Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Tags: roundup bookmarks casestudies community contest facebook fundraising list marketing nonprofits postalicious resources socialmedia strategy technology trends.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 14, 2009

They are sponsoring 50 free memberships for the heroes of the nonpropfit community. . telling why they are deserving of the free membership and what makes them worthy of the recognition. Everyone nominated will be entered to win one of 50 free NTEN memberships , compliments of Convio ! Tags: convio hero member.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit , he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book. In my small-scale “free agent” crowdfunding experiment for the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, I ended up with $235 from 1,000 followers by the deadline. Here is what he learned. Guest Post by Marc van Bree.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Even better if you can tag the individual or do their Twitter handle. In this Twitter example below, the school is also encouraging the alumni network to RT this alum’s accomplishment. Be sure to use compelling photos and other visuals. Notice the engagement in the comments, with people tagging each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2007

Click to Flickr Photos Tagged with 07ntc in A Slide Show Presentation. Flickr Remix Photo Birthday Card Contest. Flickr Remix Photo Birthday Card Contest. Alan Levine (cogdog blog) who submitted the winning entry left a comment in a post where I asked that same question. And, did I mention this little tool was free?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 17, 2009

Silos Culture Inside the Walls of Nonprofits Prevent Effective Social Media Use - Beth Kanter's post about internal silos in nonprofits reminds me of a post and the ensuing conversation that happened in the comments on my blog about a month ago. " Apps for America Contest - Check out some of these really innovative (and cool!)

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. If you have a question or topic you’d like to discuss, be sure to leave a comment here so we can ensure it’s covered. Upcoming: November. The next chat will be in November.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Hoping someone can update the final results in the comments). Judy Chang presented an overview of PayPal’s contests, including its Regift the Fruitcake. ( I also learned about their giving app ). It was great to see that Sarah Bunting to still one of their best free agent fundraisers). Insights From Vegas. Photo by KK.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest. Price: Free Pros: Great storyboarding tools; Can import clips from camera roll (rather than internal app camera) Cons: Videos can only be five seconds. More Apps to Consider. Montaj (iOS). Adobe GroupPix (iOS). YouTube Capture (iOS).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

One topic I’ve been researching is the answer to this Facebook question, “What free or low cost apps are there for nonprofit brand pages?” Sweepstakes Applet: If you considering running a contest, GOSO’s Sweepstakes applet makes it easy to manage. Additional Reading About Apps. Mari Smith, The Big List of Apps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Creative Commons points out the projects that support free culture and open content on their site and on. Everyone is invited to make any last minute plugs in the comments or trackbacks! There is certainly no shortage of buckets where nonprofit technology tagged resources are being aggregated. " and tells exactly why.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. The free Instagram and Vine mobile apps let you record, post, view, and comment on short videos from your mobile device. Video 1: UNOS.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The internet’s popularity contest at your fingertips. Backtype allows you to watch what’s being said in blog comments around the web. It’s free, web-based and simple to use. Please start asking in the comments below. 5 Free Tools for Personal Reputation Management by Dan Schawbel. Lot’s of options here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Also found in the NpTech tag stream and a good backdrop to this conversation is " When the best tool for the job. A few comments over at Kikono too. Several commenters offer very good easons why they don't use their real names. For others, the concept of ???public public information??? isn't " from Kathy Sierra.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

QR Codes (Quick Response) is a bar code that can be scanned by your mobile phone (with a free app) and are currently being used with print media (or t-shirt media) to point people to more information online. The announcement prompted some discussion in the comments about the use of electronics during concerts. Nonprofit Tech2.0

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

This is a free event. This is a free event. Third, we're participating in the Apps for America Contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Third, we're participating in the Apps for America Contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Let us know in the comments. Tags: Events. Wish us luck!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

tags: blogs facebook ). What I need is your input -I'd love to hear about your social media "adaption stories" - please leave me a comment. As the chief listener for the organization, Wendy honed her listening literacy skills using free tools like google alerts, technorati, RSS reader, and delicious. More on that later.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! Let us know in the comments. There are even a few international reports.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! Let us know in the comments. There are even a few international reports.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

The listening as a first step is familiar - it's free market research, it's brand monitoring, it's an analysis of press mentions. Getting Started: You Don't Have To Be Joey Chestnut The photo above is Joey Chestnut who won the Nathan's hot dog eating contest in 2008. Tags: change management listening. Has it been valuable?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

NWF - tag mentions in delicious with which programs or projects are mentioned, can share link to that tag on delicious with staff to see their section. but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted. Livingston - Network Solutions, free online video event, know who will send the most traffic second time around.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Microtasks could be tagging hundreds of images or cleaning up hundreds of database entries. Some creative work is crowdsourced in the form of creative or design contests while others are produced by interactive agencies that gather and vet online communities of designers, artists and producers to be part of a creative development process.

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See3

MARCH 17, 2008

Not illicit, hacky apps like people have been writing so far, but authorized, tested, legitimate software, much of it free, that can tap into all the features of the iPhone. Share and Enjoy: 5 Comments comment jackie Does this mean office iPhones will be required in the next year?? There’s a video of Steve Jobs’s announcement.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Hold contests. And by all means, when people comment on your Page's posts, respond! But you can infer the popularity of your recent posts by evaluating the number of "likes" or comments that appear on your Wall next to each post. Few apps let you actually manage your page, moderate comments, or other common functions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. Explore popular blog, searches and tags. Leave a comment on a post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. Allan Benamer weighs in with some observations after wading through the comments over at the Netsquared site and pointing to Holden from GiveWell to be the most salient point.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Tools for VolCom Groups: Blogs, RSS, Tagging, Wikis and Beyond," I wanted point to a new (to me) UK nonprofit technology blog discovered via a comment to my post about technology stewards and also weave in some more notes on UK examples. Miles Maier is blogging at the London ICT Champion and he left a comment. it.org.uk ???real???

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

When David explained that each of the Holocaust Museum’s myriad comment boards, blogs, and online forums is moderated by a staff member, the audience turned a little green. If reviews include incorrect information, add your own comment giving helpful information about hours, prices, and new cool things people might like. the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

So, in the spirit of thinking outloud, I'm sharing these works in progress here and welcome any comments or reactions. #1. It's free and anyone can join, so if you are curious about nonprofit applications in flickr, come subscribe to the listserv and if you're going to the NTC, come join our meeting). Screencasting Panel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

I actually joined Twitter because I had just submitted my entry into the Ideablob contest and there were links to share your entry on "social media" so I clicked on Twitter and that was that. My email signature (which I use when posting personal questions and comments on autism-related Yahoo groups) includes all of these channels as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

For the social media library giveaway I asked folks to leave a comment on how they would use the books to shape their 2010 social media strategy. I had over 60 comments and boy was it hard to choose only one winner - so I didn't. Brian Reich author of Media Rules left a comment offering to include a copy of his book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

This means that we see a lot of value in commenting, linking, tagging, and the like; sometimes more so than just an empty visit to our site. s an example of a comment that I feel really illustrates this point. Even though this comment was made on digg.com and not on our nature.org web site, I???d Our Flickr photo contest.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Main | Care2 Launches Americas Favorite Animal Shelter Contest » Monday Oct 13 2008 Using Google Analytics to Track a Nonprofit Website (Part 1) Monday, October 13, 2008 at 01:21PM | by James OMalley Nonprofits take note: Google Analytics software application has shattered previous barriers to analyzing and optimizing websites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

We also used free services like Google Groups and Clicky. If we’d provided people with somewhere to comment or share their thoughts–or even to suggest how the donations should be used–we’d have had more raw material for the campaign and could play back these comments to the online community that was discussing it.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Google Analytics: Google Analytics , a free and powerful website stats software, lets you dig into your website data so you can find out all sorts of useful info such as who your audience is and what keywords they are searching for to find your website. Respond to their comments so they know someone is reading their posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

Twitter comments included: @Katrinskaya : #socialgood panel. There were some snarky comments on Twitter and during the Q&A wasn't the best time for exploring and understanding different points of view. A recent example is the Humane Society's Spa Day Photo Contest which raised over $600,000. Unicef's Rapid SMS.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to chat in any questions or comments along the way. Throughout the session, feel free to use the Q&A feature if you have a question you’re wanting to make sure that we get to. Do you have any closing remarks or comments? So excited to be with you all. So there wasn’t.

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