Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As a community organizer and network weaver myself, I am incredibly excited by the #OccupyWallStreet movement that started in New York just over three months ago now (on September 17th) in response to a failing federal economy and political process that impact local, national, and international markets. Personalize It.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2011

I noticed that Jenny Ambrozek , someone who thinks deeply about networks in a business context, re-tweeted one of my musings on network leadership skill sets. She pointed me to her fabulous deck and wiki on the topic. Going through her wiki connected me back to the thought leaders in this area, like Patti Anklam.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

It’s now been a few months and I wanted to check in on the status of the platform, the impact it’s had on communities using the tool and organizations supporting those groups. is that there is a wiki and polls feature that isn’t available on ning. Yes, although grou.ps can be a little clunkier.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Designed to support social sector organizations and consultants with tools and resources to get ready for engagement in capacity-building projects, ImpactRising.org aims to help make the consulting sector stronger. Paying it forward and Impact Rising – Guest Post by Christi Tran. What ImpactRising.org offers.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2014

According to the Project VRM wiki: "VRM tools provide customers with both independence from vendors and better means for engaging vendors. These same tools can support individuals' relations with schools, churches, government entities, and other kinds of organizations. After all, VRM is all about empowering individuals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Research about the physical space can impact learning, can be found here. The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. Logistics are not separate from the learning design – so think carefully about the supplies, materials, and audio visual needs and how they can support the learning.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

Blogs, wikis, social network platforms, forums, chats: aka user generated content, conversations, communities. Human sustainability is a social construction and social media the havey equipment that supports that consturction. BrightGreenLiving wiki: crowdsourced knowledge. The ability to maintain a certain process or state.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The US Department of Education recognized that Parent Centers could increase their impact through technology and allotted funding for 8 pilot centers that represent the cross section of abilities in the network to test a technology model. The TLI wiki is enabling us to meet all of our goals. What Holly said in a recent tweet!)

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2013

In late September at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York, Autodesk launched the Autodesk Technology Impact program. You’ll be asked to clearly demonstrate that the use of Autodesk software will increase the impact of your ideas and innovations. To apply, simply complete and submit a brief online application.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. What’s important to note here is that unlike wiki or websites, the direct forms of content creation, with Ushahidi citizens only needed to know the number to which they send reports from their phone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

I first encountered Eric after I created a screencast for NTEN called “ Web Analytics Demystified for Nonprofits ” and ( wiki ). Value Metrics: These are a handful of metrics that support over-arching goals. These might include social impact, behavior change, saved time, or income. He sent me an email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Also, check out Lucy’s Digital Civil Society wiki for examples of open data used for the social good. We identified several great examples of nonprofit using social media data for decision-making, mostly to support communications strategy. You’ll need to be sure your chosen tool supports the networks you use. Not Data Driven.”

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

These points and the full #4Change conversation are applicable to the Climate Change movement, but also to many social impact sectors and the campaigns reaching around the world. These three lessons focus on what is successful, unique or important about using social media for the Climate Change movement (or any social impact area).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

So I thought I’d share some details on how the exchange worked, and some insights the group learned that helped them increase their impact. In addition to the calls, we offered one-on-one support from both Beth and Dana Nelson of GiveMN. What impact did all this have on communities?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

The workshop was hosted by Compasspoint , with support from the Lucile and David Packard Foundation. A couple things I discovered by following participants' ant trails: The Bay Versus the Bay: This was an excellent example of how social media strategy can support behavior change or action. View more presentations from kanter.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

Vancouver-based Art for Impact is a nonprofit that celebrates the power of art for social change. Art for Impact staff members used CiviCRM to improve their event planning process by selling tickets and creating an organized mailing list for distributions. Finally, ask other professionals in your field what software they use and why.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

How does the community see their impact and influence on your station? The 2-way engagement of social media is especially important to honor for public media organizations looking to create and sustain supporters. Google Analytics for your Wiki. Using Social Media. Building Your Social Media Strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2008

support tips. Blogs are not the only social tools that can have more impact than just relying on email, check out: Instead of sending an email??? Speaking of other tools, Stewart Mader, of Wiki Patterns, is running a series, " 21 Days of Wiki Adoption. " Day 2 is a discussion of wiki versus email.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 6, 2010

earthquake: How you can help in the The Kindness section of The USA Today Nonprofits Working in Chile on Guidestar Chile Earthquake Relief: How You Can Help on HuffPost Impact How to Help in Chile on The Nation's Act Now! blog Check each relief organizations' individual site for ways to support their work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

The messages included pleas for support or retweeting the news, but beyond that the stream included pleas from people on the ground in Haiti asking for emergency assistance or letting loved ones and friends know they’re okay.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Three specific examples that are very different include: Connectipedia : a wiki-based platform that allows anyone interested in philanthropy or social impact in the Pacific Northwest (or beyond) to share research, resources, information, or data about people, places and topics. The basics include: Show impact in real time.

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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. Wikis, social networks, and Twitter feeds are letting stakeholders and actors talk virtually to coordinate their response. What impact have you seen via social media, what gives you hope?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

For more: Messages, Stories, and Conversations: Creating a Strategy for your organization and your supporters. Social by Social, a handbook in using social technologies for social impact. We Are Media, a wiki-based community project curating resources about using social media in nonprofit organizations. Dealing with Resistance.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

TechSoup continued its Social Media Mondays in May with a discussion on Twitter to expand on the resources offered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki. While it is difficult to quantify a great tweet, retweets can serve as an indicator of impact. The chat kicked off with the question, "What makes a great tweet?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

I was honored to be a trainer as part of the launch of the ACE Leaders Project, a program developed by the Institute of International Education Sub-Saharan Regional Office and supported by the Packard Foundation. Much as been written about the impact of more women in Parliament.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Some are calling it impact investing. The first SoCap conference in 2008 coincided with the launch of this paper, Investing for Social & Environmental Impact: A Design for Catalyzing an Emerging Industry A Monitor Institute Report [link] EnvImpact_ExecSum_000.pdf I’ve lifted this from their website. . "To Lagging indicators -.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2007

Find enthusiasts within your enterprise and support them. They will have a significant impact on your enterprise during the next five years.??? They will have a significant impact on your enterprise during the next five years.??? Check out the Nonprofits and Second Life Wiki and Blog for information about the nonprofit side.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

Anyone can publish through blogs, wikis, and websites. She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries. " Today, information is published from the 'bottom up' or from user-generated sources.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Sustainable product and solid support from a nonprofit specialist. The details of your emails are critical. What is your real output?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2008

If no one on staff wants to interact with your supporters, social media tools are not a fit for you. A last factor you can use to narrow down your list of tools is to survey your supporters about the tools they already use, and would be interested in using with your organization. How will you measure your tools' impact?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

wiki that gives you a good set of questions to ask after you’ve created a descriptive drawing. Run the impact report to help you identify influencers. I also learned about a tool from Care 2 called “Social Network Tracker.&# It matches your list of supporters against all of the major social networks.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Consider how you can support more robust knowledge sharing. Consider the answers, as well as your budget and human resources, and then determine what is required to support the network. Should you support their use of existing tools, or create a new space? Are you ready to take your community to the next level of maturity?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

We hoped to created more awareness of the need for support for all of those affected by recent disasters. I had already been working on the social media tools wiki so we could offer our supporters a bunch of easy ways to help online. That said, I had tears of joy at the outpouring of support by the end of the day on Friday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

The 21 Featured Projects will have the benefit and challenge of being reviewed by experts in technology, economic sustainability, and social impact. An excellent primer about RSS in Teaching Hacks Wiki that looks at RSS in terms of different outcomes - productivity, professional development, community building, and others.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Are they new members, or your tried and true supporters? StumbleUpon , Delicious ) Wiki (i.e. Based on your goal for using social media, how will you measure your impact? Attract new donors? Raise money for a specific campaign or initiative? Increase membership? Who is my audience? Who are you trying to reach?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2008

By making a human connection with people online, you can influence their perception of your brand and help them find meaningful, relevant ways to support your. Share Your Story: You share the impact of your organization's programs through blogging, podcasting, sharing photos on Flickr, or YouTube or other video sharing site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Despite its long history, few researchers studied the use and impact of citizen science until the 1980s. While co-creative projects have the most lasting impact on participants, they tend to involve very small groups of participants and require a lot more work (and flexibility) on the part of the scientists who run them.

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