Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2012

Topic : Using Social Media to Tell Your Story and Raise Funds. Description : Is social media helping you reach your organizational goals and meet your mission? Pennsylvania Association for Nonprofit Organizations. Session slides. NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Network. Nonprofit Social Networking Report.

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JUNE 4, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) She also provides a link to a sample dashboard one nonprofit is using. Members are in bold.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. Think Strategically About Your Social Media Presence. every year.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We told attendees they could have 5 minutes and 20 slides in front of the captive nonprofit technology audience. NTEN's newest publication, NTEN:Change , is designed for non-technical leaders of small to mid-sized nonprofits, features a regular section called "DIY Nonprofit Technology".

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2011

Ami Dar , founder of Idealist.org , reflects on the lessons he learned over the last 15 years in the foreword for the new book Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals. Smith from Idealist , Farra Trompeter from Big Duck, and Amy Sample Ward from NTEN. Plus: Two New Books! Moss and David J.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

NTEN members generally rock, but every week we try to give props where props are due. This week in NTEN member news: . " GlobalGiving recently ran a contest to encourage nonprofits to use social media tools to engage and raise donations for their causes. Fellow NTEN member Ryan Heneise gives his "here, here!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Drew Bernard has a review of a new guide by the good folks at Tactical Technology Collective called " Visualizing Information for Advocacy " Nonprofits are from Mars, Designers/Techies are from Venus from the alldaybuffet describes some classic communications issues between nonprofits, designers, and technology staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. Does #14ntc give an award for best slides? I nominate #14ntctrain.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

I came across a great white paper about the use of social media by marketers. It should be reassuring for many nonprofit professionals to learn that EVERYONE is relatively new to this stuff. One of the most common things I hear from nonprofit staff is something along the lines of, "I'm just learning about social media.

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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. These are my notes for webinar about Nonprofits and Slideshare , a social site where community members share presentations, documents and pdfs. Networked nonprofits are simple and transparent organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

My colleague, Steve Heye ,and fellow chapter author for the NTEN book, Managing Your Mission To Meet Technology , created the above slidedeck for a career training workshop at the YMCA. It's about using social networking tools to support your career. Slide 44: Some good time management tips for using the social web purposefully.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively spread the good word of social justice and human rights (the story of how I got involved in nonprofit marketing!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Guest Post by Frank Barry: Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon. Social Media for Nonprofits Ignite! After the nonprofit Ignite Panel at Blackbaud’s conference I got a few minutes to talk to Claire about her work at Twitter and how non-profits can use the information network for good. Meet Geoff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

Liz Strauss asks if crayons qualify as social media. Maybe if you were ask someone to draw pictures of social media or web 2.0 So that leads me to the NTEN's Be The Media Project ( name to change soon ) and Module 1 that we're building together and talking about this week. What does the Internet look like ?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

LOLnptech Lot's of member news and activity online this week, so, in the order that I ran across them: NTEN member organization United Nations Foundation was mentioned in a Forbes article discussing ways nonprofits are raising money in tough times. The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management launched a new blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. Do we need to the whole hour to accomplish the same amount of work? Training Design'

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

What are the reasons for integrating social media into your website? It all begins with a goal: what do you want to accomplish using social media? Taking that thought a bit further, think about how using social media on your site will accomplish those goals. Create on-site engagement. Develop a sense of community on the website.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2011

Participants will walk away with a set of guiding principles and tactics to develop media, events and activities that encourage connections and local leadership among your stakeholders to increase your organizational reach and impact. Blog post with slides and notes. Related Links : Conference registration. Session page.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Wordle of Words Participants Use To Define ROI Yesterday I taught the fifth and final webinar as part of NTEN/TechSoup Global Webinar Series: Social Media and Storytelling. Here's the list: Amy Sample Ward, Building Blocks of Social Media. I posted my slides and notes on my blog. Danielle Brigida, Spreading Buzz.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

Social Media Trainer's Bag of Tricks View more presentations from Beth Kanter. I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. Not unlike where you start for a communications or social media strategy, eh?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Listening for Nonprofits in a Digital World View more presentations from kanter. As many of you know who read this blog, I am an early adopter of social media and set up my listening post 5 years ago to scan for people, trends, and ideas related to social media and nonprofits. Six Ways To Make Listening A Practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2007

We will lead a discussion about and present on nonprofits using social media and also beta the social media nonprofit adoption game during the workshop. The slides and notes with links to loads of resources and examples can be found here. The social media game can be found here. Feedback appreciated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

What's the nonprofit chatter that is happening right now on Twitter? Two items grabbed from the NTEN Blog. Lauren-Glenn Davitian's " Be the Media -- Free Speech Unfurled " guest post on NTEN blog. Lauren-Glenn Davitian's " Be the Media -- Free Speech Unfurled " guest post on NTEN blog.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

While's it's not quite as exciting in real life, getting your IT aligned with your mission can be your sliding down the cable moment, just what you need to send your organization from 88 MPH to, well -- okay, so the metaphor isn't literal. It's free for NTEN Members! NTEN Members can register for this FREE webinar right here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

To avoid getting seduced by “ shiny object syndrome &# get educated about Mobile Campaign Basics for Nonprofits and spend some time reflecting those strategic questions. View more presentations from Kyoo Slides. Are Qwerty Monsters the Nonprofit Donors Via Mobile Phones of the Future? What questions do you have?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change. Lasica , a consultant and author of four books about emerging technologies.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. WWT 2010: Apps and Tools to Energize Your Base.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2011

Flickr:hellojenuine Last week, the entire NTEN staff came together for a week of strategic planning. The Independent Television Service is beginning its multi-year public media initiative called Women and Girls Lead. Check out the slides and recording of his well-received presentation ! Have more news to share?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

Intesreted to learn more about how NetSquared is connecting those at the intersection of social media and social change? Have questions about general nonprofit technology “stuff?&# If you’re not, Ignite is a style of presentation: Participants have five minutes to speak on a subject, accompanied by 20 slides.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? What if there were regular gatherings where nonprofit techies could come together to learn, laugh, and network with their peers? NetSquared groups held 23 Storymakers events, helping local nonprofits use video strategically.

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JUNE 1, 2016

That's why each month NetSquared organizers in 60 cities across the globe host networking events for the nonprofit tech community. NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. * Victoria, British Columbia: Social Media Surgery: Hands-on Advice and Help. Saturday, June 4, 2016.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

In preparation for your end-of-year campaigns, NTEN has devoted September to talking about fundraising. You should also check out the article Philip wrote for us this month, " Effective Uses of Social Media for Fundraising " Speaking of ourselves, remember that post back in February from Alan Cooke of Convio ?

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

These socks were made for walkin'' The 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin, TX was a-mazing! Advice from #15NTC , Tessa Srebro, VolunteerMatch [2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference] Part 1 - How do I configure it? Of course, we learned and shared a ton too. Check out this ridiculously long list of 15NTC content.

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Care2

OCTOBER 2, 2013

We wanted to really get to the core of the conference-savvy folks'' secrets, so we reached out to those who are working in the nonprofit sphere, planning annual conferences to hear their insider tips. Have a fully-fleshed out social media plan for the event. A policy and procedure manual will be a big help in this.

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JANUARY 23, 2009

Social Media Building Blocks View more presentations or upload your own. tags: nonprofit nptech ). Earlier this week the Storytelling & Social Media series from NTEN and TechSoup Global launched with Amy Sample Ward , who is the community builder at Netsquared , as the first speaker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I recently submitted a proposal for NTEN’s 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference with colleagues Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon and Jeanne Allen called “ Supercharge Your Technology Training ,” so please take a minute to vote for it. . ” I like to use this one after lunch when people’s energy usually dips.

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