Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Today’s Community Builder chat focused on examples and best practices for connecting on and offline community activities, events, and organizing. TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. Recap: October.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

Takeaway : Between economic uncertainty, global instability, and whatever new crisis is just around the corner, the thought of fundraising can be daunting. GivingTuesday may have its roots in America, but it’s a global phenomenon. Takeaway : GivingTuesday has an overwhelming global impact, inspiring generosity all around Earth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Read our blog post to find out more about how videos can be powerful fundraising tools. Social media is a powerful tool that allows you to reach a large audience with minimal effort. 8) Promote your fundraiser offline. Collettey’s Cookies. 2) Set the right goal amount. Read our blog post, How to Ask for Donations.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

The right tools can help you offer the best user experience for participants and make it easy to promote your show online. Key features to look for in nonprofit event registration software: Custom event registration forms Drag-and-drop table management Ticket packages QR code check-in Event marketing tools Data reporting 3.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. TechSoup.org. TechSoup Canada.

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 2009

We've been helping groups for many years with ways to have a little more influence and get a little more impact out of their online and offline events. Capture presentations made during the event with live embedded audio and share them on a tool like Slideshare after the event. The Center for Global Development does this a lot.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Description : Social media tools allow for people to connect: broadcasting messages to real time communication, online networking to offline collaboration. Topic : Social Media in Disaster Response. Related Links : Conference website.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline. Social media tools work because they are powered by people, and people are social. What tools have been most unsuccessful?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Or are you looking to move from online community to offline event coordination? We’ll be talking about organizing events and supporting international/global communities. Maybe across multiple countries, or even continents. This month’s chat is for you! Really looking forward to it and hope you’ll join me!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

These platforms typically include tools to allow supporters to create customized donation pages, set personal fundraising goals, and share the pages on social media. They also enable your nonprofit to manage donor information and track fundraising progress using reporting tools. Learn more about pricing.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

She is the founder of The Rooted Collaborative — a global community focused on the growth and development of women leaders of color in the social sector. With a combined customer base in the tens of thousands, both the Bloomerang and Kindful products maintain stellar customer satisfaction ratings on the leading peer review websites.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2009

Elliot thinks about online and offline community building, using TechSoup.org as an example. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Becky recommends an Idealware report on open-source content-management systems. Kevin considers the pros and cons of Netbooks for your nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. TechSoup.org. TechSoup Canada.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

But they knew that in order to scale their work globally, they needed to use the web to influence lasting change. It’s the latest in a series of efforts to more tightly connect offline activities—whether they be advocacy actions above the water or trash clean-ups underwater—to the online world. million divers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

We are in the middle of global disruption due to widespread mobile Internet and cloud technology, Big Data, the rise of the collaborative economy and crowdsourcing/funding. Bots needs to be designed increase engagement, support and inspire offline action. A policy for how to respond to negative comments or social media workflow.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

How can we and how are we using social media tools for social change? So, what are the biggest lessons for using social media in a global movement? “Social media is a storytelling tool, it’s let voices effected by climate change be heard around the world&# (@ amysampleward ). Lesson #3: Local vs Global.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This is a guest post from Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared’s Global Community Development Manager.&#. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. I don’t necessarily want to call for the communities on MySpace or on ideablob to call for the return of the tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

There’s also a performance tool integrated into the user dashboard. Key benefits of using Pantheon : Wicked Fast Page Loads – they have their own global content delivery network (CDN) that temporarily saves and loads full copies on your pages (instead of just images). Also, a great collection of resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I was honored to be the keynote speaker for the Bay Area Microsoft/TechSoup Global Connection Day on Monday. And of course the word “excel” is short for excellent or To do or be better than; surpass – and it is also the name of one of my favorite social media tools. I urge people to think of the chunks and then the tools.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

I’m willing to do just that, but want to note that I’m open to having rotating times or multiple chats to better accommodate the fact that we have a global community (and that we all need to sleep at some point!). it’s a tool that I know works, 2. Where: Click here for the live-chat (launched on the 19th).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A day of on and offline events spanning the globe celebrating the Web. Are you developing tools, applications, or platforms for the web? Regardless of next year’s topic for the September 22nd celebrations, digital inclusion remains a core barrier to truly celebrating the web globally. Today is OneWebDay ! Get Involved.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Yes, Facebook’s new donation tools could be awesome, but only if we promote the donation tools to our supporters and donors which many nonprofits are unwilling to do at this point. But even full-time social media managers have to take a break and embrace offline vacations. The world thanks you and social media needs you.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Donors from 100 different countries gave to Neon One users this year—GivingTuesday really is a global movement of generosity! Using generative language artificial intelligence tools, we performed an emotional sentiment analysis of 1,177 subject lines sent out on GivingTuesday. Who Is Giving? When Do Donors Give?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2010

An initiative of TechSoup Global, NetSquared is a global community of organizations and individuals leading the way in social change through technology. NetSquared works online and offline to connect the global community at the intersection of technology and social change. Offline, we take things local!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2009

In a recent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times , David Brooks compared the global response vs localized response to the outbreak. Brooks shows that if the world had a global approach to outbreaks like Swine Flu, then the decision-making and directive power would be in a really bumped up World Health Organization-like group.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

to share some of what I believe is the core of successful community building (on or offline). The first question I always ask myself when considering a new tool or functionality online, a new project or campaign, or even new partnerships or members is: “Is this something the Community wants or something I want?” Your Community.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Every month, a group called #4Change organizes open & lively conversations about how web-connected communities and our use of social media tools are helping to create change in the world. Starting the Conversations: Here are some questions to consider: How does online discussion and networking connect with and support offline action?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Especially with the increased use of social media tools to help community building activity around causes or specific organizations. Where are they: which platforms or tools do they use and when do they use them? Don’t ever go for a new, shiny, cool social media platform or tool simply because you’ve heard others talking about.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Baker presented an engaging and dynamic presentation which emphasized the symbiotic relationship of both online and offline engagement, the power of both to create community, encourage activism, develop branding, and unify those with common goals, both locally and globally. Then, repeat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

I shared some areas of improvement and notes about tools, including Alison Carlman from Global Giving’s spreadsheet. The presentation offers some great examples of how to measure offline engagement and how to measure it.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

." Q&A: A West Point for Community Organizing – Walking Distance – GOOD – "Since its first boot camp in 2006 the New Organizing Institute has trained more than 700 organizers across the country in leveraging online tools to generate offline action. We spoke to Ms.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

During the month of October, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. The NetSquared community consists of Local groups in 80+ cities worldwide that hold offline events for those interested in technology and social impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

I couldn’t help but also think how powerful it would be if an organization like the Case Foundation hosted a convening of those involved with various giving days and challenges to share best practices and learning, perhaps leading to something even global. Social media has always been a key communication tool for Give to the Max Day.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

Globally, 34 percent of people report owning smartphones. Online video consumption rates are now as high as television viewer rates globally. which means "enough," began online and moved offline to solidify a movement to create a better Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Growth in Smartphones and Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

As she says, “ Go one way, and you risk overstating the influence, go the other and you’re dismissed as assuming individuals in the Arab world incapable of leveraging social media tools for organizing.&#. But when did we go from referring to social media as a tool to calling it the catalyst of a revolution?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level. Positive reinforcement is one of the best leadership development practices you can build into your movement, whether it’s online or offline, on a facebook page, newsletter, annual fundraiser or neighborhood events.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

So often I find that we are too quick to say that because a website doesn’t have our domain, a tool is downloaded to our computer, or a platform doesn’t have our developers working on it that we can’t be responsible for measuring and analyzing the way we use it. Step 3: Identify the tools. Do-It-Yourself.

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