Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

In preparation for their presentation, they circulated a survey to over 200 nonprofit professionals, asking how they use various social platforms. 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.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

—– I recently posted about Jumo with reflections, notes from my experience using the new platform, and questions – this post has also generated a great deal of valuable conversation in the comments (over 70 thoughtful comments so far). On & Offline Engagement. But the action, the real social change, is offline.

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Reflection Offline Social Network Collaboration 129

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

. —– Lately, I’m thinking about the topic of cross-platform community building. Whether you are working on a campaign, a program or a service; whether it is online or offline (though I would argue it should probably touch both!); Temporary versus Permanent Networks. And engagement requires people.

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Network Influence Platform Offline 140

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 12, 2010

—— Last year I used the metaphor of “ gardening vs landscaping &# to outline some of the key attributes I believe make for successful community building, on or offline. Here’s what I mean: Cross-Platform Community Building :: Tending to Multiple Flowerbeds. What do you think?

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Build Community Ning Offline 143

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

—– Google+, the social network launched by Google nearly 5 months ago, has recently opened up the platform to organizations and brands with a profile type akin to the options for individuals and Pages on Facebook. Here are a few reasons why using multiple social networking platforms doesn’t just mean you repeat your effort.

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Social Network Network Strategy Social 165

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Where are they: which platforms or tools do they use and when do they use them? Don’t ever go for a new, shiny, cool social media platform or tool simply because you’ve heard others talking about. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. The first step: Who’s your community? At least if you plan on interacting with them!

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Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 20, 2010

Last night was the first in what will now be a monthly chat for community builders or those interested in learning more about building community, on and offline. migrating communities from one platform to another, and 2. tools and tactics that build a loop between offline and online activities. This time we’ll explore 1.

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Community Offline Build Grant 120

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Description : Social media tools allow for people to connect: broadcasting messages to real time communication, online networking to offline collaboration. Topic : Social Media in Disaster Response. Related Links : Conference website.

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San Antonio Conference Haiti Wikipedia 102

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Offline and Direct Mail – be sure to segment your list by folks who would have just received something from you in the mail, some times it works to do messages in tandem, and some times it just doesn’t. Email Campaigns: Know Your Audience and Get Results. Highlights.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Speaker: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. I think the most important trend now is collaboration -- across platforms, across organizations, across sectors. I think the most important trend now is collaboration -- across platforms, across organizations, across sectors.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

You can create and run an online campaign to support an offline appeal or an event. Different social media platforms should contain slightly different messages. An online campaign is pretty important for Giving Tuesday or other giving days. You can build a year-end campaign or a campaign to prepare for the coming winter months.

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Campaign Online Fundraising Social Media 98

NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

After wrapping up our annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), NTEN’s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, and I quickly recharged for SXSW Interactive , where we partnered another year with Beaconfire to host the Beacon Lounge for social changemakers, and with the NonProfit Times to cover stories on the nonprofit technology sector.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

on social media platforms like Facebook each day. This is especially true if you have a separate community platform connected to your website or operated specifically for your community online. There are mind-boggling reports and stats our there that show just how much time many of us are spending [wasting?]

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Community Management Lesson NTEN 249

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

That’s not exactly the way business normally goes down offline. Some key questions to ask yourself include: If people are supporting you by directly connecting with you on different social media platforms, what are you doing to encourage them to connect with you in a space where you have access to the data?

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Social Media Organization Media Fundraising 102

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. Tools: which platforms and tools do they commonly use for online engagement (don’t forget to include your website if they are visitors/donors/engaged there). Community Mapping.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

In July 2010, Amy Sample Ward wrote a blog post called Monthly Chats About Community Building: Are You With Me? Occasionally we connect throughout the week via the NTEN community platform , and of course, there are other spaces for community organizers and online community managers on Facebook, Google Plus, and other sites.

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Facilitation Guidelines Hosting Twitter 82

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2009

Jamie Burke is hosting the Female Social Media Guru UK Awards as an opportunity to “challenge the current under-representation of females on event panels by offering a high profile platform for women.&# How do opportunities, successes, connections and authority online translate into offline opportunities and successes?

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Award Social Media Media Austin 100

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.

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Community Myspace Social Network Demographics 100

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

For about a year, I moderated a monthly online chat focused on community building, community management, on and offline engagement, and the technologies that support those connections. How do you feel about the free form nature of the conversation? Would you rather have a set topic or set of questions ahead of time?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, Community Development Manager, TechSoup Global. Creating a go-to resource like this that maps all content and all platforms will help everyone in your organization understand the "where"s and "what"s that make up the entire online presence of your organization.

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Map Content Community Chart 75

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 10, 2012

The egalitarian nature of the web as platform — for example, technically, no link or traffic is prioritized over another — makes it easier to connect people and ideas that were previously isolated. The Internet is indeed a blank canvas in many ways.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

Amy Sample Ward — CEO, NTEN. Dealing with backups is inherently difficult; it is best to invest in cloud computing platforms like Office365, Google Apps, Salesforce, and Box, which will likely still be accessible if your datacenter is not. Here's what they said. Have a plan, of course! We use that as a front end.

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Disaster Hurricane Images Offline 36

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

." World Bank’s Mapping for Results launched – Check out this deployment of the Ushahidi platform for digital storytelling and reporting: "This weekend at the World Bank annual meetings the World Bank launched their new Mapping for Results platform. Change the way we associated with others on and offline?

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Web Map Bookmarking Conversation 114

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

The Power of Platforms – "The results from a new study from Pew Internet and Life Project found that when citizens believe their governments are sharing more information, they are more likely to feel satisfied with civic life. “Is it even possible to measure online influence, divorced from offline influence?&#

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

In July 2010, Amy Sample Ward wrote a blog post called Monthly Chats About Community Building: Are You With Me? Occasionally we connect throughout the week via the NTEN community platform , and of course, there are other spaces for community organizers and online community managers on Facebook, Google Plus, and other sites.

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Facilitation Guidelines Hosting Twitter 60

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.

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India Network Netsquared Offline 126

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

It’s the “champion” approach for social media fundraising. The organization identifies the people most passionate about their work in their online networks or offline community and empowers them to raise money through social fundraising platforms.

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Resource Giving News NTEN 103

NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The debate about what impact the online world has on offline action gets smashed when you look at these numbers and think about the over 12 million people around the world who are raising their consciousness by reading more about climate change and how they can get involved with their local communities. .

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Action Change Technology Sample 36

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

I caught up with Rob Wu, co-founder of CauseVox , the platform used to support this fundraising effort, to learn more about the process and campaign. Second, we would focus on taking the campaign to off-line events as much as possible to facilitate meaningful connections between the online and offline world.

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Raise Japan Interview Disaster 176

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

You know those bags tattooed with the sponsors' logos and filled with stickers, t-shirts, coupons, samples, and other goodies. is about building a bridge between two-way online communication and offline actions and impact. We assumed that if we created a generic platform that people would start their own actions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has just launched a campaign to raise $100,000 in 100 days and is using a gaming platform, PledgePlay. It's an online casual gaming platform where the money used to purchase "tokens" to play games is donated to LLS. That is the relationship begins online and leds to offline activism.

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Relationship Cancer Fundraising Offline 50

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

What: Community Building Across Platforms. For this first chat I want to use CoverItLive because 1. it’s a tool that I know works, 2. has twitter integration, 3. does not require installation for anyone to participate. The link above will work to join the chat on the 19th and will work to access the transcript when the chat closes.

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Community Build Case Study Phase 174

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.)

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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.)

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Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. The platform would then take their data, map it from their sending location, and create the other visual support data you see on the map.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 3, 2010

weeks offline with friends and family for the holidays. There are also many technologies, whether they are tools or approaches or actual platforms, that are working to enable collaboration and I’d like to do more to highlight those with interviews and reviews. I’ve just spent a very wonderful 2.5

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Collaboration Stats Offline Conversation 137

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2009

JustGiving’s success, the sheer numbers (in millions) of people using the peer to peer platform for fundraising, campaigning and awareness, shows that people are ready and willing, jumping at the opportunity even, to integrate philanthropy and social change work into their every day lives. Photo: Howard Lake.

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