Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2007

My twitter friend Durff asked for feedback on her slide show. The title slide - "Teaching to Transform" should be a second or two longer and then hit me a visual that shows "transformation" -- maybe a bored student and then an engaged one. I thought it was excellent and told her so.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

In past days of in-person training, I presented a slide deck in front of the class and distributed a paper course reader that students could hold in their hands and take notes on. Moving to Zoom, the simplest way to adapt would be screenshare my slide deck. But, as my example indicates, things do not always work as expected.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2007

That's a video blog post I did to demonstrate how a simple technique for creating effective videos using your cell phone or digital camera and placing it one the web, in this example, on YouTube. Many folks at the workshop wanted access to copies of the slides. They are here and you can download the pdf.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

I recently caught up with Mazarine and asked her, “If there was one example or story you could share that exemplifies why you wrote this book, and a few examples of the kinds of content and resources included in the book, what would it be?” I’m also excited to announce that I’ll be giving away a copy of the book for free to a reader!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

On Twitter , look up hashtags that your community uses and follow them to track conversations. Consider participating or even starting a Twitter chat – the Association Cha t is a great example of a weekly chat with an online archive. Be sure to use relevant (but not spammy!) Mastering social networking as a volunteer.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

As a nonprofit professional or leader, your days are full of conversations. For example, you can deliver more relevant volunteer training sessions or distinguish between engaging with newer vs. older employees. For example: . For example, public speaking prowess can help improve your: . connecting with younger donors.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

We focused on principles for community building and community organizing, as well as examples of both short-term and long-term engagement. Here are the slides! Would love to hear if you have examples or tips to share! Principles of Community Organizing. It’s like the golden rule for community engagement. Case Studies.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Can include email capture to continue the conversation. . With any of these examples, you’ll always have the opportunities to use text, graphics, and video to convey the story. as an example. . So we created a carousel of images that broke down story slide by slide. Some background: .

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APRIL 14, 2022

Melissa Hill Dees and Sandi Zellner’s conversational session, “Have You Considered the Consequences?”, One particularly noteworthy, and chuckle-inducing, moment occurred (on April 1, fittingly) during Karen Fidelak’s presentation featuring a slide showcasing survey results stating, “Everybody LOVES Change Sets.”.

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Have a conversation, and seek to understand. Be understanding and give constructive feedback, but keep in mind that this is a professional conversation. If you don’t like a certain behavior, don’t “let it slide” sometimes. It’s easy to look at their behavior around the office and judge solely on that. Be consistent.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

You can read the full post and comment on the SSIR blog or be part of the conversation below. Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public. Do you have any tips or examples from your social media presences or campaigns to share?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

NpTech Conversations. Nate Ritter gives a brilliant example of how Twitter could help save the lives of missing children. NpTech Slide Decks SlideShare is like YouTube for powerpoint presentations. It also offers groups where members can share slide decks. So, you want to build a MashUp?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. As she notes, her example has luck but it is an example of a growing model of a changing world. Great slides.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 2, 2010

blog posts and conversations. presentations or speaker slides/notes. case studies or examples. Focus: What is the content you come here for most? other resources (please describe). Focus: What elements would make content easiest to find? search for tags or categories. search for titles or conferences. other (please describe).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

The moderator, Marcelo Jamberio, organized a set of questions that other Marcelo and I responded to with slides and audience interaction. Some points and examples we shared in response to questions: Fundraisers need to be experts in transmedia storytelling techniques and exploring new possibilities for sharing stories. Content is king.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

The chapter is based on interviews with folks in the field and includes step-by-step checklists, examples, and tips. The example to illustrate these points is from a panel I designed for the NTC08 on ROI and Social Media and including Wendy Harman from the Red Cross. I used the example from the Facebook Birthday campaign.

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JULY 5, 2021

Think local boutiques, accounting firms, or restaurants, for example. When having these conversations with existing partners, always start by thanking them for the support they’ve offered previously and review some of the ways their support specifically made an impact. Small Business. You’ll also want to have a pitch deck ready.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 23, 2010

You can see the embeded versions of the tool on my blog here and here , or you can see examples on the original site for the SXSWi session, Net2 Open Space session, Community Building session, or the Online Campaigning session. Between SXSWi and 10NTC, I’ve now used it a handful of times and do really like it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Or are social media ranking tools an example of more kool-aid mix being added to the overflowing punch bowl?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

This post summarizes the content I shared in my presentation and offers some reflection on the conversational keynote. 337. I started my talk with a story about why I liked Twitter: It allows me to connect with people in my professional field and have a great conversations or ad hoc collaborations that improve practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Last week I participate on a panel on “ Data Visualization for Nonprofits: A Picture Is Better Than A 1,000 Words ” with Johanna Morariu from Innonet and Brian Kennedy of ChildrenNow. The day of the panel, I published a blog post that shared our slides, wiki, and resources. Documentation of Session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

My slides are above and my reflections are below. The Conversational Keynote: Room Configuration Is Key. I’m working on perfecting the conversational keynote. The space where I gave my keynote in Toronto is well designed designed for conversational keynote format. Room Layout is Important. Did You Know CH.O

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

The above slide show was created based on all the information I gathered from my network below. I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. see for example the post about blogging policy ). Everyone is a Curator.

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JUNE 11, 2021

And just a couple of real quick housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording this session and we’ll be sending out that recording as well as the slides later on. Really cool conversations, lots of different topics, social justice, criminal justice, I think you talked about last week. . Here we go.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Let’s take Salesforce, for example. Client success story: We’ve seen plenty of examples of organizations that have switched from free fundraising solutions to Bloomerang and experienced a boost to their fundraising and donor management strategies. This keeps all conversations focused.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

I normally separate my post-presentation blog posts and slides but think it will be valuable to group them together this time. A great example of this is when we talk about working with our communities. Many public media organizations are looking to use social media as a way to have conversations directly with community members.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery. If you’re here in Austin, do join us!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. WWT 2010: Apps and Tools to Energize Your Base.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

This slide show from Common Craft uses a party as a metaphor for online community. Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. " I'm sure we could find a few examples in America and elsewhere. Here's an example. There's no place like Web2.0,

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Just want to let you all know that we are recording this session, and we’ll be sending out the slides as well as the recording later on this afternoon. So I know you got some slides to pull up but the floor is yours. We’ll start with a few key trends in philanthropy that will ground our conversation.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Here’s my latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR Blog or below. I’m gathering my thoughts to start putting together my slides and presentation and wanted to stop for reflection and sharing. Who’s with me?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

There were interesting conversations at every turn and I also had requests to share my notes and slides. Below, you can find my full speech and slides, as well as links to address questions and requests from many of those I met with. We sought out case studies or examples that reinforced much of how we already operated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2010

Watch for the link to the recording and slides – I’ll share it in a more detailed post I have for Friday, but I wanted to capture two ideas that struck me. Their flickr group is an example. They shrink, they run, or hide. We need to use skepticism as a conversation starter.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks. Examples from Haiti. Direct Content. Indirect Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

It is a judgement call. For example, a colleague recently said to me, “I have a mix of people who are my friends – my family and friends as well as professionals in my field. For example, you might comment on a photo one of your family members posts just to family. Sharing in Public.

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Forum One

JUNE 24, 2010

You can follow the one-hour archived session (or the slides on Slideshare ) to get a nice slice of perspective from Amy Gipson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Melissa Schoen of the California Healthcare Foundation. Check out the session or watch the slides below! Lots more good stuff there.

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