Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Here are the slides from the session and links to get you started: Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day. Networked Nonprofit. Slacktivism: Turning a Like into Social Change. Ultimately, it’s less about the amount of time and more about the consistency – and planning, tracking, and everything else! We Are Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2007

There is a very thoughtful post on the NTEN Blog called " Social Networking and Social Change " from Dan McQuillan, Amnesty It's hardly a surprise that large NGO's are starting to experiment with social networks, given the sheer numbers of people using them and their high media profile. World " connects to this.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change. The Socialbrite site features dozens of videos, screencasts and slide presentations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Casey Foundation's " Making Connections " initiative Part of the Making Connections core approach uses (offline) social networks. You can read more in this series of five reports that looks at the definitions, research, power, practices, and insights relating the impact of social networks on family strengthening and community change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Using Social Networks for Social Change: Facebook, MySpace and More View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Ivan Boothe helped start the Genocide Intervention Network in 2004, and was responsible for communications, web development and social networking strategy.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nonprofit conferences are a great opportunity for industry professionals to hone their skills, network with their peers, and learn innovative new strategies to help their organizations thrive. The first was a free general admission ticket that included access to all live keynotes, sessions, workshops, and networking events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

My “Circle of Wise&# is always changing. Over the holidays, I took an all too brief social media break to spent time with family. What is your system for professional learning? What role does social media play in it?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

To help nonprofits navigate these opportunities on Facebook, Care2 held a terrific webinar this week entitled Keeping up with Facebook’s Changes (and “Liking” it!) You can also check out the slides below. Keeping up with Facebook's Changes (and 'Liking' it!). Click here to listen and view the webinar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Facebook Changes: A Complete Guide – by Mari Smith. Also, a few insights about the what the changes mean for Facebook pages. It isn’t all private or all public – it’s a continuum. Facebook’s new changes (and Google +) gives us a couple of shades of gray. .” Brand Page Changes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, I got to BoardSource at 8 am just so I could hear Marnie Webb and Rebecca Masisak, CO-CEOs of TechSoup Global share their lessons learned in developing, weaving, and stewarding two very different types of networks. The second network, Netsquared , in contrast was more loosely controlled with a lower risk in failure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Prior to the holidays I ignored them because I just couldn’t stomach “yet another social network.” So, what made me go check it out? Ironically, it was my post “ Reflection on Networked Professional Learning &# where I linked to a post on Social Networks from Stephen Downes. You can change direction at any moment.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

They’re also a convenient, low-cost option for providing members with content and networking opportunities year-round. Collect slide decks and/or pre-record content. Allow learners to change their minds and move from one track to another, even mid-way through a session. Recruit speakers and sponsors. Webinar: Nimble AMS 101.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 6, 2009

Instead, I’m going to be presenting by proxy: the wonderful and talented John Haydon will be walking you through my slides. Followers become funders, messages become movements, and social networks beget social change. I was going to be presenting live via video but the time difference is just too much. Attend in person.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

To help address this challenge, I am thrilled to partner with public speaking coach Eileen Smith of Spokesmith , to give you these six incredible tips that can elevate you to rock star status in your circles, and keep your audience fully focused and enthusiastically spreading your key points through their networks. Walk in their shoes!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

These approaches have the potential to change how nonprofits and funders view of evaluation in a significant way. The above slide was used to illustrate the iterative nature of a developmental evaluation of a complex systems social change initiative. Here are my notes and takeaways. Based on a logic model.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

the skills identified in this workshop or sessions at the upcoming NTC designed to look at change issues that technology surfaces from the viewpoint of executive directors or IT staff might help. Ethan Zuckerman gives a summary of Pros/Cons of facebook Activism , a presentation by Imran Jamal and the Burma Global Action Network.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Nonprofit leaders need to keep up with the constantly changing techcomm environment by remaining curious, flexible and ever able to adapt. At the conference, you’ll have no shortage of opportunities to learn, network, share, and have some fun. As technology advances, the demand for personalization increases. Registration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2009

I've been re-reading Patti Anklam's book, Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World which covers the many different forms of networks and how they work. It covers different models for purpose, structure, style, value creation, design, leadership, and change management.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

It’s important to note that the time requirements for each tool are fluid and are always changing from week to week, but the estimates do provide a framework that will help you draft a realistic social media manager job description and decide what social media tools your nonprofit can utilize based on your capacity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? I’ll be participating in the session, as part of the context setting by giving an overview of themes in my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-author with measurement guru KD Paine. Click to See Larger Image and Full Data by Marc Smith.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g. On Facebook, about 39.9%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Other social networks used by global NGOs are YouTube (55%), LinkedIn (51%), Google+ (28%), and WhatsApp (16%). 88% agree that social media is effective for creating social change. Webinar Slides: Presented 2/2/17 to 1,600+ NGO staff. Large NGOs have 80,371. 17% have participated in or hosted a Tweet Chat. View on SlideShare.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2008

Obviously, this is the result of starting with a small group, lots of conversation, and some culture change. Yesterday at NDN: New Audiences, New Tools , the question of organizational culture change, resistance from communications director/eds who were "analogue adults" came up. You have to be an agent of change.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

Here are the slides ( Hint: visit the slideshare site by clicking on the link below to see the speaking notes as well! ). Perhaps it is the nuance between social change movements that manifest in outward or crowd-driven change vs those that focus on social work or individual-based change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

Slide from David Wilcox. There were some fantastics reflections and comments in the post, " Social Change Behind the Firewall " and you all are so smart that I wanted to summarize the thread and share it with folks who many not have trolled through all the comments. As Joe Trippi said, "It's the Network, Stupid."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

" My slides and resources are here. I learned years ago that technology doesn't drive change as much as our cultural response to technology does." Reference network: the significance rating of all the texts the author has touched, viewed, read. Via RSA Networks blog. Significance of author's other work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times , for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. Provide Organizational Updates.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

Blood and Milk » Blog Archive » Ushahidi, Twitter, and the future of foreign aid – Alanna's post is a great example of the power of networks, social media, and open systems. As she notes, her example has luck but it is an example of a growing model of a changing world. Great slides. What do you think?

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network) uses the Countdown sticker AND the Poll sticker in the above screenshot to get followers engaged in their upcoming event. . #4: The slide after explains the correct answer! Your organization can use the Poll sticker to collect data or entertain your followers. 4: The Questions Sticker. wwf_australia.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

. —– Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people’s minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. Posterous is a blogging tool, that is really so much more.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

A chance for local organizers to come together, network, ask questions, etc. Come chat with me about online communites, some of the topics of conversation may include: What have been some changes or issues recently with your online community? Each slide is displayed for 15 seconds. Slides are automatically advanced.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

It gets better: you can set up your personal profile with tags — all sorts of tags — about what your networking and general interests are, your agenda interests, even your product interests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

And, those who wanted to make money would head to Wall Street. That’s changed. They shared a slide (see above) about new models we’ll see that combine both – especially the “not invented yet.” That changes the conversation for nonprofits. They want to combine both.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

Join me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit. Last week, I was in NYC to deliver a keynote with Allison Fine about our book, The Networked Nonprofit. My slides are above and my reflections are below. An Impressive Week-Long Learning and Networking Event for Nonprofits.

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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. You can review the slides from my whole presentation, as well as all of the speaker notes, here. So, how do you respond?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. This database will not only provide a strong network of women in the technology sector but support the creative talents and energies of women who thrive in this arena.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

There were interesting conversations at every turn and I also had requests to share my notes and slides. Below, you can find my full speech and slides, as well as links to address questions and requests from many of those I met with. I also encountered quite a few people asking very similar questions, or looking for the same resources.

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