Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2010

Yesterday, I had the fun opportunity to present a webinar session with Allen Gunn of Aspiration in part of the TechSoup Talks series. If you missed the webinar, that’s okay! Use these links to access the conversation: All webinar resources. Were you on the webinar and have a question that wasn’t answered?

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Julia Campbell has been helping nonprofits make the most of their social media presences for years. She knows what strategies work on social media, what strategies fail, and how nonprofits can use social channels to make a big impact on their community. What kinds of posts should I make on social media?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 28, 2013

To accommodate nonprofit staff and volunteers and interns that can not attend my live webinars due to scheduling restraints or time zone incompatibilities, I recently launched a new Vimeo On Demand channel where all my live webinars are now archived and available for purchase for $40 each (compared to a $50 registration fee for a live webinar).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2024

Direct mail was the second most preferred channel at 21%, followed by social media (17%), text messaging (8%), and phone calls (2%). Email Fundraising 26% of donors say that email is the tool that most inspires them to give (25% social media, website 17%, print 13%). increase in revenue. organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Yesterday, I had a lot of fun giving another webinar for Nonprofit Webinars, this time focused on DIY Social Media Management. The goal of this webinar was to provide some baseline tools to help manage the incoming and the outgoing content across all channels an organization may be using to communicate and connect.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 5, 2016

Love it or hate it, social media is a critical element of any successful non-profit’s overall marketing strategy. But what if your non-profit just doesn’t have the resources or manpower to keep all your social media profiles up to date with fresh, engaging content on a regular schedule? Why these two channels?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Many nonprofits need social media training - they just don’t know it. There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels. I firmly believe in the latter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

Your nonprofit can learn a lot from the 11 (mostly large) nonprofits listed below by simply following, liking, and subscribing to their e-newsletter, blog, Facebook Page, Twitter, YouTube Channel, etc. A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

Until recently the nonprofit pioneers of the Social Web had to mostly rely on their intuition that their social media campaigns were resulting in more dollars raised online, an increase in brand and cause awareness, and higher rates of volunteer recruitment and retention. Fundraising Social Media' Source: Avectra.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Their social media supports solicitations. In this 60-minute live webinar, you’ll learn: How to start integrating your marketing and fundraising efforts. How to choose the best social media platforms and digital marketing options for your organization. Their messaging and branding are consistent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Note from Beth: Many nonprofits do not have dedicated teams for social media and social media strategy and implementation is typically only a part of a someone’s job. How much effort are your social media channels really worth? Sprout Social. By Sacha Evans. Simply Measured.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2013

Currently in Beta, YouTube just announced the ability to merge your YouTube channel with your nonprofit’s Google+ page. To begin the merging process, your YouTube channel must already have a personal Google+ profile added as a manager and then follow the seven steps detailed below: Step 1: Go to your YouTube Settings > Advanced.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Topic : Listening & Engaging: DIY Tools for Social Media Management. This webinar will show you how to create a listening dashboard for your or your organization’s use. I will also provide an introduction for social media goal-setting and a template for tracking your social media engagement.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Top of funnel outreach includes channels like social media, newsletters, and blogs that are designed to establish credibility. Other methods of expanding your visibility include social media campaigns, events, career fairs, and using search engine optimization (SEO) to attract people to your website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2013

This webinar demonstrates how nonprofits can implement a successful social media strategy in eleven steps. Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit. Awesome webinar!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

2) Social Media Campaigns. Most nonprofits work hard to connect with donors through multiple channels, including social media. If you make fundraising requests on social media, understand that many states view such social media requests as solicitations within their borders.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Topic : Tools and Options for Selecting Social Media for Your Organization. Description : The hardest part of getting started with social media is figuring out what tools your organization should use. I’ll contribute to this webinar as a guest speaker weighing on tools and options.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

YouTube has begun rolling out a new YouTube Channel design entitled One Channel to a very small small group of YouTube users. The new design offers much less customization, but enables more efficient browsing of your videos and the channels that you are subscribed to, and is more tailored for smartphone and tablet video watching.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2011

over being “Heather Mansfield,” but writing and promoting Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits has required that I step out of my comfort zone a bit and put a face and voice to human being behind the “Nonprofit Organizations” avatar. ” Functionality!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Eighty-one percent of Americans have social media accounts , and that number is expected to grow each year. Nearly all brands have a social presence, and libraries are no different. Libraries are using social platforms now more than ever before. Libraries use Facebook more than any other social platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

In June 2007, I presented my first social media training to a small group of nonprofits in Lowell, MA. It was the optimal time for early adoption of social media by nonprofits, and it’s no coincidence that the nonprofits that embraced these new tools in 2006 through 2008 are today the most successful nonprofits on the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

At the end of the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is a nine-page “Nonprofit Tech Checklist” which I have copied and pasted below. That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 18, 2023

Omni-channel personalization. Personalization efforts are being extended across multiple channels and touchpoints, including webpages, mobile apps, social media, email marketing, and customer support, to provide a consistent and seamless user experience. Social media integration. Watch now

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 19, 2011

While writing Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , I visited over 500 nonprofit homepages looking primarily for links to their social networking communities. Related Link: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits. Special Olympics :: specialolympics.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I’m honored to be part of the Schusterman Philanthropic Network and Jim Joseph Foundation for #NetTalks , a free, five-part webinar series for Jewish professionals who want to tap into the power and potential of alumni networks. The description: Using Social Media to Engage and Inspire Your Alumni Network.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Social media is an incredibly powerful storytelling tool for your nonprofit. According to our report, Navigating the Unknown: 2020 Findings to Future-Proof Your Fundraising , social media posts were the number one driver of charitable gifts in 2020—ahead of email and direct mail appeals! Sprout Social.

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M+R

APRIL 29, 2021

Others prefer a sense of community and the chance to ask questions, and a few hundred of them joined us for a Benchmarks webinar yesterday. . If that’s you, you can watch the full recording of the Benchmarks webinar, including a lively and informative Q and A. Audiences grew across all digital channels. Check it out.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

Download free resources including Cheat Sheet: ChatGPT Prompts for Fundraisers, Guide to AI, AI for Nonprofits: 15 Ways to Raise More, and webinars on AI’s impact on giving trends and Keela’s AI Fundraising Tools. It suggests the best channels to ask for donations. They occur on the organization’s website and social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 30, 2013

All recorded webinars offered by Nonprofit Tech 2.0 are now only $25 each through August 31 on Vimeo – and then on September 1 the Vimeo channel will be deleted and Nonprofit Tech 2.0 will no longer offer recorded versions of their live webinars. Mobile Media Social Media Webinars'

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M+R

APRIL 24, 2024

You can also join us for a live webinar today, April 24, from 1:00-2:30 ET. Cram your cranium with metrics on email and mobile messaging, advertising, web traffic, social media and influencers, and more. Total advertising investment — including both digital and non-digital channels — increased by 13%. Sign up now!

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

The YouTubers who manage those channels know how to tell a story and they are experts in their field. 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. For one compelling reason.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Crafting a successful multi-channel fundraising campaign doesn’t have to feel overwhelming! can help you think through the different stages of planning a marketing campaign in our upcoming webinar on January 19th at 2pm EST. If you’d like to register for FREE and have a chance to ask Abby your own questions, click the register button below!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2010

A couple of times a year DIOSA Communications offers a webinar special for nonprofit organizations, and the month of April is now one of those times. From now until April 30, all social media and mobile technology webinars are 2-for-1. Webinars are currently scheduled through the end of July: View Webinar Schedule.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Monthly Donors, Social Media, and Cross-Channel Integration: Critical Tactics to Boost Your Fundraising in 2013 -- Tuesday, January 29th at 2:00PM ET. In this webinar you'll learn about: Building social media into your email and website. Engaging on Facebook, converting in email.

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