Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Sifry , the co-founder of Personal Democracy Forum, took a closer look at ROI for Facebook apps in his piece last week Facebook Haggadah: A Case Study in Viral ROI (Is This App Different From All Other Apps?) Here’s an excerpt from his post : Within a day his Facebook Haggadah was all over the web. for TechPresident.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The mystery of creating real impact using Facebook has eluded many organizations for years now. There are examples of organizations succeeding with a certain campaign but when the campaign is over, they aren’t sure what to do.

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Amy Sample Ward

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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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

As Mashable reports, “Jumo was designed to let users find, follow and support the causes important to them, and with 3,500 organizations on board at launch, would-be philanthropists should be able to find and follow something of interest upon joining. Facebook Requirements. As you may have heard , Jumo is now open in beta.

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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. Circles are how you organize your contacts. Google+ and Facebook in Early Days.

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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. For many organizations, we provide guidance or goals for using social channels to our staff, but this session was for the volunteers who want to make a difference from outside of the organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

There’s been quite a lot of talk in the last year about the opportunities for fundraising online, generally, as well as the best practices for organizations leveraging social media for campaigns (as well as the idea to use free tools to raise money in hard economic times). 25 median donation amount. Skewing the numbers?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

IAVA’s #gosilent campaign is a terrific example of social campaigning because it uses tools and tactics that make it easy for the organization to track, measure, and evaluate success – in real time and after the campaign is over. Sharing across platforms – Facebook. Sharing across platforms – Twitter.

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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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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. org: giving new meaning to “new organizing&# | Working Wikily – This is a great case study about community organizing from the 350.org

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

CTK Foundation Grant Award: Social Media, Technology, and Poetry for the Soul | Community Organizer 2.0 – "I was contacted by my colleague John Haydon last week to write about an interesting foundation grant challenge by the CTK Foundation. Is your organization considered a content curator? Are you a leader or a follower?

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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? " That's why social change organizations exist–to leverage supporter power over time. Marches? ."

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. 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.)

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. 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.)

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Aspiration uses these tools to help organizations identify deficits and establish best practices in their eAdvocacy work. " 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? Check it out!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This evening, Joe Solomon pointed out a great example that touches on data, social media, 3rd party platforms, and being proactive with getting your supporters connected directly with your organization – all things we’ve touched on in the conversations about Causes and ideablob! Greenpeace International on facebook.

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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

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. Have you made a video like this?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

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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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

OCTOBER 14, 2010

While multi-channel outreach such as action alerts, microsites, social media, fundraising appeals, direct mail and telemarketing are good strategies to have in your toolbox to fundraise and market your organization; it’s simply not enough anymore. And now this has all.ly url shorteners on high alert.

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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

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

New research out today from nfpSynergy shows that organizations who serve youth may want to be going online to reach them. 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!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2010

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." Beth has a great post discussing some of the changes and how they impact your organization on facebook. Well I'm here to tell you that it should be video.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2010

However, these two alternative structures of human organization can interact in a variety of ways, both mutually beneficial and destructive. However, these issues don’t apply in the same way to nonprofits who have an organizational presence on Facebook. Below is a typology of how networks affect hierarchies in the digital world.

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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Groupon Case Study: Jolkona’s Groupon Experiment | Community Organizer 2.0 – Check out this great interview by Debra Askanase with Laura Kimball, discussing their experiment using Groupon! "Jolkona "Jolkona ran a Groupon deal as an experiment to try to raise money for a specific campaign using Groupon. ."

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Amy Sample Ward

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 16, 2009

Check it out: "What if by looking at the world from a different point of view we can quickly build a network of people and organizations that will allow us to make the most of what each of us has to offer, online and in person? " Download the report! ." " Download the report!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

" The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S. government is working on a new warning system to replace their oft criticized five-color coded terror index, and according to a new document obtained by The Associated Press, they're turning to Facebook and Twitter."

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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. I’ve talked about Free Geek before and why I think they are a great organization.).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? From @amoration: I find we’re always both global & local, so many of us travel frequently that virtual organizing tools are essential even for “local&# endeavors. — so it’s good to play to that advantage. From @neddotom: recap 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

"2009 saw a proliferation of online charity events, competitions, and “friendraisers&# that spilled across Twitter (Twitter) and Facebook (Facebook) and filled email inboxes everywhere with more requests for money than any Nigerian prince could ever hope to make. " Check it out! " Check it out!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Lauren Cochrane has a great post today with ideas for lists organizations could create with Twitter’s new List function. Lauren outlines 7 Lists that organizations may find useful, including: Your organisation’s chapters and campaigns. Would love to hear if you have other ideas about using Lists for organizations.

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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. Thanks, Debra, for a thorough guide!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

When people who work in services, programs, grant writing and fundraising, for example, all share their view of the groups in the community, not only can you start mapping the network but you can also have really rich discussions about the way different parts of your organization view the community. Step 3: Identify the tools.

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