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Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day

Amy Sample Ward

Today, at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, I had a ton of fun leading a session and discussion around making the most of social media in just 30 minutes a day. Here are the slides from the session and links to get you started: Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day. We Are Media. Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base.

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Video Fridays #19

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For example, the page [link] can be shortened to [link] If you use tools such as Tweetdeck or Seesmic , these are already built into those applications. Tags: Education and Training Tools causes facebook howto. And here’s a second video that is newer and explains it well too. Snipr – [link]. Cligs – [link].

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Wordpress Extras: My Favorites

Amy Sample Ward

A recent comment from Ichi (working on social media for good in Japan w/ SocialCompany.org ) asked after the tools I was using on this blog to bring in comments via Twitter. I like this tool because it brings in conversation from Twitter to the comment stream for the relating posts.

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Great reads from around the web on June 11th

Amy Sample Ward

Are you familiar with the tool? Here are 9 ways Beth recommends organizations try out the tool. – "As nonprofits increasingly use social media as part of their fundraising, communications and educational strategies, nonprofit staff are stepping up to lead and manage those efforts. ."

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2011 MyCharityConnects Conference Workshop: Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day

Amy Sample Ward

Topic : Social Media Success in 30 Minutes Per Day. 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. our work, and even life, we just need the tools to help us be deliberate and. CanadaHelps.

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Mastering Social Networking as a Volunteer

Amy Sample Ward

The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer. When it comes to creating great content, there are four important elements, especially with social media, as you can see in the image at the top of this post. hashtags.org. Tweetdeck, Hootsuite.

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

Remember to also provide opportunities for people to promote or support your competition like links to your social media outlets and ready-to-use messages. The idea is that to build trust, reinforce dedication, and show authentic engagement, you need to operate in public using the same tools that your community has access to.

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