Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

nfpSynergy, a leading nonprofit sector think-tank and research consultancy in the UK, “tracks a representative sample of over 1000 11-25 year olds throughout mainland Britain twice-yearly, gaining insights into their views and habits, both social and charity-related” in its Youth Engagement Monitor. The Research. What It Means.

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APRIL 12, 2021

You can use each social network for unique purposes. For example, given LinkedIn’s emphasis on business and professional networking, it may be most appropriate to highlight corporate sponsors, board members, or companies who offer employee matching on that platform. Don’t forget about your institutional funders!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

3: Social Networking. He said that photo sharing is really social grooming. He went through some recent trends with social networking use. One thing he pointed out that older generations absolutely love social networks because it allows them to connect with people from their past. Sample survey.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

<br /> <br /> Forty-four percent of communications staff members said they spend up to 10 percent of their time “posting content, interacting with audiences through interactive media, adapting content, producing media, and developing new-media campaigns.&# "

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Why Real-World Socializing Is the Next Big Thing for Social Media – "From the Latin root socials, meaning “united, living with others,” the word social is firmly grounded in the physical world and implies face-to-face interaction. ""

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

But to give you an example of what a social media policy consists of, here’s a sample of the ASU Lodestar Center’s: Who can post: We determined which employee is ultimately responsible for all of our social media profiles and which other employees are allowed to post on behalf of the Center. Like this article? Get another!

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

After acquiring these new constituents, it’s important to keep them engaged based on the data you have about their previous interactions. Below are some samples of engagement journeys we’ve built for some of our clients. The individual messages are meant to move the user up the ladder to a higher level of commitment. Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

To refine a content strategy, I used the Fan Page insights metrics tool, particularly the stats on interactions and Fan Page growth. My experiments were quite granular: What gets more interactions - sharing video or photos or links? What I'd like to see is a social network analysis of active fans and their relationships with others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Late last night (or early this morning), Amy Sample Ward reported that Causes notified 184,725 users that its MySpace app will be removed from MySpace as of today. I've criticized Causes interaction design in the past for being like a one-night stand , although they have improved since the two years that I wrote that post).

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

However, many women in technology and social media still face a digital ceiling." " Nonprofit Social Network Survey | Common Knowledge - "Learn how commercial social networks and house social networks fit into your nonprofit's online ecosystem.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2009

I’m here in Austin, TX, for SXSW Interactive. Future of social networks. Social Media Nonprofit ROI Poetry Slam. Tangible interactions. This is my first time attending the huge event and I’m already quite overwhelmed by all the people and conversations converging around me. Let’s connect!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2010

" Engagement Ladders: Building Supporter Power – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "We, as social change organizations, exist to enable the power of our supporters. Our intent is to provide a space for just-in-time answers and share best practices at no charge." What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks. Response : studies show that people expect a response on social media. http ://www.noula.ht/index.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Submitted by Amy Sample Ward.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2009

Here’s an excerpt from her post with her permission: Cloudforce is all about integrating the mentions of your brand name on social networks into your regular system of dealing with your customers - in this case, obviously, Salesforce.com. I was not at the Summit but know that many of you Londoners reading this blog were.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.) Looking Ahead.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.) Looking Ahead.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 6, 2011

Social Networking Sites Move Into Charity World – NYTimes.com – "Crowdrise, Jumo, Causecast, Causes on Facebook and others try to use social networking and crowdsourcing to build interest in charities and causes, and to help them attract donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival. scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Submitted by Amy Sample Ward.

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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.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1. What is difference between a blog, social media tools, and websites? The sessions are short (only 50 minutes!) but pack in a tremendous amount of information.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 7, 2009

Communications which create society, strengthen relationships, support social interactions. Social media. Social networks. Social infrastructure. ). It is not limited to the fashionable trends in social media and ‘web 2.0’; nor is it specifically aimed at people in the social sector.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Facebook in Online Privacy Breach; Applications Transmitting Identifying Information – WSJ.com – "Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. Where do you stand?"

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 21, 2010

Social Media’s Changing Landscape to Make A Profit – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – I'm really looking forward to this conversation – what do you think? "Admit "What is social interpreneurship you ask? " Join the converstaion!

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Oh, and please do give a thumbs up to the panel Beth and I cooked up: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change ]. The SXSW Interactive Festival. scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Submitted by Amy Sample Ward. Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The app encourages users to pledge to vote and to share that pledge across their social network. app offers polling location information, sample ballots, and election. app for iOS turns the presidential election into an interactive. Facebook and CNN have partnered to create the I'm Voting Facebook app. The VoterHub.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

. “ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., Learn about the tools available that bring mobile, web and social together. Good way to meet good mobile developers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Note from Beth: The long anticipated social network site for social change, Jumo , launched. Amy Sample Ward shares her first reflections and critique of the platform and wonders what’s the point? Jumo is not the first initiative to use social media in the nonprofit sector and it won’t be the last.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Earlier this week I was lucky enough to be asked to chair a mini-conference in Sydney about Interactive Community Engagement for the Public Sector. They often failed to deliver on key social capital improvements such as improving trust between residents or fostering a greater sense of belonging.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

" Forrester Wave Report: The Leaders in Community Platforms for Marketer - Community Platforms reviewed on the Forrester Research blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Could This Be Your All-in-One Social Network? DiSO is the idea that a dashboard could serve as your all-in-one social media management space.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

During the period that the 500 were selected, they learned a lot about how various social networking tools could be used as they saw participants start partnering up and organizing themselves for the game. There were pregame efforts, during the night, and post-event where people joined up and have continued networking.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

Stephen Blyth of Common Knowledge invited Beth Kanter to visit New Zealand to facilitate some workshops for NGOs interested in networked capacity building. Ushahidi is a NetSquared project alumnus who has gone on to create an amazing interactive mapping platform. Burlington, VT: Social Change Anytime Everywhere with Amy Sample Ward.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Teach Supporters to Fundraise and Provide Samples. Encourage them to use their social network. According to the Global NGO Online Technology Report , Millennials are most inspired to give by social media. Provide samples of everything. So, how can you help supporters become fundraising superstars?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

In one classroom, I queried the students about their social media use. Now, admittedly the sample size is small, so this doesn't necessarily project to all digital natives, but I was surprised about a few things. study, because every day they interact with friends through multiple channels of communication ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2007

social networking sites. Here's a sampling: Notes Tim Fullerton from Oxfam America, We had this same situation happen a couple weeks ago. They make it a lot harder to interact with people than MySpace does. Eric Eckle suggests that this points to some larger organizational issues in embracing social networking sites.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

where are they online already and how do they want to interact with you online (is it in the same spaces or different ones, is it conversations or promotion, etc.)? Social Networks for Fundraising. Key questions to ask include: who is your audience? For more: International Fundraising on The Baudcast (Podcast).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

– "Despite the enormous popularity of peer-to-peer social networking, the adoption cycle for branded online communities has been relatively slow. E-Commerce News: Customer Loyalty: If You Build a Branded Online Community, Will Customers Come? " What do you think?

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