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. In a guest post on the Tactical Philanthropy blog I started brainstorming about what was next.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the issues highlighted by Causes leaving MySpace and ideablob suddenly shutting down. To review the other blog posts about these topics, visit the Causes post , ideablob post or the guest post for Tactical Philanthropy.

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AFP Blog

JULY 28, 2008

eJewish Philanthropy: "Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook aren’t just for college keg stand contest pictures anymore. From ejewishphilanthropy.comWho Needs So Many “Friends”? Nonprofits are joining social network sites to connect with people, strengthen cause awareness and hopefully cultivate donors."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Blogger, LinkedIn and Myspace launched in 2003, and yet nine years into the Social Web the vast majority of nonprofits have not invested any financial resources at all into graphic design for their social media campaigns. On top of that nonprofit’s need to invest in good graphic design.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Continuing on last week's discussion about Causes leaving MySpace, TechSoup's own Amy has written an interesting guest post on Sean Stannard-Stockton's Tactical Philanthropy blog. Now that Causes removed itself, its content, and any related data from MySpace, organizations cannot connect with their supporters who were using Causes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Cynthia Gibson is writing a blog called Citizen Post It's about citizen centered action and philanthropy. The most recent post asks " Can Philanthropy be Citizen-Centered? " She's the author of report called Citizens at the Center commissioned by the Case Foundation.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2009

If you missed The Chronicle of Philanthropy's June 23 online discussion Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes , the transcript is now available. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Do Online Causes and Philanthropy Do Any Good? -

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2009

This Tuesday The Chronicle of Philanthropy will host another free online discussion about how nonprofits can use social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

" (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life. More about social media tools for philanthropy from Tactical Philanthropy. " Jason is spot on.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

As part of Microsoft Outlook 2010, features allow people to connect with their Facebook and MySpace accounts (the service already allowed you to connect Outlook to LinkedIn). In other words, people are now relying on their friends to recommend them content more often than searching for it themselves.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. These are important traits to develop, and will make fundraising easier as micro-philanthropy matures. Their ideas could very well lay the foundation for an effective micro-philanthropy campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

Her reflection questions: How might young people use social networks (existing or yet-to-be-built) to learn about philanthropy and support causes that matter to them? Here's what he did in the last few days: I have been posting on many Cambodian forums, from Khmerlife.com to myspace groups and I have gotten many different responses.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Qui Diaz:Livingston, recently did research for the Philanthropy 2.0 Panelists: Wendy Harmon: social media manager, philosophy is to use social media to execute mission. Danielle Brigida: using social media to increase, reach, engagement and revenue. Sarah Granger: advise nonprofits on using social media for advocating and communicating.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

ve already partnered with 50 non-profits, like Care2 , Greenpeace , and Amnesty International The question it raises for nonprofits is, join an existing network like Facebook or MySpace or build your own social network or combination? And maybe this should not be an either/or question, but most likely resources will dictate that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Carie is a recognized nonprofit and social networking guru who was written up in the Chronicle of Philathantropy Blog for her organization's efforts on MySpace in June. Fundraising and Philanthropy There was lots of praise about Amy Luckey of Blueprint Research and Design's recent article called " Grantmaking 2.0: million users.

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

In philanthropy, for example, the people-to-people connectivity of a Kiva is not a new concept, but the internet makes it possible on a new scale. Ariel Beery’s ideas are included on a blog I have been reading called The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy. Is Facebook and MySpace a trend?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

From Ruby Sinreich at Lotus Media comes a pointer to the Findhabeas.com campaign on myspace and possibly other places. Marketing, Fundraising, and Philanthropy So far, there will be at least four bloggers live blogging at the Council on Foundations conference. Update: Tactical Philanthropy announces the 2007COF tag!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

" Allan also offers an analysis of the nonprofit micro-philanthropy applications, but says it is too early to speculate where things will be in the next 21 days or next few months. where your mini-application can extend to: MySpace, Bebo, SixApart, Orkut, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Ning, Hi5, Plaxo, Friendster, Viadeo and Oracle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

Hot debates follows in another post on charity evaluation and metrics over at Tactical Philanthropy blog suggested that we forget on a metric to measure "Total Good Accomplished" and focus on real measures. " The Giving Carnival: Edition 5 was about how to measure social impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2011

Back then, the launch of “Donate Now&# technology in 1997 and its potential to transform philanthropy was all the buzz — much like social media today. Well, that’s when nonprofits started using MySpace to engage the MySpace community. What does all this have to do with social media? Everything!

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Both HSUS and Oxfam’s primary efforts are on what Carie calls “the big four”: MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. On MySpace : Both Oxfam and HSUS prove what we already know from Greenpeace and others – MySpace is a great place to get new advocates. Carie opened with an intro to social media. One at a time.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

For a good overview of other group fundraising (or micro-philanthropy), check out Peter Deitzs writing about the benchmarks and tools). So by having a Facebook Cause or a MySpace Group, we know were talking to our target audiences kids and even grandkids. Colman We are just starting to stick our toes into the social network waters.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

For a good overview of other group fundraising (or micro-philanthropy), check out Peter Deitzs writing about the benchmarks and tools). So by having a Facebook Cause or a MySpace Group, we know were talking to our target audiences kids and even grandkids. Colman We are just starting to stick our toes into the social network waters.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2013

for Facebook, Myspace, blogs, and more, where users can simply type their phone number into a data field and make a donation. The advantage here is. spontaneity — donors do not need to fill out credit card or other. information, making it convenient for the donor and minimizing time for "buyer’s remorse."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Each radio program/live call allows 5,000 listeners and topics range from social media to philanthropy. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Each radio program/live call allows 5,000 listeners and topics range from social media to philanthropy. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

Vince Stehle of Surdna was present, along with Chris Gates of PACE ( Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement ); and there were some grassroots organizers such as ACORN in breakout sessions. She talked about how online social networks mirror off-line social dynamics, and described the phenomenon of “white flight” from MySpace to Facebook.

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