Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2009

Fission Strategy | Fast Company - Based on recent studies about Internet and communication technology use or adoption, the Digital Divide doesn't seem to necessarily be disappearing. Check out the news to learn more and download/read the discussion paper to join in! The Death of the Digital Divide–Or a New One?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

What better way to have fun while doing good then doing something nice for an animal! They can need help with everything from fostering animals before they are adopted, to going into the shelter to play with them and pet them, to web design work. And of course the big one, if you are able, look into adopting an animal.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan’s argument is that because NTEN is in a leadership position in the field, it should lead in showing transparency by publishing its web stats.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Website analytics: help us track donation page interactions and web traffic. Pro Tip: It is really helpful (and fun!) Motivations: Using psychographic data from your survey you found: Annie is passionate about animal rights and welfare and believes in the importance of adopting rescue animals.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 25, 2022

A 404 page is a web page that users view when they enter an undiscovered or incorrect URL in their browser. This is also where your brand voice (helpful, fun, interesting, etc) can come out to deepen a relationship with the audience. This article will help map out how you can go from fine to fantastic. What is a 404 page. ProCon.org.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 25, 2022

Fun fact, ‘above-the-fold’ is an old newspaper term for the part of the paper you could see above that middle fold. When used in context of the web, it just means what can be seen on first load of the page without scrolling. What’s more, early adopters were able to yield much better returns from mobile donors.

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Forum One

MAY 24, 2011

Qatar is deeply invested in the innovation of information technology, and eager to see its citizens adopt new tools and resources as they become available in the global arena. With several projects in Doha, we're regularly exposed to some of the biggest players, and we thought it would be fun to share those with you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2010

I also found a coloring and drawing app that my daughter is enjoying, although I must admit that I'm having fun with it too. Most of all, I like using it to read web content over coffee away from my desktop. The device isn't just a toy for the kids (or me.) I also have been exploring the iPad professional uses.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2014

Should your organization adopt a similar model and share popular memes and videos with your audience on Facebook to generate more engagement? You need to balance just the right amount of cheese (fun stuff) and broccoli (your engaging messaging and content) to get the perfect dish that everyone loves. What about Facebook?

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

When equipped with both web-based and mobile bidding tools, online auctions for nonprofits are not only very possible but also extremely successful. Auctions are a classic fundraising event that can not only raise an impressive amount of money but also provide your supporters with a much needed night of fun. Decade-themed Auction.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

We aimed instead to look at the online giving experience across the Web at a time when there are more and more ways to give, and how that experience influences giving. We thought this was fun to share, but the takeaway shouldn’t be to email people Tuesdays at 10 am on the East Coast.) We looked at: 3.6 on weekdays.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 12, 2008

The biggest takeaway I got from her talk, and a recurring theme to my conversations with organizations at the conference who are successfully adopting social web tools, is experimentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2016

I was an early adopter of using the Internet in 1992 where I had a virtual job working online for a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts called ArtsWire. Another way to take a break is a “Digital Detox,” a period of time when a person does not use technology, the Internet, or mobile phone in order to reduce stress.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Add “pin it” buttons to your blog or web site so your visitors and supporters can create their own pin boards that highlight your cause. Pin pictures of families who adopt animals from your shelter. Create a shared Board for families who adopt animals to share updates with pics showing how their happy pet is doing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Some people make cat videos for fun or profit, but nonprofits, especially animal welfare organizations that focus on felines have a unique opportunity to leverage this genre for their cause. 5 Examples of Non-Profits Using Cats… And a Dog guest post by Madeleine Hammond. Here’s just 4 of the best examples who have done just that….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

When possible, I get a list of attendees at workshops or conferences, and I visit their web sites and social media outposts. What fun is that for me or them? Use an excel spreadsheet to look at events, fundraisers, programs, web site content, performances, and other activities to socialize. Conversational Key Note.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Their friends and family will love supporting a loved one while also watching a fun movie in the comforts of their own home. Peer-to-peer fundraising will likely naturally take place on social media, but you can take it a step further by adding a fun, competitive element. Who doesn’t like a fun bowling event ? Bowl-a-thon.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Release Candidate to help with QA, which has been fun (and 2.3 In talking with organizations that are using it – adoption issues for staff seem to be fairly minimal (my partner, a non-techie writer, uses it everyday, with no complaints.) IBM’s reputation is bound to help increase adoption of OpenOffice.org.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

With over a decade of web development experience, John channeled his skills into building something with social value. I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. On July 5 the real fun began. How was the project developed?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2010

But with the fun of introducing the tech goodies out of the way, Ian began by explicitly laying out that the session wouldn't focus on online collaboration and communications tools. Sure, they could have kept using email and just remembered to keep the non-adopter "in the loop," but it's unavoidable that he would have missed some things.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

It's also more fun and more relaxing. NPOs are especially likely to have an interest in adopting GreenTech practices and lowering their carbon footprints. I've been reading a recent white paper and blog post on the subject of telework posted by my colleague Jim Lynch, and I had to express my appreciation and reactions. Thanks, Jim.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Net2Local has adopted the core strategies of theme months to increase network cohesion and regional hubs to scale our ability to support local organizers. The surgeries are ridiculous fun for the organizers, and offer real tangible support to organizations still struggling with integrating the social web into their work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

I attended a panel called "The Future of Social Innovation on the Web" This all-guy panel was facilitated by Dennis Whittle, Global Giving and featured Premal Shah, Kiva.org; Jonathan Greenblatt, Our Good Works; Steve Newcomb, Virgance; and Ben Rattray, Change.org. He defined it as: "If Web 1.0 I tweeted some of the key points.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2006

2, When I adopted my first child from Cambodia, I photographed red baby shoes all over Phnom Penh and Angkor Watt with an idea that I would create an online children's story. Instead, I ended up helping lots of other prospective adoptive parents find out what a foreign adoption experience might be like.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I was reminded of that slide today when I read Read/WriteWeb's piece Fear of Web 2.0 about Web 2.0 adoption at the corporate enterprise level which brings together two interesting threads: lagging adoption of desktop applications and fear. As an early adopter, I remember switching, despite how strange it felt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2008

Abbey McDonald, Debroff Debrief Abby Jaramillo, Urban Sprouts Amy Lenzo BeautyDialogues Anna Barrett, Way Out Wax Ayelet B, Pursuing Adventures Barbara Rozgonyi, Wired PR Works Beth Terry, Fake Plastic Fish Britt Bravo, Have Fun * Do Good Christine Chase, Green Seal, Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

It is also fun to re-mix presentations for an audience outside of the US. View more presentations from Rami Al-Karmi. The option was developing a sophisticated filtering system to edit out the offensive words was not possible. I go through my slides and think will this metaphor or idea translate to this cultural context.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 27, 2017

In the days following the rescue, our Communications and Philanthropy teams continued to keep our online community engaged in this developing story by posting a perfect mix of web updates, fundraising email appeals, and live streams on social media. 92Yorkies First Adoption: [link]. 92Yorkies Adoption Update: [link].

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky What I loved about Shirky's book was that it wasn't about Web 2.0 tools, it was about how Web 2.0 tools can, and are changing our world. Check out Billy Matheson's review of Here Comes Everybody on WorldChanging.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 15, 2007

I wasn't surprised to find that Ben has a great idea for a technology social enterprise, and it was fun to talk about it. The particular aspects of Poool (the working name for the software) is a web-based service that matches employees of large employers together. Ben is also on the board of Caltech, which is my alma mater.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Complete these 5 steps to help mitigate future adoption challenges. . Create a resources web page. Now is when the fun really starts. C onduct intensive , small training sessions. Begin hosting these 6 weeks prior to your go-live date. Organize each ses sion to allow for more interactions and keep them under 2.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

After all, social media is a space for sharing stories, making charitable giving fun or even “cool,” and for making giving a little bit competitive through prize grant incentives. Certainly there’s been a correlating growth in the adoption rate of social media by the general public as well as nonprofits and schools themselves.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2013

I have to say that this turned out to be a pretty time consuming piece to write because the games are pretty fun and surprisingly high quality. states have adopted. The icon is customizable so CFY can provide you with web analytics data showing how many people are using the platform from your organization’s icon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

I follow Tim O’Reilly ( O'Reilly Radar ) who coined the term Web 2.0. 1: New + Tech = Resistance New + Tech + Education = Adoption Think about what the technology adoption curve. You have early adopters, a big scary chasm, and then more mainstreamed adoption of the tools. Especially in this economy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Colin McKay (aka Canuck Flack ) in his Nonprofit Secret Underground Guide To Social Media Adoption suggests that most nonprofit organizations (well large ones) already have policies in place to deal with potential concerns about social media. Approvals on Web communications. with "just for fun." Internet Use Policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

We get so overloaded by meaningless data collection, that we're exhausted before we get to do the fun part: making sense out of it. My Facebook page is focused on a listening and engagement objective - starting and maintaining a conversation. And, of course, making the time to actually look and think about what the data means.

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