Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The goal of this webinar was to provide some baseline tools to help manage the incoming and the outgoing content across all channels an organization may be using to communicate and connect. Supports cross-team collaboration as staff understand where their content is going. Supports tracking and segmenting. Listening Dashboard.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

Here’s an example of a Senator showing his support for veterans through participation in the #gosilent pledge: Tracking silence. This will help them segment and personalize messages in the future based on service involvement, or civilian status.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

Creating specific definitions for these terms which are often used in an overlapping way will help you and your organization ensure you’re all really on the same page. Setting goals and defining messaging at the start of your process to target each group will help you plan for and engage beyond just those you know.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

Our experience in Uganda helped us see how valuable technology and fundraising is to creating change. Non-profits are on the front lines, and we want to support them through technology. “I don’t know what to ask my support base to do&#. Support Center. Here’s our blog post that explains our story.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

SXSWcares , co-branded as SXSW4Japan, was a campaign that rallied the SXSW community to raise awareness and harness support for disaster relief. I caught up with Rob Wu, co-founder of CauseVox , the platform used to support this fundraising effort, to learn more about the process and campaign. How did you co-created the campaign?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

The 2013 NTEN Challenge will raise $50,000 to support expanded programs and continued accessibility for a diverse set of organizations in 2014. We have over 30 community champions help us celebrate - check out their fundraising pages and donate today! Join Beth Kanter on Giving Tuesday to talk about collective philanthropy.

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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. I like this picture for this point because often mother ducks will bring up the rear, supporting the ducklings and swimming along side them, instead of shooting ahead and expecting them to keep up.

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Community Build Organization Case Study 253

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

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. Here’s my idea for an organizational visibility campaign using Lists: Create a list for Supporters.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

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. Here’s my idea for an organizational visibility campaign using Lists: Create a list for Supporters.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2012

Description : Is social media helping you reach your organizational goals and meet your mission? Is it even helping you raise money to support your work? Location : Harrisburg, PA. Topic : Using Social Media to Tell Your Story and Raise Funds.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. And over 10,000 youth later, they have the start of a movement in the next generation, inspiring them and supporting them in staying on course for the future they want. Just like the larger principle supporting movement building, we need to focus on action.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 7, 2011

If you’re looking for a resource to help you focus in on just what makes a great personal fundraiser, look no further! Social media is helpful to reach new audiences, too. Helping other people connect with the cause and need by focusing on being human. Always thank your donors and supporters! Be appreciative.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too. Another great example is Epic Change.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

And the content – is that a platform or application that supports that kind of content? Regardless of which Facebook option you choose, track which kinds of posts or content your community responds to the most to help make the most engaging space you can. So, what is the content you want to share? What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 3, 2009

When you visit the Unwrapped Virtual Village, you are given three different villages to help: Hovering your mouse over one of the villages in the circles gives you a dexcription of what issues face that village and how you can help. A Little Story. It turned out that they did not end up purchasing a goat from Scotland.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Last year, NTEN created a scholarship fund program to help support many more people attend the Nonprofit Technology Conference. NTEN is hoping to raise $10,000 from the nonprofit technology community again this year, and Convio is going to match those dollars to help get as many folks to #10NTC in Atlanta this April 8-10.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I’m passionate about changing the world through community building because it is only by empowering and supporting communities to form, to network and collaborate, and to make real change that we can truly change things. Quite the opposite!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The team of people currently working on the proposal for this new platform, asked me to help share some context about the role of Community Managers that could be included in the proposal narrative for funders who may be unfamiliar with community building best practices. In Defense of Community Managers.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

I often talk about individuals when I’m discussing the way social media can be used to support organizations. Is you’re organization looking to support free agent fundraisers and the changemakers who are passionate about your cause, want to support your work, but do it their way? Case Study.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

India Social Entrepreneurship Journey, February 2010 Contest - Please support me! I’m so honored by your support and really look forward to a chance at sharing all the work from this network of changemakers with those on this journey! Please support me by voting and commenting here.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 7, 2012

Fundraising should have a clear role in helping you meet that mission. That means you give them direct training and support, show them how it helps the organization and their own work, etc. You have to figure this out first! If it is something separate, your doomed. You have to start inside the organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

In order to be successful in this step you will need full management support and a dedicated key project lead for your team. On the other hand, if you’re looking for survey software to support rigorous research, the more advanced packages are more likely to have the features you need. concerns, suggestions, strengths, etc.).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. But blogs can help your organization in a few key ways: Central Communication Hub. A blog can also help people find out more about you or find other ways to stay connected to you. Multimedia Storytelling.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

These five assumptions always help me remember the role and responsibilities a successful community manager needs to best serve and engage a community. Assuming you know the most about these tools means you have the opportunity and responsibility to share your knowledge and help the community be as savvy as you!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

While you can learn a lot during a workshop, there is no replacement for really putting what you learn into practice; when you are back in the office trying something out, it is incredibly helpful to have online resources to support your work.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

When we do that, we can compromise the relationship we have with our supporters and donors, and limit our capacity for building momentum towards action and a movement for our cause. But how does it help you move closer to your goal? But, it doesn’t have to be that way! Start with Metrics. Story – 350.org’s

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

The contest runs most of this month, so register your blog today and start rallying supporters to help get donated water to those in need, and join the Children’s Safe Drinking Water expedition! If so, leave your blog URL below so we can be sure to check out your post and support you! Have you signed up?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world. There’s a new platform hoping to help you do just that: iStart. Receive ideas, products, services, or support for free/cheap (keeping in mind that your time is still a cost).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

It means honestly that the ideas, shape and even strategy came from the community and you as the organization are the ones to support it or nurture it. It also requires capacity/staff to make connections and support the community. The gardener is simply there to help, cultivate, and clear the weeds if/when they poke up.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Yes these are Portlanders, hoping to fundraise to support local organizations in Oregon (USA), but they are hoping it helps you fundraise wherever you are, too! Livestream for 30 hours straight in an effort to raise money for charities like Free Geek, Oregon Food Bank, and Toys for Tots.

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Portland Oregon Fundraising Interview 111

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

The benchmark data is derived from the activity of over 2 million supporters from 50 campaigning organisations in the UK, Canada, and several other countries. 50% of organizations had databases that included 40% or more of inactive supporters. 50% of organizations had databases that included 40% or more of inactive supporters.

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Review Benchmark Advocacy Database 120

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

Last November we saw a few alarming events taking place in this social media for social good sector: Causes left Myspace and Ideablob shut down , both without warning or community support. allows those ideas get support, gather feedback, get fleshed out by developers and users. Investment Is More Than Money. But not money.

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Ning Causes Build Evaluation 208

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Description : The world of social media expands every day, supporting all those arguments. our work, and even life, we just need the tools to help us be deliberate and. and doubts about whether it’s worth the time and energy to get started when. it seems there’s so much to learn first. But, just like all of the other areas of.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 31, 2012

But beyond that, contributing to a popular meme can help make your brand and even your staff more visible. You can also leverage participation in a meme to build connections and get new supporters. That said, having fun, gaining visibility, and making connections with new supporters happens only if you do it right.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 27, 2012

The whole show is devoted to using social media and social networks to help you reach your supporters and draw them close to your work. Comment on this blog post or on Tony’s , use the LinkedIn group or Facebook page or Twitter. The regular contributors will also be on hand talking about social media!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2009

No matter who you are or where you live (obviously, granted you have Internet access), you can use the same tools as anyone else to harness the collective energy of others around the world who hear your call, believe in your missing, and think you’ve got a pretty great idea about helping out. Why Social Media for Social Change?

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