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Great reads from around the web on June 11th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. What is a nonprofit network builder? Are you familiar with the tool?

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Designing Programs to Build Community: Case Study with Charity Technology Trust

Amy Sample Ward

Key Questions: The session was designed to be a conversation – with an avid note taker (me). I came with a list of questions that I used to steer the conversation to ensure not only were we focused, but also that each question pushed us closer to our goal of identifying opportunities for community-focused programs or services.

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Great reads from around the web on December 8th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Nonprofits can expect 60% of their donations to come in between Christmas and New Year’s.&#. Sitting right there.

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

Read the post and join the conversation on the Frogloop blog (or read the post below). Tags: case studies challenge competition frogloop guest post howto tips. I’m honored to have a guest post up on Care2′s Frogloop blog today! Tip #1: Set the stage. Have you found any of the tips above to be helpful in your work?

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Using Twitter to Build a Community and Recruit Volunteers

Amy Sample Ward

Last week, I had the opportunity to present at the 2011 Volunteer Management for Nonprofits Conference here in New York. And here are slides from a previous presentation: Twitter.Org: Twitter for Nonprofit Organizations. Twitter Lists for Nonprofits. Twitter for Nonprofits Presentation. How can nonprofits use Twitter?

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Great reads from around the web on August 24th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. We heard from 209 nonprofit staff, consultants, and the people who love us–and some of the results suprised us.

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Great reads from around the web on October 27th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. For many nonprofits, it’s far more obvious that such tools can be useful than how to use them. Event management?

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