Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. as a form of self expression and identification.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 8, 2009

." Traveling Geeks - "The Traveling Geeks are an informal group of technology influencers and bloggers rooted chiefly in the San Francisco Bay Area. We like to report on innovative technologies through blogs, video, podcasts and social networks." " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

The creation and communication of this knowledge occurs in social networks of relationships, empowered by social media. Join us for a discussion and exploration of how social media are being used to accelerate our transition to a global sustainable culture. What is social media? - Jon Lebkowsky. How do we connect?

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2011

In the past 10-15 years the Internet and mobile devices have truly transformed the way we communicate with people both professionally and socially. We email them, text them, tweet them and tag them on Facebook. We don’t send people letters via postal carrier anymore. It has also changed the way we do business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

While other studies have ranked entire states on health factors, this site is the first to showcase the impact of multiple health factors in every U.S. explaining the indicators used to determine the rankings and how each impact's overall health. Tags: Influence Press Releases Site Launches. See Virginia's table.)

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2010

It's also helping all of us who feel helpless, nestled in our homes in the developed world, contribute to the cause and see immediate impact. Organizations are using social media to raise more money faster than ever before. Micro-volunteerism is allowing all of us to "tag" photos of people and help identify missing persons.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2009

’ – Jonathan Waddingham from JustGiving has a great post up today: "The advent of Facebook fan pages has been great news for brands wanting to create communities without having to build their own social network. " Is Your Organization Human Enough for Social Media?

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BoardAssist

MARCH 20, 2014

Getting your board engaged and on board with social media can prove to be a challenging task at many nonprofits. But your board members want to make a difference and have a real-world impact, right? So we’ve assembled this short list of ways board members can help support your organizational goals via social media. •

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

5. Can you comment on the value of using Facebook for community building, social networking, and true peope-to-people giving? I'd like to know what kind of research they have done on brand identification of Nonprofit Facebook pages and of Facebook power users/influencers? . And each one has its unique influencers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

A few weeks ago, HandsOn Network launched The Good & Ready Campaign that leverages interactive technologies and social networking to support their partners, The American Red Cross , Ready.gov and FLASH by recruiting, inspiring and mobilizing volunteers in support of their goals for September, National Emergency Preparedness Month.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2009

They employed about 80 staffers on the new media department, focusing on online content, outreach, and social networking. s also a firm believer that every organization, no matter how small, should have a full-time social media manager to craft content, email, and social networking strategies. How do we sell it?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

But even greater potential for nonprofits to manage their operations more effectively, deliver a broader array of services and achieve greater impact for the communities they serve. New Networking Models -- Lastly, new networking models are starting to change the game for the community development sector.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

But even greater potential for nonprofits to manage their operations more effectively, deliver a broader array of services and achieve greater impact for the communities they serve. New Networking Models -- Lastly, new networking models are starting to change the game for the community development sector.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1. Prioritize your ROI around the biggest impact, whether that’s raising funds, engaging people, or something else. The new map galvanized the community because they were able to really understand the impact of the plan. What is your real output?

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NCE Social Media

MAY 18, 2009

In addition, these small groups will be able to gain an increasing amount of social capital and influence if their activities become viral. These communities, the mix of individuals across microblogging, social networks orums and videos, are speaking to a given company. Tags: Tools social media enhance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

I asked if I could live tweet to bring others into the conversation which I did using the tag #packfound. . By moving others move - the aim is to impact the person who needs to be moved to the other side. Checklist: our influence is interconnected, often we can influence events which may not be in our direct sphere of influence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

BTW, Brian Reich will leading a WeAreMedia Webinar on September 23rd on social networking. GamesThatGive is going to have a huge influence on the charitable giving space for a few reasons: 1) People are already playing casual games, in big numbers, and for long periods of time. Tags: Games.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

We started using You Tube, FB and Twitter – saw the positive impact it had in getting our message out and then told senior management about it. They LOVED the idea and many of them joined social networks to see first hand what we were doing. We are known for putting a human face on our social media.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

First of all, while there are many choices for collaboration tools, a few simple filters will get one 90% of the way there (if you want to control the content but get some feedback, use a blog tool; if you need to develop a written product, use a wiki or Google Docs; if you want group discussions and networking, use a social network tool; etc.).

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Socialbrite

JANUARY 29, 2023

It can also be a way for organizations to connect with potential donors on a more personal level by sharing stories and updates about their work and community impact. Philanthropy on social media helps those in need of donations to connect with a broader audience and raise awareness about their situation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: nonprofit socialmedia ). Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow. Social Media and social networks allow for the quantum effects, paired elements at a distance.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

First of all, while there are many choices for collaboration tools, a few simple filters will get one 90% of the way there (if you want to control the content but get some feedback, use a blog tool; if you need to develop a written product, use a wiki or Google Docs; if you want group discussions and networking, use a social network tool; etc.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Let's talk for a minute about social capital. Just like monetary capital, social capital can be built up, spent, saved up, invested. It's like a giant combination of influence and karma. Influence: Can you move groups of people, small or large, to take some action? What is it? The tricky part is, of course, measuring it.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

But what about equally important intangibles, such as increasing your organization's influence or shifting the public debate on your key issues? Social network analysis can help you determine whether you are making an impact in these areas and help you more effectively target your efforts. Defining the Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

I spent less time chasing after people who were not in my network who may have a lot of influence and asking them to blog, post on their Facebook profile or retweet. The Big Picture Last week, I blogged about how social media rock star David Armano leveraged his network to raise over $15,000 for a family in need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way. Return on Influence: This will be a deep dive into social media metrics and keeping an eye on the new tools that will no doubt debut to help us measure.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 2, 2009

They have direct personal impact. For example, Librarything, a social network for sharing books, has a "books you'll hate" feature called the Unsuggester. Tags: personalization participatory museum Unusual Projects and Influences. But they aren't just fun ways to express yourself.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 11, 2023

With clear guidelines, volunteers will feel more comfortable becoming social media influencers or brand ambassadors for your organization. Tag volunteers in your Facebook posts and Instagram updates so they can easily find and share relevant posts and photos they’re included in with their personal networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

We probably know a lot more about the impact of the Internet on our brains. I have found posts where brain researchers equate the how the brain functions to social networks. in her post " Your Brain on Facebook " Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, LinkedIn and Orkut are all popular and powerful social networking sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

It helps the donor make a decision about to give your organization and it gives you an opportunity to tie to your mini-goals so donors can see the tangible impact of their gift. For example, when I was raised money for a beach/ocean conservation project for Surfrider Foundation in memory of my father.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2008

I remember I was working two articles for TechSoup ( Social Networking Options and Secrets To Effective Social Networking and considering how to one might explain open to their executive director. Portable Social Graphs - Imagining their Potential View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Mashable Report.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

It's time to go beyond listening and responding and get into several key areas: monitoring , running bold campaigns , adding video , and fundraising in online social networks. They built an iGoogle dashboard and fed RSS feeds based on information they were seeking in online social networks. What's this all about"?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2009

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. Does the future of online fundraising lie in mobile social networks that have an easy built-in payment system for in-the-moment charitable giving of very small amounts by thousands and thousands of people? What do you think?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Even worse, there's a big difference between the perceived impact of the "plan a visit" area of your website and a presence on Facebook or YouTube. So how can you help institutional decision-makers understand the potential relationship between engaging on the social Web and real-world visits? The second doesn't. Talk about dating.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

We encourage our readers to review each and vote on the ones that they think can make the biggest impact. USAID should develop an online social networking community for young adults interested in international development. Of these various technologies, the ones with the most impact are those that leverage public and private.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

She's working on her Capstone and wanted to hear a few of my opinions about the impact of social media on the nonprofit sector. Organizations should plan to deliver VALUE via social networks, and that will take care of the problem. measure the impact, and iterate on their successes.

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