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Great reads from around the web on December 8th

Amy Sample Ward

Public ‘want to know how money is spent’ – Third Sector – “More than half of the general public would donate more money to charity if they knew exactly how it was spent, a new survey of 2,000 people indicates. Nonprofits can expect 60% of their donations to come in between Christmas and New Year’s.&#.

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

Tip #3: Operate in public. The idea of “operating in public&# is a concept I recommend often, especially when talking about community building and community “management.&# Be honest and public about changes or modifications to the site, programs, or services before the changes are made.

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Designing Programs to Build Community: Case Study with Charity Technology Trust

Amy Sample Ward

The cultural shift that they see necessary for their situation is one that puts the community space (whatever form it takes) into the work flow of staff – for example when staff field questions from organizations who received a particular donation, they could post the question and the answer or resource in a public place.

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Great reads from around the web on March 30th

Amy Sample Ward

From humanitarian relief to the environment, public health to education, microfinance to intellectual property, NGOs are increasingly at the forefront of developments shaping the lives of millions of people around the world."

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DIY Community Engagement Metrics

Amy Sample Ward

And in the content map you may list a facebook page as well as facebook events as you can create an event that’s tied to your page but publicizes and manages RSVPs for a one-time event. This template, like the others, is available at that link as a public google doc that you can save and reuse. Metrics Tracking. >>

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Great reads from around the web on August 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

" Library Value Calculator | Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library – I love this! What a terrific way to help tell the story of your impact in the community – I can see something similar working for all kinds of organizations, schools, and more. "The

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Great reads from around the web on October 27th

Amy Sample Ward

If you are going to organise an event, a conference or a public meeting, you should seriously consider organising a team of social reporters to help spread the information and stimulate conversations before, during and after the event."

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