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Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day

Amy Sample Ward

Today, at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, I had a ton of fun leading a session and discussion around making the most of social media in just 30 minutes a day. Here are the slides from the session and links to get you started: Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Using Twitter to Build a Community and Recruit Volunteers

Amy Sample Ward

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Social media in disaster response. Journalists using social media in Egypt. Trimet misses the bus on social media. Twitter (from We Are Media). Here are my slides from the VMNC: Twitter Basics for Engaging Volunteers.

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Wordpress Extras: My Favorites

Amy Sample Ward

A recent comment from Ichi (working on social media for good in Japan w/ SocialCompany.org ) asked after the tools I was using on this blog to bring in comments via Twitter. Tags: blogging howto plugins twitter wordpress. There are my three most-used Wordpress plugins : Postalicious ( Get this plugin ).

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Great reads from around the web on June 11th

Amy Sample Ward

– "As nonprofits increasingly use social media as part of their fundraising, communications and educational strategies, nonprofit staff are stepping up to lead and manage those efforts. " Nine Ways Networked Nonprofits Use Slideshare | Beth’s Blog – Beth has a great post up about how organizations can use SlideShare.

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Mastering Social Networking as a Volunteer

Amy Sample Ward

The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer. When it comes to creating great content, there are four important elements, especially with social media, as you can see in the image at the top of this post. Creating Great Content.

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Great reads from around the web on December 8th

Amy Sample Ward

2009 Year-End Fundraising Guide – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – “Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season? The paper will be open to comment til the end of January 2010.&#. Sitting right there.

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2011 MyCharityConnects Conference Workshop: Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day

Amy Sample Ward

Topic : Social Media Success in 30 Minutes Per Day. Description : The world of social media expands every day, supporting all those arguments. media strategy building, online engagement, and even how do get started. Date : June 6, 2011, 10:30 am – 12 pm. Location : Toronto, ON, Canada. with just 30 minutes per day.