Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. Let’s start at the most fundamental place for this conversation. For this conversation, and those to have over the course of the next two days together at least, let’s work from the place that a movement is larger than coalitions. What is a movement?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 28, 2010

Last month, I moderated the June #4Change chat with the topic of “community building&#. There were some excellent ideas and tips, and generally great conversation. In the last chat, there was a lot of mention and enthusiasm for a monthly chat specifically on community building. Where should these conversations take place?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

Two weeks ago I shared a couple reflections that I had on a recent #4change chat about community building – the major output from that chat and the follow up blog post was the call I heard for a regular opportunity to talk about community building. What: Community Building Across Platforms. has twitter integration, 3.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Last week, I met up with some friends for lunch and got a lesson in relationship-building from a 3 year-old. Being me, I struck up a conversation with him before I had completely said “hey&# to the ladies. Tags: Donor Relations Major Donors donor conversations. He’d gotten so big! Ask questions.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

You can read the full post and join the conversation on SSIR here. My current job title includes the term “Community Builder” and I get asked nearly every day just what that means: how do you build community? where is the community you want to build? Community building” is about a lot of things. The post is copied below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

If you build a strong brand identity on social media, people will be able to understand what your members stand for and whether your values align with theirs. Thankfully, many social media networks will have mechanisms that will allow you to have a private conversation. 5) Build an engaged community on social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2010

These three columns let visitors dive straight into content they are most interested in, like presentations (notes, information, links and slides), roundups (compilations of interesting content and conversations), and event popular blog posts (this is decided based on blog posts with the most clicks and visits). Input #3: Adding the extras.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

&# and asking myself if these events aren’t just disruptive to members and users, but also huge signs that we need a new way of building. Building networks, communities, connections, campaigns, and our work. When I start thinking about this, I come back to three main issues with the current way we build: 1. Please join me.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 12, 2010

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now up – you can check it out and join the conversation there ; or read the repost below! —— Last year I used the metaphor of “ gardening vs landscaping &# to outline some of the key attributes I believe make for successful community building, on or offline.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. This is also why campaigns that involve tagging friends and encouraging them to pass on the message are effective. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is an organization that has found creative ways to build community and fundraise on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2009

And, we were lucky enough to have her paired with Pat Mitchell at the Paley Center for Media recently for a conversation titled “Building a Movement in an Interconnected World.”. Building a Movement in an Interconnected World: A Conversation with Jacqueline Novogratz (Part 1). We would love to hear from you!

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EveryAction

MARCH 14, 2016

Join us + some friends for great conversation, strategy tips, and nonprofit marketing best practices. Mo’ Content, Mo’ Money: How to Improve Conversions and ROI Through Content Marketing. What to expect - content marketing, conversion + ads, nonprofit communications strategies, CFRE credits. Hope to see you in San Jose!

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

These insights can give you a clear picture of what parts of your website — pages, images, forms, buttons — are working to drive conversions and which ones need some help. Customizable Reports: While GA4 doesn’t have as many pre-built reports as GA3 did, it does let you build reports and customize them to your specific needs.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

This afternoon I had the pleasure and honor of spending a few hours with members of the Charity Technology Trust/Charity Technology Exchange team, part of the TechSoup Global network , exploring their options for creating programs or services to build and foster community throughout their network. Who is the community? Next steps.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

Today’s webinar focused on the building blocks of social meda; things like tagging, RSS and how to get started finding the conversations taking place online. Here’s my slide deck: Social Media Building Blocks. tags: nonprofit nptech ). How do you create a tag?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 7, 2010

Here’s my 3×3 to Sustainable Community Building. Don’t be shy about it – post blog entries or conversation starters, share your own feedback (operate in public), and provide places for the community to share ideas or feedback at any time (not just on specific ideas or proposals). There can be conversation without your moderation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Five Hot Conversations. NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. Bev Traynor builds on the list here and reflects on how it isn't quite a yes or not question. The proposed call agenda is here.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 23, 2008

In some cases, the presenter may speak over a standard telephone line, pointing out information being presented on screen and the audience can respond over their own telephones… Social Media Building Blocks. We’ll cover social bookmarking, tagging, RSS and more, plus the tools you can start using for free to do it all.

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Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

Chantal Forster, Executive Director, TAG ( Technology Association of Grantmakers ). If you’ve been waiting for an invitation to the data conversation, this is it. Whether you’re a nonprofit, a funder, or a consortium, you have more power than you might think in building our data future together.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

Description: Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Tags: events 4change challenges competition impact innovation panels socialchange socialmedia sxsw. Can social media create a permanent shift in global consciousness, one that will change the way we all think and live?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2010

As part of the process, we are facilitating “Conversational Case Studies” that explore some of the themes that have surfaced from surveys. If an online contest has brought you new members and supporters, how do you continue to build your connection to them once the contest is over? Come join the discussion !

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Implement name tags, offer personalized greetings, and create opportunities for one-on-one interaction with key staff and board members. Encourage conversations, answer questions with enthusiasm, and address concerns promptly. So, how can you transform your next benefit or gala into a donor cultivation haven?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Last week, I had a fun time moderating the June #4Change Twitter Chat on Online Community Building. Thanks to all those who participated or followed along, and to those who will join the conversation now! What makes a Twitter chat different than a blog post, for example, is that the conversation is 1. real time, and 2.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Are your conversion rates different for different audiences? Knowing where your donors come from is the first piece to building an excellent donor experience, and growing your charity. They simply refer to tags that can be added to any URL. Are your conversion rates different for different audiences? What are UTM s?

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This is a critical time for participating in relevant social media conversations and using trending hashtags in your posts. Build in relevancy whenever possible . Tag the campaign target—and influencers, journalists, and partner orgs. In a campaign to build support for the $3.5 Center your campaign around timely events.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 13, 2024

It contains two key components: large, high-quality files and a sensible tagging system. Use normal words and natural phrases when tagging and cataloging your files. Listen to the full conversation. Photograph all elements with an overhead camera and save them as large TIFF files. Want to learn more? We can help.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Digital storytelling enables nonprofits to tell their stories across multiple media, potentially in multiple languages, and to reach unknown readers and viewers through the power of tagging and amplification. Recent data indicates that there are in excess of 1.5 Group members always have the option to leave whenever they choose.

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

By liking, commenting, reposting, or sharing, you and your followers can keep a conversation going across your networks. A few ideas on how to use Threads include: GivingTuesday or Peer-to-Peer campaigns: Set your goal, create a hashtag, and give regular updates to build hype around your campaign. Sound familiar?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s OK to not include links in conversational tweets and replies, but even then sharing links to resources or call-to-actions (CTAs) is often appropriate and useful, especially in Twitter Threads. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either! Including links, of course, also helps increase traffic to your website.

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Candid

MAY 18, 2022

About a month ago, Candid was tagged in a social media post from someone who had visited the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Amanda’s role is to build a collection of objects telling stories about Americans’ giving throughout our history. We reached out to Amanda Moniz, Ph.D., the David M.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

” This exercise will show you how useful this tool is for quickly generating information you can build upon. Using them, you can build email campaigns, create social media posts, repurpose content, summarize text, and even generate images. Please include 2–4 strong, relevant hashtags.

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Classy

MAY 6, 2021

This change impacts any businesses that advertise mobile apps or optimize, target, and report on web conversion events from various business tools. Limited Ability to Target and Build Specific Audiences. Optimization Impacted by Conversion Data Delays and Event Limits. Conversion data can be delayed up to three days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. Travelertrish rants about the World's Worst (nonprofit) Web site and asks for estimates of how much it cost to build it. lolnptech.org includes photos of people, who could be tagged as "nptech."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 3, 2010

Campaigning can mean many different things and we want to keep the definition of the topic fairly open for this chat, in order to keep insights, resources and conversation in the Q/A format as open to valuable input as possible. local community building. building campaign coalitions & recruiting campaign champions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

Last week, I participated in three very intense days of project, curriculum, and online community planning for a new project, E-Mediat , a multi-stakeholder capacity building project for NGOS and Social Media in the Middle East. Build the capacity of these NGOs and CSOs to use new media effectively through mentoring and coaching.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Consider how big a difference Data Mover, and its smart duplicate detection, will be for administrations looking to build intuitive campaigns from an event’s attendee list, or how recruitment will be impacted through enhanced progression tracking of the student lifecycle.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

This is the second in what will be a monthly series of chats specifically focused on Community Building. Topics: Thanks to the rich conversation in last month’s chat, we have our main questions selected already. Building a loop between online and offline community activities. When: Date: September 16th.

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