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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Remember to also provide opportunities for people to promote or support your competition like links to your social media outlets and ready-to-use messages. Tip #2: Pay attention.

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New on SSIR: You can has memesez?

Amy Sample Ward

You can also leverage participation in a meme to build connections and get new supporters. That said, having fun, gaining visibility, and making connections with new supporters happens only if you do it right. This meant fans could share it on social media sites like Facebook, where it’s easy to share images.

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Great reads from around the web on May 16th

Amy Sample Ward

." Nonprofit Uses QR Code, Quora to Make Cause Marketing More Transparent | Cause marketing for nonprofits – Here is a really interesting case study where an organization is using both a QR code and the answer platform Quora to engage and inform supporters. "This

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Great reads from around the web on December 15th

Amy Sample Ward

Organizational data is, by definition, far less personal than the information an individual might trust to the site, so you’re much less likely to want to keep it private. However, these issues don’t apply in the same way to nonprofits who have an organizational presence on Facebook. And it's fun!

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