Amy Sample Ward

MAY 26, 2010

I had a bit of fun with it, especially with the pictures on the slides, by using a party metaphor: Social Media for Organizations: Enjoy Your Own Party! View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. You can check it out, download it, and use for free! Social Media for Organizations: Enjoy Your Own Party.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Cost: Tickets are free! While general admission is free, attendees would need to purchase a VIP Pass in order to obtain session recordings. Cost: General admission is free. The first was a free general admission ticket that included access to all live keynotes, sessions, workshops, and networking events.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Pre-Conference Events on March 3 Similar to last year, we will organize free pre-conference events for registered attendees, such as Drupal Day, but with some surprises: we will organize the first Wordpress Day, and expand our Days of Service beyond just one day to include virtual volunteering opportunities.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2017

In this third installment on artificial intelligence and chatbots in nonprofit technology, we'll explore the big picture of AI and how it already affects the work of charities. Here's a sample of what they found. Check out our free webinar recording: The Third Wave of Nonprofit Technology: Technology for Social Change.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Ask your local donut maker to donate a portion of their proceeds on June 7 to your cause, or ask a favorite hot dog shack to give special coupons for a free or discounted frank to the folks that donate to you in a given time period. Have your supporters send pictures of their causey ink. Actually, please do this and send us a picture.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Part of working in the social impact space means thinking about the big picture, the long-term goals, and the multi-year strategy. Here is a very small collection of some of my favorite pictures from Sunday’s event – all that include water. Find more pictures and stories from #101010 and 350.org Hulhumale Maldives.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

In Fundraising 101, we learn about the donor pyramid and how different kinds of donations fit into the overall picture. Don’t worry about providing legal language or sample docs because your donors already have their own attorney who will take care of all the verbiage and paperwork. Those who are serious will take action from there.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I think this is a hard concept for many to agree with because of the process by which the social media tools are most often adopted in organizations: for example, Jane really likes taking pictures and usually posts them to Flickr (an online photo sharing website) as a way to store them, sort them, and share them.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

We have been helping social good organizations kickstart their giving or founding days for years with this free toolkit. Add a guide to share sample Facebook and Twitter messages, along with easily downloadable pictures, giving day logos, and other artifacts for them to use for their social media posts. But don’t be fooled.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

If you’re raising money to purchase a vehicle, show a picture of the one you want. Images or drawings of your campaign goal: Help your donors envision the end result of your online campaign. If you’re trying to feed children in Africa, show a photo or clip of those kids. A strong visual will help motivate people to give. A link to donate!

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Salsa Labs is hosting a free webinar on December 13th about Engaging your Community and Your Crowd. The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! ListenIn Pictures and CauseVox released an ebook for nonprofits just beginning to use video as an outreach tool. Anything we missed? Share your links in the comments!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Whether it seems important in the moment or not, it’s really valuable to make a list or chart or picture, whatever you want, of all the information you have about your community. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. Case Studies.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Here’s what this email should include: A thank you message An update on what you’ve been doing Pictures or graphics to tell your story. Plan for #GivingTuesday and Year-End with this free resource package! Sample Campaign Plan. Simply thank your donors. Let them know you’re thinking of them.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

There are many free online website and content creation tools available. Invite everyone to join the movement by sharing pictures, stories, and signs to spread your message (try Flickr or Tumblr ). One key element is the use of an online homebase. We are now seeing this put to great use with #OWS.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recently attended the US launch event for Historypin is a new (and free) application for Android, iPhone, or the web that arranges photos, videos, and text in the context of time and location (leveraging the Google Maps API). Do you have a hyperlocal online network/space?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

Photo emailed from Cambodia by Elephant, Sharing Foundation 's in-country director In this post, I share some learnings as a free agent fundraise r (an individual who uses personal fundraising to raise money for a charity) who is leveraging their personal network to support a nonprofit's programs that help children in need.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

We just kicked off our free webinar series on how your organization can get up to speed on communicating with your audience through their mobile devices. Find the free audio recording and presentation of the event here. Sign up for this free webinar here. Sign up for this free webinar here. Product Donations.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

A No-Yawn Nonprofit Board Meeting Cleaning up commitment issues, handling challenging Board members, and using a consent agenda to free up time all give you newfound time and space in your meeting to have more interesting conversations. Your Board is responsible for big picture issues that have to do with governing the organization.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

After wrapping up our annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), NTEN’s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, and I quickly recharged for SXSW Interactive , where we partnered another year with Beaconfire to host the Beacon Lounge for social changemakers, and with the NonProfit Times to cover stories on the nonprofit technology sector. In the U.S.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Salsa Labs is hosting a free webinar on December 13th about Engaging your Community and Your Crowd. The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! ListenIn Pictures and CauseVox released an ebook for nonprofits just beginning to use video as an outreach tool. Anything we missed? Share your links in the comments!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. The Seattle Free School is a really interesting case study for a number of reasons: Social media is integral to the success of the program because it is online but it is also the mechanism for growth and community building. (We’ll put up more notes after the session, too!).

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Amy Sample Ward blogs about a new report on nonprofit's use of social media, summarizing the findings and adding a few insights and tips of her own. OneAmerica (formerly Hate Free Zone) launched a new website this week. Inspiring work -- and pictures ! Members are in bold. Thank you for sharing, Amy! Congratulations!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Amy Sample Ward blogs about a new report on nonprofit's use of social media, summarizing the findings and adding a few insights and tips of her own. OneAmerica (formerly Hate Free Zone) launched a new website this week. Inspiring work -- and pictures ! Members are in bold. Thank you for sharing, Amy! Congratulations!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. The Internet, especially the mobile web, encourages rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources. Really short.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Download Blackbaud’s free comprehensive #GivingTuesday toolkit. Ask them to be ready to share and challenge their friends and give them some sample social media posts they can use. Start gathering stories, statistics, videos and pictures that you can tag for reuse on #GivingTuesday.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Break free from analysis paralysis. If you have a big-picture plan but no idea how you will get the work done, well, congratulations, you have taken the first step. Give them sample language to include with their email to friends and family members. When you are finished, you will have a plan! Follow up with action steps. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Lots of research shows that donors don’t want the organization to spend money on free merchandise. Design them free on Canva. Shoutouts to donors on images and cover pictures. These are icons or image overlays that you add to your profile picture the same way people do declare they voted, or donated blood, or got vaccinated.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Create personas and outline tasks: Create a sample persona that represents each audience group you serve. There are free tools that can help you identify broken links, inaccessible pages, and content most and least viewed. Remember, your website is not just a pretty picture. Assign them key tasks and document results.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The process of writing your annual fundraising plan will be transformational and freeing. Include Board members in big-picture discussions, but not in the details, unless they plan to help in a volunteer capacity. Leverage your resources of time, energy, and money on things that will give you the greatest return on investment.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 21, 2010

Have real pictures and have real conversations. Grizzard Communications Group – Free social media tools & the ‘experts’ who can’t answer “How?&# – Eric has a great list of free social media tools to help you find content, monitor trends and much more! "In

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2020

Library Giving Day has created a toolkit that includes logos, posters, sample emails, donor engagement strategies and how to promote your participation. Include imagery since people naturally look at pictures before reading text and photos can evoke the donors’ emotions. Step 2: Show Your Impact. Step 3: Set Your Fundraising Goal .

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Camp Kesem empowers college students across the United States to create a free, life-changing one-week summer camp experience for children affected by a parent’s cancer. While participants took fun and engaging #bigkidsgive pictures at the photo booth, they also knew they needed a clear, simple Call-to-Action.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

Another interesting thing was that I wrote an article for TechSoup, on “ The True Cost of Free and Low Cost software.&# In the past, people cared much more about whether or not something was free (as in beer) or cheap, and whether or not it was open source wasn’t on the radar. 2 Amy Sample Ward 01.17.08

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While they aren’t the most comprehensive of reports, there is no point in ignoring free metrics! It’s free, you can set up as many of them as you like, and you can choose to get roundups or individual alerts as well as subscribe via email or RSS. Tip: You can also get Google Analytics for your Facebook Page!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

If an applicant gets an interview, ask him or her to bring along a few writing samples. If you’re hiring a grant writer, request samples of grants he’s written. If you’re hiring an operations manager, request samples of strategic plans , program assessments, board reports, or other documents she’s written.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Working together, citizens could piece together news stories as well as facts from witnesses as they emerged to create the most complete picture of events. A final example is that of sissing persons support: The Extraordinaries launched a mobile application that lets users take advantage of moments of free time to volunteer via their phone.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 3, 2018

For example, dynamic fields could allow you to display a picture of the Badlands to readers in South Dakota, while readers in Arizona see the Red Rocks of Sedona. From there, tailor the messaging in your next email or even use dynamic content fields that adapt to whomever is reading, ensuring the right message and ask are displayed.

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