Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2012

She is the founder of Feed Me Darling, a business that helps professional women eradicate food cravings and gain lasting control over emotional eating. Feeding people. The fourth blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the delicious Meg Worden (I say delicious because I love her e-cookbook, Salad Alchemy).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Submitted by Amy Sample Ward, publisher of Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech When it comes to “nptech” or nonprofit technology, there are more blogs and organizations and resources than any one person can find, let alone keep track of! Amy Sample Ward’s Version of RSS Why? I’m no exception. What’s in my brain, can be in yours!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Use this step-by-step guide for adding RSS feeds. View more PowerPoint from Amy Sample Ward. Create a shared tracking space for your team or whole organization. How to get started: I suggest using Netvibes , you can also try iGoogle or even Google Reader. Refer to the slides below for examples. Content Map. Why create a content map?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Finding Feeds. Netvibes will let you track all kinds of things online, all by using RSS feeds or ready-built widgets. As far as the email vs feed option - we are using Netvibes so you can cut down on email! Choose the “feed&# option and then hit save on that alert. Add Feeds to Netvibes. Twitter Search.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

A sampling of badge art from Salesforce.org Trailhead modules. In addition to incredible growth across the number of Salesforce.org product-oriented trails and badges, some things beyond our wildest dreams have happened, too. Where We’re Headed Next, Together. Thank you to everyone who turns to Trailhead to learn.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

The downloadable spreadsheet includes a sample, along with a blank template for you to use for your own plan. For example, you need to raise $250,500 to achieve the organization’s mission of feeding 1,000 families. However, this goal should be the one that all the other smaller goals feed into.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

Lastly, check out the various applications that LinkedIn integrates with – for example, you can pull in RSS feeds from your blog or the organization’s website, have your slide shows appear on your profile, and more. View more PowerPoint from Amy Sample Ward. Mastering social networking as a volunteer. What do you think?

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

A heavily commented photo will show up in people’s news feeds (because of all the activity), which can really help promote the message. Sample Communications Really Help. Movember did a really good job of providing sample text for emails, pre-written tweets, and great facts to use in Facebook status updates.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2009

Amy Sample Ward’s Version of RSS. creates a chance to improve this collection of feeds by and with my community. This is a place to find blogs or RSS feeds from research or organizational websites - all focused on the large intersection of social technologies and social benefit work. This is just a starting place.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Women Give 2010 is the first report to compare philanthropic giving between men and women across all income levels based on a nationally representative sample.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Each of the above will let you search for a word or phrase and then get the RSS feed for that search. You’ll want to grab the RSS feed for each of the searches you performed before you move on to the next step in the process(setting up an iGoogle Listening Dashboard). See a sample Listening Dashboard here ]. Click on that link.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 30, 2011

In that window of opportunity, I snagged an invite from NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward and have spent the last day playing around with it in between other projects. When I go to Facebook, I typically skim back in my feed to see what I missed since my last visit.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). The short version is, Facebook has the ability to make you feel good or bad, just by tweaking what shows up in your news feed.” – eMarketer -.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

Send a small bottle of wine, ingredients for a custom cocktail, or a craft beer sample. It is also a good idea to set up a Twitter feed for your digital event and consider a group on LinkedIn as well. . To encourage greater attendance and participation, send each virtual attendee a special gift.

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NCE Social Media

APRIL 29, 2009

That’s just a small sampling of what your organization can now do on Change.org with the premium toolset. These “Asks” can range from requests for volunteers to calls for immediate online action and will soon show up in numerous feeds throughout Change.org. 2) Message all your supporters.

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Global Giving

MARCH 7, 2019

The end of the year is usually when we have the most activity on the site and, therefore, we’ll reach a large sample size faster. By the end of the three-month experiment, we were able to gather insights about currency choices from more than 35,000 visitors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2011

We’re reacting to the following claim: “Data collected using unbounded crowdsourcing (non-representative sampling) largely in the form of SMS from the disaster affected population in Port-au-Prince can predict, with surprisingly high accuracy and statistical significance, the location and extent of structural damage post-earthquake.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

3 Ways to Use Social Media in Your Next Campaign by Amy Sample Ward, Author of Social Change Anytime Everywhere and Membership Director at NTEN. E-Book #2: Feeding the Content Beast. Social Media and Its Relationship with Online Fundraising by Carie Lewis , Director of Emerging Media at HSUSA.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. [Ed. Finding Feeds. Netvibes will let you track all kinds of things online, all by using RSS feeds or ready-built widgets. As far as the email vs feed option - we are using Netvibes so you can cut down on email! Choose the “feed” option and then hit save on that alert. Twitter Search.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The other day I witnessed the result of feeding and tuning a network. Miriam who is a wizard at feeding and tuning her network was able to get an amazing thread of recommendations from her friends, but these recommendations were generative – pinging other people who added their own or other resources. . Copyblogger.

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AFP Blog

MAY 27, 2014

With news feeds giving us constant updates from many sources—some reliable, some not—it’d be very easy to conflate fact with conjecture. It finds that a sample of college students were, in fact, less likely to fall for false information if it had been presented to them in a Twitter format.'

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). We sampled 201 ChatRoulette sessions, noting characteristics such as group size and gender. " Twitter tactics – Louder.org.uk

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Care2

JANUARY 31, 2010

Check out M+R Strategic Services first Nonprofit Social Media Benchmarks Study , which includes sample research by groups such as Easter Seals, Oxfam, Human Rights Campaign, League of Conservation Voters, and more. Generating a high fan rate is important, since news feeds carry that activity to potential new fans.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

How can the community at large feed in to, support and help impact the direction and future of CauseVox? Keep track of activity through your news feed in the administrative interface. It works similarly to your Facebook feed. The opportunity for online fundraising and engagement is limitless. Just create an on-going campaign.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

NetSquared’s Global Community Builder , Amy Sample Ward, will be at the NTC this year to connect and collaborate with friends, colleagues and new faces in the sector. My Twitter feed will have quotes, notes and links. View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Here’s how to find Amy and connect with NetSquared.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Feeding America has utilized numerous Call2Action Sparks. They work in tandem with a nationwide network of member food banks in the fight to end hunger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

After college, when I began to use a feed reader , my listening became more routine. If you are listening already, I encourage you to step it up: refine your key words, add a new source, or move your e-mail alerts to a feed reader. Amy Sample Ward - Live Blogging: 09NTC Mapping Your Social Media Strategy.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 17, 2014

They feed the hungry and house the homeless. A Sample Stewardship Plan. If you expect the executive director to write personal notes, write a sample draft note. Stop thinking of your donors as ATM machines and really focus on them as people. Think about what they do for your organization. They don’t simply give money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

I resisted it for a year because I was concerned about having yet another social media outpost to feed and tune. Total Fans / Unsubscribers: Total number of fans over time, overlaid with the total number of fans who have chosen to hide your posts in their News Feed (unsubscribers). What is the way out of this problem?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

You can find a sample script here. We’ll put it to work right away to feed a family!” Thank you phone calls for first-time donors, major donors, monthly donors, and other targeted groups to offer immediate gratification, establish trust, and demonstrate the need for the just-received gift.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Not exactly as simply as the goldfish, but one that after a few steps feeds back to the beginning. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. The first step: Who’s your community?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

What did the trick was a “How To Tweet” cheat sheet that not only included the simple mechanics, but also sample tweets from other ACLU leaders around the country, subtle form of peer pressure. Stay Focused: Use online visualize tools to mindmap ideas.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

If you’re trying to feed children in Africa, show a photo or clip of those kids. That’s why you should include a short description of your mission and your work so new people can figure out fast who you are and what you’re about. Images or drawings of your campaign goal: Help your donors envision the end result of your online campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

With eight people to feed, Tom could not keep his fridge and pantry stocked. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Now that you understand what to include and what to leave out, let’s look at some sample thank you letters. Keep your story brief and focused on the message that this donor’s gift made a difference. Thank you for caring!’

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Instead, ask people to give to save a dog, tutor a child, or feed a homeless person. Don’t ask people to give to help you reach your internal goal. That’s boring. No one cares about your internal goal. Ask people to make a difference with their donation , not help you reach an arbitrary goal.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

Additional enhancements could involve supporting an expiration field in the live feed from partners and/or determining if an action has expired based on the content on the destination page.

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2013

This is a topic that Amy Sample Ward and I also discuss in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere in the chapter on Disrupting the Nonprofit Sector. For example, if they are a local soup kitchen, how many people are they feeding every day? How effective is that organization in creating real world social change?

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