Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. It could be checking in with people on a location-based social network. This focus on collective participation and 24/7 connectivity has impacted more than just our social lives. Impacts to Society. Impacts to Philanthropy.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion on open government data. The event was presented by Twilio and Open 311 , one of the organizations leading the charge to make government data public, accessible, and usable. Tim O'Reilly painted a breathtaking picture of the future of government.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2022

Across the world, leading funders like the Ford Foundation are implementing climate action strategies that go well beyond their own governance responsibilities to end investment of endowments in fossil fuels and seek opportunities to invest in alternative and renewable energy. The Impact for Grantees. About the Author. Jonny Elliot.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2022

As the students learn more about the SDGs, they learn more about their community and the impact of sustainability on it. In the future, we will make full use of social networking services to spread the data and findings of our Climate Action Lab activity. – Student participating in the Tokyo Climate Action Lab.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

As a fundraiser, I understand all of these matters impact nonprofits, and the trend is leaning—hard—toward privacy and donor data protection. . Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4 The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. . So, what changed?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Their handbook provides a good blueprint for staff, affiliates and volunteer to serve as ambassadors for the organization on social networks. . And let's take that a step further, why not use social media as part of the governing process. .

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

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Care2

OCTOBER 6, 2010

If you thought email radically changed the way nonprofits communicated with constituents online, then social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter may have challenged you even more. particularly when it comes to quickly sharing links to blog posts, advocacy and fundraising campaign on social networks. Absoultely.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Commissioned by national touring agency, Performing Lines, the training assisted venues in marketing the forthcoming tour of Red Stitch’s acclaimed production of ‘Red Sky Morning‘ We helped marketing and management staff get to grips with, and genuinely leverage, social media to help sell the show."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lucy talked about how technology is driving the shift to a social economy and picked out a few themes, pointing out it is not the technology itself but how we use it. She highlighted the impact of crowd funding platforms and the technology to collect, visualize, and share data.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In addition to fiduciary and governance duties, nonprofit board duties also include playing a lead role in the organization’s fundraising and advocacy efforts. An effective board not only reviews and approves financial documents, but they also work hard to have an impact on those metrics.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 9, 2015

In order to be successful in effectively addressing social ills, nonprofit organizations must learn to utilize a network strategy of collaboration amongst diverse stakeholders to create true social impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Recent research findings by Christopher Einolf and Susan Chambre (2011) provided empirical evidence of the strong influence of both formal and informal social networks on volunteering. They found that individuals actively involved in activities with social organizations were more likely to volunteer. of the sample was female.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

Do Not Give To The Haitian Government – Haiti is known to be a corrupt country. And news reports post earthquake indicate that the government is pretty much not functioning. Designate Your Investment – Generally, it is best to trust your chosen charity to spend your donation as it sees fit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

The concepts around connectivity and leadership were synergistic with the concept of networked leadership that Allison Fine and I wrote about in the Networked Nonprofit , published in several years before. The article caught fire – not only in nonprofit and philanthropy circles – but also business, government, and beyond.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

One study found that 86 percent of respondents believed that having a strategic plan positively impacted revenue generation through grants, donors, events, and other avenues. The team meets together again either quarterly or annually (or as frequently as you’d like) to discuss your progress toward each goal and mission impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

But in order for your Facebook or Twitter stream to impact your organization, those fans and followers need to act on the information you are sharing. This mix of information about the community, as well as your organization, will make your social networking efforts a success. Or you reach a couple thousand followers on Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 7, 2009

Social by Social: a practical guide to using new technologies to deliver social impact - the handbook I co-authored about using social media and communications technology to change the world! Communications which create society, strengthen relationships, support social interactions. Social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

They are accustomed to thinking that a government controls its citizens — that a film or documentary cannot be produced without government approval. ” It also brings up issues about the r ole of social media and a connected society for delicate diplomacy. ” Widad E.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

– "Despite the enormous popularity of peer-to-peer social networking, the adoption cycle for branded online communities has been relatively slow. nitions and examples for ten trends that we believe are shaping the use of social media in the public interest. " What do you think?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2010

These events serve as a great opportunity to convene local communities to share ideas, learn from each other, and even collaborate on projects for real world impact. These gatherings provide a chance to connect for all those interested in the intersection of social technologies and social change in your local community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The article makes a compelling case for funders to focus on relationships rather than networks. Networks have been valuable to the social change sector because of the potential for collective impact rather than individual impact. Malka Kopell is an expert in the field of civic engagement and collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

New models like social networking and text messaging rank near the bottom. And he bypassed the traditional fundraising models that were failing the cause (think government grants and giant corporate gifts for our context), promising New York City residents to print their names in his paper regardless of the size of their gift.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

3) Social Network Analysis of the #GPF13 tag during the discussion created by Marc Smith. On demand access to trusted information for every realm of decision-making is available, and yet for all the technology progress – many in our social sector find ourselves at loss. Notes from Session. this any way to run a sector?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

Furthermore, greater than half of nonprofit boards (52 percent) serving clientele of 25 percent to 49 percent Hispanic also do not have any Latinos board members, according to The Urban Institute study, Nonprofit Governance in the United States: Findings on Performance and Accountability from the First National Representative Study.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2011

That we should lobby the US government to restrict US companies from selling the filtering and monitoring software that many oppressive regimes use to track and then detain bloggers and other online activists. .&# The organization used social media as part of an outreach strategy to 250,000 to encourage them to register to vote.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2014

Reset the Net is an effort to fight back against government surveillance on all devices, including mobile (here are five ways to get started). She was able to connect with Invisible People , a nonprofit that has used social networking to reach out to homeless populations. Activate Windows Phone Lock!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

5 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy. Social by Social, a handbook in using social technologies for social impact. We Are Media, a wiki-based community project curating resources about using social media in nonprofit organizations. Social Networks for Fundraising.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

We connect with members using e-mail and social networking, carry out research on search engines and Web sites, and use online services to purchase supplies and produce and store documents. We know that the government and third parties are regularly issuing demands for companies to turn over the personal information of users.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

While other studies have ranked entire states on health factors, this site is the first to showcase the impact of multiple health factors in every U.S. explaining the indicators used to determine the rankings and how each impact's overall health. Additionally, a user can view maps for individual counties, such as Fairfax County , Va.,

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2011

He has played a leadership role in a number of companies including FundraisingINFO.com (FRI), WealthEngine and Wealth ID, as well as serving as a fundraiser in New York and Washington and a grantmaker with the federal government. How do you see social networks reshaping traditional donor research or fundraising techniques?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

But even greater potential for nonprofits to manage their operations more effectively, deliver a broader array of services and achieve greater impact for the communities they serve. New Networking Models -- Lastly, new networking models are starting to change the game for the community development sector.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

But even greater potential for nonprofits to manage their operations more effectively, deliver a broader array of services and achieve greater impact for the communities they serve. New Networking Models -- Lastly, new networking models are starting to change the game for the community development sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2008

The OpenSocial Foundation will be an independent non-profit entity with a formal intellectual property and governance framework; related assets will be assigned to the new organization by July 1, 2008. Facebook is credited with starting and fueling the development of social network applications. a public benefit???) s not easy!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 2009 NMC Symposium for the Future , the fourteenth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia (October 27-29th), will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact issues of global importance over the next five years and beyond. I wonder if in 2020, whether nonprofit boards/governance will be totally transparent?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

CON: can feel disconnected from the primary governance of the museum or can feel like a second-class board overall. Low on long-term impact. We''re already seeing changes to our own work, especially in terms of building relationships for higher-impact collaboration. Low on friction. Low on depth.

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