Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A day of on and offline events spanning the globe celebrating the Web. bringing attention to issues and work on digital inclusion. Tags: issues socialchange digitalinclusion onewebday owd09 uk. Today is OneWebDay ! This year’s theme is One Web. OneWebDay opens up techie conversations to everyone.

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Celebrate Web Digital Conversation 164

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

We all know from offline life experience that you don’t just schedule a meeting, but you have to show up and contribute for the meeting to be successful; you probably also have action items that come out of the meeting that people work on individually and that also draw them back together for another meeting.

Life 100

Life Learning Offline Social 100

Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2017

OpenAIR is an online event that provides mission-based organizations both with a new, professionally designed, accessible website that accommodates all visitors, and with expanded awareness about accessibility issues. The event is open to nonprofits, NGOs, charities, schools, and others. Register for webinar to learn more.

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Accessibility Websites Offline Nonprofit 50

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

And be sure to share invitations for the fundraiser and those that donate to his or her campaign to join your organization outside of facebook (on your enewsletter, your action alerts, an offline event, or something else to keep them on your list). Tags: fundraising issues causes data facebook myspace. What do you think?

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Causes Myspace Donation Application 166

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

The piece is reposted below: Have we replicated our offline social dynamics and barriers online? If we truly are reproducing our offline social divides online, then it’s further proof that the central part of your social media strategy needs to be focused on your audience. I believe we have, and so does Danah Boyd.

Community 100

Community Myspace Social Network Demographics 100

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. The transparency issue is a steep mountain to climb with social media. In the Causes move, the issues around community are very clearly focused on the different demographic groups represented on MySpace and Facebook.

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Myspace Causes Philanthropy Offline 108

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2009

Want to talk about in person - I’ll be at the NTC and will be eager to continue the conversation there as well (will update the blog with highlights from those offline conversations!). Tags: issues socialchange 09ntc cause justgiving. Photo: Howard Lake.

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Causes Conversation Award NTC 100

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Offline vs Online. Tags: events issues digitalengagement digitalinclusion socialbysocial. Session #2 Word Cloud: Relevant Content. Community of Interest. Individuals. Partnerships. What’s Success? User Generated. Access to People. COMMUNITIES. The words in all caps represent the words that were repeated in each report out.

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Voice Reflection Conversation Digital 102

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Offline vs Online. Tags: events issues digitalengagement digitalinclusion socialbysocial. Session #2 Word Cloud: Relevant Content. Community of Interest. Individuals. Partnerships. What’s Success? User Generated. Access to People. COMMUNITIES. The words in all caps represent the words that were repeated in each report out.

Voice 102

Voice Reflection Conversation Digital 102

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 3, 2010

According to the Pew Neighbors Online study recently released, 27% of American adult Internet users (or 20% of adults overall) use “digital tools to talk to their neighbors and keep informed about community issues. I think there’s a lot of potential for hyper local search and the power that comes with geo-tags/data.

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Local Global Tools Case Study 143

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Part of my role as the Global Community Development Manager at NetSquared is to support and grow our offline organizers from around the world. This offline network, called Net Tuesdays, balances the work we do online to connect all those working at the intersection of technology and social impact. What do you think?

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India Network Netsquared Offline 126

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

For example, simply review the hundreds of ideas listed in NetSquared ’s Project Gallery and you’ll quickly see that people from around the world are hard at work leveraging all kinds of technologies to create positive change for communities tackling many different issues.

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Contest Change Technology Case Study 143

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

I’m bummed that I cannot participate this time around (will be traveling with my family, enjoying some offline adventures) but am already looking forward to the next opportunity! Explore the organizational change management issues that social media raises and how to talk about them. REGISTER HERE! The Format.

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NTEN Media eLearning Case Study 105

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The responses lean towards a reality in which our online presence is just as diverse as our offline personalities – people are connecting with a mix of others on difference platforms. In preparation for their presentation, they circulated a survey to over 200 nonprofit professionals, asking how they use various social platforms.

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Professional Personal Linkedin Profile 185

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I have always been proud to support WWT both during the telesummit and during the rest of the year with other offline meetups, online content, and more. What about risk management issues around geo-social tools? Tags: presentation webtools analysis community mapping listening notes tools webinar women womenwhotech.

Tools 162

Tools Tech Map RSS 162

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

You can create and run an online campaign to support an offline appeal or an event. Get a signed release for anyone in your video and if privacy is an issue, find a way to shoot video that doesn’t reveal faces. When you send several emails out in a short period of time, you may lose subscribers or even get tagged as a spammer.

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Campaign Online Fundraising Social Media 98

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

She’s Geeky – “he brainchild of Kaliya Hamlin, She’s Geeky gives women in technology an opportunity to get together and discuss the unique issues they face in their respective fields. Tags: events networking adalovelaceday technology women womenwhotech. Want to join in? My Ada Lovelace Day Story. What do you think?

Oregon 111

Oregon United States Unconference Attitude 111

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

They politely reply to tweets, express appreciation to donors, respond as quickly as possible to customer support issues, and generally try to add value to their network. They want to see what could happen if we serious commit to working together, on an offline. "It's more memorable than other ways of learning?

Web 135

Web Bookmarking YouTube NTEN 135

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2009

This umbrella organization would require time for consideration and input from its members and wouldn’t necessarily be in-tune with the communities or cultures actually touched by the issues. Instead, we want to keep the power to address issues in the hands of organizations spread around the world. Speak the Local Language.

Local 100

Local Organization Comparison Global 100

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Tags: events socialchange blog action day blogging climate change environment. What’s Blog Action Day?

Action 100

Action Change Create Environment 100

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Think about a tool like YouTube, where people can share videos (uploaded and created in various ways from mobile phones to laptop computers to high quality cameras) and then find others who care about similar issues. Tags: case studies issues 4change climate change environment lessons learned social media. What do you think?

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Social Media Change Media Lesson 145

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

It has a clean, neat user-interface and I encountered zero issues with their iPhone App. Then add “Show Tags&# that speak to your organization’s work. This image is what will be displayed when you are offline. Tags: Live Streaming TV Ustream. A lot of tech hipsters prefer Justin.tv See example: www.ustream.tv/channel/nonprofit-tech-2-0-live.

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Broadcast Channel Stream Myspace 216

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Listening: hearing what people are talking about your issue or sector. ARC - gather data every morning and share with organization via email; issues that seem sensitive or are newsworthy will contact subject matter experts to follow up. Are there ways of catching offline datapoints? use monitoring tools. know your keywords.

Social Media 102

Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

So, for these organizations, their content pyramid also includes integrating offline w/online channels. Next Bruce Lesley gave a virtuoso case study of how he uses Twitter to curate news articles and resources related to children’s issues. On the Ground Engagement: What will you ask people to do offline?

Social Media 97

Social Media Training Train Network 97

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

." Q&A: A West Point for Community Organizing – Walking Distance – GOOD – "Since its first boot camp in 2006 the New Organizing Institute has trained more than 700 organizers across the country in leveraging online tools to generate offline action. Interested to hear how organizations are dealing with this issue!

Web 114

Web Bookmarking Twitter Social Media 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

Marnie also introduced me to social booking and tagging way back in 2004 as the originator of the NpTech Tag. 6: Use social media to close the loop between online and offline action. 9: Assesses organizational culture and has strategies to address issues that may prevent adoption. Connecting With New Colleagues.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Social San Jose 115

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.) What it Means to Individuals. What other questions do you want answered?

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

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.) What it Means to Individuals. What other questions do you want answered?

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

That people talk about your services or programs, issues or sector wherever they are and you may never know about it, know them, or be part of the conversation. The conversations and connections that are taking place elsewhere, whether it’s on or offline, don’t have to remain a mystery to you, though.

Influence 114

Influence Giving Broadcast Empowerment 114

Care2

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Are their offline events they can sign up to attend? Survey their list at least once a year and ask supporters what issues do they think the organization should take on? Tags: Marketing Research Nonprofit Benchmark Studies Online Advocacy Online Marketing Online Organizing. Can they volunteer? Write a letter to the editor?

Studies 71

Studies Communication Online Practice 71

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Because the difference isn’t in using the tools per se, we all have the same functionality to upload, tag, comment, etc. Tag your blog with “net2thinktank”. Tags: interview otherblogs issues net2thinktank. But the important difference is all about the formation of connections, or relationships.

Roles 100

Roles Review Change Social 100

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2009

are vested in the social issues they work towards ending in such a way that they require those issue to persist. There is so much talk both online and offline, from inside organizations and from outside, that “nonprofits are broken.” are built in a bubble. Why I’m excited about The Pollyanna Principles.

Review 100

Review San Francisco Student Issue 100

Forum One

MAY 18, 2009

She's got a new story in this month's issue of Global Health Magazine (sponsored by the Global Health Council ) entitled ' The Million Dollar Email '. Tags: Global Health. It's a good read and full of very practical advice.

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email Global Offline Sponsor 52

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Baker presented an engaging and dynamic presentation which emphasized the symbiotic relationship of both online and offline engagement, the power of both to create community, encourage activism, develop branding, and unify those with common goals, both locally and globally. The key concepts behind this are activism and self-organization.

Conversation 63

Conversation San Francisco Online Digital 63

NetWits

MAY 20, 2008

The Challenge: Bread for the City wanted a new website that would create a more professional image, drive more support for the mission, and allow the organization to better integrate its online and offline marketing activities. There was a three-day delay before we even saw the funds,” said Kristin Valentine, BFC’s director of development.

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Blackbaud Registration Flash Images 105

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The photo or video taken on a phone and then posted to the web can change the conversation, alert news media to issues or new developments, and change the course of response. For example, if a family is looking for their missing mother, they can use the search engine to find images that volunteers have tagged with “adult” and “female.”

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Recently, James wrote about some interesting ways museums are using Twitter for offline/online engagement. But they still suffer for issues of relevance. Tags: Art Sector Arts & Technology twitter. Through Facebook, I've been able to connect with friends from elementary school , high school, and college.

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Trend Oakland San Francisco California 91