Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

In less than a month, over 1,700 other cities started Occupy events – both in solidarity to the thousands protesting around the clock in New York’s financial district, and with a loud voice that these issues are not unique to the US. How To: Use Tech to Organize Today.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

While doing research, I found myself digging back into old arguments on museum listservs about photo policies and I want to add my two (very opinionated) cents on this. If people can take their own photos, they won't buy them in the gift shop. Aesthetics of Experience: Photo-taking is distracting for other visitors.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

That may mean it is a quick text-based response, a photo, a very short video, or a good sized video, respectively. Photo credit: aflier Flickr ]. But operating and communicating as if every commenter is a troll will shut down conversation very quickly. That’s a much better tone to set.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Flickr Photo by Yandel.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

It isn’t vital that you post to Twitter AND Pownce AND Jaiku or that you upload photos to Flickr AND Picasa AND Photobucket. Develop your voice for each tool. Develop a unique strategy and voice for each service, based on your research into the strengths and limitations of each tool.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

Our team was quite impressed with the quality of photos and videos submitted, and all the hard work that was put into each. Flickr Pro account. " First Place Photo. Flickr Pro account. View their Flickr set. Flickr Pro. Flickr Pro. Charity Express will receive: Connect2give suite annual plan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Over time and through implementing the best practices listed below and those yet to come, you will find your Google+ voice. Photos and slideshows. A unique, authentic Google+ voice. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Do you have lots of different voices? Resources: Global Voices has created a Guide to Blog For A Cause. Photo credit: Flickr futureshape ). Or, maybe you weren’t interested in the stories being told. Your blog is a chance for your organization to show just how NOT boring it is! Just let me know!).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The other interviews include Sylwia Presley from Gobal Voices , and Claire Sale from NetSquared. Photo credit: Flickr jakubsteiner ). I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. I definitely recommend them both! Don’t be afraid of failing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Over time and through implementing the best practices listed below and those yet to come, you will find your Google+ voice. Photos and slideshows. A unique, authentic Google+ voice. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2017

Flickr Photo by Gavin St. ” There is also “ Fire Drill Leadership ” as defined in this article as a shrill voice or tone that makes everything an emergency when it isn’t. The article describes the reasons why operating like this all the time is not a good idea: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

Flickr Photo by Rex Hammock. Bringing in those diverse voices means we can tell more stories and invite in new audiences.”. Note from Beth: Digital storytelling is key to fundraising success, but using a storytelling lens in your organization can have further benefit of busting organizational silos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Flickr photo by Beth. I took the above photo with my camera phone and uploaded to flickr. So, I twittered about it as part of the demo and asked my network to leave some comments on the flickr photo. link] - One Voice Domestic Violence Community Awareness Walk. link] (fullcirc.com).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). Posting status updates and photos while backpacking through Central America or from a cafe in Paris is their normal mode of travel. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

This five-photo Flickr submission presents a compelling visual narrative and tells a great story. Its photo story is extremely powerful and highly shareable. This is storytelling at its most sophisticated as we see animations and voices come to life. Best Photography Winner — Learning Tree Farm. Honorable Mentions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2011

Flickr Photo by Soyignatus. Millennials (those young, tech savvy, and passionate younger donors) will – as I learned at last month’s Millennial Donor Summit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Flickr Photo by Vox Photo. This way, we can spotlight voices on our blog and give policy partners multiple outlets for their articles; get many conversations going on individual posts on our site; and encourage folks to stay on our blog to learn more. To increase positive messaging about health reform from diverse voices.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2010

Flickr Photo: Vermin Inc Sacrilege right? We got an email explaining that we would receive a free trial of their new voice-to-text service, which will provide text transcripts of all our voicemails. . This is the sort of thing I'm not supposed to say. We are, after all, the Nonprofit TECHNOLOGY Network.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. It's essential that they hear from us. If you're an NTEN Member -- or have been lurking around for awhile -- you know that Universal Broadband Access is an issue we care deeply about.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 20, 2010

Flickr photo credit: Juicy Fruit uploaded by Rumple/Kurt. For more information, see the original call for submissions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Photo by Tharum , found on his Facebook Profile. I spotted this photo in Tharum's Facebook photos the title is "Quiet Vigil Outside Burma Embassy in Phnom Penh." " Mean Lux has a set on Flickr here and you can see a photo of his red t-shirt. There's a photo group in flickr too.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

TechSoup has been running international video and photo competitions for some years now. Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes. Their newest video is called Youth Voices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 1, 2010

Some possible post topics are: • Examples of juicy nonprofit blogs • How to choose juicy post topics • How to build a juicy community • How to host juicy giveaways and contests • How to use juicy images and video effectively • How to use a juicy "voice" in your writing • 10 tips for creating a juicy nonprofit blog What's in it for you?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Flickr Photo: karola riegler photography I've been a woman in the tech field for ten years now. (OK, Women Who Tech , Fast Company and countless others are celebrating the role of women in this field and helping us to find our voices. . OK, I've been a woman for 34 years, but in the tech field for ten).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2008

Flickr Photo by Jacques de Goldfiem Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar last weekend devastating five regions. The photos, videos, and blog reports are giving us vivid citizen accounts. Global Voices, South Asia Editor, Mong Palatino, offers this round up of what blogs in the region are reporting, including these eye witness accounts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Image from Flickr by Xurble. They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. Include photos of the donors or the company logo whenever possible. Harrison has over 61.5k

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

flickr photo: woodleywonderworks November is member appreciation month, and we set today aside specifically to thank our amazing NTEN members, and to help them celebrate each other. If you're on Twitter, just thank your favorite NTEN member(s) and include #ntenthanks in your update. Or, send a shout out on our Facebook wall.

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MAY 20, 2011

Megaphone: Flickr: floeschie Every week we pull together interesting tid-bits from across the web where NTEN members are making – or writing – headlines! Get it on Amazon ! -- Add your voice to the state of the sector! Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! Janet Fouts has your back!

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I hope you'll add to the list: Change/Wire Dining for Women Ella Baker Center Echoing Green Genocide Intervention Network Global Fund for Women Global Voices' Rising Voices Google.org Idealist NetSquared NTEN People's Grocery Save Darfur Social Actions Spot.us Flickr photo credit: Photo of question mark in flowers uploaded by Michelle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

The national anthem from Tunisia brought tears to my eyes – in part – because feeling in which they sang it – and the team leader, Chema, has a beautiful singing voice. Photo by SMEXbeirut. Photo by SMEXbeirut. Photo by SMEXbeirut. In the above video, Naeema Zarif. explains the how and why.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Via Global Voices Advocacy blog. video and photo-sharing sites like Youtube, Flickr, Dailymotion; blogging platforms such as Blogspot, Livejournal, Typepad and Wordpress; social networking websites such as Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, Wikipedia, VoIP services; etc.); tools and websites. tools and websites. the crackdown on web 2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

He would like to see the disability community speak with one voice on these issues. Notes from a Brainstorm The overarching concern of Hiroshi is a potential split in the disability community over new technology, particularly in the broadband age. To some disability groups, Second Life is wonderful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2015

Flickr Photo by Wesley Fryer. HALF OF ONE PERCENT (yes, I’m raising my voice). Leaders have an obligation, but more importantly, they see real value in ensuring that staff and stakeholders have a voice. And the bottom line is that I came to the nonprofit space to make a difference and have a voice. Let em sink in.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Flickr Photo: rakka I love public speaking. My husband would swear it's because I love the sound of my own voice, but really, I like it best when I get to hear the questions and comments from the crowd. Truth is, I'm no expert. I learn as much as I share at any speaking opportunity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Foko Blog Club, Foko Madagascar Flickr Photo Joan Razafmaharo is an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. They project has several components, including: Foko Blog Club is teaching young people in Madagascar blogging skills (See photo above).

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