Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab. They thought, wouldn’t it be interseting to create a game to get people in the library who may not have ever come?

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2024

Our aim is to provide the most robust and current data possible to facilitate the social sector’s work on the vast problems we face as a society. Candid has been in the data game for decades, with a team of dozens of professionals who have explored all the nooks and crannies of the IRS supplied 990 data.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 4, 2009

David Wilcox just posted a terrific wrap-up of our Social by Social game’s newest iteration, played at this week’s London Net Tuesday: Full size image here. It was a lot of fun, and since Andy was doing an excellent job of facilitating, and Amy was mentoring the groups, I was able to capture proceedings on video.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 22, 2023

While donations and grants are traditional revenue streams, here’s a question to give some serious thought. Here’s how an online store can become a game-changer for your nonprofit: Financial Stability through Diverse Revenue Relying solely on donations or grants can be unpredictable.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Whether you are wondering how to build your own community campaigns, how to use existing community content and amplify the messages coming through, or what platforms to use for collaboration with your members, we ask you to bring your questions and start a new conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators. We chose the latter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a " Social Media Strategy Map " workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. Every time I present or facilitate a workshop, I review the web sites and social media ant trails (social media properties) of participants. . Robot Voice Disguiser for Large Group Facilitation.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! They thought, wouldn't it be interesting to create a game to get people in the library who may not have ever come?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Some teams also establish “drop in or open door times,” the real world equivalent of popping your head into a colleague’s office to ask a quick question. The pandemic has inspire a new breed of online collaboration apps that facilitate drop in video chatting for serendipitous conversations that your team might want to test.

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Virtual Tips Nonprofit Interaction 180

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

“Raising your game as a communicator is one of the best ways to make a difference in the world, but it takes courage to open up to others and invite others to open up to you” says Michelle D. They require taking risks—to reveal yourself, question your beliefs, take a leap of faith, or move out of your comfort zone.

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Challenge Communication Exercise Teach 52

Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

Covid-19 has been a game changer for all of us: it challenged my program at the Smithsonian in ways large and small. The best way I thought to keep in touch was to facilitate weekly 45-minute video calls on Zoom. Then I moderate a 10 minute Q&A session, answering questions that volunteers type into the chat box.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 13, 2022

Although in-person events have tentatively resumed, it’s safe to say that variety truly is the spice of life, and hybrid events have become a true game-changer in the world of events. Ask yourself these three questions as you get started: 1. Hybrid events aren’t just the wave of the future—they’re the here and now.

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Tips Strategy Virtual Sponsor 98

AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Then, encourage them to have a question and answer period or live polling where the virtual audience is asked to contribute. Well, yes, it may seem surprising but your hybrid event needs to facilitate networking opportunities ! Networking can be facilitated by an event platform through segregated networking sessions.

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Virtual Facilitation Audience Video 98

Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In this session you will learn what composable architecture is, and how it can be a game-changer towards offering personalized omnichannel user journeys, enhancing security, and improving developer experiences. We’ll discuss the shift from monolithic systems to composable architecture, highlighting real-world nonprofit examples.

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Voice Social Media Portland Technique 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” Analytical Style people control their emotions but tend to ask questions rather than give orders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

This afternoon we played the Social Media Game. Because of the limited point system, the participants spent a lot of time figuring out how to "get the most bang for their buck." I got asked questions like - if we upload a video to flickr, does that count as a 3 points additional? . I hate that. That's all for now.

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Romania Social Media Game Reflection 50

Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

Show how the new systems can facilitate and drive those goals. Step 3: Play the numbers game. Step 4: Be prepared for questions. Leadership will likely have multiple questions. Initial questions typically fall into one of these categories: challenges, TCO, ROI, timeline, and resourcing. Talk benefits, not features.

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Business Software Build ROI 78

Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Focus on how their past gifts are still making a difference and give them opportunities to ask questions about your organization. A good way to facilitate an in-kind donation campaign virtually is to take advantage of your online tools and make an eCommerce page with a list of needed products. Game-a-thon. Bingo Night.

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Virtual Ideas Guide Fundraising 69

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

We also ended the entire event with one of my favorite exercises, the Exquisite Corpse game, in which participants co-created comics of their craziest museum dreams. Facilitator bits. The groupwork was not easy; few participants knew each other or the institutions in question before showing up the first night. You did great.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

” I attended a fantastic workshop facilitated by Michelle Gislason , Senior Project Director, CompassPoint, called “ How to Fail Spectacularly (and What You Can Learn from It) ” Here’s a few key takeaways and resources. Blame game or learning? On Monday, I attended Compasspoint’s Nonprofit Day 2011.

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Exercise NGO Facilitation Game 125

Neon CRM

MAY 12, 2023

You can jog your members’ memories of their interest in your organization by answering two general questions: What did the organization do for members this year? Let’s break these questions down a bit. When timed correctly, adding a few special benefits to the mix can be a game-changer for your renewal responses!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Youth Connection, Part I: Field Building with University Students Moderated by Katie Salen (Parsons, the New School of Design) Description: Aside from creating "future leaders," let's talk about what University students are already contributing to social change gaming by creating a new kind of gaming environment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

The key takeaway for me is the whole point about the need for new metrics to measure learning from games. Talked about the openness to games and the need for research. Working on a series of research studies on the benefits of games. New learning environment puts games at the center. Photo by Rikomatic. We need metrics!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 28, 2010

I facilitated a modified version of the Social by Social game, created to focus on the 4 strategic points highlighted int he presentation: Who’s the community, where’s the sweet spot, what tools could help, which roles are needed. Get the game pieces here: Playing grid. What questions do you have?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

It is a great opportunity to ponder the question: How to design and deliver learning experiences for nonprofits that connect, inspire, and engage? What are the best practices? The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them. Content Delivery Is Not Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

My role in the project is to the facilitate the training sessions, design the overall training, facilitate openers and closings, help prep the curriculum, and deliver modules on digital strategy and social media. Working with Wake is also a wonderful professional development experience to hone training and facilitation trade craft.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Remixing Social Media Strategy Game View more presentations from kanter. I learned a lot in terms of the content but also as a facilitator. The important question is to ask, "to what end? Right now the cards have questions and this group was asking for experiential advice on the cards.

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Social Media Strategy Communication Remix 97

AccelEvents

AUGUST 7, 2020

One way to do this is by having an impartial moderator or facilitator. This person can encourage audience members by asking for their comments and questions that can be put in a live text chat and then relayed to the keynote speaker or presenter. Depending on the event and its size, ice breaker games can also be useful.

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Virtual Brain Storytelling Audience 96

Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

All you need to do is partner with a shoe drive fundraiser facilitator. You can put together questions about your sermons, the church itself, or any other topics of interest to your congregation. Congregants buy bingo cards when they come and enjoy several games of bingo. Game nights. The best part?

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Then, encourage them to have a question and answer period or live polling where the virtual audience is asked to contribute. Well, yes, it may seem surprising but your hybrid event needs to facilitate networking opportunities ! Networking can be facilitated by an event platform through segregated networking sessions.

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Virtual Facilitation Audience Video 52

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

We’re going to cover types of eLearning assessments through the following questions: What is an eLearning assessment? Multiple-choice assessments are those that pose a question with three to five accompanying responses. Learners are asked to choose the one correct answer that aligns with the question asked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Effective webinars need to have “processing&# or “interactivity&# breaks for participants to digest the material or else they not pay attention to the content. An easy way to do this is to pause or take a breath after ten minutes to answer questions or give participants something active to do rather than passively listen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

I’m very honored to be giving the ending keynote and facilitating a design lab on self-care and avoiding burnout at the National Arts Marketing Project Conference. Because I started my career in the arts field and wanted to do some active listening to the audience before speaking, I came in for the whole conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

The curriculum and instructional design included " Principles of Effective Social Media for Nonprofits " and a version of the social media game created with David Wilcox. As a culture, we value answers over questions because answers allow us to take action faster, while asking questions makes us think.

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Social Media Reflection Media Social 91

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Many of the questions we explore will likely also be applicable to other movements. Starting the Conversations: Here are some questions to consider: How does online discussion and networking connect with and support offline action? What are the key ways the game gets changed? How can the web facilitate culture shifts?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2017

Icebreakers are discussion questions or activities used to help participants relax. A selected icebreaker game get your training off to a great start, but a poorly chosen and designed icebreaker can have the opposite effect, making people feel nervous and uncomfortable. break down social barriers. energize & motivate.

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