Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2011

Description : This session will focus on strategies and tactics to amplify the impact of mission-based programs through community-driven efforts. We’ll address emerging best practices and discuss the associated opportunities and challenges of community-driven strategies. Related Links : Conference registration. Session page.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 4, 2012

Specifically, we will reveal the latest research about designing online engagement, highlight the connection between the theory of relationship ties and online evangelism, and offer examples of organizations with successful co-creation strategies. Presentation slides. Related Links : 2012 NTC. Session information.

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Global Giving

APRIL 10, 2020

As entire countries move “in person” conferences and events to virtual ones in the time of COVID-19, I want to help out. It’s always helpful to have another person have the full set of slides, and even a backup host, because you never know if it’s your computer that’s going to time out! Steer the conversation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

media strategy building, online engagement, and even how do get started. Conference agenda. Slides and resources. But, just like all of the other areas of. our work, and even life, we just need the tools to help us be deliberate and. This session will review some of the primary components of social. CanadaHelps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Bridge Conference Slides View more presentations from kanter. I had an opportunity to lead a session on this topic at this years Bridge Conference. She points out that deep engagement is what leads to these results, but also offers 3 different engagement strategies that can be scaled to capacity. It's an either/or.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2012

I’m here at the Dead Sea in Jordan where I delivered the key note for the E-mediat Networking Conference, “New Media for the Networked NGO.” Then we walked with her into the conference room as they played the National Anthem of Jordan. I’ve been working on this project for more than year.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, I had a ton of fun leading a session and discussion around making the most of social media in just 30 minutes a day. Here are the slides from the session and links to get you started: Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day. 5 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 7, 2011

Each group will present its campaign strategy and tactics. Workshop leaders will offer feedback, and the nonprofit will select a winning strategy. Slides and notes. Attendees will divide into breakout sessions to design an online campaign. Related Links : NCVS. Points of Light.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

I stayed the weekend to travel to Toronto, to give a keynote on Monday morning at the My Charity Connects Conference. My slides are above and my reflections are below. For the high level strategy, I shared a few themes from book, The Networked Nonprofit and invited everyone to the virtual launch on June 21st at 4-5 PM EST/1-2 PM PDT.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This morning I had the pleasure (and some anxiety, to be honest) of presenting to the SANGONeT Conference taking place this week and next in South Africa. You can view the slides below or view the PDF w/ Speaker Notes for more information about the slides. Social Media, Nonprofits, and the Role of Individuals.

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2014

Last week I got to attend the National Alliance for Media and Culture (NAMAC) and Alliance for Community Media (ACM) ''s first-ever joint National Conference: State and Main 2014 ( #StateMain14 ) in Philadelphia, PA. ACM Community NAMAC nptech Policy social media Social Media StateMain14 strategy Strategy Communications'

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Key Takeaway: While Qualtrics had been hosting weekly virtual event strategy webinars, this shift to a digital event series showed the industry how it should be done. Cisco’s world-renown and annual customer and partner conference, Cisco Live , took place in San Diego in 2019. Cisco Live Two-Day Virtual Event. Microsoft Build.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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Forj

MAY 13, 2021

In 2020, associations everywhere were faced with a tough decision: pivot to virtual events or cancel their much-anticipated conferences outright. Now, over a year later, associations are now planning their conferences either fully virtual or hybrid from the jump. 6 Virtual Conferences Lessons Learned for 2021.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2012

Note from Beth : In March, I had the pleasure of co-presenting at the GEO Conference (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) with Kathy Reich, Director, Organizational Effectiveness Program at the Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, Director of Evaluation at TCC Group, that helped OE analyze its “goldmine” of grantee data.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

With the new year in full swing, we're looking forward to all the great events that are coming up this year by refreshing our own 2012 Conferences calendar. Dane Grams will be making his Care2 speaking debut at the DMA Washington Nonprofit Conference, on a panel called Follow that Donor! Social Media Strategies Summit Las Vegas, NV.

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar. Get a glimpse at how your colleagues are using (or not using) data to inform day-to-day strategy and learn how to improve your organization's data management. The State of Data in the Nonprofit Sector. Make the Right Move: Pro Tips for Selecting the Right Engagement Software.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. Research points to the emergence of a dynamic generation: educated, industrious, collaborative and eager to build a better world (see slide 10). It’s a huge group: two billion worldwide.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. The day-long conference was also tweeted by many attendees, capturing quotes, tips, and useful resources.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Key Takeaway: While Qualtrics had been hosting weekly virtual event strategy webinars, this shift to a digital event series showed the industry how it should be done. Cisco’s world-renown and annual customer and partner conference, Cisco Live , took place in San Diego in 2019. Cisco Live Two-Day Virtual Event. Microsoft Build.

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Industry Virtual Tech Cisco 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

If your nonprofit has yet to start blogging or wants to improve your your blogging strategy, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 That said, you should be careful not to become a breaking news spammer by overusing this strategy, but you will discover that some of your most trafficked blog posts will be related to breaking news. Post Calls to Action.

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Achieve

MARCH 16, 2022

In particular, post-event surveys have become a powerful tool to continue engaging attendees after virtual events , collect valuable event data, and brainstorm strategies for improvement. If you’re searching for simple strategies to greatly improve virtual event success, post-event surveys are a strong place to start.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

You can view the videos and presentations on the conference materials page. Patton’s ideas and the methods of developmental evaluation are gaining more attention and practice because social change projects are transcending from a primary focus on program impact to systems impact and make use of networks as a key strategy.

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Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97

Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

Gearset’s DevOps Dreamin’ Chicago 2022 was a brand-new opportunity for the Salesforce DevOps community to connect and share expertise at a designated conference. I’m currently setting up an internal pilot to utilize Git as the main focus of a new deployment strategy I’ve devised. DevOps Sessions + Speakers.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Blackbaud’s conference for nonprofits is a few days away. As the conference nears I’m getting ready for an exciting session focused on the use of social media in the non-profit sector, but I need YOUR help. If you’ll be at the conference please stop by on Wednesday, Oct. If Your local to DC, but not attending the conference.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Yesterday, I had a very fun time presenting with my friend and colleague Debra Askanase at the 2 011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Here are the slides! There are many proven practices and strategies for engaging with communities and building up participation, whether around an event, a campaign, or a cause.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

On August 2-3, I attended the 5th biennial Money for Our Movements (MFOM) social justice fundraising conference in Baltimore, Maryland, convened by the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training. For example, consider creating a strategy for segmenting your emails and testing, this is a great resource from Kivi Leroux Miller.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

I was honored to moderate a panel at Innogive Conference on the intersection of social and mobile strategy. The slides are here. I was honored to moderate a panel at Innogive Conference on the intersection of social and mobile strategy. His points were: Each person does a little, the community does a lot.

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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. The PMDMC conference had a 4-part social media track.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2007

I am in Washington, DC to do a session at the Bridge Conference this afternoon on Mixing Social Media With Fundraising Strategies. Workshop in Belgium last month and I've incorporated and remixed some of his slides. Workshop in Belgium last month and I've incorporated and remixed some of his slides. but it was in Italian!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Last week I participate on a panel on “ Data Visualization for Nonprofits: A Picture Is Better Than A 1,000 Words ” with Johanna Morariu from Innonet and Brian Kennedy of ChildrenNow. The day of the panel, I published a blog post that shared our slides, wiki, and resources. Documentation of Session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

I'm facilitating a couple of workshops as part of the Social Media track for annual conference for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Louisville, KY. Sometimes I wish that I simply did the same slide show, talk, and workshop again and again and again. In Romania, the version I'll create will be for blogging strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

Conference. (He even brought me some Tim-Tams.). When possible, I get a list of attendees at workshops or conferences, and I visit their web sites and social media outposts. I don’t like giving a keynote where I talk at the audience for 45 minutes. My opening framework breaks down the strategy into strategy blocks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

They help “air out the brain” and can help a tired group regain focus. I incorporate energizers into webinars (see slide 22) and virtual meetings. I’m doing a panel at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference in March called “ Learn You Will ” with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

My chapter lays out a traditional ROI process that Nonprofit technology staff use to make major IT investment purchases such as hardware, video conference system, database system, etc. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. Return on Investment. They want to know: How much will it cost?

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

She was more than happy to share what her and her team learned about the planning and execution of a large virtual conference, and how you can apply these lessons to your nonprofit’s next event. A key strategy we used at Classy was to include closed captioning in our live sessions and our session recordings for participants to watch later.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2010

Last week at the 47th Annual Association of Fundraising Professionals Conference in Baltimore, online fundraising and outreach was a key issue covered throughout the event and the topic of social media was more popular than ever to this group of fundraising pros. Author: Jordan Viator. Facebook [or any social network] is your garden."

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