Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to present a webinar for the National Center for Media Engagement , focused on community-driven engagement, and present a session at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference , talking about building a social media strategy. Defining Community. Engaging Community.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, Community Development Manager, TechSoup Global. Over the last few of years I've had a the opportunity to work with a team of intelligent and thoughtful colleagues, speak at conferences, and collaborate with other facilitators and community builders. Community Map. Why : Why map your community?

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round. That’s why advocacy organizations and activists organizing their local communities toward action can be such a useful way to drive positive change on LGBTQ+ issues.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

Here is how you can craft a road map to social media success. Here are a few examples: Increase awareness and expand your audience: success is measured by an increase in followers, but you could also track things like shares, reposts, and retweets. This is your road map. In a year, what will success look like?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Ultimately, it’s less about the amount of time and more about the consistency – and planning, tracking, and everything else! Community Map Template: [link]. Content Map Template: [link]. DIY Community Engagement Metrics. Crowdsourcing vs Community Sourcing. Sustainable Community Building.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? To that end, siloed brands are replaced by unifying goals that rally more than select individuals but entire communities. The full keynote and presentation are below.

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2021

To give you a taste of the course, we’ve included a clip below on how to use Foundation Maps to identify potential grantees. For our next example, we’re going to learn how to use Foundation Maps to identify potential grantees. I’d like to use the Funding Map to identify other potential grantees, not already in our network.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

Philanthropic responses to the Turkey and Syria earthquakes Candid has been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake and reporting on major giving by public corporations and foundations. Furthermore, the European Union has allocated €12 million ($12.7 million) for relief work in Turkey and €10 million ($10.6

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Working with trusted community partners with deep history and expertise on grantmaking for racial equity, we responded this month by updating our special issue site on funding for racial equity. Tracking racial equity funding . In 2018, Candid created a website to track racial equity funding, news, and research reports.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The National Shelter System is being used to help manage dozens of shelters in Florida--and states north, as Dorian continues along its predicted track. If you would like to check on currently open shelters you can visit the public view of the Shelter System at the Red Cross: Map of Open Shelters.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Perhaps some organizations make it look simple, but behind the scenes there may be some sophisticated Esri tools that map disease outbreaks and aid distribution. Take a look at one of their interactive aid distribution maps to find out what they do with this kind of web mapping technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2010

I've had some posts in pipeline following up on social media metrics and the Chase Community Giving Contest second phase, but wanted to share these two stories from Haiti from on the ground and a bird's eye view. Tags: maps. Earthquake Aftermath in Jacmel Photos by Andrew Bigosinski, Director of Ciné Lekol. Crisis Camps.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

If the numbers you are tracking don’t give you an action, how valuable are they? If the numbers you are tracking don’t give you an action, how valuable are they? For example, if you track just how many people come to your website, it doesn’t give you much action.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Data is part of the tracking and monitoring innate to grantmaking and can be part of intentional organizational learning processes. The team included the director, board chair, administrative marketing and communication staff and a community engagement consultant. These are opportunities for meaning making.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Thanks to some serious development effort, we will be able to launch Community Operating System Portals with a click. Or said another way, technology is finally able to support the complex, dynamic, and evolving needs that are our communities. This is not a small thing. Douglas Zimmerman President & CEO VisionLink, Inc.'

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Candid

JULY 1, 2021

Candid ha s been tracking racial equity funding for a decad e , but this recent philanthropy response was staggering. Yet a closer look at th is funding shows that pledges — particularly those from corporate funders — account for nearly three-quarters of the dollars we’ve tracked. billion dollars.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Fundraising events are a perfect opportunity for your nonprofit to further build connections with your community. To celebrate leaders for their positive impact on financial literacy in the community, Junior Achievement’s local Areas often host an event called the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2012

We know that you can’t resolve issues in your own community or another one with quick fix solutions; as social changemakers and nonprofits, we look for the sustainable opportunities for shifting systems for a better outcome and a better world. Check out the FLOW map: [link]. ” Accountability. Sustainability. Read More.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Experiment with Journey Mapping A colorful visualization of the constituent experience, journey mapping is a model that helps you track how and when you engage with supporters and when and why they make the giving choices they do. They turned to donor journey mapping. It’s a common practice for commercial enterprises.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 4, 2011

Last week I had the huge honor of guest lecturing in Laurel Hart’s class for the masters course in Corporate and Organizational Communications at NYU’s school of continuing studies. Community & Content. You can also use these links to get the templates: Community Mapping template. Content Mapping template!

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

As you quickly grow and engage your audience , it can be easy to lose track of your campaign plan. As you develop community relationships, you can leverage your network to run a larger campaign down the line. Which goals helped you stay on track in past campaigns? It’s what determines your chances of success or failure.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2023

The health needs of your community could change in an instant. Widespread layoffs could keep community members from being able to afford quality care. The work you’re funding isn’t just providing 15 free health screenings a month—it’s decreasing your community’s complications from high-blood pressure by 5%.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2010

The people at AidData (a program of Development Gateway ) have teamed up with the World Bank Institute to complete the first stage of a groundbreaking geocoding project (Mapping for Results Initiative). This geocoding is enabling the visual tracking of aid flows and is also providing information on the kind of aid that each area receives.

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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. But for now local is still something I use a map and a tank of gas to determine the limits of. From @jonasthanatos: Can communicate effectively. is persuasive, convincing, has charisma. That was not particularly successful.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

One finalist's pitch was: "We have buy-in from the community, we have rich networks on the ground, and we are building on pre-existing technologies." Empowering Marginalized Communities Using Technology. Dd's mission is "to empower marginalized communities to use technology to defend their rights."

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2021

NPSP has a rich history — it was built by the nonprofit community, for the nonprofit community! . Assess Your Data & Map it to Your New Model. As you prepare for your migration, one of your first steps should be assessing your data and working to map it to your new model. Nonprofits of all sizes use Salesforce.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. listening has been to the community and to the quantitative results. Think about which things you really need to track and measure those, not everything you could possibly track.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Member management: Track user data, including dues requirements and membership status, and view it on a centralized dashboard. Member portals: Allow members to manage their membership online, track certificates, event registrations and more. An AMS might include the following. Accounting and Payment Tools.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2023

Instead of simply coming to the page to sponsor a participant in your event, when donors watch a livestream, they can interact with the performer using the live chat, or communicate with the other donors engaged in this event. This shared experience builds a sense of community and social interaction around your cause.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

Source To assess what your donors desire, you can map out a persona or identity or run a survey on your existing network and ask questions like: What topics would you like to learn more about? On the other side, your nonprofit’s areas of expertise should be based on your mission statement and core beliefs about how to help your community.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. The other focuses on compliance needs, a rigorous system of checks and balances inherent to a system tracking and supporting organizations and individuals globally. .

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. The post Forum One Takes Home 8 WebAwards!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 4, 2011

Community map template: [link]. Content map template: [link]. Metrics tracking template: [link]. From content planning to really listening online, you’ll find that the more you look for ways to interact, instead of broadcast, the more you can do with those 30 minutes. Related Links : SM4NP Conference.

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sgEngage

JULY 19, 2021

The community benefit reports your organization produces don’t reflect these sponsorships, even if the recipient organization falls within your priority areas. Whether you are in a major urban center or a rural county, you have seen your community struggle. Opportunity to make larger investments addressing community needs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 10, 2016

Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face. So much, in fact, that organizations are boarding the train without a map, a travel bag, and even a destination. This is the “train” on the tracks. .” - John Bryson, et al., "The So what are the problems?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 18, 2018

OFBYFOR ALL is a framework to help civic and cultural organizations become OF, BY, and FOR their communities. We're launching it with partners at community-based libraries, parks, museums, and cultural centers around the world. But we share a common passion for making our institutions of, by, and for our communities. The result?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Like climbing a mountain, it helps to have a path to follow to reach its summit, or in this case, a map of sorts to guide you to your desired destination—a compelling proposal that unlocks funding to advance your mission-driven work.

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