Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. This year, we updated the entire guide with new research, additional sections on goals and strategies, and information about using social media for advocacy and fundraising." But what can it be used for—outreach and engagement?

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2009

Last Tuesday Care2 held the much-anticipated webinar Using the Web and Social Media for Advocacy: Nuts, Bolts, and Strategies for Success with Care2's Heather Holdridge and three of the most effective online advocacy pro's -- Barry Jackson of AARP, Kathy Mitchell of Consumers Union and Seth Horstmeyer of Pew Environment Group.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

By Maria De La Guardia , design director and brand strategist at Bureau for Good , a design agency that helps nonprofits explain why they matter across digital and print media. For more insights on branding, messaging, strategy, print and web design, sign up to receive Bureau for Good’s once-monthly articles here.

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M+R

JULY 6, 2023

Reading time: 4 minutes Look, nobody really wants to join a new social media platform. We know from our media advocacy campaigns that Twitter offered a public gathering place for journalists, thought leaders, and influencers to exchange ideas and comment on the news cycle. So the search continues.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " Sharing photos online – a decision matrix for non-profit organizations : Social Media 4 Good – "Many non-profits, NGOs and International Organizations are of two minds when it comes to sharing photos on the internet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Title: Social Media Manager. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? Launched the advocacy Twitter handle in January 2010 (@Advocate4PanCAN) and it is growing steadily.

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Cancer Social Media Los Angeles Action 218

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. To gear up for our session on "Mixing Business and Pleasure: Managing Your Personal Brand in Social Media," we asked nonprofiteers (readers like you!) to respond to a quick survey about their own behaviors. Be passionate. Be creative.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 15, 2011

Topic : Building a Social Media Strategy. Description : Sure, social media is evolving at the speed of light and experimentation is important. Join Amy for her unique perspective on using social media for a higher social purpose. Location : Pittsburgh, PA. Related Links : Conference information.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits? – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – No matter where you look, social media is on everyone’s radar.

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Web Bookmarking Social Media Delicious 131

M+R

MARCH 11, 2024

The annual M+R Benchmarks Study will once again explore the labyrinth of nonprofit digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing metrics. This year’s M+R Benchmarks will feature a virtual candyland of useful information about digital ads, email, mobile messaging, social media, web performance, and more.

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Mail Results Benchmark United States 73

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. Second, search engines are consistently searching the web to index fresh content. Blog Design Best Practices.

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Practice Nonprofit Newsletter News 352

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Marketing to Media-Savvy Gen Y: Transparency, Authenticity – Advertising Age – News – "They entered the consumer market during the stormiest economic climate since the Great Depression.

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Skype Web Bookmarking Law 111

Care2

AUGUST 13, 2009

say the most successful nonprofit online advocacy experts. The truth is that online advocacy, and social media outreach used as part of a broader strategy, can both impact legislation and mobilize supporters to do other kinds of advocacy and donate money. Is online activism "slacktivism"? Absolutely not!"

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Advocacy Social Media Web Strategy 49

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Salesforce Acquires Buddy Media for $689 Million – "Salesforce has entered an agreement to acquire social media marketing platform Buddy Media for approximately $689 million, the company has announced.

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Web San Francisco Bookmarking Search 117

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 24, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Five Social Media Must-Haves for Crisis | Social Media Today – "Organizations and businesses that don't plan for crisis will be left behind when the inevitable happens. Social helps you be your own media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

As the Web goes mobile , so does social media… and so should your nonprofit. If there is one thing I have learned over ten years of using the Internet for fundraising and social change, those nonprofits that can embrace change quickly, empower their visionaries, and adopt new Web trends, reap the benefits of being early adopters.

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Social Media Mobile Media Myspace 195

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. It’s the nation’s leading progressive advocacy and campaign training program and it’s quietly and forcefully redefining the way campaigns are run and social change happens. " Where does Social Media belong on the Org Chart?

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Web Bookmarking Twitter Social Media 114

M+R

APRIL 26, 2022

Visit mrbenchmarks.com on April 27 to get the lay of the fundraising, advocacy, and digital marketing land. It’s your comprehensive road map for nonprofit digital strategy, making stops for email, digital ads, social media, fundraising, tickets and membership, and web performance. .

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Benchmark Map Social Media Advocacy 52

M+R

APRIL 11, 2022

Visit mrbenchmarks.com on April 27 to get the lay of the fundraising, advocacy, and digital marketing land. It’s your comprehensive road map for nonprofit digital strategy, making stops for email, digital ads, social media, fundraising, tickets and membership, and web performance. .

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Benchmark Map Social Media Advocacy 52

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Bernholz: Why Juno, Facebook and the rest won't change everything | Voluntary Sector Network | guardian.co.uk – "I recently asked "If this was as interesting as it gets for the web and philanthropy?"

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Web Bookmarking Facebook Hunger 117

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. CTK Foundation Grant Award: Social Media, Technology, and Poetry for the Soul | Community Organizer 2.0 – "I was contacted by my colleague John Haydon last week to write about an interesting foundation grant challenge by the CTK Foundation.

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Web Plugin Influence Award 123

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. It’s also worth noting that social media, not even blogging, is not yet integrated into their website. World Wildlife Fund :: Today.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

By Michelle Chen , an independent scholar who recently graduated with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. labor force today and they have greatly different media patterns, behaviors and habits compared to their parents. Encourage user-generated storytelling with social media.

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Storytelling Homeless Generation Social Media 264

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? Chris Poole is our full time Videographer and Media Producer. Posterous: BigCatRescue.posterous.com. com Aug 14, 2000: my.care2.com/savethecats.

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Social Media Interview Examples Media 254

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. HOW TO: Turn Slacktivists into Activists with Social Media – "Throughout the non-profit world, organizations struggle with social media’s impact on the volunteer and donor cycle. See an overview of the findings below."

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Web Wikipedia Bookmarking Wiki 114

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Web Thinking Manifesto | EchoDitto – "Our field is maturing rapidly. "This is the first in a series of Social Media/Web Strategy Articles that I am going to be writing over the next few months.

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Web Music Bookmarking Journal 105

Care2

MARCH 30, 2011

What does online advocacy have to do with online fundraising? During the webinar, these all-stars from the the nonprofit sector discussed strategies, tactics, and case studies that showed how organizations who used advocacy successfully for list growth and engagement also raised more much more money online. Social media.

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Advocacy Case Study Pledge Slides 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

I’ve been reading Social Media Metrics Secrets by John Lovett who is a senior partner at Web Analytics Demystified where Eric T. He suggests that social media managers need to become curator of metrics, not just collectors of data. Peterson is the founder and senior partner. Click for larger image. What will change?

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Metrics Social Media Media Social 101

M+R

APRIL 11, 2023

Visit mrbenchmarks.com on the 27th to get a flavor for all the trends in fundraising, advocacy, and digital marketing. We’ll cover digital ads, messaging, social media, fundraising, web performance, tickets and membership—even introducing a few new metrics and tasty tidbits along the way. April 27, 2023, LIVE in Washington DC.

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EveryAction

MARCH 29, 2023

From our friends at Media Cause If you are an organization that does advocacy—particularly if you’re wondering how to grow your supporter base and build more people power to achieve your purpose—then this is the blog for you. What makes them the heroes here, and how can you lean into that?

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Audience Advocacy Channel Mind 177

Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Online Advocacy and Email. Advocacy emails had the highest open, click-through, and response rates of any type of email, as well as the lowest unsubscribe rate. The 2010 advocacy response rate was 3.3%. From 2009 to 2010, advocacy response rates declined 7% on average. Or is the donation flow clunky and confusing?

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Benchmark Advocacy Studies Metrics 76

M+R

APRIL 19, 2023

Visit mrbenchmarks.com on the 27th to get a flavor for all the trends in fundraising, advocacy, and digital marketing. We’ll cover digital ads, messaging, social media, fundraising, web performance, tickets and membership—even introducing a few new metrics and tasty tidbits along the way. April 27, 2023, LIVE in Washington DC.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2011

Frogloop readers who mobilize online activists to win advocacy victories may want to attend a free virtual event this coming Wednesday, March 9 th called “ Advocacy Live !&#. Register here to reserve your place: Topics include: 2011 “State of the Union&# for online advocacy, since the GOP takeover of the U.S.

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Advocacy Strategy Iowa Blackbaud 53

AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

10 Ways To Identify If Your Web ContentSucks - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media -

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Social Media Advocacy Content Web 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

One of the themes that bubbled up was the role of ambient data from social media channels and I agreed to lead a discussion on: How useful is this data for foundations? The professional tools for monitoring and analyzing social media data can be expensive and pose a steep learning curve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Social Media Measurement is this month’s theme on the Zoetica Salon hosted on my blog Facebook page. I thought it would useful to have a more in-depth conversation in the Zoetica Salon with Dan so we could delve into KPIs for social media. Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America Twitter: @dpmichel.

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Feeds Social Media Measure Summary 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Over the past couple of years as I’ve guide nonprofits in preparing their social media policies or when I speak, I get asked questions that are more legal questions than about social media. Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. What are the legal issues? First, let me clear.

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