Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

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. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of March 2nd).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 17, 2010

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. Her round up includes the slides we used in the session as well. Thanks for the post, Marcia! Submit today!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

There were some similarities and differences in both the questions and perceptions around engagement and community. I normally separate my post-presentation blog posts and slides but think it will be valuable to group them together this time. The questions he raised include: ??is Defining Community. Using Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. Conversation starters that link alumni to the current school experience can spark tons of engagement. ” 3.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

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. It's about having a CONVERSATION with people who care about your work and can help you reach your goals.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

And just a couple of real quick housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording this session and we’ll be sending out that recording as well as the slides later on. But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. You can also use Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

You can read the full post and comment on the SSIR blog or be part of the conversation below. Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public. You can review the slides from my whole presentation, as well as all of the speaker notes, here.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

My Twitter feed will have quotes, notes and links. A chance for local organizers to come together, network, ask questions, etc. Come chat with me about online communites, some of the topics of conversation may include: What have been some changes or issues recently with your online community? Slides are automatically advanced.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Just want to let you all know that we are recording this session, and we’ll be sending out the slides as well as the recording later on this afternoon. You can also send us a tweet, I’ll keep an eye on Twitter as well. So I know you got some slides to pull up but the floor is yours. But we love to hear from you.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. WWT 2010: Apps and Tools to Energize Your Base.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2010

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. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of June 11th).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2011

Let’s consider the list of most used forms: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ (assuming all continues to go well), LinkedIn, FourSquare, Gowalla, StumbleUpon, Tumblr, and your own site. Features are one thing, but the big question a nonprofit has to also answer: where is their audience ? I found it overwhelming!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Over the holidays, I finally visited Quora , a social learning site focused around asking and answering questions founded by an ex-Facebook employee. Quora has been around for a year and provides an independent question platform from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn that is similar to Yahoo!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

When was the last time you went to a conference and had a deep learning experience through conversation and stimulation of all senses from a traditional panel? As a facilitator, it is great to have this visual so you can focus on the conversational channeling – and have a record you refer to as the conversation weaves and turns.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Support: There’s no one readily available to help answer your questions or fix something if you have an issue with the program. Top feature: Donorbox’s UltraSwift Checkout feature allows donors to quickly complete payments in just a few clicks, promoting higher conversion rates. This keeps all conversations focused.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The final tip Leroux Miller shared acknowledges the reality that online audiences are inclined to multitask during webinars so presenters should keep their tone conversational to keep their audience engaged and consider using a webcam or live polling for interactivity. Make Presentations Social. Additional Resources.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

In preparation for my involvement at the seminar I’m participating in the NCVO’s “Ask the Expert&# – an opportunity for NCVO members to pose questions and get answers prior to the main event. Key questions to ask include: who is your audience? 5 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy. About NCVO.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Live: Participatory Events, Webinars, Conversations, Local and Global. Tweetchats — A TweetChat room opens with a hashtag like our recent #NPtagging conversation. Anyone who uses the designated tag on Twitter automatically becomes a part of the ongoing global conversation on that topic of interest.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

But I’d like it to be seen for what it is: there are tons of presentation resources (slides, notes, videos, etc.), But what’s really important to me, is that there are A WHOLE HECK OF A LOT of conversations here: there are around 500 posts and over 6,700 comments ! Right now, this blog could really be categorized as a blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2009

Lucy brings up some points about metrics for Twitter. However, while checking my Twitter stream I realized that the Queen of Measurement, KD Paine , was at a conference a few blocks away in the lobby bar. She puts the what to measure question in context from hits, to views, to engagement. It's not just math phobia.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2012

Using this data, we now have an opportunity to start some difficult but important conversations about the true state of our sector. What are the big picture conversations about? We can’t thank you enough for the time you volunteered in responding to the questions and promoting it to your networks… and the data is now yours.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

I'm getting ready to a workshop later this week, I did a simple pre-workshop assessment, asking folks about their level of experience/comfort and their burning questions. I usually do this in a room with a quick poll, but I wanted to push myself to create the content based on their questions. In A Museum? In A Museum?

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2011

I spent my first 3 months in this position simply observing and finding the conversations. If you can discover what brings a group of people to your Facebook page vs. your Twitter account, you’ll really start to understand what types of conversations they want to have there. Find the biggest slide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Debra has posed a very good question frame in the comments: Does the blog offer consistent insight and education about an area I want to learn about? I use knowledge trees, outlines, and focused thinking to identify what I need to learn and questions I need to ask.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

There were interesting conversations at every turn and I also had requests to share my notes and slides. I also encountered quite a few people asking very similar questions, or looking for the same resources. If you have other questions, or other ideas, please share them! Social Tactics. What are we doing there?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

Photo by Matt Westervelt Back in April I created a slide presentation for an Ignite session at NTC about the Many Uses of Friendfeed that Beth Kanter picked up on , intrigued with the idea of using it as an internal listening tool. One of those venues is Twitter. Synchronous events there include the monthly #4change conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Almost a year ago, I got a phone call from James Leventhal who follows me on Twitter. The social media lab for arts organizations is a combination of face-to-face workshops, phone calls, and online support via a wiki and Twitter over several months. I ask certain questions to help identify these individuals. .

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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. See the slide deck below and notes from the panelists: WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Tags can also be used to find resources such as photos, slide presentations, and articles to reference for use on your site. Whether you or not you understand how to use tags, chances are you have come across them if you have ever used blogs, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, or bookmarking sites such as Delicious. 400+ Twitter Chat Schedule.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2009

We've gotten to know each other through our respective blogs, I follow her Twitter stream, we retweet each others links, we've met face-to-face and had drinks together. It eventually shifts to two-way conversation. Dave Fleet shares a rubric of going from not listening to engaging in conversation to build a relationship.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2010

(**full presentation slides can be found here ) My favorite quote from their presentation - "Gardens are lovely as long as you water them. Creating a meaningful relationship and conversation that grows over time. Creating a meaningful relationship and conversation that grows over time. Where are you now? Where is my ruler?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

The big questions I want to know are related to the learning goals: What is the audience's level of experience? That's one advantage of the backchannel - is that you came your presentation top level - and encourage more advanced people to share what they know in the backchannel and then bring that into the conversation. The Topics. -Use

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NTEN

MARCH 9, 2011

This is also where you can bring questions to ask and get not just one, but a handful of veterans to answer! How you can make the most of it: Bring your name badge, not just because it has your ticket, but because this may be the first chance you have to see all those email addresses and twitter names in real life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? While I was presenting, I was thinking what ten-minute chunk to cut or where I should skip through some slides. Before I went on Twittered. What worked? What didn't?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

It was terrific to have a packed room and a long, open conversation (we split the session into half presenting, half audience discussion) about these issues. Here are our slides and Ellen's handouts if you want to learn more. Now I think it's really critical to all of us advancing the field and making our institutions viable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

A peer learning environment requires creating a safe space for conversation. I was asked a fabulous "skeptic" question, " What is the value that 'live tweeting' offers? My perspective: Live Tweeting forces you to be succinct so when I tweet, it is a form of notetaking and it alters the way I listen.

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