Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up on the opinion blog – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog or read the full post below. One of the core principles in community engagement is to use the tools your community is using. If they are using the tool, then join them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Facebook: facebook.com/nationalwildlife. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Back in 2006 when I joined the organization we had a MySpace page with 25 friends. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Website: www.nwf.org. Blog: www.wildlifepromise.org.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the issues highlighted by Causes leaving MySpace and ideablob suddenly shutting down. One of the biggest issues that has come out of the blog posts and the conversations in the comments is the idea of data. Greenpeace International on facebook. That example?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), Texting can be a powerful tool if it is done well, but annoying to supporters if it is not. There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), Texting can be a powerful tool if it is done well, but annoying to supporters if it is not. There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Here’s a run through of the Tools Galore session. More than 3.5

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

People can post comments and converse with your organization in public for all to see. on social networking sites see your giving and fundraising activity through widgets, Apps, and peer-to-peering fundraising tools, like fundraising pages. Bottom Line: There’s no “One Fits All” communication tool or tool set anymore.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/taprootfoundation. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Megan: MySpace was probably our first introduction to social media, but not sure the year we created the account. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Blog: taprootfoundation.org/blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. You already know Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn et al???now The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. How do you decide which sites and tools are right for your audience?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

NTEN’s 09NTC just wrapped up in San Francisco and many conversations at the conference focused on social media use by nonprofits. With so many tools out there, and different options for individuals and other organizations to engage with you, how do you manage it all? Invest fully in a few tools, and use them well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Today, we had an amazing conversation and interview with Cecile Richards and Tom Subak to learn more about Planned Parenthood 's Social Media Strategy and their movement building techniques. Says Tom, "We don't talk about Facebook or Twitter. We talk about how using the tools expands our mission." We help guide it."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

June 10, 2008 Today, someone on the progressive exchange list asked about a tool called Rapleaf. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.), An interesting conversation ensued on the list – with some arguing that this was a problematic thing. What is public? 2 admin 06.11.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

Having a deep and reflective conversation in 140 character bursts where you can examine different points of view, think out loud, share insights, and learn something - can be difficult on Twitter. Yes, twitter can start the sparks flying, but if you want the fire to burn - I think you need to blog it or write about or have a conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

I think of Facebook as a middle ground between business and pleasure, sort of MySpace for post-adolescents or LinkedIn for professional late adopters like me. David Carr, NY Times That quote made me think of Wendy Harman's Facebook Profile. What professional value has your Facebook profile brought you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

NTEN's WeAreMedia project has been discussing and building six tactical modules on social media - the practical tips and resources you need before you start to focus on the tools. Participating in the conversation. What are the best getting started tips for using Facebook or MySpace for engaging people and inspiring action?

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Care2

JULY 29, 2010

Ever wanted to find out where your donors and activists are hanging out on social networks so you can continue deepening your relationsips with your supporters and foster more two-way conversations? Here is the short list of the social media sites that are included in our analysis: Facebook. StumbleUpon. LiveJournal.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

At AIDS.gov , our mission is to provide access to Federal HIV and AIDS information through a variety of new media channels, and to support the use of new media tools by Federal and community partners. Is it simply the number of followers you have on Twitter, or how many people "like" you on Facebook? Conference on AIDS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Jeremiah Owyang has an excellent post called " Why you need to have a strategy NOW before you make a Facebook Fan page." 2) Is Facebook the right network for you? re not in Bebo, MySpace, Orkut, or other network? Do you know the Facebook demographics? (I The features of Facebook pages are limited, it???s

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Analytics tools. how to integrate tools without reinventing the wheel. use monitoring tools. Listening tools: Netvibes. assessed the conversation and they had a 58% negative blog/conversation ratio (used manual researching, icerocket, forumtracker, search.twitter, etc.), The right metrics. success stories.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

" It does take more time in the beginning if you're just acquiring the skill with a particular tool. It has nothing to do with the tools, have you avoided getting distracted from your to do list or work flow or too much multi-tasking-- social media can be ADD producing. Also, the categories have overlap in terms of tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

In the last few weeks, there has been posts about how conversations have shifted to FriendFeed. In addition, a lot of ad hoc conversation and informal resource sharing unfolded. And as Marnie notes, the conversation in FriendFeed is valuable. A: They talk about tools! Follow the poweruser of FriendFeed, Louis Gray.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

They were all on Facebook (turned their noses up at Myspace), watch YouTube videos, and use IM applications, with more 20 people on their IM lists. including cellphones, text messages, instant messages, e-mail and face-to-face conversations. Facebook, for instance ??? t the right tool for that job,??? he said. ???The

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

He summarizes the internal control issues elegantly: New media tools can give housing associations better ways to provide information, and support communication and collaboration within and outside the organisation. However, if the tools are in the hands of the resident/customers, that changes power relationships. You can't give up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

They've built a profile tool over at the blog that lets you plug in some very general demographic information and get a summary of the percentage of profile types that fit that demographic. The other day, Chris Brogan left a comment about how conversations online were becoming more distributed and fragmented.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Lots of tools. Will people give through Facebook? many organizations are initially focusing on using social media as a communication and awareness tool. Is that MySpace friend an activist? You can avoid having a conversation. You can even pretend the conversations aren't happening elsewhere. Lots of talk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

There were a number of questions related to tools and tactics that I couldn't answer off the top of my head - so I decided to crowdsource them on Twitter asking for answers in the comments. How often should an organization post to Twitter or send out updates on Facebook? Thank you Kevin! Quality is more important than quantity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

Use your blog or twitter or whatever tool to solicit practical ideas on how to use social media to make connections. Set up Google Alerts to follow what's being said about your organization and cause online so that you can act on what's being said, join the conversation and build your community. application in your Facebook account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

It is really bizarre, but this afternoon I've been struggling with the notion about the connection between individual adoption and organizational adoption of social media tools like Facebook or others. Boyd goes into the specific issues related to adoption of Facebook at the organizational level. tool after Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. So, thought I'd take an opportunity to query my network via Twitter and Facebook and see what's new. Everyone is a Curator. Be sure to check out Nina's Museum2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

He said that things in the field happen in spaces between particles- the analogue is a conversation between people. You have early adopters, a big scary chasm, and then more mainstreamed adoption of the tools. This pattern is the same no matter the tools. The important thing is having the conversation.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

While younger users are more likely to have a presence on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, older users often find their way to interactive games, chat rooms, and online activities where they can engage with peers. How to' networking sites are increasingly popular among older adults. They've always been connected.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

Now, online marketing has literally become a conversation between you and your audiences. When you launch an integrated marketing plan, you're most likely producing content for a web site, a landing page, a blog, a newsletter, and perhaps a Facebook or MySpace page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

He believes that: "Inspiration + Know how + tools = you can change the world" The tools are just tools, but you need to add your network. CRAM = Connect, Reward, Action, Memorable - mentions Technorati as a tool to find your potential audience who have interest in your cause or programs.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2011

On April 14, TechSoup presented a webinar on using social media tools to support, involve, and recruit volunteers. Social Media = online tools for sharing ideas, information, etc. Start w org website first, before getting on Facebook, etc. Twitter is an effective tool for specific, timely requests for volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Since conversations are getting more distributed and in addition to using the NpTech tag to discover, aggregate, and summarize resources, I'm incorporating nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, nptech friendfeed room, and networks. " He describes some of the work flow issues related to nonprofit using Facebook causes.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator. Need some metrics guidelines? The irony).

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