Amy Sample Ward

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. And the content – is that a platform or application that supports that kind of content? Here are some specific Facebook tools: Edgerank. So, what is the content you want to share?

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

In my most recent session of the School's Out for Summer series, I took a deep dive into how schools can get the most out of Facebook. With Facebook, schools have an incredible opportunity to deepen relationships with families, students, and alumni. Are you using Facebook to its full potential? But there is hope!

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

This article will list the top 5 stickers your nonprofit should use to engage with your supporters, build awareness, raise funds, and more. #1: This one probably doesn’t come as a surprise, but by setting up your Facebook Donation Account, your nonprofit can enable donations via Instagram. The slide after explains the correct answer!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Here are the slides! But both the community and your organization want to see certain laws passed, things improved, programs created or groups supported. One way to work on supporting your community to not need you managing the program, platform, or whatever else is to encourage interaction without you. Transparency.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

You’ll gain some interesting and actionable insights that will help guide how you create content and manage your website with a focus on SEO. Can Social Media Help Your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Efforts? Start a regular (weekly, monthly) newsletter where you deliver content that your supporters need, want, find useful.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Distilling this messaging down to something a ten-year-old can understand will help breadcrumb your messaging in a way that’s quickly consumable by most audiences, regardless of the platform. . Pros: This is the best way to find new audiences and establish a larger base of support. Construct your ideal user journey.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

The study will offer support for elected officials who run on open government platforms or who work for more transparency. Gloria Huang, a Red Cross employee, mistakenly posted the comment to the wrong account through the online application HootSuite, which can support more than one Twitter account at the same time.

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Amy Sample Ward

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. Do you have videos, pictures, or slides? Multimedia Storytelling.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, CFRE, for a workshop focused on finding potential supporters for your nonprofit organization. We are here to talk about where to find potential donors to support your cause. He’s a coach, big time strategist, and has helped a lot of organizations over his career. Chad: Awesome.

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NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

This tactic is genius because it helps do two things. This increases giving throughout the year and decreases the Humane Societies reliance on people supporting their organization in October, November and December. Once someone completes their puzzle they are prompted to promote their work via email, Facebook and Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I have always been proud to support WWT both during the telesummit and during the rest of the year with other offline meetups, online content, and more. My slides covered the tools and apps for the back stage side of energizing your community. Since my slides are mostly screen shots, I’ve shared a bit of context below.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

This slide from Steve MacLaughlin of Blackbaud displays the differences in donor retention rates between online-only, offline only, and multichannel. You don’t want to do that to the wonderful people who support your mission! For instance, a headline like Helping Families in Need becomes: Helping Families Through Crisis.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. 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. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 117

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Read the full press release here or download the Social Media data slides here.) Amongst 11-25 year olds, Facebook is trailed by Bebo (28%), MySpace (25%), Twitter (12%), MSN (9%), YouTube (2%) and “other” (4%). First, what the research does not mean: Don’t jump into Facebook immediately! What It Means. No running in the halls!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

This strategy helps educate them that you have a lot on tap already and that you won’t be dropping everything to sell poinsettias, publish a cookbook, enter a national contest, or write a letter to a celebrity asking for money (or whatever else they’ve come up with). A large base of support. Set 3 critical goals. Refer to Step 4: .

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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. I showed examples of how charity:water shares the story across different platforms and how it supports their fundraising. The audience laughed. The challenges: Explosion of online media channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Your supporters also now expect a more social experience from your website. A good number of your Facebook fans, Twitter followers, and Flickr, YouTube, and Foursquare friends will come directly from clicks on social media icons placed on your website with “Follow Us” pitches. Simplicity is key. are no longer applicable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2020

Here to get you going are the essential tech elements you’ll need, plus a few tips and tricks on how to maximize their use, for a successful virtual fundraiser that helps you raise more donations and reach more supporters. Livestream platforms include Facebook Live , YouTube Live , Vimeo Live , and Instagram Live.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And just a couple of quick housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording this session, and will be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. So I’ll let you pull up your beautiful slides. So let me share my slides with you all. I’m here to support you.

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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. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. You might also consider setting up a Facebook Group just for alumni and encourage them to share this information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2015

These potential donors are teens (and pre-teens) with a passion for social change and who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or be connected to Facebook. A good checklist and some recommendations can be found on slides 50-53. That generation has been dubbed as “ Generation Z.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Laura's Notebook has turned pink for the month of October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so has Michelle Martin. I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. Edge4Dev blog aims to help. Facebook The Non-Profits on Facebook Group is for those who work for, belong to, or support nonprofits on Facebook.

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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. The 2-way engagement of social media is especially important to honor for public media organizations looking to create and sustain supporters. Google Analytics for Facebook Pages. Defining Community.

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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. If facebook was blocked, then start working on facebook at home. Digital Paradigm.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

View the session recording or download the slides to learn more. There are free tools that can help you identify broken links, inaccessible pages, and content most and least viewed. View the session recording or download the slides from this session to learn more. Need Our Help? Create a Visual Strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. We’re here to help nonprofits master the social Web to bring about meaningful social change,” said J.D. Productivity Tools in dozens of categories that can help organizations get a handle on the social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

I am firm believer that social media will be the foundation of the Mobile Web and the book was written to help prepare nonprofits for the coming shift from desktop and social to social and mobile. Get creative in integrating your text-to-subscribe keyword and short code pitch into photos, slide shows, or even your YouTube Channel banner.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. You can also join us on Facebook , Twitter , Delicious , LinkedIn. Details: Date: May 12, 2009. Location: global (telephone and web).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2015

A champion is an individual that supports a nonprofit organization or cause. Your nonprofit’s staff, using their personal brand on social, are more trusted because they are real people who want to help other people and have build a relationship with their network. There are some other benefits as well. Nonprofit Examples.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Here are some of my favorite tools and how I use them to stay organized and be productive: Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite: I cannot imagine a more important set of tools for nonprofit productivity than these free tools from Google: Google Docs , Google Sheets , Google Forms , Google Slides , and Google Calendar. It’s not fun.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

So you launched your new website and have an online marketing plan in hand to help you reach new audiences. Not to worry, here are some tips that Avi Kaplan and I of Rad Campaign compiled to help nonprofits rock your online presence. Test 3-4 new Facebook Ads: Test different ad types (promoted post, sponsored story, etc.),

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

In true “Ignite” style, each presenter had five minutes to present 20 slides about their nonprofit programs, initiatives and the ways they’ve seen nonprofits from around the world use social media to make a difference. Using Causes on Facebook to Change the World with Matthew Mahan. What makes a Cause on Facebook successful?

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

If you're considering revamping your website to include social elements like the Facebook Like button, streaming from YouTube, or adding information from a social site through its API, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. Implementation : livestreaming, Facebook event plugin, Twitter feed. Categories : show, share, interact.

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