presentation resources, both articles and tools, can be found here: How to Deliver a Bad Presentation. Make Presentations Social.

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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. In this living case study, the staff person from the Seattle Symphony shared how they did conversion tracking. I asked her where they got the idea for doing a flash mob.

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