Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

Twitter, Facebook and Google tools have already been used for market research, sales predictions and targeted advertising. A study for non-profits | Think Social – "Two weeks ago, Mashable posted a how-to for non-profit organizations trying to use Google Buzz. We wanted more than four ways to use the new tool.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Official Google Blog: Explore museums and great works of art in the Google Art Project – Take yourself on an art tour using Google Maps! "One "One of the things I love about working at Google is that you can come up with an idea one day and the next day start getting to work to make it a reality.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2011

—– Whether your organization has had a presence on Facebook for years or just days—or you’re considering starting now—trying to follow along with all the changes to functionality, options, and analytics is incredibly overwhelming. Beth Kanter compiled examples of the way organizations are using Facebook for specific purposes.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

One of the biggest barriers to sharing our experience and knowledge, and learning as organizations is the belief that we are all so different we can’t actually share or learn from each other. what other organizations have a vested interest in the success of our station? Defining Community. Using Social Media.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As a community organizer and network weaver myself, I am incredibly excited by the #OccupyWallStreet movement that started in New York just over three months ago now (on September 17th) in response to a failing federal economy and political process that impact local, national, and international markets. How To: Use Tech to Organize Today.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2012

While there are many, many organizations working on water-related issues all around the world, there’s one I want to highlight: Water for People. Many organizations are working to find ways to show donors and supporters how their participation is transforming beneficiaries directly and as quickly as possible.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

What : An important part of your social media strategy should be listening for people and organizations who are talking about the issues you want to discuss.How do you know which networks will be most effective to reach your goals? Google Alerts – remember that they aren’t always accurate or enough to find everything.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. Google Analytics – [link]. Facebook Insights.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2009

To Google something is a verb that you can look up in the dictionary now. Instead of going to Google.com to search the Web, we have search tools (often powered by Google) in our browsers, on our website and on our blogs, and everywhere else really. These are things you can’t necessarily find in a Google search. Enter Twitter.

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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

AUGUST 23, 2011

" Google+ vs. Facebook vs. Twitter vs. … Part 1: T… – Lithosphere Community – "Michael was voted a 2010 Influential Leader by CRM Magazine for his work on predictive social analytics and its application to Social CRM. . 'What Google+), and talk about their behavioral implications.'"

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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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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 31, 2011

Scott Henderson and Brian Reich are “bringing together a diverse group of leaders to create a new framework for how organizations who are focused on supporting service – companies, media, nonprofits, government – can better address the challenges that exist today.&#

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. For many people who find you online, your website is the 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.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Did your organization create impactful videos in 2011? Do you want your organization to be recognized for making great videos and maybe win some incredible prizes? Organizations are more video savvy than ever. Last year’s contest had nearly 1,400 entries from 821 organizations in 4 countries. Are you a nonprofit?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2009

A high performance organization that implements ineffective, poorly researched programs will fail to achieve impact. A poorly performing organization that tries to implement proven programs will fail to deliver them with fidelity and/or fail to grow. As I’ve tried to make clear, the goal is the same. Both disciplines are needed.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

—– Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people’s minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. or read the entire post copied below. Historypin.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 19, 2010

In fact, many of them don’t even know how to google properly. And, if reading the article isn’t enough to get you talking, here are some conversation starters: Has your organization made strategic decisions or marketing with the expectation that youth are online and plugged in? Read the full story here.).

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 4, 2011

During the class, we talked about the importance of tracking and the possibilities that exist for tracking usage beyond just your organization’s website. Here are some of the resources to help get Google Analytics set up elsewhere and make the most of it: [link]. Analytics and Metrics.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam But what we have to understand is that this behavior doesn’t benefit our organizations nor the communities we seek to serve.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

What’s the difference between Netvibes and Google Reader? You may have a weather widget next to an RSS feed of your organization’s blog, a calendar widget and a feed of Google Alerts, and so on. Netvibes is a lot like an iGoogle home page and is designed to have many different widgets or boxes that are customizable.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

Many organizations struggle with the idea of ROI and metrics when it comes to social media because so much of it feels, well, untouchable. These 5 steps assume that your organization has already used a process to evaluate your audience and your goals and chosen tools and strategies that match the audience and organizational goals.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Fork over your lunch money to a local Austin organization and Convio will match your donation! We will share more details before SXSW, but for now we will give you a hint: anyone who loves Twitter so much they’ve thought of writing a sonet, or so wowed by Google+ they want to write an ode may be at an advantage!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

" Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings | Official Google Blog – "Search is a lot about discovery—the basic human need to learn and broaden your horizons. Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

Do you have a group or use a fan page to create a community space for your organization on Facebook? Here are a few things to consider: are you listing organization or sector-related events within the group or fan page? Google Alerts. Spring cleaning definitely applies to your Google Alerts! Delicious / Bookmarks.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

When you Google search for a tool or a topic, you have so many results you don’t even know where to begin! The Social Media Resource Library , compiled in Delicious , will help your nonprofit gain valuable insights into how to best use social media for your organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

When you Google search for a tool or a topic, you have so many results you don’t even know where to begin! The Social Media Resource Library , compiled in Delicious , will help your nonprofit gain valuable insights into how to best use social media for your organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

One of the findings that stood out to us: Only 40% of respondents reported that their organization has some type of formal technology plan. And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs." Change the internet?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Bonnie and I saw a need for a shared space to pool questions, ideas, lessons learned and examples from the work of many organizations, campaigns, and even community groups were doing to try to scale success, especially across geographic boarders, to help create a better world. With a name like that!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Movement building is something I’m very passionate about, and I think we can truly make lasting social impact if more organizations, campaigns, and changemakers operated in a movement focused way, instead of investing resources and capacity into one-time efforts. Join the email list (Google Group) today and introduce yourself!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2009

we have to put our trust in someone - is it google? Prepare to integrate social networks into your organization. where are customers or users “in&# the organization chart (at the top?). If social media is SO compelling, how it is SO hard for organizations to adopt it? friend management.

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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. Below is a typology of how networks affect hierarchies in the digital world. In their interactions with hierarchies, members of networks can act in the following roles." And it's fun!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

We are hoping to understand what tools or practices appeal to different age groups online and how organizations can best target their efforts to those audiences. " Add your thoughts or blog posts in the comments! Check it out! Great slides.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The result is an impressive document that can be used by many non-profit organizations, NGOs, International Organizations and even government ministries and agencies to address similar problems in their own organization. "Hujambo from Tanzania! ." " Indigenous Mapping: Emerging Cultures on the Geoweb: Where 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The result is an impressive document that can be used by many non-profit organizations, NGOs, International Organizations and even government ministries and agencies to address similar problems in their own organization. "Hujambo from Tanzania! ." " Indigenous Mapping: Emerging Cultures on the Geoweb: Where 2.0

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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. A model for any organization promoting philanthropy. 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. Big History.

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