Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

How to Prepare Your Community for a Major Change « The Community Manager – "Change: it’s the one constant in life. Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change. Be passionate. Be creative.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 25, 2017

If you’re a member of a trade association or part of a nonprofit network, reach out to your DC office to get the building blocks of great talking points. Think in advance of how a policy might affect you, your family, your business, or your community. They may seem to blend into the woodwork, but a sharp citizen seeks them out.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2005

Last week our friend Erin Kimrey from the North Carolina Conservation Network stayed at our house while she was in DC for some meetings. It makes excellent use of images , and has a nice blend of detailed wonkish and more accessible articles. Take a look here get an idea of his approach to non-profit community blogging.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 26, 2009

On a recent trip to DC, an old friend showed me around a new exhibit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), From Memory to Action: Meeting the Challenge of Genocide. The USHMM pledge wall is notable for its blending of digital and analog technologies. Signing a pledge in your own handwriting ritualizes the experience.

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