Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I’ve been secretly conspiring with a few friends on Epic Thanks , a global celebration that seeks to change the world through the power of gratitude, and I’m hoping you’ll join me by bringing your grateful heart to the party! Dress up your avatar with some Epic Thanks love at [link]. I’m so thankful! I really am.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

… pronounced Al Gore, the former Vice President and presenter of perhaps the most watched PowerPoint ever, at the Games for Change conference. Nonprofits are uniquely qualified to use gaming to deepen relationships with their donors, volunteers and even clients. “Games have clearly arrived as a mass medium,”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Another part of my position is coaching the volunteers to embrace social media and use it to mobilize their volunteer base and communicate our message in their communities. I was hired in July 2009 to come into the organization and breathe life into social networking, explore new opportunities and empower the volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

It was also my duty to organize four fundraising events each year and manage an average six volunteers in any given week. You need a good avatar. Website and e-newsletter design has also significantly changed in recent years and most nonprofits are in dire need of an upgrade.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

GroupMe is useful for managing small teams of volunteers or for real-time communications between staff and volunteers during events. It’s built on the simple concept of donating your loose change to charity and thus far almost 400 nonprofits have signed up and been approved. Twitter Mosaic :: sxoop.com/twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. GroupMe is useful for managing small teams of volunteers or for real-time communications between staff and volunteers during events. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2009

We asked GreenTech volunteer Michael Hodges to sign up and try out different things in Second Life like find the Nonprofit Commons Island and befriend 'avatars' there. Michael Hodges is a GreenTech volunteer, currently looking for work. read more.

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2013

While members of the Millennial Generation, now the largest generation in our nation’s history, are widely known for a desire to give back to their communities or be part of large social change movements – the way Millennials define their engagement tends to be very different from the way organizations do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), In 2013, I am focused on changing that. It is clearly not a fad, and yet the vast majority of nonprofits have zero budgets for social media. yourname@amnesty.org.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

Last month, I presented at the NCVO Foresight seminar: Changing ICT – what does it mean for your charity with a focus on the future of online revenue generation for nonprofit organizations. How are you showing your gratitude for the hard work of your supporters (“volunteer&# means something very different online!)

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 29, 2006

When you try to explain how the Web can be used for social change to a colleague, family member or friend, do they get a glazed and confused look in their eye? Yahoo Messenger Avatars , "Your Yahoo! Messenger Avatar has a huge wardrobe of clothes to choose from. nonprofit volunteer nptech net2 Because Yahoo!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Volunteers around the world feel empowered when asked to use their skills, not only to bring people together at an event, but contribute to something positive. There is a huge opportunity here to bridge the gap between donors and volunteers. I don’t have a Livestrong band on my Twitter avatar because it is the cool thing to do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. Buy some nice stationary ( preferably on recycled paper ) and send handwritten thank you notes to donors, volunteers, and even your most committed online activists. TV is about to change dramatically.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

We also encouraged people to change their avatars (see above). I asked my current volunteer (who happens to be a social media genius and a member of ARC's National Youth Council) to draft a "press release" announcing it. I'd try to figure out how in the world to measure how many people changed their avatars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In fact, I'll be arriving in a Jetson like transportation and my avatar will probably look a lot like Jane Jetson. . The former was led by volunteers and the latter is done by partner organizations with decades of experience. The whole way nonprofits operate will change in 2010. What do non-profits need to do to thrive?

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Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) More benchmark articles can be found here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

15th including a session on using Machinima to create political and social change videos. It is written, edited and produced by students and other volunteers in the valley. YouthNet Blog which offers insights into youth issues, volunteering trends, charity life and more in the UK. Events continue through Nov. by Simon Pavitt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Over fifty avatars attended. And, while, I'm not a lawyer, the discussion was so relevant to technology adoption/change issues and it Rebecca was a damn good virtual facilitator. We are seeking volunteers from within the Second Life community to serve as jurors or to role play the parts of witnesses. I learned a lot.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2008

None of the exhibits were initiated by staff; instead, they were developed online by a community of international volunteers via the web and Second Life from January-March of this year. It changes the stakes when you feel accountable not just to visitors and donors but to remote community producers as well. Did we change too much?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. Even the tiniest of changes from posting natively can result in decreased Return on Investment (ROI). Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. Even the tiniest of changes from posting natively can result in decreased Return on Investment (ROI). Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. GroupMe is useful for managing small teams of volunteers or for real-time communications between staff and volunteers during events. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

The social media landscape is ever-changing, so remembering what’s what is no easy feat. Not to be confused with James Cameron’s famously blue avatars. A play on words of the infamous emoji; these are customized avatars (see how we learn as we go along?!). Social Media. It’s what makes our world go round, right? Geotagging .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Even the tiniest of changes from posting natively can result in decreased Return on Investment (ROI). The Facebook algorithim has changed significantly since the release of Social Media for Social Good. The default landing tab function no longer exists and d imensions have changed with the launch of Timeline. Upload more photos.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And for those that kind of balked at that, we changed the conversation. We changed it to that’s $40 a month, that’s $10 a week. But if not, I’m talking about actually volunteering at a program event, taking off that board member hat and actually doing some hands-on stuff with the clients.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

Virtual worlds are a communication medium in which people use avatars (animated characters) to interact and have shared experiences in a 3D environment. Even if you rely on volunteers and users to help create and assemble the content, you have to manage that process. Let’s start with the basics. How would you define virtual worlds?

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

When people logged in on Fridays, they saw hundreds of frozen pea avatars from people who were fighting breast cancer. Develop volunteers, brand ambassadors, even employees! In Conclusion Social media is an ever-changing area that becomes more exciting, more complex and better understood with each passing day.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 17, 2023

That connection could be their relationship with you personally or with someone who is part of your organization, like a Board member, volunteer, or program participant. The solid middle circle is made up of your nonprofit’s family: you, your Board, your volunteers, and your current supporters. Next, go one circle out.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Formstack allows nonprofits to easily create online forms to capture contact information of new supporters, volunteers, and donors. GroupMe is useful for managing small teams of volunteers or for real-time communications between staff and volunteers during events. Formstack :: formstack.com. FotoFlexer :: fotoflexer.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

With YouTube’s resources behind the project and tablets changing the way donors and supporters consume Web content, you’d be wise to spend two minutes reserving and protecting your nonprofit’s Zeen username. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. GroupMe is useful for managing small teams of volunteers or for real-time communications between staff and volunteers during events. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters. From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. Cause.it :: cause.it. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters. From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. Cause.it :: cause.it. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Or, more recently, how the native population in Avatar are connected to one another through a planetary-wide nervous system. Because things have changed. I picture Yoda stumbling as he experiences “a disturbance in the force” when an entire, populated planet is destroyed by the Death Star.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. GroupMe is useful for managing small teams of volunteers or for real-time communications between staff and volunteers during events. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Left on my own, I put on my best cheerleader face and cultivated a couple volunteers to help manage a growing community of amateur exhibit designers. It's a warning sign when community members make comments like , "it was only boundless encouragement from Avi (Nina's Second Life avatar) that prevented me from giving up more than once."

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