Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2010

Allison Fine and I did a session called The Networked Nonprofit that we designed. We covered the themes in our soon to be published book, The Networked Nonprofit , and engaged the audience in a conversation about these themes. Here's an interview with did with Holly Ross prior to the session. I realized that I.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

The Real-Time Web and Its Future , a new report from ReadWriteWeb , focused on the changing ecosystem of the Web, one that runs in real-time. “For the following report, we interviewed 50 companies, developers and executives building or leveraging real-time Web technology. First, what does the “real-time Web&# really mean?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

Personal Fundraising – In order to extend our reach and to leverage personal networks, we encouraged people to create fundraising pages. The site was hosted on [link] , which used a URL and design that supported a strong sense of community around the campaign.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Frankly, the search, evaluation, interview, and selection process can be very rigorous and time-consuming. Here are some sample questions: 1. This will require you to pay attention to your community in a holistic way and to move outside of your relationship and network comfort zone. . Set a SMART goal.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I met Dave Forsman, librarian extraordinaire and the lead for this location of Candid’s Funding Information Network. . I have learned how to deep dive into Foundation Directory, align our grant asks with funders’ typical award amounts, and use Candid Learning’s sample letters of inquiry (LOIs).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

King also recommends you develop and benefit from three information networks : Informal Advice Network – the people you go to for advice regarding a challenge or problem you are experiencing at work. Informal Social Network – the people you turn to for encouragement, support, or help with professional or personal challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Please join me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit. As I was reflecting about Slideshare and thinking about the characteristics of nonprofits featured in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , I realized that Slideshare is a haven for them. 1) Networked Professional Development and Learning.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2009

Social Actions’ Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit everyday. Tags: challenge interview net2 challenges clay shirky innovation. We’re excited to see what you come up with!

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Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

Tips for conducting a skills and interest assessment include creating a survey or conducting one-on-one interviews. Here is a sample board skills assessment: Board Member Information What is your name? Do you have experience with networking and building relationships? Are you comfortable with writing persuasively (e.g.,

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 25, 2010

T he fourth guest post in my have fun, do good blogger series is by Amy Sample Ward. This can mean posting photos of our work and ideas, creating a short video interview with those I'm working with, or writing a blog post that documents our process and strategy while also including documents or resources.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

You might also seek individuals with a variety of valuable connections within the community and the ability to network to help your nonprofit earn greater community support. Explore Bloomerang’s sample job descriptions for positions like major gift officer and development director. Hold interviews.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. I definitely recommend them both!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

Their friends, colleagues, coworkers and family are the network – the people we reach through our community. The network knows about us but isn’t yet directly connected – maybe their friend told them about a story or a news segment they heard on our station, or they have family members that attend an annual concert.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2013

Telefonica partnered with the Financial Times to commission 12,171 online quantitative interviews among Millennials. Country sample sizes represented in the global number were weighted by the percent of the population in each country with access to the internet. Read more about their findings here.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. I wrote about the potential for aggregating RSS feeds of giving opportunities in a blog post called, Why We Need Group Fundraising RSS Feeds.

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Care2

OCTOBER 27, 2014

But that doesn’t mean you can’t create awesome campaigns that are compelling, sharable, and focused on building a ladder of engagement with your community and network. This is one of the key concepts that I discuss in my book Social Change Anytime Everywhere , co-written with Amy Sample Ward of NTEN.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you’re part of the organization being left, use these as a guide to help the exiting person leave well and feel free to download our sample transition checklist here. . This one move could pay dividends in the long run when it comes to a positive employment reference and networking. . Don’t Run for the Exit. Probably not.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

AAPI Cuisines Around the World – Highlight the diversity of AAPI food cultures with cooking demos, food samples, or restaurant partnerships. Others may prefer moderated discussions or interviews. They can help spread the word through their own networks. Notable AAPI athletes, journalists, or other public figures.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Through the discovery process, we discussed how some staff members had to go to remote villages that were a month’s walk through the mountains to conduct interviews. So, I started sharing my idea at different networking events. It’s not just useful for offline situations like interviewing people in rural India.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

Connected Citizens: The Power, Peril, and Potential of Networks – This new report from the Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute explores engaged communities: "Ten years ago, a tiny web site asked people to volunteer to write their own encyclopedia. New networks are emerging everywhere. Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org

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Kindful

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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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Last night, I had the great opportunity to interview Clay Shirky , the author of Here Comes Everybody. It’s great for organizations to inspire hundreds or thousands of supporters to join their group, forum, network or whatever other opportunity that’s available. Email Amy Sample Ward the link to your post!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m packing my bags for a trip to India to lead a training for NGOs that are Packard Grantees to kick off a peer learning project called “Networked NGO.” After initially promoting the blog carnival on our network, which has a social media reach of 3.5 This proved to be fruitful.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

That was the logic Lauren Bush Lauren articulated in a 2013 interview about FEED, a for-profit entity she founded that creates simple, eco-friendly tote bags whose price covers the cost of donating school meals to children in Rwanda via the UN World Food Program” What Solutions Are Hiding In Our PDFS? – eMarketer -.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2011

This post originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog and was authored by Amy Sample Ward. Peter Deitz is a long-time member and contributor in the NetSquared (and TechSoup) community; he started the NetSquared Montreal group and his Social Actions project was a winner in the 2008 N2Y3 Mashup Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2012

I recently created an interview series on my blog called Unfurling , where I conduct interviews with women and record them as videos. The interviews give each woman a chance to explore what’s unfurling in her right now, and to fall in love with that unfurling a bit more. The interviews all contain the same five questions.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

ClimateInsider is fast becoming the new media hub that will support a digital rapid response network leading up to and during Copenhagen climate change summit." " Check it out and apply to be an Insider now!

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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. Marshall goes on to quote an interview he did with Peter Cashmore from Mashable on Netsquared who questioned whether MySpace was a place for "social media for social good.".

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you’re part of the organization being left, use these as a guide to help the exiting person leave well and feel free to download our sample transition checklist here. . This one move could pay dividends in the long run when it comes to a positive employment reference and networking. . Don’t Run for the Exit. Probably not.

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2013

This is a significant failure on their part and is one of the key concepts discussed in the new book Social Change Anytime Everywhere that I co-wrote with Amy Sample Ward. Here are three tips to operate in a multichannel world where your constituents are also your biggest critics.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

A keynote address will be followed by an interactive panel discussion and networking hour – giving you a range of opportunities to get tips, learn the basics, and exchange ideas. Video Interview. Learn from industry leaders, cutting-edge social media consultants, and fellow nonprofit practitioners. Related Links: Foundation Center.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

" [Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: National Wildlife Federation – Here is a terrific interview with my friend and colleague Danielle Brigida of the National Wildlife Federation – she discusses both the tools she uses and the lessons she's learned from managing the social media presence for the NWF.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The Ning issue touches on a topic that’s very important to me and I’ve written about a number of times, including: Letting Technology Lead , Why we need a new way of building , How our tools define ‘community’ and Ning saying No to free networks. Interview. Case study: Chain Reaction. And the catch 22!

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Here is a sample formula to play with for what you’re looking for: [intent] +[context]+[brand personality]+[data/template] Intent : You are a clever writing assistant that creates emails, articles, and social posts Context : This AI creates copy like XYZ company that makes paper clips for Millennials. Build out code (see the bottom).

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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. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Here is a partial list of what we’ve completed as part of this review: Program evaluation based on a sample of 169 OE grants closed in 2007-2009, conducted by TCC Group (2011). Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012). Interviews with approximately 30 grantees (April-June 2012).

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