Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As a community organizer and network weaver myself, I am incredibly excited by the #OccupyWallStreet movement that started in New York just over three months ago now (on September 17th) in response to a failing federal economy and political process that impact local, national, and international markets.

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Once your blog is in place you could choose to spend time on Flickr, YouTube, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc, but why waste time on every site out there when you can optimize your time. 3) Follow a 3 Step Process - Create / Shorten / Share. The process is simple. Remember, great content is the key to successful social media.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

Have a volunteer organize your image assets and put them in the right folders or work to build a library on Box.com, Dropbox, flickr or a shared Google Photos account. Setting up Facebook fundraising is a huge source of revenue for many nonprofits but it is a very manual process to thank every fundraiser on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

Flickr Photo by PetitPlat - Stephanie Kilgast. Take a look at any nonprofit dashboard and the most effective ones probably have an organizational process that lies beneath. Take a look at any nonprofit dashboard and the most effective ones probably have an organizational process that lies beneath. Metrics for Movements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2005

But thanks to the blogher flickr stream and blogher participants with digital cameras, I found a few photos that documented my presence. Now comes the process of making meaning from all the loose fragments of digital memories. this morning. It is also interesting to see other people's photos of events that you also shared and captured.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. Part-smartphone app, part-hardware device, Square enables the processing of credit card payments on your smartphone. Dipity :: dipity.com. Square :: squareup.com.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2012

It makes me feel like I’m giving of myself and still giving “something” But, one thing I’ve learned through the process is that I actually end up spending at least as much money and certainly a ton of time putting those gifts together. Photo: Flickr gazeronly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2012

Many nonprofits are rushing through the process of adding descriptions to their pins and it shows. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use YouTube, Flickr and Pinterest. Note that there is a link to the blog post in the pin and that clicking the photo. Add quality descriptions to your Pins.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 25, 2011

That said, it’s worth noting that editing your custom iframe tab is a completely different process than it was using the the Static FBML App. It also allows you to copy and paste the code for your YouTube videos or Flickr slideshows directly in to the tab (and HTML, CSS, JavaScript). TabPress by HyperArts ( hyperarts.com ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

Flickr Photo by Rex Hammock. The silo-busting is beginning with the planning process. “We Build story-gathering into your process. 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

JULY 18, 2017

Flickr Photo by Gavin St. The workshop includes a facilitated process based on the “ World Cafe ” method where participants work in small groups to discuss the challenges in the workplace and how to address them. Here’s a process that you can use at a staff meeting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2014

Flickr Photo by Soyignatius. Content curation – the process of finding, organizing, and sharing topical, relevant content for your audience that supports your nonprofit’s engagement or campaign goals (or your professional learning) begins with “ Spotting the Awesome.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Flickr Photo by epsos.de. Eric says that the term being “driven” implies — “going out of your way to devalue experience, ignore process, and eschew established governance in favor of a new, entirely metrics-powered approach towards decision making. &#. And, it is part of a process of learning and continuous improvement.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

Flickr Pro account. Flickr Pro account. View their Flickr set. Flickr Pro. Flickr Pro. We know that the Solar Water Disinfection Movement is something that will keep growing and we are proud to be a catalyst and a partner in that process. View their Flickr set. A Notebook PC. Cisco Flip camera.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2012

There's a lot of buzz about the Cloud being the future of data storage and processing, and more and more Cloud-based options are available to users every day. Flickr photo credit: Podrunzy. We wondered to what extent organizations were effectively replacing traditional IT functions and servers with Cloud solutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

Here’s how it works, according to their recent Facebook and Tumblr posts: The Nature Conservancy has used photo contests to crowdsource photos from its network through social media in the post, as far back as 2008 when it ran a contest on Flickr. There are some obvious benefits: Engaging its network beyond the like on Facebook.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2013

Flickr: dougwoods It''s time to move the cat off your keyboard and submit your session proposals for 14NTC! After you have read the guidelines, start the process of submission via the Start My Submission(s) button at the bottom of the page. As you know, the NTC isn’t just any old conference. >> Submit a session!

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2011

Flickr: LexnGer In case you hadn't noticed, NTEN is a community of nonprofit and technology professionals sharing information about using technology effectively for nonprofit work. Emphasize process and results: how did you plan the data migration to your new database? come from the experts and practicioners in our community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. Part-smartphone app, part-hardware device, Square enables the processing of credit card payments on your smartphone. DailyFeats :: dailyfeats.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), All that said, as social media managers, we need to read in order have moments when we are completely immersed in a story using our brains to process words, sentences, story structure, and plot lines – not just soundbites, headlines, tweets, and pins.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Guest Post: Interview with Georgina Goodlander: Fill the Gap Flickr Campaign by Debra Askanase, publisher of Community Organizer 2.0 Crowdsourcing the art selection process, and opening it up to the public. The Luce Foundation Center created a Flickr campaign to literally “ Fill the Gap ” in the gallery case.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

That shift is easier when you have some good techniques for actually get those tasks done. Here’s five ways to avoid procrastination and be more productive: Flickr Photo by TBN97. Bullet Journal: This technique is a process of curating your daily, weekly, and monthly tasks to help you prioritize.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The rise of social media and mobile technology has changed the way people process information. Also, it’s important that you keep the subscription process as simple as possible. Make the process as effortless and clutter-free as possible. You can view their website at defenders.org. Include Social Media Icons or Graphics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by Andy Beal. I went to the Learning in Public session expecting to hear that the process the Packard Foundation used to evaluate their capacity building work was wildly successful. Challenge #2: In the session they shared that it was better to process the findings in public versus the data. Should you do the same?

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2014

A volunteer has a question for you about the bulk mail labeling process, and stops by your desk to ask for your help. Meanwhile, the last example is a welcome interruption: you can help someone immediately who is contributing to your efforts by your explaining the task process more fully. Image 1: toolstop (Flickr / Creative Commons ).

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2011

Flickr: ePublicist A recent discussion thread on NTEN's main community email list really hit something home for me. NTEN member Sean Watson brought up his concern about the lack of staffing around, and interest in, "business processes" in most nonprofit organizations. My team would be brought in and asked 'How do we do this better?'

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

It was a super fun process that I totally recommend. Would Love Your Support Flickr photo credit: Cupcakes by lamantin Tweet. A big thanks for sticking with me during the 30 days of National Blog Post Month. Committing to creating something every day for 30 days is a wonderful practice. You can also scroll through them on the blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2011

Flickr Photo by JC Burns. It is process o f organizing, filtering and “making sense of” information on the web and sharing the very best pieces of content that you’ve cherry picked with your network. In the post I referenced a video interview with Robert Scoble by Howard Rheingold that Mari Smith highlighted in a google + post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Flickr Photo by PCSO900. David Armano describes this process as " Listen, Learn, and Adapt." Also, how do you sustain this process of try it, fix it. . The organization is a Packard Foundation grantee. One of the key principles for an effective social media strategy is experimentation, learning, and rapid prototyping.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

Last year, I used Chris Brogan’s “ Three Words &# to set some professional/personal goals for the year. The process is simple: Think of how you want to be successful in the coming year. My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. Then, try to think in even broader terms.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2012

Flickr: ATOMIC Hot Links Ahhh, Labor Day weekend: the barbeques and parades, the hot rod drag race finals, and the wistful goodbye to summer, white shoes, and seersucker suits. If you're in the Washington, DC area, the early bird registration rate for the AgileDC 2012 conference expires September 1.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

While my workshop on Day 1 focused a lot on internal processes and best practices, the next question that we anticipated from attendees was, "What tools can I use to help create this compelling content?" To learn more about how you can use email marketing to support year-round online fundraising, Ive uploaded my slides to Slideshare.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Flickr Photo Jakob Montrasio. While we are early in this process, I am very optimistic. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Flickr Photo by Pierre-Alain Dorange. Crowdsourcing is the process of organizing many people to participate in a joint project, often in small ways. This is a great example of low-risk pilot to understand the process and value of working in these ways. The platform allows viewers to vote on ideas and add their own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2017

Flickr Photo by Flower Factor. Talent managers and HR directors must move beyond the development of processes and policies and focus on embedding a culture of learning that can support and nurture talent within their organizations. Effective delivery of content and learning experiences takes both on and offline connection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Credit: Awesome artwork by Faith Goble used from Flickr on a Creative Commons license. Even better…what if we all learned from the process? We wish you all good luck and hope that the process of describing your goals and mission will be useful no matter the outcome. Less of an agency and more of a change agent.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

But if your nonprofit values its intellectual property, use secondary services such as a privately hosted blog, a video site or a photo site like Flickr with strong intellectual property protection. Publishing updates and content on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter is a necessary action in today's social web.

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