M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Set up Google Tag Manager to centralize tracking codes across platforms to enable faster and easier updates. Groups like the Union of Concerned Scientists and USA for UNHCR actually improved donation form conversion rates by showing more content to their paid traffic! And if you’re expanding your ads program and adding more platforms?

Fundraising 84

Fundraising America United States Track 84

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Whether it’s small communities coming together offline to train and share knowledge about using technology or it’s innovation projects competing in the same contest working together instead – we hope you’ll find this short paper compelling and share it with your networks. You can download the paper directly here.

Netsquared 162

Netsquared Community Case Study Build 162

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. Why did your decide to set up a group on Flickr? We started the group in the summer of 2006, and have 6,400 members and 64,000 images submitted as of this morning. What is your best advice on using groups? Keep them engaged.

Conservancy 56

Conservancy Flickr Group Interview 56

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2009

between women and other non-privileged groups on the Web? How do opportunities, successes, connections and authority online translate into offline opportunities and successes? What cultural shifts need to take place offline in order to provide non-privileged groups earlier access, interest, and opportunity in technology-related fields?

Award 100

Award Social Media Media Austin 100

NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Next, focus on your goals – Are you trying to raise a million dollars or mobilize a group of offline volunteers? Tags: Social Media #nptech Non-Profit Social Media Strategy. First, create a page on Causes and activist resource center. Or, if you are a non-profit, check out the non-profit resource center. Strengthen your core.

Causes 125

Causes Facebook Japan Change 125

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.

Build 143

Build Community Ning Offline 143

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. Be sure to tag guests and sponsors to further boost engagement and reach! Social media. Start promoting your next event.

Marketing 52

Marketing Fundraising Tips Registration 52

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

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.

Life 100

Life Learning Offline Social 100

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.

India 126

India Network Netsquared Offline 126

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The responses lean towards a reality in which our online presence is just as diverse as our offline personalities – people are connecting with a mix of others on difference platforms. Similarly, Google+ allows you to filter general actions or content as well as post-by-post content to certain groups. Set your own tone!

Professional 185

Professional Personal Linkedin Profile 185

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

You can check out the Community Voices group on the Social by Social community for videos, notes and other reflections from the event. After the small group discussions, we had volunteers from each group provide a short report back to the full room of some of the highlights or lingering questions that came out of the conversation.

Voice 102

Voice Reflection Conversation Digital 102

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

You can check out the Community Voices group on the Social by Social community for videos, notes and other reflections from the event. After the small group discussions, we had volunteers from each group provide a short report back to the full room of some of the highlights or lingering questions that came out of the conversation.

Voice 102

Voice Reflection Conversation Digital 102

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I have always been proud to support WWT both during the telesummit and during the rest of the year with other offline meetups, online content, and more. To get started, first brainstorm and identify the various groups or segments of your community. Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base. How do you set up an unconference?

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Tools Tech Map RSS 162

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, has been looking at trends in online and offline giving for many years now. A recent meeting of the donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking Group reviewed online and offline giving between 2005 and 2009. The group was comprised of 14 very large nonprofit organizations.

Trend 86

Trend Online Fundraising Offline 86

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Whether you are working on a campaign, a program or a service; whether it is online or offline (though I would argue it should probably touch both!); It is a test group, essentially, but with the kinds of people who may help make the tool better and/or use it in their work. Temporary versus Permanent Networks. People are networked.

Network 140

Network Influence Platform Offline 140

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 229

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

In the future, I’d love to have others suggest topics that they working on or want to explore with the group. Tags: community events 4change chats community buidling community management twitter chats. For this first chat, I wanted to go ahead and pick a topic so that we had something to drive with. Let me know.

Community 174

Community Build Case Study Phase 174

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2009

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. we20 wants to inspire people, online, to get together, offline, to talk about ideas to improve our lives and our world.

Network 100

Network Offline Case Study Campaign 100

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

And be sure to share invitations for the fundraiser and those that donate to his or her campaign to join your organization outside of facebook (on your enewsletter, your action alerts, an offline event, or something else to keep them on your list). How many of your fans or group members are in your database, though? What do you think?

Causes 166

Causes Myspace Donation Application 166

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. Want to talk about in person - I’ll be at the NTC and will be eager to continue the conversation there as well (will update the blog with highlights from those offline conversations!).

Causes 100

Causes Conversation Award NTC 100

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.

Community 100

Community Myspace Social Network Demographics 100

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. In the Causes move, the issues around community are very clearly focused on the different demographic groups represented on MySpace and Facebook. Do you know what the plans are for the tools you are using?

Myspace 108

Myspace Causes Philanthropy Offline 108

Care2

AUGUST 21, 2012

The responses lean towards a reality in which our online presence is just as diverse as our offline personalities - people are connecting with a mix of others on difference platforms. Similarly, Google+ allows you to filter general actions or content as well as post-by-post content to certain groups.

Professional 69

Professional Personal Guide Blended 69

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Be sure to really consider this as there are probably many different groups, supporters, collaborators, or other audiences that you may not list right away! List these next to each audience group from the first column. Are they offline: at events, in your office, elsewhere? 1: Who are “They&#. 2: What we Want.

Conversation 111

Conversation Story Support Strategy 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

See the range of creative expression in the flickr group. Is changing your Twitter profile in support of a cause a silly click action or the first rung on ladder of engagement to get people to do something offline? Tags: twitter. If I remember correctly, it was Robert Scoble who did it first and others took his cue.

Profile 92

Profile Twitter Avatar Iran 92

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."

Web 114

Web Bookmarking Twitter Social Media 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.

Liberia 81

Liberia France Brazil Mexico 81

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

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. Advocacy actions and items of personal interest tend to result in more click-throughs from newsletters.

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email Marketing Nebraska Omaha 169

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

to share some of what I believe is the core of successful community building (on or offline). It is, though, meant to paint a picture: The Gardener creates an ecosystem open to change, available to new groups, and full of fresh opportunities to emerge naturally. Community building” is about a lot of things. Looking forward to more!

Community 226

Community Build Online Social Network 226

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. Compare that with a recent downward trend in donor acquisition using offline channels like direct mail. One could argue that offline might actually cannibalize online giving.

Online 90

Online Fundraising Offline Blackbaud 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2011

As Sue tells it, “Inspired, I began to reach out to my personal network on Twitter and Facebook and offline through word of mouth. ” Says Sue, “Our hope is to develop a model that can be replicated in other communities.” The project freely shares its lessons learned with other groups that want to run similar drives.

Hunger 114

Hunger Project Free Flash 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

How do we activate the online activists to take action offline?" I was not presenting, but decided to use Twitter crowd source some suggestions, screencapture them, and put those into my presentation later in the day. jeffshuck @ kanter I'm biased, but events are a powerful way to move online advocates offline. I suggest a tweetup.

Activities 50

Activities Active Activism Social Media 50

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

If you are thinking of using Facebook, for example, you will want to consider whether you want to create an individual account, or Fan page, or a group; each platform has it’s own options for how organizations could be represented and each option has different ways that other users would be able to interact. Secrets, secrets are no fun!

Online 126

Online Social Network Facebook Charity 126

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’s the difference between online and offline marketing – or is there one?

Interview 140

Interview Marketing Guide Attitude 140

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

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. combines both online and offline measurement and values so can help you more thoroughly evaluate both the strategy and how to address the original problem.

ROI 135

ROI Case Study Metrics Student 135

Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2010

NetSquared works online and offline to connect the global community at the intersection of technology and social change. Offline, we take things local! NetSquared Local groups are monthly events that take place in a growing number of cities around the world (right now there are nearly 70!). Read on and learn how to get involved.

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Netsquared Local Offline Chapter 43