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Building Blocks of Social Media - Webinar slides and notes

Amy Sample Ward

Today’s webinar focused on the building blocks of social meda; things like tagging, RSS and how to get started finding the conversations taking place online. Here’s my slide deck: Social Media Building Blocks. Some of them, along with my answers, include: How much time a day do you spend reading (RSS feeds)?

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DIY Social Media Management

Amy Sample Ward

There are so many tools out there and so many different options pulling us in so many directions that I’ve found many organizations, especially very small organizers, can feel like they are getting tied up in knots. Track your organization and your cause. Create a shared tracking space for your team or whole organization.

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Presentation: Social Media & Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

The talk: My talk may not be as easily captured in the slides as some of my other talks are since this was a smaller group and I had the time to dive into each example and discuss it with the participants, instead of a more traditional presentation. Hint: click through to view the slides on SlideShare.net to see speaking notes.).

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RSS Overload and Google Reader Stats

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nedra Weinreich of the SpareChange Blog left a pointer to comic this in a comment on my post about RSS as coping tool for Information Overload ! It would make a great presentation slide! I've been reflecting a lot on my RSS reading habits lately and how I organize (or don't) my RSS feeds in the reader.

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Women Who Tech: Tools and Apps to Energize your Base

Amy Sample Ward

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. Subscribe via RSS in a reader to cut down on emails.

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Facebook Campaigning in Romania

Amy Sample Ward

The slides are below as well as some notes. Not the best scenario for a campaigner or organizer, but it is the reality. In the slides, I highlighted some of the work of 350.org Has your organization campaigned specifically on facebook? The Local Philanthropy Workshop: Facebook Campaigning in Romania.

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Mastering Social Networking as a Volunteer

Amy Sample Ward

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. Or are you trying to promote the organization? Creating Great Content. Inspiring and recruiting your friends to volunteer with you?