Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

She’s a go-to resource for nonprofit marketing and her new book is called The Nonprofit Marketing Guide ( get your copy here ). —– Kivi Leroux Miller helps small nonprofits and communications departments of one make a big impression with smart, savvy communications and marketing.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 14, 2012

I’m really excited to share this guest post today from Ifdy Perez about the Twive and Receive campaign going on right now: Today’s a special day for nonprofits. To get to this point, Twive and Receive nonprofits worked their tails off for weeks building a community and strategizing fundraising tactics.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Bernholz: Why Juno, Facebook and the rest won't change everything | Voluntary Sector Network | guardian.co.uk – "I recently asked "If this was as interesting as it gets for the web and philanthropy? " Our intent is to provide a space for just-in-time answers and share best practices at no charge."

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Both large and small nonprofits earned top honors this week for their attention-getting taglines, demonstrating again that an organization of any size can craft a powerful, pithy motto to build awareness and connect with its key audiences. More than 4,800 nonprofit professionals cast votes in the final selection round.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

Unfriended: Six Million Americans Fled Facebook Last Month – Culture – GOOD – "I told you last month why I thought everyone should get off Facebook, and it turns out people listened. That's the first time Facebook has lost U.S. users in over a year. The site also posted losses in Canada, the U.K.,

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

. —– Google+, the social network launched by Google nearly 5 months ago, has recently opened up the platform to organizations and brands with a profile type akin to the options for individuals and Pages on Facebook. If they’re not, it’s OK to wait—especially if time and energy are scarce. The Price of Early Adoption.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. But, despite these numbers, for most organizations and causes raising money via social media is still a hard thing to do. . "Launched

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

– "Nothing would have pleased my group more than finding a way for technology to advance the cause of poverty alleviation. "How do you get 50 authors prepared to manage 15 Facebook pages in less than 2 months with a team of 4 people? ." Boston Review — Kentaro Toyama: Can Technology End Poverty?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

"This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy. . "This "This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

For the last week, there’s been a rich discussion about Causes and the way that it abruptly, without much notice, left MySpace (deleting all of the related content, connections, communications, etc.). (To The most important parts of the conversation around Causes do not actually focus on Causes, specifically.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 16, 2011

" Nonprofit Uses QR Code, Quora to Make Cause Marketing More Transparent | Cause marketing for nonprofits – Here is a really interesting case study where an organization is using both a QR code and the answer platform Quora to engage and inform supporters. "This We hope you will join us."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

Last month, I presented at the NCVO Foresight seminar: Changing ICT – what does it mean for your charity with a focus on the future of online revenue generation for nonprofit organizations. You can’t access your friends on facebook if the platform is down for maintenance, let alone if it goes down permanently!).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

For the last week, there’s been a rich discussion about Causes and the way that it abruptly, without much notice, left MySpace (deleting all of the related content, connections, communications, etc.). (To The most important parts of the conversation around Causes do not actually focus on Causes, specifically.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Mobile phones, texting, facebook, and Twitter are just a few of the ways in which relationships are being redefined, established, and maintained by technology. This kind of behavior could be what solidifies the relationship as a long-term contribution (from both sides). "Of We have entered a new era of Relationships 2.0."

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

In other words they didn’t think that their fans on Facebook cared about what their organization was doing other than fundraising." MIT researchers in a recent study (PDF) looked at two alternative methods for establishing who needs assistance." Really changes the impact of those Twitter numbers! "Social

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

" Cause Fatigue #4Change Recap « 4change – Did you miss the recent #4change twitter chat? The February chat focused on cause fatigue, but if you missed it, Zero Strategist has done a great recap of the conversation and highlights. I wrote an article for them on how organizations are using Causes and it's now up.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 8, 2009

is a new nonprofit in Austin, Texas and it’s bringing you the first world wide film festival only for nonprofit and cause-driven organizations. " Facebook Users Are Getting Older. Facebook’s userbase, as a whole, is getting much older very fast." Find me on Delicious for more!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change. He advises both Fortune 500 corporations and nonprofits in social media strategies.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

I’ve been following the work of Rob and his team closely as they have shown not just interest, but passion and intent for engaging with the community at large to create a tool that meets the needs of nonprofit organizations and keeps us involved in making the tool better and better. What excites you about this work?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 6, 2011

Social Networking Sites Move Into Charity World – NYTimes.com – "Crowdrise, Jumo, Causecast, Causes on Facebook and others try to use social networking and crowdsourcing to build interest in charities and causes, and to help them attract donations. And virtually all of them ask users to pay to donate."

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

nfpSynergy, a leading nonprofit sector think-tank and research consultancy in the UK, “tracks a representative sample of over 1000 11-25 year olds throughout mainland Britain twice-yearly, gaining insights into their views and habits, both social and charity-related” in its Youth Engagement Monitor. The Research. What It Means.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

Do you have a group or use a fan page to create a community space for your organization on Facebook? There have been quite a few changes to Facebook over the last few months (hey, even days!), You can sort by users’ follower counts, mutual friends, and so forth. Give it a try! Groups & Pages. Communities. Social Actions.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 22, 2009

I wanted to use today to focus in on a question recently posed by my good friend Joe Solomon on Twitter : What are the nonprofit/orgs that are working 2 wire the green movement, like what @ netsquared does 4 nonprofits, @ sunfoundation for politics; which orgs are working to expose data, leverage soc media, connect the orgs together?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

Well, the Nonprofit Technology Conference is an amazing experience every year: people from all kinds of organizations, all kinds of backgrounds, and with all kinds of passion, joining together to talk about how we can use technology to make even more social impact – it’s just my kind of community!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2011

Some consider Facebook likes and retweets as examples of slacktivism, but we can also view those actions as people raising their hands or signing on with the message that they are here, they are listening, and they are ready to respond. Call and Response. What have you tried that didn’t work or what do you want to try but haven’t yet? (As

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2009

Social change projects may take the shape of a traditional or recognized nonprofit organization or an individual with an idea, a venture capitalist or a marketer, a team of developers or a college kid who wants to make an impact. I joined the cause to Answer Obama’s Call to Renew America Together. What’s the Next Step?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Any Web enabled device can become a place to connect with actions: your iPhone, news sites and blogs, Facebook & other social networks, or even in your own Web site!&#. Select “ChangetheWeb&# from the Prize Tag menu located below Additional Cause Area Tags on the Submission Form. How Change the Web Challenge Works.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2009

In this case, we20 started a Facebook group to keep everyone together and communicate with each other. Even though there are still many aspects of we20 still to be configured, when you visit the Facebook group, for example, you are still able to find clear, direct messaging about what the group is focused on.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

The landscape has changed dramatically for the nonprofit, charity, and voluntary sector in the UK and I heard people across the country raise the question many times and with many different intentions, asking if there were simply “too many” organizations. Cause-First. Remember the action-focused facebook page?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Also posted on the Frogloop blog for nonprofits here. Sustainable product and solid support from a nonprofit specialist. Facebook General Growth data: More than 200 million active users. billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day (worldwide). Raise awareness for your cause and projects. Network for Good : $29.95/month

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

Her birthday wish is to raise money for the Sharing Foundation using Causes and we think we could help her crush her goal of sending 53 Cambodian children to school by raising $530. Others posted on Facebook (using the Notes application). Let’s send 53 Cambodian kids to school: [link] &#. Amy (& Stacey). Some tweeted.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. Especially with the increased use of social media tools to help community building activity around causes or specific organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I knew it was hitting many more people than the average news story when I saw tweets, facebook posts, and other online comments coming from people in my community and network that I rarely see participating online. and Facebook, plus Stephanie’s graphic design expertise. If fifty people retweeted with our hashtag was that success?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. To talk about the evolution of nonprofit technology we really need to pick a place to start, because the beginning could be anywhere. Digital Tactics.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 10, 2009

URGENT: Facebook Pages are changing | facebook | social-advice- Advice for charities – More information about changes coming to Facebook – this time it's more changes in the way Fan Pages function. " Click For a Cause | Conduit – Conduit's Gives 2010 project offers $3.6 Do join in!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 20, 2009

" Social networks for a good cause – growth, culture and impact : crisscrossed blog - A great post from Christian! " Top 8 Social Media Tracking Tools - frogloop Home~Care2’s blog for nonprofits - frogloop - "Social media! But how should nonprofits track their social media? What tools should they use?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Samsung pledged to contribute up to $100,000 through this social action challenge, providing a donation of $5 to the Dan Marino Foundation each time someone pledged their support of autism awareness by sharing an infographic with their Facebook friends or sending a tweet with the hashtag, #teamautism.

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