Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

The timing coincides with the President’s remarks in Arlington, but one minute of silence can be pledged at any time, really. Sharing across platforms – Twitter. IAVA didn’t confine their own use of social tools to Facebook and Twitter, as their supporters would be using other tools, too.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 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). Twitter beta-tested a spine." It aims to create a culture in the broader international development community where failure is embraced."

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Web Contest Philanthropy Bookmarking 180

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2013

—– When was the last time you were approached by a stranger in the store asking for you to donate to a cause they cared about? For example, start following the common hashtags, watch for popular retweets on Twitter, and check out the commonly shared images and liked Pages on Facebook. Well, sure – it does happen.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 3, 2010

The January #4Change Twitter Chat will focus on the use of Twitter and other social media tools in campaigning. Join the Twitter chat: If you want to contribute to the conversation, you’ll need to have a twitter account (it’s free). Jump in to the conversation by adding #4Change to your Twitter message.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 25, 2011

Topic : Using Twitter to Recognize Volunteers and Build a Following. Description : This session is targeted at beginner and intermediate knowledge or experience with Twitter and other social media platforms. Katherine Snider, Executive Director of Baby Buggy will join to share her case study of using Twitter with her organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2010

Not only is this a topic that I personally want to learn more about, but it’s going to be my first time as part of the #4change collective to co-host a chat, together with Tom Dawkins (@tomjd). Join the Twitter chat: If you want to contribute to the conversation, you’ll need to have a twitter account (it’s free). I’m excited!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

NetSquared is the guest host of The Feast’s next Twitter chat about the power of social media for social good. We want to hear from you to, so leave your questions in the comments section below, or send them via twitter to @alldaybuffet. Look forward to a Feast on twitter! Time: 9 AM - 5 PM. Join us for a chat!

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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.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 16, 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). Since then, the site has collected 57,384 comments, or “voices,&# from people around the world, via SMS, Twitter, and on the Demand Dignity website. "

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2009

When: 2 – 4 pm US Pacific Time, 5 – 7 pm US Eastern Time, 10pm – 12am London, UK (Late!). Where: Twitter (search for #4Change). If you want to contribute to the conversation, you’ll need to have a twitter account (it’s free). Jump in to the conversation by adding #4Change to your Twitter message. Feeling brave?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

Exciting times! I know that at this point it is just a matter of picking a time and making it happen. I’m willing to do just that, but want to note that I’m open to having rotating times or multiple chats to better accommodate the fact that we have a global community (and that we all need to sleep at some point!).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 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). The more than 260,000 people who follow the American Red Cross’s Twitter account were promptly informed of the discovery.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

Historypin is a new (and free) application for Android, iPhone, or the web that arranges photos, videos, and text in the context of time and location (leveraging the Google Maps API). When it comes to sharing stories, we all have our preferred methods of how to post, and where, and even who to share with each time. Historypin.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

A free agent changemaker having success fundraising with Twitter. I thought that the Twitter feed @abolishcancer, which is the entire org, except for the blog, would be strictly focused on developing a following that had one thing in common- to fight cancer. Tags: case studies fundraising cancer health twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

A recent comment from Ichi (working on social media for good in Japan w/ SocialCompany.org ) asked after the tools I was using on this blog to bring in comments via Twitter. Automatically retrieve Twitter Replies and/or Twitter Retweets to your Blog’s Posts. Tags: blogging howto plugins twitter wordpress.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

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.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 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). " The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S. What does it mean for community change?"

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 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). Of course for us Ducks and most of you, this time of year is dominated by the ever-glorious year-end fundraising appeal.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2011

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.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 14, 2012

Building a community takes time and effort. They did keyword searches on Twitter to talk to people they have something in common with, began engaging people on Facebook with conversation topics, and pinning images on Pinterest to get the sharing going. The Importance of a Strong Community.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 28, 2010

Twitter fail. It has become a regular occurrence for our monthly #4change chats to find Twitter not even working. This has meant some chats haven’t happened, some have stopped early or operated on a very slow conversation, and others (like last month’s chat) have moved off twitter and onto another platform all together.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2010

As part of a blog series leading up to the event, I was asked to share some thoughts on the event, especially for those coming along for the first time that may not know what to expect. There’s time and space to sit down and learn more about how others are doing what they do: the success stories and the not-so-successful stories.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

What this created was a chance for people who use Twitter to come together offline to create community. It is for the community, by the community, all thanks originally to Twitter. Tweetup used a blog to keep people updated, a Facebook group to gather interested participants, and a Twitter account for communications.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 4, 2009

The Twestival is back this September, this time focusing on local groups instead of a global campaign! Now is the time to help choose the local organizations that will benefit from the twitter-powered organizing and convening. Follow the chatter on Twitter. Check out Twestival Local.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

New forms of participation such as micro-volunteering, and web-generated events such as Twestival, are changing the way people are coming together to raise funds, donate their time and make a difference in their local and global community. If you want to contribute to the conversation, you’ll need to have a Twitter account (it’s free).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

New forms of participation such as micro-volunteering, and web-generated events such as Twestival, are changing the way people are coming together to raise funds, donate their time and make a difference in their local and global community. If you want to contribute to the conversation, you’ll need to have a Twitter account (it’s free).

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Volunteer Case Study Netsquared Twitter 108

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

This month’s Net2 Think Tank question asks, “How do you stay up-to-date online?&# There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. Twitter Search. There you go!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2010

According to the LA Times, this year Americans alone will spend $14.6 What I Like: The elements of this campaign that I like are the same ones that Epic Change always gets right: Time sensitive: Mother’s Day is this Sunday in the US and this campaign creates an easy to understand timeline for participation + real impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 7, 2009

Where: Twitter (search for #4Change ). When: 5 - 7 pm US Eastern Time. Twitter, I believe, provides us with such a platform. Chats are on the second Thursday of each month between 5-7pm US Eastern Time (GMT-4). If you want to contribute to the conversation, you’ll need to have a twitter account (it’s free).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Real-time is just as important. Over half of the organizations surveyed reported that they do not use Twitter and do not intend to, with only 24% reporting use of the tool. It’s true that with blogs, there’s a bit more time for responses to be prepared (and even approved internally) before posting.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 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). Acceptable submission formats include Windows Media, Quick Time and MPEG (files ending in.wmv,avi,mov,mpg or.mp4). Be passionate. Be creative. Be concise.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

) In some ways, this could be confusing to people who’ve become accustomed to Facebook’s approach which has layers of settings and changes those layers, options, and controls all of the time. You can share with all of your circles, any specific one/s, or with the world, every time you post.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 29, 2010

I can’t count how many times an organization, a campaigner or a consultant has asked for my opinion about “how can I make this go viral ?&# My response is usually broken down into two parts: 1. Tags: case studies events 1millionshirts development international mobileactive twitter. what do you think viral means?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2009

Where: Twitter (search for #4Change ). When: 5 – 7 pm US Eastern Time. Journalism – writers are now using their social media platforms (whether it’s Twitter or Facebook, or even the newspaper’s comment-enabled websites) to collaborate with witnesses, locals, and experts for their contributions to the story. Stay on topic!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Time: 4 pm Eastern, 9 pm UK (duration: 1 hour). But, you can still add thoughts ahead of time, or share more questions that we may get to or save for another upcoming chat. But, you can still add thoughts ahead of time, or share more questions that we may get to or save for another upcoming chat. When: Date: September 16th.

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