Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We Are Media is a terrific resource for anyone looking for tips, examples, case studies and information on using social media in a nonprofit organization. Now, the content from We Are media is available to you in a brand new “ Choose Your Own Expert &# format. The best part: any path you choose will be a good one.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Sample impact report from Oxfam America. . . The strategy was designed to create a ‘surround sound’ across social media and news websites. . Samples from LCV’s advertising to mid-level and major donors. . . the cost of the media buys in direct revenue. What Bill Murray can teach you about email marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Here’s how I think about content strategy, and how I framed it to my network: “I’m looking to develop a strategy across channels (web, mobile, across social media platforms), across audiences, building better engagement and community through content, linking it back to organizational goals, measuring success, etc. Copyblogger. Housekeeping'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2010

But there was something else at play for me this year, my fourth, celebrating my birthday with social media and a networked fundraising campaign for the Sharing Foundation. One of things I've learned about social media and doing fundraising for causes is that you will be surprised! I'll also share some insights about instruction.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Promote your grand prizes on social media to attract a larger audience and create buzz around your event. Local gardening experts can have the chance to demonstrate their green thumb and teach others in workshops that cover topics such as organic gardening, composting, or urban gardening.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

The second is to offer chances to win prizes for completing a survey, signing a petition, calling a congressperson, sharing an email or social media post, pinning something to your social media account, or anything else you can creatively dream up. Even if folks don’t attend, just the opportunity to attend is a reward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Amy Sample Ward reminds us that your kids don't have to give cash only. Celeste for the studio 501c3 blog suggests this piggy bank , with separate slots for investing, saving, spending, and donating is a great way to teach kids about devoting a portion of their income to charity. "Time, enthusiasm, expertise, skills.it

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MAY 8, 2017

Teach Supporters to Fundraise and Provide Samples. According to the Global NGO Online Technology Report , Millennials are most inspired to give by social media. It’s crucial that you encourage your supporters to use social media to raise awareness for their fundraising efforts. Provide samples of everything.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. Technological expertise and an understanding with social media others don’t know. The ability to teach, with patience, is essential. Michael : For all their frustrations about unemployment, they should be frustrated.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

We live in an economy of affection, not dollars, in the world of social media. I consider myself a teacher: I take a few days off a year to teach at American University, and I do a lot of public speaking and training. It’s incredibly rewarding to help others, and teaching – or mentoring – gives me a sense of accomplishment.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. Explore Bloomerang’s sample job descriptions for positions like major gift officer and development director. Further, a Concord Group Study found that 49% of nonprofits don’t have a strategic plan. Hold interviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

They get emerging media and are ready to teach. Yet, both within and on the outside, Millennials with great ideas and passion are often met with coldwater statements from their managers like “ That is not the way we do things here.&#. Millennials have the potential to bring a lot of value in leadership to nonprofits from within.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Philadelphia's Net Tuesday livestreamed a talk by Amy Sample Ward on building a multi-channel campaign. Puzzle through the The Future of Education: Learning, Teaching, and Technology with video from Burlington, VT. Net Tuesday Toronto offers Tales and Tips From Our First "Social Media Surgery" May Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

I combining raising money to send Cambodian youngsters to school, an action learning experiment on the art of retweet, guest teaching at Stanford Business School class on social technology, and eating chocolate. It's my 53rd birthday on Monday and here's my birthday party plans. What could be more fun? Thank you for donating!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Consider these two sample audiences: “Canadian women” or “18 to 30-year-old women in BC or Alberta who live in cities with more than 100,000 people” Of course, most NGOs can’t afford to hire the kind of market researchers you’d need to produce a sophisticated work-up of who your core audience is.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

Top Tech Training Tips for Nonprofits — How to Teach Your Staff to Use New Technology Painlessly. Here's a sample of some recent popular blog posts: The Environmental Case for Remanufactured IT. Some popular articles include. Do-It-Yourself Troubleshooting for Windows Computers. 10 Steps for Planning a Successful Webinar.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2011

and teaches yoga in San Francisco. It took a year of philosophy and anatomy study (and, more than I expected, self study) to earn my certification, but I found that the teaching staff's patience and encouragment made me a better teacher too. The fifth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Emily Goligoski.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Points of Light is celebrating the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! Check out the Whitepaper: A Commonsense Framework of Social Media Measurement , by Geoff's colleague, Kami Watson Huyse. Luckily, our members have the resources and knowledge to make it all possible.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

Digital Media and Learning Competition: Applications now open! NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "The 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition, from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. Submissions close January 22, 2010." " My favorite lesson? " My favorite lesson?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2007

Beth practices what she teaches (and let's others watch and participate as she does it). Amy Sample Ward's Version of NpTech Amy Sample Ward is writes about nonprofits, technology, and social media. Here's what he had to say: Beth is a guru in the use of technology for nonprofits. She's based on Portland.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. If you can build an area of your website where people come to learn, teach, and maybe have some fun, they will likely return. Should you support their use of existing tools, or create a new space?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Points of Light is celebrating the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! Check out the Whitepaper: A Commonsense Framework of Social Media Measurement , by Geoff's colleague, Kami Watson Huyse. Luckily, our members have the resources and knowledge to make it all possible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Simply offer ticket sales online, then send your guests a care package of the beverages to be sampled on the day of the event. For added suspense, you may send out a mystery box with a variety of beverages to sample. Virtual education is a great tool and can be used to teach a wide range of skills. 30) Social Media Challenge.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

Give them a sample thank-you script, background on the donor, details on their gift and a few discovery questions they can ask to learn more about them. They can write letters to the editor, a series of blog posts or use social media like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram to raise awareness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Athletes for a Cure ( read about their social media strategy ). See a sample of what the stats look like here. Including media consumption and interactions per post, as well as the number of fans who have hidden you from their stream. Five Lessons Celebrities Can Teach Us About Facebook Fan Pages from Mashable.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 10, 2019

Each time a front walk is plowed in the snow, each time someone helps a visitor find their way to a gallery, each time you see a funny social media post. Front of House is Hard Work: While I did gallery teaching for many years, for most of my career, I’ve had a desk and a phone in non-public space. Different strokes, perhaps.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The system is the same as last year, with a few refinements, including more social media sharing options. Most commonly, communities form around an issue, a cause, or even a campaign on many different types of social media, and stretch across platforms. There are 25 proposals on each page. Rate each session from 1 (low) to 5 stars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

The panelists include: Amy Sample Ward – Amy is an author and speaker focused on the way social technologies can be used to support social impact by nonprofit organizations and community groups around the world. Amy Gahran: Amy is an independent journalist and general media geek currently focusing on mobile technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2005

Here's a sampling of some of the "Clogs." Till all these blog are operated that I know what kind of support I need. For, rural area, internet extension is critical to blogging promoting. This is what I really need. Keo Kalyan. Battambang Network. Saransopha. YCC Kampong Cham. Kampong Speu YCC. Phnom Penh Network. Siem Reap Network.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 31, 2012

The Sesame Street show teaches basic lessons through stories of characters in typical situations and common scenarios. This meant fans could share it on social media sites like Facebook, where it’s easy to share images.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. The summaries are more focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. Which one worked best? Hurry voting ends August 5th.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

I'm moving beyond monitoring the NpTech tagged items and meta feeds to incorporate nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, friend feeds, and USG. The summaries will be briefer, focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. Gregory Heller ) ( Sarah Marchetti ) ( Amy Sample Ward ) 4.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. On your social media pages, “pin” or prioritize acknowledgments to donors. Is there something like this you can try?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Had SVAS written about the good work they were doing in a compel­ling, professional manner, it may have been able to raise more money, secure more media coverage, attract more volunteers, and establish more business partnerships. If an applicant gets an interview, ask him or her to bring along a few writing samples.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

That’s teaching. Fundamentally that’s what teaching should be. Many of them are small development shops in partnership with small public media stations, etc. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Participants are encouraged to use the social media integrated tools to post about their mission trip and their fundraising progress. For more on coaching fundraising participants consider these resources: Robyn Mendez discusses leveraging a social media fundraising strategy in Social Fundraising: Expanding Beyond the Fundraising Event.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Toward the end, a young man, who worked with urban kids of color on media and music, commented that he didn’t really know how to get access to the kinds of things available, and he noticed how few people of color were in the room. This was the most diverse crowd I’ve ever talked with or been in for an open source conversation.

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