Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 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). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. of it staying the same.

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Web Indiana Case Study Bookmarking 117

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

There’s no doubt that social networks are allowing organizations to connect with and recruit non-traditional volunteers in new ways. At the same time, volunteer service organizations need to rethink how they work and what technology they use. Until recently Command & Control made sense. Opportunity Design.

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Volunteer Network Organization Help 104

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

Some people define it as organizing, especially around specific events, campaigns, legislation, or fundraising. Others see it as specifically applying to online community spaces, like a social networking site. The approach is focused on organic collaboration and growth for the entire community. Gardening vs Landscaping.

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Community Build Online Social Network 226

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

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. I also wonder about the effectiveness of fundraising on Twitter as more and more organizations or individuals start doing it? Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned.

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Analysis Twitter Giving Lesson 87

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). With so many new ventures founded every day, it is becoming increasingly more difficult for me to decipher what the social purposes of some initiatives are.

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Web Bookmarking Case Study Map 114

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The media had made Myspace, and social networking in general, out to be dangerous, life-threatening even. Executives were terrified by the legal implications of using social networking tools. Social media is not a fad. Find your competitors the Web. with a note that you fear your nonprofit is falling behind.

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Social Media Media Social Stats 250

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

These are my links for February 11th through February 19th: Fundraising Kit from Red Nose Day - Check out this fundraising kit from Red Nose Day, complete with ideas, case studies, example forms and more! Hat tip to Tessy Britton! But in one night he raised more than $75,000, with 95% of it coming from people overseas."

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Bookmarking Australia Case Study Social Network 100

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). The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1 Million in donations for charities this past winter. Which are best/worst?

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Web San Francisco Bookmarking Org 114

Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

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!" It was the most effective thing we did in the whole campaign.”

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Case Study Studies Social Media Campaign 31

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. For many people who find you online, your website is the organization.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

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. How is the Chronicle using Twitter to participate? How is the Chronicle using Twitter to participate? The response was fantastic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Within hours, Planned Parenthood sent a fundraising email out to its network, asking supporters to replace the money that Komen had pulled for breast cancer screenings for low-income women. As the news traveled from email boxes to social networks to mainstream media, activists, men, and women expressed their outrage.

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2007

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Case Study Conservancy Studies Social Media 28

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

The next set of modules, that are more tool based (with case studies) are next to be developed. A note : Most people will notice that I have pretty much lost my curmudgeonly approach to social media. A year ago, I was bear-ish on Facebook, and said I wouldn’t Twitter. I think I can write something up.

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Project Module Open Source Case Study 100

Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Organizations aren’t just raising money through direct mail and phone banking – they are raising money through email fundraising appeals, their websites, and, to an extent, through text-to-give campaigns. Social media can totally suck too. We don’t send people letters via postal carrier anymore. Here’s why.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

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!" So, which one social network should you consider for your next campaign?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

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!" So, which one social network should you consider for your next campaign?

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Demographics Social Network Social Media Network 28

Care2

JULY 26, 2007

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Rebecca Leaman, publisher of Get your sanity back , Wild Apricot's non-profit technology blog Great new presentations on social media are coming out almost daily, now that we're deep into conference season, and many are directed specifically to the needs of non-profits. Tips and Case Studies Who’s Doing What, Where, and How?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Carie Lewis gives an excellent mini case study of how to leverage micro content during the holiday and get results. It’s also about what other organizations and businesses are doing and we gather this intelligence by reading blogs on these topics on a daily basis. Social media is evolving at near warp speed.

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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. You could do your organization a disservice if you think that the written policy that results from this tool is your final product. The social media policy tool helps you with part of the of step 1. .

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Social media is a perfect compliment to our public access television channels. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and other online tools extend our community into virtual spaces where our members can make and share media. The social media classes have been a great addition to our training program ever since.

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Interview Social Media Training Train 153

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

Take a look at the web site of any well-established nonprofit organization , and you'll probably see past invitations to these types of events or one for an upcoming event We're seeing the rise of social media to promote, organize, and in some cases hold the actual charity event itself. live streaming for entertainment.

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Facilitation Charity Organization Tips 50

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy 53

Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Online social networking was just being born. Facebook was just getting its first venture funding, YouTube was just starting, and Twitter was still a year away from being founded. You had to say something on the blog, or post a photo on Flickr, or organize a Meetup. Social Networking Web 2.0 Google Maps.

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Netsquared Wikipedia San Francisco Iraq 52

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. Why Social Media?

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2011

Are your nonprofit staffers addicted to social media? Do they feel that one day Twitter and Facebook are going to bring in the big bucks and build a huge base of activists that will come to your organization’s rescue when you need their help the most? Well, I wish you lots of luck and good fortune.

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Care2

MAY 27, 2009

While we’ve seen explosive growth in use of social networks ( NYT reported last week that time spent on social networks has exceeded that of emai l ) many organizations are asking how do you effectively deploy a social media strategy and what is the return on investment (ROI)?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

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!" The next question involves the planning process itself.

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Social Media Facebook Advocacy Organization 28

Care2

JANUARY 30, 2011

. “It's actually been interesting to watch as a case study in the enduring power of traditional media. Yet due to old fashion organizing on the ground, the protests have escalated. The Iran related hashtags also trended on Twitter. There have also been reports of the government cutting off mobile carriers.

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Social Media Iran Create Media 77

Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

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!" In other words, if electronic messages can reach it, its on-line.

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Social Network Mobile Social Media Network 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I got to meet the dynamic NPower Seattle executive director Alison Carl White who talked passionately about her organization’s mission and programs. The survey asked participants to share a story that illustrates how social media has brought value to their organization. Twitter Advocates.

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Knowledge Seattle Social Media Measure 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Look at your score and ask yourself the following reflection questions. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics.

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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. One of the best avenues for promoting your virtual event is through social media posts. But do not feel like you are without options for online event marketing!

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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

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Social Media Studies Facebook Raise 41