Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

This will help them segment and personalize messages in the future based on service involvement, or civilian status. Sharing across platforms – Facebook. Both of these actions make it clear and easy for people to learn more and take action while still playing by the rules of Facebook.

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JUNE 30, 2011

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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MARCH 4, 2012

The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer. On Facebook , as a volunteer you will need to consider the options of using your personal profile, creating a page, or starting a group. Here are some specific Facebook tools: Edgerank.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Why You Should Embrace the New Facebook Modern Messaging System – "Just because the newly unveiled Facebook Messages is tackling the world of email doesn't mean it's inherently bad. It's a smart idea, but you should think twice before you consider ditching your current email address for Facebook email.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog – Really excited by projects that help close gaps, provide accessibility, and increase portability of all things webby. " 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?

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MARCH 27, 2012

These five assumptions always help me remember the role and responsibilities a successful community manager needs to best serve and engage a community. on social media platforms like Facebook each day. Wherever you are, and whatever the kind of community you are wrangling, there are some general lessons that I recommend.

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MAY 17, 2011

But do it with thoughtfulness, with true spirit, with a true desire to help. Aspiration uses these tools to help organizations identify deficits and establish best practices in their eAdvocacy work. These tools are in beta-test phase and available to users like you to help us make them better and more useful to you.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

There’s also been a bit of controversy around the Causes application specifically, due to it’s decision to abandon the MySpace platform and offer it’s application/services only to the Facebook community. You can read more about the MySpace/Facebook move here , here , and here.). 25 median donation amount.

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JUNE 3, 2011

And it was so much fun to watch people answering the questions and getting real time data to things that would help our project. It was helpful to know that people want to listen to moving, dramatic stories if they are listening to life stories. The last category of questions that we asked was regarding Facebook and Twitter use.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

" Facebook And Skype Officially Announce New Integration – "Today Facebook and Skype officially announced a new partnership which includes the complete integration of the Facebook newsfeed into Skype as well as the phonebook which lists all of a Skype user’s Facebook friends. However, just today a.ly

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

" Here’s What People Look at on Facebook Brand Pages – "In an effort to catch your eye on their Facebook pages, brands have experimented with apps and splashy profile photos. But in almost all cases, it turns out, the humble Facebook wall itself steals the show.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

—– Who are you friends with on Facebook? Here are some helpful tips to keep you on your own message: Use privacy options to your advantage! Additionally, on Facebook or any other social platform, you may want to include an explicit statement about who you want to connect with and how.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

That has not deterred the development of programs to help people escape extreme poverty. In other words they didn’t think that their fans on Facebook cared about what their organization was doing other than fundraising." Yes, the Internet can help activists mobilize and re-frame public issues.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

Nonprofit Marketing Plan Template | Nonprofit Marketing | Getting Attention – Here's a great resource from Nancy Schwartz – if you're looking for an example or template to help you create a marketing plan for your organization, this is it! "I The total value of the prize could be up to $7,200!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Some of the results include: Facebook is by far the most popular social networking site amongst young people - used by over 7 in 10 (72%) of all 11-25 year olds; rising to 80% of 17-25 year olds, those of college/university age – and to 83% of those who are currently at, or who have already been to, university. What It Means.

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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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APRIL 28, 2010

" Do Something: Helping Humanity With a Click of the Mouse | Fast Company – "Sending a text or clicking to vote may be the trendy way to help humankind. If you are going to do one new thing in 2010 to help get the word out about your organization’s mission, it should be to create a video."

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

I put together the presentation to answer these four questions: which Facebook tools (plugins) should I use on my website, why should I add share buttons to my website or blog, what is the ROI of Facebook Like and social sharing, and how does Facebook decide where to place a shared item within someone’s news feed? ."

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 16, 2008

I have a birthday coming up and over the weekend I received an email from Causes, the social change application in Facebook. Thanks to Facebook, in two weeks all of your friends will see that it’s your birthday. When friends donate to the Birthday Cause , they are able to write a message that appears on my Facebook Wall.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. Many participants were interested in using facebook as a communication platform for local campaigning and I created a session all about it. It might not be new, and it might not be sexy. Test Drive It.

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APRIL 16, 2012

Description : Is social media helping you reach your organizational goals and meet your mission? Is it even helping you raise money to support your work? Whether you’ve been using Facebook for years or aren’t quite sure what all this “tweeting” is about, this session will have information and resources you can put to use right away.

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JUNE 14, 2012

Their goal is to help supporters understand and memorize the simple call-to-action: donate to us on June 14 th. They did keyword searches on Twitter to talk to people they have something in common with, began engaging people on Facebook with conversation topics, and pinning images on Pinterest to get the sharing going.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

" Facebook Privacy for Nonprofit Organizations | Idealware – "Facebook seems to generate a lot of discussion about the way it handles privacy and security, and not without reason—personal data protection is worth some scrutiny, and Facebook has a questionable track record in this area. And it's fun!

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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? " And part of it is knowing what power our supporters possess so they can help us get those strategies enacted."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Here are some questions that can help get people talking to start sharing the groups they work with. Instead of listing “blog posts,” instead, list what those blog posts are about: maybe job openings, volunteer opportunities, news about your work, examples of your services or people you have helped. Content Mapping. >>

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Understanding Facebook Places Functionality Opens Possibilities | Community Organizer 2.0 – Debra has a great post walking through the steps to setting up, using, and understanding Facebook's new geo-social tool, Places. Thanks, Debra, for a thorough guide! The big question nonprofits ask is, how useful is social media?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

. | The Giving Effect – I love this campaign because it makes participation easy, let's participants feel like they are making a difference but also helping directly, and can be done from anywhere. Rather than having their apps be based on FBML, Facebook has now switched over to iframes. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Do to the lack of activity on MySpace, we’ve decided to focus our efforts on the Causes Application on Facebook.&# (To read the full message, click here.) Though, with MySpace, organizations have different opportunities for creating profiles and interacting with supporters than on Facebook. Looking Ahead. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Do to the lack of activity on MySpace, we’ve decided to focus our efforts on the Causes Application on Facebook.&# (To read the full message, click here.) Though, with MySpace, organizations have different opportunities for creating profiles and interacting with supporters than on Facebook. Looking Ahead. What do you think?

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

’ – Jonathan Waddingham from JustGiving has a great post up today: "The advent of Facebook fan pages has been great news for brands wanting to create communities without having to build their own social network. ReputationOnline » Blog Archive » Jonathan Waddingham on ‘Can you turn fans into consumers?’

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

During this time, I’ve help create community maps and strategic plans with my own team and with many other groups. But more than that, this exercise helps identify where you should concentrate efforts, where to distribute messages, and where you have the best chance of successfully engaging the community to support your work.

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JULY 8, 2009

" Facebook Users Are Getting Older. Much Older. - "Analytics company iStrategyLabs has examined the demographics stats from Facebook (Facebook)’s Social Ads platform, and they’ve reached some very interesting conclusions. Facebook’s userbase, as a whole, is getting much older very fast."

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MARCH 5, 2013

This is the space where you can equip your supporters with your message and help them carry your campaign to their own networks. For example, start following the common hashtags, watch for popular retweets on Twitter, and check out the commonly shared images and liked Pages on Facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

According to Mark Rovner and Alia McKee of Sea Change Strategies who led the recent webinar Procrastinator’s Guide to Year-End Fundraising with Kathryn Powers of Conservation International and moderated by Eric Rardin of Care2 and Rebecca Higman of Network of Good, this tactic has been helping organizations raise a lot of money.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Several websites were set up to help family members find out information about each other in the chaos. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Think about the way Facebook Fan pages work, the way we see when others add a Fan page and we may join as well, and so on. As I added to Lauren’s post in the comments, I think there’s a lot of opportunity for organizations to leverage the List functionality for boosting visibility of their work and finding new supporters.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Tools like mobile text/sms, facebook, twitter, and even Wikipedia have permeated the global community and in times of crisis are natural outlets for updates, news, and even cries for help.

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