NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

It’s important that you not treat all three groups the same. Include a sample email and talk about the impact of gifts ( Did you know just raising $25 can provide sick kids with a toy this holiday?). With those who used online tools being the group that raised more and those who didn’t utilize online tools raising less.

Raise 209

Raise Money Fundraising Social Media 209

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Step 1: Identify all the groups within your community. To start mapping the community we need to first identify which groups are within it. Maybe you work with schools so you have segments for teachers, administrators, parents, students, and then groups outside of the school.

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Metrics Community Map Template 219

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 people who donate, listen in, connect with our programs by calling in, reading or commenting online, and coming to our offline events are our community. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Social Media Public Media Community 178

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

On & Offline Engagement. But the action, the real social change, is offline. First, ensuring that there are opportunities to engage and participate both on and offline (especially in the promoting and sharing) can increase participation and ultimately feet in the streets. Online is great for organizing.

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Reflection Offline Social Network Collaboration 129

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

But both the community and your organization want to see certain laws passed, things improved, programs created or groups supported. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. And maybe the community wants to endorse a specific candidate, and your organization doesn’t. Transparency. Lastly, be active in sharing your toolbox.

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Community Build Organization Case Study 253

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

The needs and goals of the larger community are listened to by someone or a group of people and they create opportunities for action, service, and change. But both the community and your organization want to see certain laws passed, things improved, programs created or groups supported. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Accordingly, advocacy-focused Environmental and Wildlife / Animal Welfare groups had the highest click-through rates in this year’s study, followed by Health organizations, where many subscribers may have a personal connection. Email Campaigns: Know Your Audience and Get Results.

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email Marketing Nebraska Omaha 169

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

Components included video tutorials, suggested calendars of activity, sample materials, frequently asked questions, logos, and a Twibbon for Facebook and Twitter use. From my experience participating in training events and courses as a speaker and trainer, I see much better results when coupling online and offline learning and resources.

Community 158

Community Giving Washington Arlington 158

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

But most of all, within this e-book resides the wisdom of a group of individuals who have dedicated their lives to making the world a better place by using their talents to make a real difference. 3 Ways to Use Social Media in Your Next Campaign by Amy Sample Ward, Author of Social Change Anytime Everywhere and Membership Director at NTEN.

Content 120

Content Marketing Free Fundraising 120

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

You get my point; before we even start to layer on information from the wider sector or filters to subdivide topics and categories, we have A LOT of information to work with.

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Metrics Impact Change NTEN 158

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Be sure to provide them with content they can share about the events such as sample tweets and Facebook status updates. Here’s a great example of material for event ambassadors from last years’s Giving Tuesday. The latter is especially important for virtual events.

Social Media 126

Social Media Integration Tools Tips 126

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This is a guest post from Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared’s Global Community Development Manager.&#. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. With ideablob, it isn’t so much that groups are being separated/segregated, but entirely shut off.

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Myspace Causes Philanthropy Offline 108

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Whether it’s small communities coming together offline to train and share knowledge about using technology or it’s innovation projects competing in the same contest working together instead – we hope you’ll find this short paper compelling and share it with your networks.

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Netsquared Community Case Study Build 162

NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, Community Development Manager, TechSoup Global. During this time, I've help create community maps and strategic plans with my own team and with many other groups. During this time, I've help create community maps and strategic plans with my own team and with many other groups. A note about DIY. Content Map.

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Map Content Community Chart 75

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

nfpSynergy, a leading nonprofit sector think-tank and research consultancy in the UK, “tracks a representative sample of over 1000 11-25 year olds throughout mainland Britain twice-yearly, gaining insights into their views and habits, both social and charity-related” in its Youth Engagement Monitor. The Research. Secrets, secrets are no fun!

Online 126

Online Social Network Facebook Charity 126

NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

After wrapping up our annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), NTEN’s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, and I quickly recharged for SXSW Interactive , where we partnered another year with Beaconfire to host the Beacon Lounge for social changemakers, and with the NonProfit Times to cover stories on the nonprofit technology sector.

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Interaction Austin Texas NTC 36

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 12, 2010

—— Last year I used the metaphor of “ gardening vs landscaping &# to outline some of the key attributes I believe make for successful community building, on or offline. The basic idea: The Gardener creates an ecosystem open to change, available to new groups, and full of fresh opportunities to emerge naturally.

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Build Community Ning Offline 143

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2011

Some of the topics from the chat include: Engaging specific ethnic groups/communities. About the CommBuild Chat: These monthly chats originated out of the #4Change network and are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools.

Community 123

Community DC Offline Contest 123

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

When I talk with organizations about how they are using social media tools to engage online, whether they’ve already started or not, I find that the most common approach is to set up that Facebook group, add a blog to the website, or even set up a wiki for an event. Social media spaces can be supported and grown on and offline.

Life 100

Life Learning Offline Social 100

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2009

between women and other non-privileged groups on the Web? How do opportunities, successes, connections and authority online translate into offline opportunities and successes? How do those differences impact opportunities and voices online?

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Award Social Media Media Austin 100

Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2010

This guest post comes from NetSquared community development manager Amy Sample Ward. NetSquared works online and offline to connect the global community at the intersection of technology and social change. Offline, we take things local! Read on and learn how to get involved.

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Netsquared Local Offline Chapter 43

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. Compare that with a recent downward trend in donor acquisition using offline channels like direct mail. Start by checking a sample of your own data. Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud.

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Online Fundraising Offline Blackbaud 90

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2011

Even the language used to enage has to be carefully crafted to avoid priming and group think. About the CommBuild Chat: These monthly chats originated out of the #4Change network and are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools.

Community 123

Community Offline Language Discussion 123

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I am excited to say that we have created a bit more content, a new discussion group, and are planning a roundtable discussion for December! Global Scale Purpose: Bonnie and I were inspired by conversations with each other on and offline but knew there were many more people who should be involved in discussing, sharing and learning.

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Global Discussion Wiki NGO 117

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The winner will join a select group of senior leaders from some of the world’s top private, public and civil society organisations, and will get first-hand lessons in innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership from some of Bangalore and Mumbai’s leading social entrepreneurs.

India 126

India Network Netsquared Offline 126

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Whether you are working on a campaign, a program or a service; whether it is online or offline (though I would argue it should probably touch both!); It is a test group, essentially, but with the kinds of people who may help make the tool better and/or use it in their work. Temporary versus Permanent Networks. People are networked.

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Network Influence Platform Offline 140

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. To get started, first brainstorm and identify the various groups or segments of your community. Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base.

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Tools Tech Map RSS 162

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

For about a year, I moderated a monthly online chat focused on community building, community management, on and offline engagement, and the technologies that support those connections. Do you like showing up with a question and posing it to the group for feedback? How do you feel about the free form nature of the conversation?

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Community Twitter Widget Conversation 194

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

You can check out the Community Voices group on the Social by Social community for videos, notes and other reflections from the event. After the small group discussions, we had volunteers from each group provide a short report back to the full room of some of the highlights or lingering questions that came out of the conversation.

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Voice Reflection Conversation Digital 102

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

You can check out the Community Voices group on the Social by Social community for videos, notes and other reflections from the event. After the small group discussions, we had volunteers from each group provide a short report back to the full room of some of the highlights or lingering questions that came out of the conversation.

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Voice Reflection Conversation Digital 102

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The responses lean towards a reality in which our online presence is just as diverse as our offline personalities – people are connecting with a mix of others on difference platforms. Similarly, Google+ allows you to filter general actions or content as well as post-by-post content to certain groups. Set your own tone!

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Professional Personal Linkedin Profile 185

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

Partnerships – We partnered with as many groups and sponsors as we could. Second, we would focus on taking the campaign to off-line events as much as possible to facilitate meaningful connections between the online and offline world. We also leverage media opportunities to drive traffic to the campaign site.

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Raise Japan Interview Disaster 176

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Last month, my blog here on SSIR discussed the idea that nonprofit organizations, with the use of social media, can now create shared spaces online for their communities—truly convene groups online. She posts her photos to the group and something clicks, “we could do this for our annual holiday event!”

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Roles Review Change Social 100

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

There is so much talk both online and offline, from inside organizations and from outside, that “nonprofits are broken.” I know there are so many organizations, campaigns, and community groups making real change now. We’ve done step 1: admitted that we have a problem. Read the full post. ]. Get The Pollyanna Principles !

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Change New York Exercise Offline 203

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2009

The G20 is a group of 20 leaders including Obama, Brown, Lula and Sarkozy. we20 wants to inspire people, online, to get together, offline, to talk about ideas to improve our lives and our world. we20 wants to inspire people, online, to get together, offline, to talk about ideas to improve our lives and our world.

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Network Offline Case Study Campaign 100

NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

In July 2010, Amy Sample Ward wrote a blog post called Monthly Chats About Community Building: Are You With Me? Sometimes we even put voices and faces to names (er, Twitter handles), whether through a phone call about the group’s evolution or an in-person meetup at the NTC.

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Facilitation Guidelines Hosting Twitter 82

Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

It’s impossible to get anything done or to keep the group focused without one. Can we take that topic offline and talk about that outside of the Board meeting?” Changing the location can really spark creativity and mix up the energy of the group. What’s on the Agenda? without an agenda. Interrupt if you have to.

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