Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

There’s been quite a lot of talk in the last year about the opportunities for fundraising online, generally, as well as the best practices for organizations leveraging social media for campaigns (as well as the idea to use free tools to raise money in hard economic times). Tags: fundraising issues causes data facebook myspace.

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Causes Myspace Donation Application 166

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

For the last week, there’s been a rich discussion about Causes and the way that it abruptly, without much notice, left MySpace (deleting all of the related content, connections, communications, etc.). (To Unbalanced “strategies&# - organizations have fallen victim to the “all eggs in the same basket&# trap.

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Myspace Award Platform Advice 184

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

For the last week, there’s been a rich discussion about Causes and the way that it abruptly, without much notice, left MySpace (deleting all of the related content, connections, communications, etc.). (To Unbalanced “strategies&# – organizations have fallen victim to the “all eggs in the same basket&# trap.

Myspace 165

Myspace Award Platform Advice 165

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

Last November we saw a few alarming events taking place in this social media for social good sector: Causes left Myspace and Ideablob shut down , both without warning or community support. Many groups would much rather have an impact and involvement in the shaping of the tools they use than pay for something that others control.

Ning 208

Ning Causes Build Evaluation 208

Care2

JANUARY 18, 2012

. “When we are sitting in between the announcement and the actual change, we can go many directions with speculation - from hopes to fears," said Amy Sample Ward of NTEN. If we choose to only invest in tools or platforms that we are not engaged with, we are putting too many eggs in one basket.

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Convio Blackbaud Myspace Sample 71

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2010

It’s because this is another example of how our tools are defining community. ( Last month’s post focused on that topic using Causes, Ideablob and Ning as references for the conversation.) This is where we really start to touch on the issues around the tools we use defining how we can build and connect with our communities.

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Community Ipod Ning Public 174

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

One of the core principles in community engagement is to use the tools your community is using. If they are using the tool, then join them. Ultimately, though Facebook and Google+ (or any other networking platform for that matter) are both social networking tools, there are important differences. It’s the same with any platform.

Social Network 165

Social Network Network Strategy Social 165

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.

Online 126

Online Social Network Facebook Charity 126

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2010

Last November, Causes, a popular and free social networking fundraising application, ditched its Myspace widgets and Ideablob closed its doors. His post sparked a community plea to Ning to keep its service free for grassroots nonprofits and community groups and Amy Sample Ward also wrote about it. So, if era of free 2.0

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Ning Free Technology Adopt 101

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the issues highlighted by Causes leaving MySpace and ideablob suddenly shutting down. One of the biggest issues that has come out of the blog posts and the conversations in the comments is the idea of data.

Examples 117

Examples Support Case Study Myspace 117

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I truly believe that invention or innovation, especially in the field of technology, is not just fueling the way we campaign for social change via social media tools, but is also driven by the social change we seek—there’s a back and forth, an exchange, a partnership in the two. Tools: Builders and Users.

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Change Technology India Social 108

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

With so many tools out there, and different options for individuals and other organizations to engage with you, how do you manage it all? Below are a few simple thoughts of my own: Use the social media tools that are appropriate for your work and that will connect you to your target audience. Develop your voice for each tool.

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San Francisco Netsquared Flickr Myspace 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

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. They were all on Facebook (turned their noses up at Myspace), watch YouTube videos, and use IM applications, with more 20 people on their IM lists. t the right tool for that job,???

RSS 50

RSS Twitter Digital Classroom 50

Care2

MAY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

Social Media 34

Social Media Tools Online Advocacy 34

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

Use your blog or twitter or whatever tool to solicit practical ideas on how to use social media to make connections. Gregory Heller ) ( Sarah Marchetti ) ( Amy Sample Ward ) 4. Truly embrace social networking by encouraging your staff, your volunteers, your donors and your Board to join Facebook or Myspace and teach(!)

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Summary Nptech Tag Web 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

ve already partnered with 50 non-profits, like Care2 , Greenpeace , and Amnesty International The question it raises for nonprofits is, join an existing network like Facebook or MySpace or build your own social network or combination? But these sites have two important limitations that give nonprofits reason to look for additional tools.

Social Network 50

Social Network Nptech Tag Network 50

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Analytics tools. how to integrate tools without reinventing the wheel. use monitoring tools. Listening tools: Netvibes. tools in context. So, I’m going to trouble shoot and just take some live notes here and post them as soon as possible. Here goes… Take aways: How to use listening. The right metrics.

Social Media 102

Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. Amy Sample Ward writes about the new plugin launched by Social Actions that will place ??? Heather Mansfield, Making It On MySpace. Which one worked best? Hurry voting ends August 5th.

Nptech 50

Nptech Social Fundraising Plugin 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Social networking requires commitment -- you can't set up a MySpace profile and then walk away. The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools.

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Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

The Digital Diner has an excellent post on photo management tools and the limits of consumer projects in an enterprise setting. The sampling of some of the top rated resources this week: Death Threats Are Not Protected Speech. It may be the basics not social networking tools.) Tools and How They're Used. It's moved.

Nptech 50

Nptech Tag Ning Machinima 50

Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" We took a sampling from all of the Causes to get a sense of what the potential is.

Causes 48

Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Care2

JULY 24, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" We took a sampling from all of the Causes to get a sense of what the potential is.

Causes 48

Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" For those of you who are interested, heres a sampling of what we learned: 1.

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Digg Jordan 28

Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2007

There are plenty of people on the "these ADD boneheads have finally gone too far" bandwagon (see this representative sample from USA Today), as well as some legitimate concerns about how twitter is the ultimate example of the way that 2.0's Then, if the tool comes out well or poorly on balance, evangelize or slam it all you want.

Museum 20

Museum Twitter Mashup Broadcast 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2007

These fundraisers, once they adopt Internet tools, are made more powerful. Tools like widgets and charity badges, combined with social media networks, enable these fundraisers to extend their reach and amplify their message. At the time of his analysis, there were about 8,000 Causes, and Care2 sampled about 10% of them.

Report 50

Report Fundraising Widget Technology 50

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2007

The widget can be placed on a blog, MySpace, Facebook, or a website. With the creation of so many new social networks and networking tools, it will be interesting to see which ones will rise to the top and which will fall away. How many tech tools do you know of that give you hope? Pretty cool.

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Widget San Francisco Fundraising Missouri 40

Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2009

The first full session I was able to catch was “Tools Galore in Online Communications” moderated by Netsquared’s Amy Sample Ward with speakers Natalie Foster , Director of New Media for the Democratic National Committee , Rebecca Moore, Google Earth Outreach and Laura Quinn, Executive Director of Idealware.

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Tech Communication Tools Online 20