Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Empowerment is unconditional. Be clear on who your target audience are and what you will do for them. Design to support conversations, relationships, stories - not to organise documents. Be specific, define the issue, problem or idea, and let the answers pour in. People want control. People make technology work.

Social 147

Social Empowerment Conversation Skills 147

Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

HOW (slides 24-42) There are three “tracks” to our theory of change: individual empowerment, social bonding, and social bridging. Let’s start with empowerment. We work with people on programs in their neighborhoods, relevant to their stories, so that people get personally connected. Bridging is another story. And so on.

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Build Community Museum Artist 20

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

” Presented by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, SOS_Slaves aims to raise trafficking awareness in teens while empowering them with the tools to take responsibility and speak out against this issue. Make sure the game is targeted to the right audiences. JURY FEEDBACK. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING. CLIMBING SACRED MOUNTAIN.

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Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off.

News 61

News Charity Mobile New York City 61

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Telling one person’s emotionally compelling success story through an appeal video can be the single most powerful way to inspire donors to give generously. How can we help people share their stories in ways that empower them and inspire donors without exploiting their struggle and pain? Don’t try to tell someone’s story for them.

Storytelling 105

Storytelling Fundraising Nonprofit Video 105

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2023

Newsletters – Issue a call-to-action asking for great volunteers and list the volunteer positions you need to fill in your donor newsletter. Media – Pitch stories to local newspapers and news channels about the impact volunteers make at your nonprofit and include that you’re looking for great volunteers.

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Volunteer Tips Nonprofit Social Media 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

Social and Nonprofits ROI: Case Study Slam submitted by Beth Kanter Using a poetry slam format, each panelist will present a five-minute poem or story about how their organization has successfully implemented a social media strategy experiment and how they considered the ROI. The Mobile Web for Good submitted by Katrin Verclas.

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Comment Open Source Social Media Drupal 50

Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Our work started by focusing on long term empowerment projects. For the past 5 or 6 years we've had a small but steady group of supporters who are primarily invested in our empowerment projects. How do you keep your donors and audience engaged even after an issue has moved out of the news cycle?

Puerto Rico 75

Puerto Rico Haiti Guatemala Hawaii 75

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. We have the opportunity to fail.

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Interview Sudan Africa Congo 40

Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

Ephraim Gopin moderates a panel of nonprofit pros – Mimosa Kabir, Sarah Willey, and Lisa Chmiola – to look at the issue of being laid off and ask: what next? So we’ve now heard your personal stories and I want to start helping the people who are in the audience right now. Mimosa: Absolutely. Let’s move forward.

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Job Video Interview Nonprofit 104

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I felt an emptiness inside, as a woman, that I wasn't hearing from the teachers that I wanted to about world issues. We trained them in how to use their cell phones for rapid response, and how to write Op-eds, feature stories, and front line journals. We had the BBC pick up some of those stories, the UN Wire, and The Huffington Post.

Voice 69

Voice Global Saudi Arabia Journal 69

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

" An example is a campaign sponsored by the Women Empowerment Program at the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. It leads audiences to look behind the dominant narrative, at the details." Choose Your Approach — How Involved Is Your Audience? Who is the audience? Please visit the site to view this video).

Change 36

Change Help Lebanon Map 36

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

" An example is a campaign sponsored by the Women Empowerment Program at the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. It leads audiences to look behind the dominant narrative, at the details." Choose Your Approach — How Involved Is Your Audience? Who is the audience? Please visit the site to view this video).

Change 36

Change Lebanon Map China 36

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 20, 2009

Youth Empowerment with Social Media. If you are looking for more examples about social media and communications technologies applied to youth empowerment, here are some additional links/groups to check out: [link] (social media used as outreach about teen dating violence). Share your story - we’d love to hear it!

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Social Media Empowerment Case Study Congo 192

Care2

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

People learn about news or issues through Facebook first. Building persity, Accountability, and Empowerment into Your Organization. Ignite sessions give presenters 5 minutes and 20 slides to share a unique story. So what does that mean for your SEO strategy? What can you do, as a nonprofit, to get found? Online NTC.

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Austin NTC Empowerment Mobile 28