Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2009

I think this comparison, and context, is a great example of why local (read: non-global) organizations are still key in social change work, and why we need to be building stronger networks for data and information sharing. Instead, we want to keep the power to address issues in the hands of organizations spread around the world.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

This can promote your event to different groups of people, especially walkers and bikers, who would be interested in signing up for a charity event that also furthers their own goals. Plus, this type of event offers your organization ample time for one-on-one conversations and relationship-building. Social media.

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Marketing Fundraising Tips Registration 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

The Nature Conservancy has used Flickr Group to host a photo contest on its Web site. Here's an interview with Nature Conservancy staff members Evan Parker and Susan Citro about how the organization is using Flickr. Why did your decide to set up a group on Flickr? What is your best advice on using groups?

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Conservancy Flickr Group Interview 56

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 12, 2010

—— Last year I used the metaphor of “ gardening vs landscaping &# to outline some of the key attributes I believe make for successful community building, on or offline. The basic idea: The Gardener creates an ecosystem open to change, available to new groups, and full of fresh opportunities to emerge naturally.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Next, focus on your goals – Are you trying to raise a million dollars or mobilize a group of offline volunteers? Or … how have you seen other people/organizations go about it? Tags: Social Media #nptech Non-Profit Social Media Strategy. First, create a page on Causes and activist resource center. Strengthen your core.

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Causes Facebook Japan Change 125

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

When I talk with organizations about how they are using social media tools to engage online, whether they’ve already started or not, I find that the most common approach is to set up that Facebook group, add a blog to the website, or even set up a wiki for an event. Social media spaces can be supported and grown on and offline.

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Life Learning Offline Social 100

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I am excited to say that we have created a bit more content, a new discussion group, and are planning a roundtable discussion for December! Global Scale Purpose: Bonnie and I were inspired by conversations with each other on and offline but knew there were many more people who should be involved in discussing, sharing and learning.

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Global Discussion Wiki NGO 117

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The winner will join a select group of senior leaders from some of the world’s top private, public and civil society organisations, and will get first-hand lessons in innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership from some of Bangalore and Mumbai’s leading social entrepreneurs. What do you think? Leave a comment on the application here.

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India Network Netsquared Offline 126

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base.

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Tools Tech Map RSS 162

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. The size of an organization is also something important to consider when looking at online giving trends. YOY, medium sized organizations (between $1 million and $10 million in revenue) are up 9.2%

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Trend Online Fundraising Offline 86

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

to share some of what I believe is the core of successful community building (on or offline). Some people define it as organizing, especially around specific events, campaigns, legislation, or fundraising. The approach is focused on organic collaboration and growth for the entire community. Your Community.

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Community Build Online Social Network 226

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

There’s been quite a lot of talk in the last year about the opportunities for fundraising online, generally, as well as the best practices for organizations leveraging social media for campaigns (as well as the idea to use free tools to raise money in hard economic times). Fact : 400,000 users have contributed to a cause at least once.

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Causes Myspace Donation Application 166

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

I thought it was important to lay the foundation of group texting and mobile websites for nonprofits before moving into examining how nonprofits are using iPhone Apps: 1. Users can also download stories for offline reading. Related Links: Webinar :: How Nonprofits Can Utilize Group Texting, Mobile Websites and Smartphone Apps.

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Free Hunger Mobile Nonprofit 224

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

Each organization received $25,000 and the announcement caused some controversy because of the contest eligibility rules and lack of a leaderboard. . The 100 organizations are now participating in the next round , "The Big Idea" where the 100 charities share their big idea for changing the world and get votes. For example.

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Contest Community Organization Giving 62

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. Accordingly, advocacy-focused Environmental and Wildlife / Animal Welfare groups had the highest click-through rates in this year’s study, followed by Health organizations, where many subscribers may have a personal connection.

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email Marketing Nebraska Omaha 169

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

How Women Use the Web [REPORT] – "In the “Women on the Web: How Women are Shaping the Internet (Internet)&# report, comScore concludes that women are the digital mainstream, a group of savvy Internet explorers who are more engaged than their male counterparts, and are the primary drivers of online and group buying."

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Web Bookmarking Twitter Social Media 114

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

The piece is reposted below: Have we replicated our offline social dynamics and barriers online? If we truly are reproducing our offline social divides online, then it’s further proof that the central part of your social media strategy needs to be focused on your audience. I believe we have, and so does Danah Boyd. What do you think?

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Community Myspace Social Network Demographics 100

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2009

I have written before about the way I believe causes are shifting be the way individuals identify themselves, group up, and organize. So how does a cause, an organization, a campaign re-emerge? Tags: issues socialchange 09ntc cause justgiving. What do you think? Photo: Howard Lake.

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Causes Conversation Award NTC 100

Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

A nonprofit CRM helps you keep all this information organized and easily accessible. Once you have information about your supporters’ interests, engagement histories, and past interactions with your organization, you can reach out to them with more personalized messages that speak to their motivations.

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Profile Software Nonprofit Donor 93

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2009

Many organizations have been saying the same thing about using the Internet for many years now, “we need someone to make us a Web site!” The G20 is a group of 20 leaders including Obama, Brown, Lula and Sarkozy. we20 wants to inspire people, online, to get together, offline, to talk about ideas to improve our lives and our world.

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Network Offline Case Study Campaign 100

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Two weeks ago , Causes, the application that lets individuals and organizations campaign and fundraise, removed itself and all Causes-related content/data from MySpace. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. Read more about Causes leaving MySpace here.).

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Myspace Causes Philanthropy Offline 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Earlier this week, I gave a presentation to a group of Bay Area Foundation program officers and funders who work on population research issues. Tom and Cecile shared a rich story about culture change, loosing control, building relationships, story telling, multi-channel strategies, engagement techniques, online/offline metrics, and more.

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Story Platform Build Organization 90

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

New research out today from nfpSynergy shows that organizations who serve youth may want to be going online to reach them. Despite this, less than half (48%) of the 187 charities that were surveyed as part of nfpSynergy’s Virtual Promise (2008) report said that their organization used social networking websites. The Research.

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Online Social Network Facebook Charity 126

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Many nonprofits, particularly smaller organizations, say their biggest challenge to using social media effectively is that they don’t have the time or staff. As Sue tells it, “Inspired, I began to reach out to my personal network on Twitter and Facebook and offline through word of mouth. I had lots of positive feedback.

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Hunger Project Free Flash 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

I'm thrilled that Peggy Duvette, Executive Director, agreed to share a post about their new capacity to speak many languages and its offline events. . It is an innovative alternative to commercial social networking sites such as Facebook and Orkut, and contains over 2,000 member-created groups and 110,000 organizations in its directory.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

When I moved from California to Washington DC in 1998 to be with my then-boyfriend, now-husband, I decided to start my own consulting company, which originally focused on writing for environmental groups, thus EcoScribe Communications was born. What kind of organizations have you worked with?

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Interview Marketing Guide Attitude 140

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

Many organizations struggle with the idea of ROI and metrics when it comes to social media because so much of it feels, well, untouchable. Our partnerships and current communication streams aren’t ones that would easily get the attention of or shared by that group of middle and high school students.

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ROI Case Study Metrics Student 135

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

The first thing I asked about was his view of the new role of nonprofit organizations in the social media or technology revolution that is well underway. I still think this is one of the most dynamic opportunities that nonprofit organizations have now, providing a way to be more than a source, a service, or a membership.

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Roles Review Change Social 100

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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Netsquared Local Offline Chapter 43

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. How does the web change the way we organize for climate action? Tags: events 4change chat climatechange twitter. Stay on topic!

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Social Media Twitter Change Media 117

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The last three months of the year represent a critical time for the fundraising efforts of nonprofit organizations. Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. One could argue that offline might actually cannibalize online giving.

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Online Fundraising Offline Blackbaud 90

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. It also skews the idea that organizations can focus energy where their communities already are. First, let me explain what happened yesterday. Looking Ahead.

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. It also skews the idea that organizations can focus energy where their communities already are. First, let me explain what happened yesterday. Looking Ahead.

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

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. The key concepts behind this are activism and self-organization.

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Conversation San Francisco Online Digital 63

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We Are Media is a terrific resource for anyone looking for tips, examples, case studies and information on using social media in a nonprofit organization. NTEN’s gathered some of the top nonprofit social media experts to help your organization devise a solid strategy as well as learn the secrets of using a variety of social media tools.

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NTEN Media eLearning Case Study 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Organizations’ communications strategies have more impact individually and collectively. So, for these organizations, their content pyramid also includes integrating offline w/online channels. More and better partners, more and better relationships with reporters and more or better policy maker relationships.

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Social Media Training Train Network 97

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

ARC - gather data every morning and share with organization via email; issues that seem sensitive or are newsworthy will contact subject matter experts to follow up. NWF - tag mentions in delicious with which programs or projects are mentioned, can share link to that tag on delicious with staff to see their section.

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102