Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

It was a really rich discussion – thank you to all those who joined in, shared, asked questions, and contributed! Some of the examples and recommendations from this month’s chat included: UN Food&Ag Org (FAO) has done a great job with their Share Fairs – sharing the discussions and training on and offline.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Join us as we talk about the latest social good initiatives underway at Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and YouTube while also seeing how non-profit organizers are using these tools to change the world. Come ready to interact, discuss and be challenged to think differently about how technology enables world changing impact. You coming?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making. We have to look at what the result overall is – it is not just views for the sake of views or comments and likes for the sake of comments and likes. Click to See Larger Version.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Join us as we discuss how three organizations have figured out how to ignite their communities and leverage their online platforms to create change through volunteerism at VolunteerMatch, crowdsourced fundraising at GiveForward, and small-scale donations at Jolkona. How do you convert those social “do-gooders” into helping you create change?

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Achieve

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Nonprofits have used Facebook fundraising to raise billions of dollars since the emergence of the platform’s fundraising tools in 2015. Remember how we mentioned that we’d discuss other uses of Facebook fundraising, beyond one-off year-end fundraisers? Respond to comments on fundraisers. Being inconsistent is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Hoping someone can update the final results in the comments). Judy Chang presented an overview of PayPal’s contests, including its Regift the Fruitcake. ( I also learned about their giving app ). We opened with a question about what we thought were the most innovative approaches in contests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

That particular wall post had 31 comments and 15 likes, way higher than other types of posts. A Couple of Useful Tools To Streamline Workflow. “ This produced a rich conversation on techniques. NutShell Mail is an software that aggregates comments and likes on your fan page and delivers it in one email.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. Idealware released a new report, Understanding Software for Program Evaluation , to help nonprofits with the sometimes overwhelming process of selecting the right tool for the job. Register now!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. Idealware released a new report, Understanding Software for Program Evaluation , to help nonprofits with the sometimes overwhelming process of selecting the right tool for the job. Register now!

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

TechSoup continued its Social Media Mondays in May with a discussion on Twitter to expand on the resources offered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki. The second installment of the weekly TweetChat series offered some useful advice on nonprofit Twitter use, a tool that can be difficult to understand for many nonprofit leaders.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Analytics tools. how to integrate tools without reinventing the wheel. use monitoring tools. Discussion: How/why does listening provide value? Listening tools: Netvibes. Discussion: What is your learning process from social media? but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

At first glance, it may seem impossible to recreate some of these types of events in a virtual format, but with a little creativity and the right fundraising event tools, you might be surprised at the high-quality experiences you can offer for your donors virtually. 15) Brand design contests. 5) Online classes. 10) Hybrid concerts.

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

You must be a credible member of the community sharing useful information and thoughtful comments before anyone will respond to your asks. His thoughtful response: “I know a bunch of people have tried (and there has actually been some discussion within the NTEN blogs and community about it) to use LinkedIn as a fundraising platform.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

If after asking yourself the 10 Questions to Get You Started Using Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Do-Good Project, you've decided that a blog is good tool for you, consider incorporating the following 10 elements of an effective nonprofit, or do-good blog into your blogging strategy: 1. Facilitate commenting Allow commenting.

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See3

JANUARY 10, 2008

REGISTER NOW TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SPOT Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment How to lose belly fat | How to lose belly fat [.] Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Click here to register and learn more. SPACE IS LIMITED! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

They understand that video is a critical communications tool in creating that narrative, especially online, and they strategically incorporate video onto their web pages. Share and Enjoy: 2 Comments comment Andrew Cohen Hear hear, video is indeed not a strategy. Foundation’s Sharron Raybold.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Previously, we've discussed our approaches to Twitter , Scribd , and SlideShare. Before you get started, you need to make sure your organization (and organizational leadership) understands that Facebook, like Twitter and all the rest, are just tools. Hold contests. Let us know in the comments if you've seen others.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Sandra Dickinson has started an interesting discussion thread. over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. tools] - it was a very interesting exercise, because it revealed the different ways of thinking about technology that we had.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

One last pro tip: Make sure you have a reliable text fundraising tool to make your text campaign successful! Social media is a great tool for supporters to share their personal fundraising pages, so make sure you encourage them to post their pages. Plus, your supporters can make a difference from wherever they may be.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

People curious to learn more about these trends packed a room at the National Press Club in Washington on September 16 to discuss the challenges and successes of content syndication. The speakers wasted no time discussing the values and benefits when opening up the flow of information. It also allowed the U.K.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Wanna check out more tech tools? Global NpTech.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 11, 2010

So, you have decided you need a tool for collaboration or content management. Below I discuss some adoption strategies that you should consider if you plan to launch a collaborative platform or content management system. Please share your own in the comments section. Even better. User adoption is a tricky beast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments. Comment, Blog it, tag it NpTech, and/or start a blog over at the Netsquared site. tools in their web sites.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. 10 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Allan Benamer 09.18.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

at 1:19 pm ToTehMoon Blog Part » OpenOffice.org Big Winner in SourceForge Contest 07.29.08 at 7:18 pm { 10 comments… read them below or add one } 1 jack 06.24.08 I hope you’re discussing the option of buying systems with linux preinstalled in the webinar. at 9:04 pm I agree with your assessment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

A willingness to share information and content, also known as transparency ; planning is discussed and user participation is welcomed. Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. Leave a comment on a post. Is my perspective already shared in the comments?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

They just finished a YouTube video contest. Did you find that people who had been to the exhibition were commenting on the Flickr page? They would comment on the photos we'd taken and add notes with links to their own profiles. Using existing tools to run your site allows for plug-ins. Is there such a place? It depends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

So, in the spirit of thinking outloud, I'm sharing these works in progress here and welcome any comments or reactions. #1. In this session we'll explore some uses for screencasting, the tools you'll need to create one, and tips and tricks for making them work. Overview of the tools needed. Screencasting Panel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. Allan Benamer weighs in with some observations after wading through the comments over at the Netsquared site and pointing to Holden from GiveWell to be the most salient point.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 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!" We value the expertise of our colleagues and welcome any feedback or comments. Environmental $2.59

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Care2

MARCH 25, 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!" We value the expertise of our colleagues and welcome any feedback or comments. Environmental $2.59

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

I tried to give them a framework in which to think about this kind of change and we discussed different models to explore and teach this subject. Share and Enjoy: 3 Comments comment Shai Gluskin Wow, that Beery piece was long. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

" Rolf Kleef has looked over the list to identify " facilitator projects " that give people the tools to improve their own situation in their own way. Everyone is invited to make any last minute plugs in the comments or trackbacks! Congrats to Avaaz.org for the winning video in the NTC Video Contest.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2008

It was a serious improvement on tools like Logo Turtle and Hypercard that I grew up with. I've joined the site, but I haven't yet uploaded anything or commented on anything. ScratchR provides four tools for collectors and critics. And ScratchR provides tools to support these interests. I'm one of them.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Contests are good for raising awareness and focusing behavior, but not good for building sustainable communities or work in a flexible environment. Doing so meant we could raise awareness very quickly (because everyone loves to blog about a contest), which was useful given the short time frame. than by talking in suppositions.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

While incorporating insights provided in our webinar with Maria Bryan, we’ll demystify the content planning process, discuss trauma-informed storytelling, unpack resources , and help you create content that converts. Schedule Regular Engagement: Set aside time to engage with your audience through comments, messages, and shares.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It was good opportunity for me to look back at the crowdsourcing chapter in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , and update the examples and thinking. The presentation was followed by a discussion about how one might evaluate efforts to engage crowds. What do you track? What domains of impact should be considered (e.g.

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