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New on SSIR: Should Nonprofits Act Like Businesses or People?

Amy Sample Ward

The new book I co-authored with Allyson Kapin, Social Change Anytime Everywhere , looks at the way nonprofit organizations can use multichannel strategies for advocacy, fundraising, and community building. For example, maybe you notice that you check your email and then go to Facebook. What do you do? Which tools do you use?

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10th Annual Kentucky Nonprofit Network’s Nonprofit Leadership Forum

Amy Sample Ward

Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, or something else, you don’t have to be satisfied with a feeling: use your organization’s strategic plan to identify real goals and then track the data to show your impact. Related Links : Kentucky Nonprofits website. Topic : Social Media ROI.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: The Generational Divide (Panel Discussion)

Amy Sample Ward

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. David : I agree there are a lot of things about the nonprofit sector that are attractive to Millennials, but hopefully it continues to become more competitive with forprofits for actually making those paychecks. Moderated by Kari Dunn, Case Foundation.

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Twitter for Nonprofits: Presentation for the 140-Character Mission event

Amy Sample Ward

About the event: Already Twitter, Facebook, and the rest are revolutionizing the business and marketing of social impact. What happens when marketing evolves from broadcast to conversation, fundraising changes from large donors to e-microdonations, or collaboration moves from sweaty basements to vast social networks? Attend in person.

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Security and Control: Early thoughts on Google+

Amy Sample Ward

With all of that as a grain of salt to this post, I want to share a few reflections focused on security and control – the items touted ahead of launch as the elements positioning Google+ on the other side of Facebook. Google+ and Facebook in Early Days. Check your settings now if you want! )

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A Recipe for Social Good Magic from Twive and Receive

Amy Sample Ward

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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Great reads from around the web on August 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

." How to collect email subscribers on your Facebook Page – Have you added a custom welcome page and/or email sign up form to your Facebook Page? Collecting email subscribers on your Facebook Page takes a lot more than simply adding an opt-in form to a tab — you’ll learn how to do that in just a moment."

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