Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

. —– A new report from the team at Forrester came out last week: Tapping The Entire Online Peer Influence Pyramid. The evaluation and recognition of peer influence, something that is not only prevalent but inherent in social media, is something that help empower and sustain your communities AND increase your staff capacity.

Influence 114

Influence Giving Broadcast Empowerment 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Robin shared some of her thoughts in the comments of a recent blog post, and I invited to share her community organizing rules for Twitter. In fact, it shows that you don’t think you are too important to have relationships with the people you want to influence. Drop them if they don’t and they are not influencers.

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Twitter Community Profit Organization 112

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Because individuals network together online and the biggest influencers are our closest friends in our network. When a friend starts a campaign, supports or fundraises for an organization or cause publicly on a social networking platform, they broadcast that action and encourage their friends to do the same.

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Because individuals network together online and the biggest influencers are our closest friends in our network. When a friend starts a campaign, supports or fundraises for an organization or cause publicly on a social networking platform, they broadcast that action and encourage their friends to do the same.

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Let us know what you think by leaving comments below. Empowerment is unconditional. Contributing content and spreading the word are voluntary activities, so learn how to create good invitations and actionable opportunities. Most people will just listen and view, and maybe comment. The 45 Social by Social Propositions.

Social 147

Social Empowerment Conversation Skills 147

Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

The session, presented by Cultural Connections , focused on museums, exhibits, and programs specifically developed to inspire visitors to take action in their own lives to create social change. There's a huge range of projects designed to encourage visitors to "jump in," "stand up," "take action," and other declarative verbs.

Model 26

Model Action Congo Museum 26

sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

It gets into some real finite looks at strategy, too, and types of approaches that work, including participation, serving great content, top down influencer approaches and empowerment techniques like crowdsourcing. That moves from media theory all the way through to measurement and sustainability. The big nonprofits have come to play.

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Trend Question Blackbaud Nonprofit 69