Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Tags: 2010 presentation engagement tools womenwhotech wwt. Description : I’ll be presenting, along with Corvida Raven and Sarah Dijulio, about different tools and strategies to empower and inspire your community to take action. Related Links : Women Who Tech , Blog post and notes.

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Tech Tools Tag Action 111

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Tags: 2010 presentation presetnation small business social media webinar. This webinar will introduce some best practices, strategies, and next steps for getting started with social media for you organization. Related Links : Washington Access Fund , Slides , Blog post with slides and resources.

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Washington Social Media Accessibility Fund 105

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 31, 2009

Select “N2Y4″ from the Prize Tag menu located below Additional Cause Area Tags on the Submission Form. Click the “Edit&# tab on your Project and select the corresponding “Prize Tag&#. Tags: challenge challenges mobile n2y4 net2. Four Easy Steps to Participate: Register and/or Login.

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Challenge Mobile Netsquared Project 100

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

You can find notes from a couple participants here and here ; and use #cgen10 to find tweets and other content tagged from the event. Tags: events presentation cgen10 community storytelling youth. Connecting to Youth: Leveraging social media for work with young communities. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Discussion.

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Social Media Generation Media Social 140

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Tags: presentation socialmedia webtools. Social by Social : a handbook for using social technologies for social impact – you can read the full book for free online or download in PDF.

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Social Media Media Social Slides 161

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2009

These monthly online discussions take place via Twitter - participants add to the conversation by tweeting messages and using the tag #4change; this lets people follow the conversation, whether they have a Twitter account or not, by following the tag #4change on search.twitter.com. You can see the recap of the chat here.

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Change Social Challenge Twitter 100

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 19, 2010

Tags: community events 4change chat community building community management. Hopefully exploring those questions and responses leaves us with plenty of time to also ask questions that we are currently thinking about. So, join in! We’ll be talking at 4 pm EST, 9 pm UK on August 19th, 2010. Use the link below to launch the chat!

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Community Build Generation Question 152

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Tags: community events 4change chat community building monthly chat offline community online community. Share your ideas ahead of time in the comments below, or on twitter using #4change and/or #commbuild – have an idea for a better hashtag for this chat? Please leave a comment with your idea! Did you miss last month’s chat?

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Community Offline Comment Build 164

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Tags: community strategy campaigns lists twitter. What do you think? Would love to hear if you have other ideas about using Lists for organizations. Do you already have the Lists function enabled on your account - have you used it yet?

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Twitter Chapter Campaign Celebrate 246

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 10, 2010

Tags: events liveblogging 10ntc community building event online community presentation. In this peer-led discussion, we’ll share our experiences of online community building and build lists of best practices around recruiting new members and retaining them, increasing participation and moderating your community.

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Build Community Online Conference 114

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

Check in on your tags and see if there isn’t any cleaning you can do! If you use Delicious , the social bookmarking tool, you can view all of your tags and how many items have been bookmarked to each of them. dashes (tags for “blooddrive&# and “blood-drive&# ). Delicious / Bookmarks. Communities.

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Social Media Tools Media Ning 100

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Tags: events issues 350 350ppm climatechange dayofaction li09. We gathered together to take a photo on the lake and compile a video about where we are from and how we all are calling for the same thing: strong decisions in Copenhagen for positive change on climate change. Let’s focus on 350ppm! Learn more about 350.org

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Org Action Issue Photo 156

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The official Twitter stream is cr_event , and you should be able to follow tweets tagged #cr09 through a search here. Tags: events chainreaction conference cr09 event game london socialbysocial. We’ll shoot some video and report back later. Follow us, too! socialbysocial. Social by Social game cards for Chain Reaction.

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Game Social Green Stream 108

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The official Twitter stream is cr_event , and you should be able to follow tweets tagged #cr09 through a search here. Tags: events chainreaction conference cr09 event game london socialbysocial. We’ll shoot some video and report back later. Follow us, too! socialbysocial. Social by Social game cards for Chain Reaction.

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Game Social Green Stream 108

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2009

Tag your blog with “net2thinktank”. Tag your post with “net2thinktank&# and email a link to us to be included. Tags: net2thinktank engagement social media strategy. Deadline: Saturday, April 25th. How to Participate: Blog your answer to the question either on your blog or the NetSquared blog.

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Netsquared Social Media Sample Tag 100

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Select “ChangetheWeb&# from the Prize Tag menu located below Additional Cause Area Tags on the Submission Form. Tags: change the web challenge social actions 09ntc. Click on “Submit a Project to the Project Gallery&# under My Project Idea. Learn more about Social Actions’ Change the Web Challenge here.

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Action Challenge Web Change 100

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tags: otherblogs award blogs community ssir. Thank you for all those who follow my contributions on the SSIR blog and continue to spark interesting and challenging conversations on this blog. I’m so thrilled to be part of this community! Check out the Top 5 SSIR Blog Posts!

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Review Social Award Knowledge 126

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Select “HRC-UCB&# from the Prize Tag menu located below Additional Cause Area Tags on the Submission Form. Tags: challenge mobile netsquared. Click on “Submit a Project to the Project Gallery&# under My Project Idea. For more information about the HRC Mobile Challenge: Read the Rules and Guidelines.

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Netsquared Challenge Mobile FAQ 100

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2010

Tags: presentation how-to listening social media techsoup training webinar. Were you on the webinar and have a question that wasn’t answered? Did you review the links above and have ideas to share, other tools to recommend, or questions you want to ask? Leave a comment!

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Social Media Media Social Audio 211

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Tags: community strategy campaigns lists twitter. What do you think? Would love to hear if you have other ideas about using Lists for organizations. Do you already have the Lists function enabled on your account – have you used it yet?

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Twitter Chapter Campaign Celebrate 227

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 9, 2010

Categories and Tags : Using content categories like (presentation, case study, opinion and so on) can help people find the type of content they are after, as well as categories and tags that indicate topics, conferences and tools. Tags: blogging blog redesign redesign round up strategy website.

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Reflection Case Study RSS Comment 108

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

I use this plugin to create my Great Reads posts – it lets me find blog posts, stories, news and anything else online that I think is interesting to the readers of this blog and tag it with Delicious, adding my notes about the link in the field in the Delicious bookmark. Tags: blogging howto plugins twitter wordpress.

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WordPress Plugin Howto Bookmarking 111

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tags: 2010 presentation appeals communications nten roundtable. This is an opportunity for you highlight your work as well as get feedback from others about end of year actions. Join me with your questions and your examples to share! Related Links : NTEN Roundtables.

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NTEN Communication Language Phone 100

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Tags: presentation data individuals nonprofits research slides social media uk us. I’d love to hear your stories about how you’ve used social media on your own, discovered something that could work for your organization and made it happen! I’d also love to hear any questions you have or other ideas you want to share!

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Social Media Roles South Africa Media 175

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 5, 2009

Just like the other link tagged recently with the "day in the life" of Danielle Brigida, I love "case studies" that share how individuals "really" use the platforms and tools and strategies - moving from the theoretical or abstract down to the practical application. Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Web Delicious Bookmarking Case Study 100

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 23, 2010

Tags: interview marketing nonprofit. I’m really looking forward to gathering great questions from you all and hearing and learning from Kivi as she responds! She’s a great voice on nonprofit marketing and I think participating in the virtual book tour will be fun and valuable. Let the questions begin!

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Question Marketing Interview Nonprofit 132

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Tags: fundraising issues baudcast podcast uk. Featuring Chad Norman, Danielle Brigida, Amy Sample Ward, Marc Pitman, Robert McAllen, Steve MacLaughlin, and Melanie Mathos. Download The Baudcast, Episode 31 (50 MB, 53 minutes) - or Subscribe in iTunes here. Would love to hear what you think to keep the conversation going!

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International Chad Fundraising Podcast 126

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2010

Tags: presentation crowdx netsquared nten sxsw video. You can listen to the audio recording of the session or watch the video, thanks both to David Wells at Socialize Your Cause : Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change from Socialize Your Cause on Vimeo.

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Change Austin Netsquared Social 123

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Tags: community net tuesday reports case studies global netsquared nettuesday whitepaper. We hope you’ll add your story to the mix, too! You can download the paper directly here. Net Squared White Paper Nov 2009. View more documents from Marnie Webb.

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Netsquared Community Case Study Build 162

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2009

Tag your blog with “net2thinktank”. Tags: community blogging 2009 web predictions socialmedia net2thinktank. (For directions on contributing to the NetSquared blog, click here.). Email Amy Sample Ward the link to your post! We are really looking forward to your answers this month! Photo by Môsieur J.

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Netsquared Sample Web Application 100

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 3, 2010

I think there’s a lot of potential for hyper local search and the power that comes with geo-tags/data. Tags: community otherblogs resources global hyperlocal local ssir tools. There are various tools for hyperlocal searching, and one I’m looking at recently is called Sency for Cities. I’d love to hear it!

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Local Global Tools Case Study 143

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 14, 2010

Tags: events oxfordjam oxjam socialmedia. Follow @OxfordJam on Twitter. Or follow #oxfordjam. Nathanniel Whittemore discusses the OxfordJam approach to sessions in OxfordJam and the Birth of Event Ecosystems on Change.org.

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Wiki Social Media Mind Conference 120

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Tags: liveblogging 10ntc community building events online campaigns online community. Each group will present its campaign strategy and tactics to the entire workshop. Workshop leaders will offer feedback and evaluation. Come to the session with your online campaign ideas, and get ready to have fun mapping out a campaign!

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Campaign Community Online Organization 140

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tags: case studies challenge beth kanter competition netsquared nten. (Don’t worry, if you haven’t submitted yet, you can still do that, too!). Deadline for submissions and voting is February 26th! Review the submissions and cast your vote today! Learn more and submit your case study now!

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Social Media Case Study Netsquared Examples 181

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Tags: 2010 presentation blackabaud conference socialmedia. This information can be invaluable to both marketers and fundraisers as they attempt to communicate to these engaged members of their community. Related Links : Event information. Session hashtag #socialvalue. Blog post with slides and links.

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Blackbaud Conference DC Slides 105

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

Tags: blogging campaigns africa bloggers campaign contest water. The contest runs most of this month, so register your blog today and start rallying supporters to help get donated water to those in need, and join the Children’s Safe Drinking Water expedition! Learn more about Clean Water Blogivation! Have you signed up?

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Africa Contest Blogger Children 114

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tags: 2010 presentation decision making guide idealware nten report social media webinar. I’ll contribute to this webinar as a guest speaker weighing on tools and options. Related Links : The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide. Event details and resources.

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