Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

What were successful techniques or elements of SXSWcares? Influencers – We grabbed session leaders, keynote speakers, bloggers, and social media influencers to extend our message across to their audiences. I’ll be sure that Rob sees your comments as well! The original goal was to raise $10,000 within 5-days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On December 17 at 6:30 pm, I am facilitating a discussion and presenting at one of Scoop.It’s “ Lean Content ” events in San Francisco. Jarche describes some techniques on how to do the most important, but sometimes difficult step of sense-making. Harold Jarche (Click for Original Article).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2013

I have the honor of designing and facilitating three sessions, including a plenary on my favorite topic – learning from failure. Beth Kanter will facilitate this session with a panel of nonprofit tech leaders and the community – and special surprise guests who will join us via video. April 13, 2013 – 8:30-10:00.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A possible reason for this is that your audience is more likely to be visiting Facebook during those "in between" times – not during regular work hours but in the evenings, mornings, and on the weekends. Always Be Commenting This one is simple, and comes from a wonderful post by Guy Kawasaki.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

These nontraditional audience engagement techniques helped make complex goals and visions explicit and understandable to visitors. Two years later, while I still appreciate the very real operational limitations of most institutions with regard to facilitation, I now believe that it's often essential to success. I don't know.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

This week I was in Austin, TX for SXSW Interactive Festival where I presented or facilitated at several social good sessions or events. Once you understand your own behavior and a technique for letting go of failure, you need to understand other people in your organization and establish this as a way of working.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

I’m facilitating a Peer Learning Program for the Knight Foundation with community foundations that are hosting Giving Days using the Knight Foundation’s Giving Day Playbook. Share the links to your organization’s “mobilephonetography” as part of your content strategy in the comments below. Photography'

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Camera Photography Content Strategy 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Don’t Just Research Your Audience, Make Them Part of the Presentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

It is also a good technique to explore the possibilities of new tools and techniques before investing more time and energy in something that isn't right for our organizations. Ashley shared a brilliant idea and technique avoid the stigma from failure. It prevents us from falling prety to shiny objective syndrome. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2008

Does the audience get a chance to have a conversation with you? And, how can you facilitate that if you're speaking to a large group? What are some techniques and tools for interactive presenting? There are different methods of incorporating audience feedback depending on the format of the panel or session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2012

Social Media-ites… This is a TEAM Sporto As Social Media Stewards, we have the responsibility to frame the social media function to our Boards, bosses, peers, and audiences as a strategic communications tool that requires resources, integration and a commitment to long term support. Have a passion for the art, and the technique will follow.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement. Please share your stories in the comments below – you might be featured in the book!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. Content drives engagement for online audiences in social media.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences. Clarifying exactly what we want to accomplish with social media and the audience. (The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

There are 5 elements key to an effective transfer or exchange of knowledge, the report suggests: Audience, Message, Method, Messenger, and Evaluation: Audience. In defining your target audience, too, keep the intended outcome in mind: Which people are actually in a position to act on your information? both electronic and print.

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Knowledge Effective PDF Evaluation 60

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Your nonprofit’s fundraising team should be consistently using your data to improve your techniques! Ensure you allow comments and actively participate in the conversation. Segment your audience and individualize your appeals, receipts, thank-you notes, and newsletters with: . Understand the Giver’s Journey. Phone calls.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

How to facilitate "stealth adoption" without getting fired or your IT department royally pissed of at you? Who is the audience you want to reach for your social media strategy? What are the best techniques for person-to-person networking? What are the techniques for "listening'? What is your messaging?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

First, my preferred method of instruction is to be more interactive and facilitate discussion. If I was in a room, live, I would have facilitated a brief conversation about the themes and interjected the themes into conversation - and then summarized them succintly with the slides. I cut stuff out, but I could have cut more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

If you are a nonprofit or affiliated with a nonprofit that is already doing something in Second Life, take this survey or let us know by leaving a comment in this post. I'm pleased to say that I've perfected my notetaking techniques and am more comfortable with the multi-channel chat and IM. Except for two things.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 14, 2020

But, as things start to loosen up and return to something resembling normal , a hybrid event could give you the best parts of a live event as well as the benefits that come with having a wider audience tuning in online. Obviously, every event organizer wants to pull off a successful hybrid event but to do so, you need to be ready! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

My social marketing colleague Craig Lefebvre, who has a blog ( On Social Marketing and Social Change ), asked me to expand some comments I had made on the Social Marketing Listserve as a guest blogger. A wonderful side benefit is all of the new friends and colleagues I have met as a result of writing the blog and commenting on other blogs.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

Forum One works hand-in-hand with major civic and social organizations to ensure that their online content is effective and reaches target audiences. By strategically incorporating keywords, websites align with user queries, attracting the right audience and improving overall online presence.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2007

Let's examine the case for each of Karen's techniques. I was a little surprised at this conclusion; after all, museum websites have arguably a broader, large audience than the physical museums themselves. Fear is never a good reason to put things (like ratings or visitor comments) on the website only. Alongside the exhibits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

I'll be using a new online learning platform that I haven't used before and the participants are a slightly different audience than nonprofit staff or at least I think. A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. I'm nervous.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

My trick for helping participants avoid a food coma is to get the audience moving ). The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. 1: Identify the Audience You Want Reach and Know What Motivates Their Giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I’ve had the pleasure working with Diana Scearce , from Monitor Institute, who has been facilitating and weaving this network. Social media tools for engaging and capturing the work of crowds include: wikis, custom platforms or web sites that facilitate voting, rating, giving feedback, adding content, or funding.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Choose an online fundraising platform Choose the software solutions that will facilitate your online fundraising efforts. This is also the time to create marketing materials for each segment of your nonprofit audience. An eCard campaign helps boost referrals and introduce new audiences to your organization’s mission.

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Ideas Online Fundraising Tips 79

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

I had the honor facilitating a session on measuring impact with Greg Baldwin and Jay Backstrand from VolunteerMatch discussing how their approach to measuring impact over the past decade. ” They will ask is it time to order the flowers? They will give the technique a formal burial and eulogy.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2007

This essay, written in 1991, reflects Elaine's experience on the planning staff for the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) on the Mall as an "insider/outsider"--a "hired gun" with museum know-how facilitating the creation of someone else's museum. Again, Elaine comments today: The first, where NMAI suffered, is in repetition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2012

It’s hard to find funders who will fund a risky idea – they usually want case studies an proven techniques. What action or new way thinking do you want your audience to embrace. I also did a quick and dirty literature search on practical information about innovation from people who write for the nonprofit audience.

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