Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

The biggest lesson: Everyone has something to give. I can’t think of a lesson, an outlook on life, and a guiding principle for my work that is more about love than this one. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org. I see this lesson in the local councils of London trying to open up their data and their leadership.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 24, 2013

In a classroom decked out with green, blue and orange balloons sat 13 young adults and a sea of their family and friends. Even on graduation, students had lessons to learn. Industry News Leadership Social graduation ITWorks npTech storytelling supporters technology' ITWorks students graduate December 2013. Keynote speak R.J.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2009

Joe Green, one of the founders of Causes, spent an hour on the phone with me to discuss how they hope to work differently with the nonprofit community. This is the beginning of their effort to better communicate and share lessons learned with nonprofits about using Causes.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 17, 2010

Cause Global: Social Media for Social Change: Crowdsourcing Social Change – Marcia Stepanek has a terrific recap of our sxsw Crowdsourcing session with quotes and links to the case studies we shared. Selma vets and young activists must share lessons. Thanks for the post, Marcia! Submit today!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

As social media grows in popularity, one fact cannot be ignored: if used well, it can generate impressive amounts of traffic and increase engagement around your cause or organization. These overall strategies aren't anything new in the marketing world: social media is just a new way to do old business. Know Your Goals.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2009

Future of social networks. Social Media Nonprofit ROI Poetry Slam. Lessons in Community Management. Lessons in Community Management. Social Media and Sustainability. Profitable Green Building. Mobilizing your online community. Nonprofit & Your Startup. Building entrepreneurial communities.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Gardening package Appeal to supporters with green thumbs by creating a gardening package with items like: Seeds Gloves A gardening book A gardening hat You could even include a free consultation with a master gardener who can help the winner ensure their garden is in tip-top shape.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

After I finished teaching an intensive Networked NGO workshop for Packard family planning grantees in Delhi, I headed to Bangalore to visit my friend and colleague, Rufina Fernandes where I conducted a social media workshop for staff and teachers and got see a start up education company and its CSR program, close up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2007

Harry is concerned about the environment and he is interested in making media. So when the good folks at Orgins Organics offered to send me one of their new re-usable canvas bag promoting eco-friendly living, I accepted. The bag, which has the phrases "I don't get wasted" and "re-user friendly" is 100% certified organic cotton.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

After your web guru gives the green light, open up Ads Manager and create a new campaign. Always be willing to try new things, draw lessons from the data and do even better the next time. Select “Conversions” as your marketing objective, name the campaign, then continue on to plan your ad sets.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

And we have to look beyond financial returns on investments in nature to also seek out returns on natural capital, social capital, and inspirational capital—the “four returns” framework developed by Commonland. Of course, private finance will need to be involved; for example, through green bonds. We know that we need to take action.

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OneCause

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

” Whichever golfer can put their ball on the green closest to the hole wins. Only one golfer can take a shot to the green a the time, so give the other players something to do while they wait for their turn! Additionally, see if your pro is free to offer a few lessons! Closest to the Pin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. Six key lessons surfaced from our interviews with more than 35 global nonprofits. For Washington Trail Association volunteers like Chris O’Brien, donning an orange hard hat out on the trail is a badge of honour.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 29, 2016

Ann Green , a nonprofit communications consultant and blogger, says that while the term is very broad in meaning, she sees it as sharing any sort of information for a specific purpose, such as connecting with an audience or thanking donors. Donors need to know they are helping the organization make a difference,” Green said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

QR codes are popping up in school lesson plans, like this arts lesson plan. As SFGMC continues to “go green,&# we have for the first time made our concert program available on line pre-show. QR Codes: fab or a fad for Museums? View more presentations from Museums Computer Group.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Worldchanging: Bright Green: Worldchanging Interview: Jean Russell on Thrivability - Great interview with Jean Russell at Worldchanging! " Non-profit’s Twitter Interview Questions | twitter-interviews | interviews TechnicaVita Social Media Advice - Does your organization use Twitter? Find me on Delicious for more!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Her post was based off of the Brains of Fire Manifesto, “ 10 Lessons Learned in Igniting Word of Mouth Movements.” The new social tools that we are here to discuss are not so new anymore. There have the been the well discussed successes like DonorsChoose and Lil Green Patch. Both posts influenced this speech. And control?

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The event brought together over 50 speakers and thousands of nonprofit professionals from across the social sector. She was more than happy to share what her and her team learned about the planning and execution of a large virtual conference, and how you can apply these lessons to your nonprofit’s next event. Showcase Your Experts.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

I’m the director of content, and I was responsible not only for overseeing the creation of new content but editing it, building it on our website, and promoting it through various social media channels and email marketing. There were many questions, but they ultimately supported my ideas with a green light to start hiring immediately.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Net2Local is a project of TechSoup Global that invites activists, techies, nonprofits and the social good community together to meet monthly in 50 cities around the world. Manchester, United Kingdom: MediaCity social media surgery. Singapore: Clean & Green Hacakathon 2013. Tired of sitting in front of your computer all day?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Both of my sessions focus on best practices, lessons learned, and the things organizations need to know to be community organizers and community builders, on and offline. Green is my favorite color, I grew up in the country (like frogs), and I think I'm pretty good at being a wrangler of characters. :). " test, it's here.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Lesson learned: If the project isn’t something you love, don’t do it. I’m doing it in Lava Solid by Punta Yarns in a soft green color. Now, there’s podcasts, blogs and knitting social networks. And it’s okay to admit it’s not working and start something else. There’s always another pattern. The pattern is the cover here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I've been looking at the examples the folks have shared in the WeAreMedia Module 3: Sharing Your Story Social Media Style , particularly blogs and thinking about questions, strategies, and frameworks that one might think about before getting into the nitty gritty of the tool itself.  Green: Aggregate Content Blog.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

With a couple friends at Green Memes, we're trying to create a new resource for the #nptech community - a free guide for the next generation of online organizers. We see a bit of a challenge out there: there are still thousands of people campaigning for change who are still a bit befuddled by how to rock the social web.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

With his bright green hair, crystal blue skin and environmentally-focused attitude, Captain Planet was the ultimate do-gooder. The Stanford Social Innovation Review cites three issues that stop nonprofit mergers from happening : getting the boards aligned, finding roles for senior staff and blending the brands.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

I went through my rolodex and invited people to submit their best post related to the theme of my blog - how nonprofits use social media effectively. Alistair Croll, Guest Post: Using Twitter for Fundraising - Lessons Learned from Beers for Canada. Beth Kanter, Red Cross Social Media Strategy/Policy Handbook. Have a post?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Paynter’s talk, "The Five Steps to Growing an Engaged Online Community," examined how to build and sustain online communities by relating some of the lessons he has learned through managing the Care2 community since its inception.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

In 2000, she realized that she could use her marketing and advertising superpowers for good, and founded Digital Hive EcoLogical Design , the first communications firm to specialize in promoting green and social products and enterprises. Lisa Sonora Beam, The Creative Entrepreneur: How I Have Fun, Do Good Buy art from artists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Networked Leadership : Jodie Tonita, Social Transformation Project. It is called “Rose, Bud, Thorn.” Participants reviewed their notes from the expert sessions, and wrote down challenges on blue sticky notes, strengths on pink sticky notes, and opportunities on green sticky notes. Technology : Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

One of the book's most compelling lessons for me was why it's so important to tell your customers your company's origin story. Make social media communications with customers personal, genuine, and meaningful. Fleming explains that it's critical that you build a rich and complex backstory about your company for your customers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Scored 10 How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? Should There Be A Social Actions Category on Digg? Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Thinking Strategically About Social Media. Social Change Behind the Firewall. Transparency and Social Media: Dealing with Criticism.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2009

writing effective emails, engaging bloggers, leveraging social networks, utilizing video), political technology (e.g. Participants, drawn from a highly competitive pool of applicants, will learn from the top practitioners in their field by day, then apply the lessons learned in the context of a simulated campaign in the evenings.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Along with the challenges faced by the social good community, there have also been inspiring moments of collaboration and opportunity. With the end of the year approaching, we pause to look back on the valuable lessons learned from our top thought leadership events of 2020, many of which will continue to be relevant as we enter 2021.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2010

Saturday, August 21, 2010 Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes There are lots of lessons tied to those canary yellow squares, called Post-it Notes -- how ideas and innovations can come from anyone on your team at any time. Then, use the web and social networking for research. How they can be used by leaders to boost morale.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Picture a passionate advocate valuing social impact or a digital-savvy donor who prefers online engagement. Whether through personalized emails, targeted campaign appeals, or customized social media content , the goal is to make your message relatable. Green Knoll Rescue Squad’s crowdfunding campaign on CauseVox) 2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

To help us learn more about how to apply Lean Start Up ideas to nonprofit causes and organizations, Meg Rulli is the Social Media Director for Lean Impact and her colleagues will be contributing a regular blog post covering different aspects of the Lean Impact practices. Linda Robinson, Gateway Green (Board Chair).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 13, 2010

Sunday, June 13, 2010 Lessons From Good To Great Here are two of my favorite quotes from the hugely popular leadership book, Good To Great : "The good-to-great companies did not say, Okay, folks, lets get passionate about what we do. Then, use the web and social networking for research. Then, call a meeting to discuss those solutions.

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