Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2012

By using strategic methods, it’s possible to have maximum social media impact in minimal time. This workshop will cover planning and evaluating, as well as content and engagement for multichannel social impact.

Social Media 120

Social Media Impact Social Broadcast 120

CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas. Are you on track to meet your goals?

Develop 76

Develop Fundraising Pledge Track 76

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Who: Speakers: Amy Sample Ward | Netsquared; Debra Askanase; Ivan Boothe. In this session, participants will get their hands dirty planning a social media campaign that integrates traditional organizing theory and practice. Workshop leaders will offer feedback and evaluation. When: 1:30 p.m.

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Campaign Community Online Organization 140

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 2, 2009

I’ve been thinking about these lists in terms of adopting social media tools and think that most of the lists are hitting on the same exact things. Here’s my list that I think hits at the core of all the other lists for social media strategy. 5-Part Social Media Strategy Process.

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Social Media Process Media Social 102

Candid

APRIL 14, 2021

Leverage your team’s social media skills for online research and put networking skills to use in discovery conversations. Start by creating sample scripts for thank-you calls, emails, and cards and ask your team to thank your major donors. Establish a program evaluation cadence and set goals to take your program to the next level.

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Gift Program United States Script 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Amy Sample Ward. It refers to a fairly new way of evaluating the effectiveness of projects by drawing out the underlying assumptions about how they lead to social change. It refers to a fairly new way of evaluating the effectiveness of projects by drawing out the underlying assumptions about how they lead to social change.

Social Media 95

Social Media Change Contest Widget 95

CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2021

Evaluate your website and emails, and make sure the messaging for your peer-to-peer fundraising campaign is: Easy to understand — Your messaging should make it obvious why your organization has launched the peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Sample “Registration Now Open” email. Make Your Story Easy To Understand And Share.

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Campaign Fundraising Registration Calendar 70

NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

This tool will crawl and evaluate your website for a lot of the key elements you should be monitoring. Here’s a sample for NetWits that I ran a few months back that will give you an idea of what to expect. Here’s a sample for NetWits that I ran a few months back that will give you an idea of what to expect.

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Double the Donation

AUGUST 21, 2021

Reach beyond your list – Think about other communications channels that reach beyond your constituent list: social media, your website, signs at your organization’s events, public service announcements, local morning TV news shows. Some ideas: Issue social media challenges.

Results 87

Results Fundraising Software Raise 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2015

Utilize new tools and trends including social media, microvolunteering, virtual volunteering, and hackathons. Quantify and evaluate a volunteer program’s effectiveness, and adjust the strategy going forward. Keep current volunteers on board, and engage more donors, supporters, and effective board members.

Volunteer 50

Volunteer Chapter Sample History 50

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

But what about taking an inventory of your social media tools? Twitter Karma is a great tool to use if you want to inventory your Twitter community, clean up any nonreciprocal followers, or simply evaluate your lists. Tags: strategy analysis evaluation social media. Here are a few ways to get you diving in: Twitter.

Social Media 100

Social Media Tools Media Ning 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

I'm drilling down into the concept of " streamline " to brainstorm 52 ideas to help make your organization's social media strategy and use more effective and efficient. Why Your Nonprofit Should Streamline Social Media Social media is still relatively new. My three words: streamline, weave, and Einstein. Good for you!

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Social Media Media Tips Social 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement.

Results 95

Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2009

Alfred Sloan used ROI in the 1920's at General Motors Source: Wikipedia I'm in the process of writing about and prepping several workshops for nonprofits about Social Media and ROI, known as "Return on Investment." ROI processes, particularly as part of the budgeting process , are familiar to many nonprofits. Do you agree?

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ROI Social Media Media Measure 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2010

Social Media Lab: Becoming A Networked Nonprofit. As Visiting Scholar in Nonprofits and Social Media at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I am coaching grantee organizations and leading workshops and peer trainings on how to become a Networked Nonprofit. Here’s quick sampling: LA Universal Preschool.

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Social Media Network Media California 99

Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

You should periodically perform a nonprofit self-audit to see how your website, email marketing, and social media are performing. What do you need from your website, your social media, your email marketing, and your print collateral? Social media: Go through all your social media channels as a prospective donor.

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Marketing Guide Metrics Nonprofit 69

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. Panelists: Wendy Harmon: social media manager, philosophy is to use social media to execute mission. Danielle Brigida: using social media to increase, reach, engagement and revenue.

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

All of the words probably have different meanings to each of us, but as a term, I mean programming, services, media events or campaigns that emerge from the needs, actions and involvement of the community. Especially with the increased use of social media tools to help community building activity around causes or specific organizations.

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Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Different platforms have different users – be sure to do your homework by reviewing statistics and reports from various social media tools to know who’s really using them, and ask your community where they want to engage with you. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Go Where the People Are. Case Studies.

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Community Build Organization Case Study 253

Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

These are the types of characteristics you’ll find in a tactical report: The publisher has authority relating to the report’s topic and the report has real examples and stories cited within The insights from the report are drawn from a sample size that is meaningful to reference.

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Hype Research Marketing Benchmark 52

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

Last November we saw a few alarming events taking place in this social media for social good sector: Causes left Myspace and Ideablob shut down , both without warning or community support. Evaluate your community: are you reaching a diverse community or operating in a silo? Investment Is More Than Money. But not money.

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Ning Causes Build Evaluation 208

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2012

Topic : Social Media for Social Good Pre-Conference. Description : This half-day workshop will cover basic and intermediate levels of social media topics including an introduction to core tools, evaluation, implementation and strategic application. Date : June 17, 2012. Location : Chicago, IL. Related Links : NCVS.

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Conference National Service Chicago 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2010

But have seen grassroots groups and nonprofits turning to free, proprietary social media software services and getting burnt when the software company has to start charging or even worse goes out of business. We've been seeing the end of the era of free social media applications over the past few months. Start a Petition ».

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Ning Free Technology Adopt 101

DipJar

MARCH 21, 2022

This might mean you need to re-evaluate your approach and readjust how you’re conducting your prospecting. While social media platforms and search engines can get you started, you’ll also need access to the following: . Don’t be afraid to ask for samples of their work or ask their past clients for feedback on their performance. .

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Research Consultant Database Gift 91

Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In addition to the methods listed above, with Marketing Cloud’s Advertising Studio tool, you can utilize your existing constituent data to find “lookalikes” (other social media users who share similar demographics or interests) for you to target with ads on Facebook. Engagement. One-Time to Sustainer Journey.

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Marketing Phase Nonprofit Gift 59

NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Our staff interacts with our community in different ways; here''s why Amy Sample Ward, CEO, loves our community! Using all of the tools available to us (our blog, myNTEN groups, social media, webinars, events, conferences, evaluations, etc.), November is Member Appreciation Month at NTEN.

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Community Tools Support NTEN 59

Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2016

Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff 101 gives you access to short how-tos, microlearning videos, online resources, live events featuring training experts, training plan samples, and more on TechSoup's new learning management system (LMS). Provide samples of successful tech training programs in libraries and nonprofits.

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Library Training Train Online 36

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

Description : Social media, online campaigns, and community engagement can be tricky things to dive into and do well without measuring, monitoring and evaluating. How to evaluate? Location : online with Nonprofit Webinars. Topic : Do-It-Yourself Community Metrics. But what to measure?

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Metrics Community Guidelines Slides 100

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

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Business People Podcast Broadcast 241

Care2

APRIL 13, 2010

For example during the Super Heroes of Online Fundraising, Dijulio discussed the importance of creating a data template for how your organization will evaluate results before you conduct a test. It’s also important to ensure sample sizes will give statistically significant results. Rule #2: 400 responses is usually valid.

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Conference Sample Technology NTC 61

Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

The second is to offer chances to win prizes for completing a survey, signing a petition, calling a congressperson, sharing an email or social media post, pinning something to your social media account, or anything else you can creatively dream up. Even if folks don’t attend, just the opportunity to attend is a reward.

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Donor Strategy Retention Relationship 141

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

While they’re volunteering, you can evaluate their skills and dedication to see if they have what you need on your Board. There’s a whole playlist on our YouTube channel of sample videos waiting to spark your creativity. Post photos of the banner on your social media platforms for maximum exposure. It’s good for their health.

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Volunteer National Photo Fun 119

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This is a guest post from Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared’s Global Community Development Manager.&#. We can see (and learn a valuable lesson about) the way current ecosystem of social media works in regards to transparency, data, and community. The transparency issue is a steep mountain to climb with social media.

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Myspace Causes Philanthropy Offline 108

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Social Media Today | ROI: How to Measure Return on Investment in Social Media – A great post from Brian Solis on Social Media Today discussing the ROI of social media. "Over the years, Social Media experts attempted to redefine ROI for a new era of influence. … But that was then and this is now.

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Web ROI Bookmarking Phase 108

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Fine Blog – "The Case Foundation has just released an evaluation of their innovative “Make It Your Own&# program. One would be hardpressed to find more knowledgeable, thoughtful folks on civic engagement and social media. The assessment was conducted by Peter Levine, Peter Deitz and Cynthia Gibson.

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Web Bookmarking Evaluation Lesson 120

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

Twive and Receive Reveals the Top 20 Most Generous Cities & Who Would Win In A Fight Between the Hulk and a Kitten | Razoo Media Room – "Julie Nations, the Executive Director of The Ellie Fund said “It’s been the best communications outreach program we’ve ever done. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Hunger Web America Case Study 120

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

Social Media Strategy for Nonprofits and Businesses – Debra's latest post has a list of ten guiding principles for social media in our work – they aren't necessarily new, but they are incredibly important and true! "A Here are my top trends in sustainable social media (hat tip to Reuters)."

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Web Bookmarking Contest Case Study 114