Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). … So in this post my hope is to share with you what is unique about measuring one such channel, Twitter. ."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

(Expect more blog posts and thoughts about how to design and facilitate these types of projects in the future – for starters I’ll be moderating and presenting on a breakout session at the Communications Network Conference in October with colleagues Farra Trompeter, Eva Penar, and Michael Hoffman). ET Thursday Sept.

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Hosting Foundation Question Giving 94

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. The right metrics. Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. funders of a 20th century mindset - what metrics speak to them. pick the right metrics.

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Amy Sample Ward lays out a 5 things to think about before you get into the execution of a social media strategy for the first time. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Make Time for Reflection. What needs to change?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

I can''t begin to tell you know how many nonprofits I talk to these days who are just interested in vanity metrics - gaining followers and FB Likes rather than focusing their social media on building relationships with the closest people to you, your community and then the network, followed by the crowd. Social Networking Trends'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

TechSoup has just published the second article on a three-part series on Social Networks and Nonprofits. The first article, Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? Signs that a social networking site might work ??? I wrote the second article called, " Determining Your Social Networking Needs."

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Topic : Strong Connections: Linking Strategy, Goals and Metrics. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, or something else, you don’t have to be satisfied with a feeling: use your organization’s strategic plan to identify real goals and then track the data to show your impact. Topic : Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy.

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Kentucky Leadership ROI Social Media 122

Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

According to the 2012 Nonprofit benchmark Social Network Benchmarking Report, 98% of nonprofits didn’t raise a dime on Facebook, which is second most trafficked site on the web in the U.S. Nonprofits appear to have had slightly more success raising money on Twitter with an estimated 14% of nonprofits raising between $1 and $1,000.

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Social Media Raise Money Media 78

Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Think about how you build relationships with your personal network; build a written plan to do the same with your donors. Establish clear success metrics. It also includes sample templates, worksheets, and my Creative Ways to Thank Your Donors guide with 72 ideas you can use!

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Donor Strategy Retention Relationship 141

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Network for Good : $29.95/month

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Note , this was adapted from the book Social Change Anytime Everywhere by Amy Sample Ward and I. Create a content calendar for the month including the target publish date, channel (Website, Facebook, Twitter, etc) topic or related initiative, call-to-action, and the staff person responsible for producing each piece of content for the month.

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Online Tips Calendar Test 71

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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Community Build Local Los Angeles 132

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Popularity and relevance are the most common metrics through which to filter that content – but are they the best?

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Web Broadcast Arts Bookmarking 120

Care2

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Nonprofit guru Amy Sample Ward just co-authored a new book called Social By Social , which serves as a great “how to&# guide on how to use technologies to create social impact. Within weeks, and at minimal cost, more than 2,000 people had signed up to support the campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Social Media for Non Profits and Special Causes John Sheridan’s presentation at at Pod Camp Halifax 2009 gives an overview of social media and social networking, with plenty of non-profit examples. Social Networking Strategy How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius Beth Kanter breaks it down: Understand organizational change theory.

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Slideshare Social Media Profit Case Study 56

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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Web Indiana Case Study Bookmarking 117

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

This is what I think: Convio should partner with neutral players to underwrite benchmarking studies that get data from a much wider sample of organizations than just their clients. Speaking of metrics, Drew Bernard has an awesome post about how to use web analytics based on the functions of specific pages or sites. Time will tell. {

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

Starting off 2010, the monthly #4change Twitter chat focused on the topic of campaigning with social media. I’ve tried to pull out some of the relevant tweets from the Twitter stream to help follow the flow of the conversation in case you missed it. network building (awareness, trust) and campaigning (action).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. When it comes to the 350 network, the branding is really the branding of the community, long before any organization had formed to support it. Look first at your organizational metrics. Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. What is a movement?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is it best to create a monetary goal or one based on impact metrics? Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: This strategy leverages your donors’ personal networks, allowing them to develop their own campaigns, create teams, and share stories to support a larger theme. Or add a Twitter widget for all hashtag mentions of your campaign.

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Guide Giving Campaign Social Media 73

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network – "That's right, I said it. ' Open Source Is Dead! Long Live Open Source!

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eBook Web Open Source Bookmarking 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Do we know enough about the differences between users and non-users of social networking sites ?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 3, 2012

I recently got my copy of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit by Beth Kanter and Katie Delahaye Paine. One that really speaks to me is the point that “measurement helps nonprofits understand and improve their social networks.” ” And that they do! In the book, Beth and Katie identify a number of themes.

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Measure Review Network Case Study 222

NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

By Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director, NTEN. Twitter is a major part of Epic Change campaigns and their daily engagement plan. followers) – Stacey points to the difficulty in getting people to join in the conversation on Twitter. Twitter should be used for cultivation, not broadcasting. Epic Change is no different.

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Case Study Tools Studies Community 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

Amy Sample Ward writes a blog about nonprofit technology and social media and is the community builder for Netsquared. is an online engagement strategist for World Resources Institutes and in her spare time writes a blog about using metrics for nonprofit web advocacy. Rachel Weidinger. Laura Whitehead. Laura Lee Dooley.

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Technology Companies Netsquared Social Media 75

Care2

MAY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

Social Media 34

Social Media Tools Online Advocacy 34

Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" As for #1, as always, think hard about your metrics.

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Newsletter Social Media Advocacy Tips 51

Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" We took a sampling from all of the Causes to get a sense of what the potential is.

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Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Care2

JULY 24, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" We took a sampling from all of the Causes to get a sense of what the potential is.

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Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The most obvious metric is video view counts. Our Terms of Use explain it all.

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YouTube Social Media Video Advocacy 34

Care2

JULY 14, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The most obvious metric is video view counts. Our Terms of Use explain it all.

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YouTube Video Social Media Advocacy 34

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

You need metrics or measure against goals, but you also need harvest those insights. It's hard to do when you get pulled in to the fast moving, forward current of Twitter or start chipping away to get your email in box to zero. . You Can't Measure Love or Creativity, But These Are Essential Online Community or Network Signs of Life.

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Classes Learning Fundraising Reflection 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

During the past two weeks, links shared via the #nptech hashtag on Twitter have been like a Chinese buffet, a huge selection of tempting dishes that look so good you want to fill an entire plate. And because you probably can't eat that much - unless, of course, you're Joey Chestnut - you put many small samples on your plate instead.

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Nptech Social Media Ning Media 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

” It was always a terrific conversation starter with nonprofit techies because knowing the right tool for the job is important. As I’ve been working on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” with co-author KD Paine, we’ve come to the chapter on measurement tools. One place to look). Analytics Tools.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We had simple goals, and defined our metrics only as they related to grant deliverables or obvious data, like: we will launch programs in 3 schools, or we will feed 500 families. Our strategies are focused on clear goals and metrics. Analog Strategies. In the analog paradigm, our strategies did not include technology.

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Slides Nptech Digital Case Study 213

Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

I’ll keep an eye on Twitter, but like I said, don’t sit on those hands because we love for these sessions to be interactive. Lastly, most are metrics-driven. So these are things that you guys can be thinking about in your own individual organizations, the metrics. Third, use your existing network.

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Relationship Donor Build Video 86

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

I’ll keep an eye on the Twitter feed as well. We need to know what metrics we need to be tracking. So a couple samples here this is from Charity Water. Sample metrics. ” A couple of samples here for you, and I know we’re tracking along. But we’d love to hear from you.

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