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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. For many organizations, we provide guidance or goals for using social channels to our staff, but this session was for the volunteers who want to make a difference from outside of the organization.

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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. Social by Social. Networked Nonprofit.

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Great reads from around the web on June 11th

Amy Sample Ward

" Nine Ways Networked Nonprofits Use Slideshare | Beth’s Blog – Beth has a great post up about how organizations can use SlideShare. What is a nonprofit network builder? Are you familiar with the tool? It's a great online space to upload your presentations, notes and documents.

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Great reads from around the web on December 8th

Amy Sample Ward

2009 Year-End Fundraising Guide – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – “Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season? Nonprofits can expect 60% of their donations to come in between Christmas and New Year’s.&#. Sitting right there.

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Designing Programs to Build Community: Case Study with Charity Technology Trust

Amy Sample Ward

This afternoon I had the pleasure and honor of spending a few hours with members of the Charity Technology Trust/Charity Technology Exchange team, part of the TechSoup Global network , exploring their options for creating programs or services to build and foster community throughout their network. What capacity/resources are in place?

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Great reads from around the web on August 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

. … 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. Of course, I will compare and contrast them to the new kids on the block (i.e.

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NTEN Project Name Change: We Need Your Feedback

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you've been reading this blog, you know that last week I started to work with NTEN on a social media and nonprofits curriculum development. " Response from Holly Ross: We're trying to first engage the social media "experts" to share their knowledge so we can design a curriculum that addresses the social media "novice."

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