Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 27, 2012

Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio , a weekly online radio show that Tony hosts, is Big Nonprofit Ideas for the Other 95%. Trusted experts and leading thinkers join Tony each week to tackle the tough issues facing small-and mid-size nonprofits. Join the 100th Episode of Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio.

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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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DECEMBER 7, 2010

—– If you’ve been on facebook at all in December this year, you may have seen something happening to all your friends – their pictures changing to their favorite cartoon characters! The purpose of this game is to remove all photos of human for a few days from Facebook.&#.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! Are you a nonprofit? The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. So what do the winning nonprofits get for participating? Organizations are more video savvy than ever.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Facebook Requirements. It seems that you have to have an organizational presence on facebook in order for the project page on Jumo to work/look right – I put in my facebook ID, thinking it was verifying my association as the admin on the organizational account, but instead it put my photo and info as the organization’s!

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Amy Sample Ward

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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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2011

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.

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APRIL 6, 2009

About the event: Already Twitter, Facebook, and the rest are revolutionizing the business and marketing of social impact. Twitter.Org: Twitter for Nonprofit Organizations. I was going to be presenting live via video but the time difference is just too much. Ask questions via Twitter - just include the hastag in your post!

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Amy Sample Ward

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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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

Social Media Strategy for Nonprofits and Businesses – Debra's latest post has a list of ten guiding principles for social media in our work – they aren't necessarily new, but they are incredibly important and true! What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

She’s a go-to resource for nonprofit marketing and her new book is called The Nonprofit Marketing Guide ( get your copy here ). —– Kivi Leroux Miller helps small nonprofits and communications departments of one make a big impression with smart, savvy communications and marketing.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

John was reaching out to bloggers, asking us if we would write about the launch of the fourth annual CTK Foundation Heart and Soul Grant Award to nonprofit organizations. What the Red Cross did next is an example to other nonprofit organizations that make a similar gaffe." Is your organization considered a content curator?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

SOCIALMEDIA NONPROFIT tweet Book01. Networked Nonprofit. Google Analytics for Facebook Pages. Books & Collections. We Are Media. Social by Social. Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base. 5 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy. Google Analytics for Wikispaces.

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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? " Our intent is to provide a space for just-in-time answers and share best practices at no charge."

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I’m worried about the lack of nonprofit leadership creating a culture of innovation. To truly raise your nonprofit’s profile (aka increase brand awareness), grow your constituency, and raise even more money in 2011 and beyond, organizations need to also focus on innovating." However, just today a.ly

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Amy Sample Ward

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. " How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits? Thanks, Debra, for a thorough guide!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

To keep posted, share ideas and promote through your networks:Twitter #tag for this upcoming visit will be #incgen11 or Email cy@hkcss.org.hk To keep posted, share ideas and promote through your networks:Twitter #tag for this upcoming visit will be #incgen11 or Email cy@hkcss.org.hk It also offers group text messaging and video chat."

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 23, 2011

" 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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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

HOW TO: Create Custom iFrame Tabs on Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page – "In March 2011 Facebook disabled the popular Static FMBL App that many nonprofits had used to create custom tabs on their Facebook Pages. Rather than having their apps be based on FBML, Facebook has now switched over to iframes.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Both large and small nonprofits earned top honors this week for their attention-getting taglines, demonstrating again that an organization of any size can craft a powerful, pithy motto to build awareness and connect with its key audiences. More than 4,800 nonprofit professionals cast votes in the final selection round.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

. —– Who are you friends with on Facebook? 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. Do you care who sees where you check in on FourSquare? You can include a disclaimer in all of your profiles, actually!

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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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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

. —– Google+, the social network launched by Google nearly 5 months ago, has recently opened up the platform to organizations and brands with a profile type akin to the options for individuals and Pages on Facebook. If they’re not, it’s OK to wait—especially if time and energy are scarce. The Price of Early Adoption.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Chase and Facebook today announced the launch of Chase Community Giving: You Decide What Matters, a grassroots campaign to inspire a new way of corporate philanthropy." What you'll find here is a vision for this network, a path and a timeline to get there, and an invitation to be part of this movement from the very start."

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Amy Sample Ward

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.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

It's left some nonprofit professionals wondering whether these types of contests are a good idea." " Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. " Check it out!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Microcredit processes with mobile phones worked because of effective microfinance organizations…" YMCA of Metro Chicago Launches Facebook « Chicago YMCA's IT Space – Great resource from Steve Heye, thanks for sharing your facebook manual! "How

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

Like ‘how many times can I invite my Facebook friends to a fundraising event before it’s considered spam?’ " KnowHow’s impact — Knowhow Nonprofit – Here's a great example of how you can reinvent the way your organization reports it's impact! Doing Good.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

" Videos Posted by Non-Profits on Facebook: Non-Profit Resource Center [HQ] – Looking for tips and resources for building up your organization's presence on facebook? Well, the folks at facebook have put it all in one place for you! Well, the folks at facebook have put it all in one place for you!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2010

"" OPEN CALL: Do Nonprofits Make Films? " What You and Your Nonprofit Should Know About Facebook Changes – Beth's Blog – Facebook seems to be an ever-changing landscape whether it's features, privacy, security or functionality: something's always changing. We Say Yes!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 14, 2012

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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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2012

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. Pennsylvania Association for Nonprofit Organizations. NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Network. Nonprofit Social Networking Report.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Facebook in Online Privacy Breach; Applications Transmitting Identifying Information – WSJ.com – "Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. And where you stand on the discussion of copyright, digital rights, online content sharing and intellectual property?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

In other words they didn’t think that their fans on Facebook cared about what their organization was doing other than fundraising." MIT researchers in a recent study (PDF) looked at two alternative methods for establishing who needs assistance."

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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.) Causes has yet to post anything about this on their blog and the MySpace option is still prominently displayed next to Facebook at the top of the site. Looking Ahead.

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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.) Causes has yet to post anything about this on their blog and the MySpace option is still prominently displayed next to Facebook at the top of the site. Looking Ahead.

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