Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Find out more in the interview below! Participants will share what they are grateful for through Twitter and other online media and attend gratitude parties around the world. The students of Class Five at the school are now on Twitter and Tumblr and you can follow them all by clicking their pictures in this blog post.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. Within 30 minutes, I registered a domain name, launched a fundraising site on CauseVox , and seeded it with key influencers on Twitter to help build momentum.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2014

To do so effectively, you’ll need a staff person whose sole purpose is tweet, post, share, blog, photograph, record, and interview during the event. They can be branded images embedded with the event hashtag, quotes from speakers , or photos of the venue. For Instagram, upload a photo once or twice per hour.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2014

see photo below). Check out this interview with Steph, follow her on Twitter @StephRouth , and drop her a message to introduce yourself! Steph will be managing and keeping the great online community content flowing, while doubling as one of Portland''s most revered bike & transportation advocates outside the office.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

You can learn more about John and OpenAction in the interview below. Last March I met Joe Solomon and the Social Actions team through twitter. Essentially, we give organizations a simple tool to manage project information, like photos and videos. Where did the idea for OpenAction begin?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

Creative Commons Licensed Photo from Flickr by United Nations Photo. Describe the Twitter Charts: What are you showing? How do you know that Twitter caused the increase in Web site traffic? Any advice about setting up systems to track Twitter. Click Image to see larger version. What tool did you use?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

How networked nonprofits use twitter. Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

That said, in addition to being a great tool to build your e-Newsletter list , if your nonprofit is regularly updating Facebook and Twitter accounts, then your organization needs to be able to produce, contribute, and distribute fresh, quality content. Share stories, photos, and videos from events. Share stories from the field.

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

Every follower on a nonprofit’s Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, represents a way to broaden your network of potential donors. In order for guests to follow along and to contribute photos themselves, be sure to create and promote a unique event hashtag—like #TheBestGalaEver—and promote it before and during the event.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Yet many nonprofit leaders are intimidated by videos and more comfortable with traditional stories and photos to tell your organization’s stories. Interview: In an interview video, someone from your organization interviews someone who has received services or has expertise in your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned. I'm drawing from my experience using Twitter drawing and those of others. I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Label each day on the content calendar with the names of the platforms you’ll be posting on, what you plan on posting about, and any photo or video you’ll need created for the post. United Way has repurposed images of their volunteers and video interviews of their staff to create several TikToks that raise awareness of their work.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Next week, participants will share what they are grateful for through Twitter and other online media and attend gratitude parties around the world. Earlier this month, we interviewed Avi Kaplan from Epic Change, and asked him what they were up to in Africa: What are you up to right now in Africa? Read the rest of the interview here.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Flickr Photo by Brittany Bush. You might want to treat yourself to copy our new book, “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” read up on all the tips and methods that we gleaned from interviewing hundreds of nonprofit professionals about their self-care routines. Year-end giving campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. Maybe next week we'll see photos from BarCampBlock ? Maybe next week we'll see photos from BarCampBlock ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Even better if you can tag the individual or do their Twitter handle. In this Twitter example below, the school is also encouraging the alumni network to RT this alum’s accomplishment. Be sure to use compelling photos and other visuals. Use Nostalgia (old class photos) to Spark A Trip Down Memory Lane.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Last week for WeAreMedia project, I put a call on Twitter for case studies, best practices, and links about nonprofits using social networking sites, including Ning. She interviewed Manny Hernandez from Tu Diabetes and Es Tu Diabetes , and Ayumi Stubbs from the ASPCA Online Community. What did set out to accomplish?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The photo above is Leng Sopharath. I raised money through my blog and later on Twitter to help send her to college from 2006-2010 through the Sharing Foundation’s program. Although we had been trading letters for two years , I met Sopharath face-to-face in 2007 and recorded this interview.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You can follow Traveling Postcards at travelingpostcards.org , on Facebook , and on Twitter ( @TravelingPost ). I was frustrated by the exclusivity of the gallery world, and I had not seen the success that some photo journalists have by taking a singular image that could change the world! How does Traveling Postcards work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Maybe you saw it (#thebetheffect was trending on Twitter). John Kenyon (@jakenyon), nonprofit tech guru and frequent collaborator of Beth’s, did a wonderful job interviewing Beth – teasing out the stories, A-ha moments, failures – and giving Beth the space to talk openly about her next chapter. Then we ran.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Flickr Photo by WiserEarth - WiserEarth's team from Around the World play Peek-A-Boo With Book. The photo above shows WiserEarth ’s team from around the world in the Bay Area during break from a staff retreat reading the Networked Nonprofit. Photo by KK. Flickr Photo by KK. Flickr Photo by James Leventhal.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 29, 2012

I don't know what it is about November, but there are a bunch of challenges for creating and giving coming up: 30 Days of Gratitude Carla Kay White, creator of the Gratitude Journal app , is encouraging folks to record 30 days of gratitude in their journal, with her app, or as a photo journal on Instagram. Check out their website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

I happened to stumble upon this funny tweet from Billboard that asks its Twitter followers to tweet with the hashtag #ReplaceGirlWithSquirrelInASong and gave the example “I kissed a squirrel and I liked it.” For instance, you can change the photo that goes with your article. To share on Twitter? Be visual. “If

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

You’ll want to create a Twitter hashtag for the event and make sure it isn’t already being used. She uses IFTTT and sets it up to collect photos with the event hashtag into a google document and then add captions and curate the sharing. Also set up a system in advance so you can track the hashtag.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For Fiver, this means pulling client testimonials from thank you letters written by program participants or through phone interviews with families. Set up a quick interview ask them why they choose to donate so much to your organization, and share their story! Or add a Twitter widget for all hashtag mentions of your campaign.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

What kind of content do you already have that you could reuse (videos or interviews from events, data or research, etc.) Photo credit: Flickr futureshape ). Create Community Dialogue. or stories you know you will have important information about (issues you are watching closely, political or social issues you are involved in).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

Photo by Krystyl We've been hearing a lot about larger scale fundraising efforts on Twitter and cause fatigue and how it will become more and more difficult for charities to distinguish their social giving campaigns amid the noise. I’m known to dig Twitter. He put the word out on Twitter and his network started a bidding war.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2011

I first heard about this unique fundraiser when I interviewed charity:water’s Paull Young. You can also view the whole value chain leading up to your photo getting into the book. Back in October, Dan Martell bought me into the book and I’m on page 5! Dan Martell was bought into the book by Michael Birch is on page 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2012

Flickr Photo by Nielio. And through our survey of 180 Minnesota human service nonprofits, and detailed follow-up interviews with staff members from 13 of those organizations, we identified the core elements common to their successes to create a framework for innovation. We’ve had great luck using photos and pictures to tell our story.”

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NetWits

AUGUST 11, 2011

The seven event fundraising techniques or “best practices&# described here emerged from analyzing data and interviewing nonprofit event and development staff. Encourage your team leaders and supporters to use a broad approach to communicating about your event: provide them with templates for email, Twitter™, and Facebook® messages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2009

There are some other benefits to having your nonprofit's CEO be on Twitter, these might include: Source of news. I did a brief scan to see if there any nonprofit CEOs who Twitter. RT @ maryannehitt [link] - Re-posting great Seattle rally photo by Sierra Club's Dan Ritzman #nocoal #epacaa 2. Tags: twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

To top it off, I did an interview with Wendy Harman from the Red Cross about her recent experience using Twitter and other tools to spread buzz for campaign - Social Media Roadblock. I posted a blog entry announcing it on Redcrosschat.org, and we used twitter to announce. I would have started a hashtag for Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Last week, I had a fun time moderating the June #4Change Twitter Chat on Online Community Building. Note on platform : During last week’s Twitter chat, not unlike previous chats, we dealt with some major issues around lag and load time. real time, and 2. co-created. From @neddotom: recap 1. overall goal 4. action oriented 5.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Grandmother Power Photo journalist Paola Gianturco (who I interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast in 2007 ) has a new book out, Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon. Check out Tara Mohr's interview with her on The Huffington Post. I also read about Giving Tuesday on The Mission List.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

I was able to share photos , tweets , Facebook updates , and Instagram photos in real time. Also, Twitter was really helpful in making connections to places and people to see in Cambodia once in country. I tweeted about visiting a wild life and the NGO offered a great tip about not missing the sun bear via Twitter.

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