Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. org but I know there are lots of great examples out there. I also had the chance to provide a couple presentations to the NGO track, one focused specifically on using facebook for campaigning in Romania. The slides are below as well as some notes. I’d love to hear how it went!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

An additional gift of up $3,500 (US) worth of Cisco products to help each winning org harness the power of human and technology networks to multiply their impact on the people and communities they serve. Tell your friends at other orgs to submit as well! Free registration to the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , provided by NTEN.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. org (slide 28) – [link]. This time around, my topic was Crowdsourcing vs Community-Sourcing, answering questions about the difference is and what the opportunities are for organizations looking to get connected outside their organization. Community sourcing vs Crowdsourcing.

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Difference Community Case Study Slides 276

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Additionally, people who are familiar with your org will know to look there for the most up-to-date info.) . You don’t need to go all-out creating a design system with code samples—even a living document with screenshots and a few notes on how each pattern is used would help. In practice: 1) Freely in Hope.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Not only do they generally take you off-grid, but they give you the opportunity to do a little sampling of everything. To see our ideas in each customer’s org is truly rewarding. Fun fact about Dave. I love going on cruises (seven so far and one upcoming). You can evaluate where you’d like to go back to and spend more time.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

In the book Social Change Anytime Everywhere , that I co-wrote with Amy Sample Ward of NTEN, we disucss the pyschology of fundraising. How much are your event gift amounts compared to your org''s general gift? What events have been the most successful in raising money for your org? The endurance event stats are not suprising.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

Here's where I'll be (the links are to MyNTC, the social community site for the conference): New to NTC Orientation (9-10:30 am Thursday) - As an NTEN Member Ambassador, I'll be helping NTEN's fabulous new Membership Director Amy Sample Ward (a perfect choice for this job, don't you think?)

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

Here's where I'll be (the links are to MyNTC, the social community site for the conference): New to NTC Orientation (9-10:30 am Thursday) – As an NTEN Member Ambassador, I'll be helping NTEN's fabulous new Membership Director Amy Sample Ward (a perfect choice for this job, don't you think?)

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NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2010

proprietary, sessions for small orgs and sessions for large orgs. After that comes the hard part: figuring out what to put on the final agenda. It's a balancing act -- literally. We're always looking to balance sessions across tracks, open source v. Oh, and women vs. men presenters. We don't always succeed at that.

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Tech Open Source Org ROI 60

Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

Here's a sampling of the online courses TechSoup offers through its donation program: Atomic Training. Did you know that you can get access to discounted training programs through TechSoup? Head on over to TechSoup's Training and Education page to find donated products as well as articles and blog posts on online training.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Org is a terrific example of a CDSI campaign. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. Community-Driven Social Impact – 11NTC. Case Studies. Events: NetSquared Camps.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

I also like Ariel Gilbert Knight’s 5 Steps To Creating Your Org’s Tech Plan that appeared in the March 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. DIY technology planning resources has good simple templates: Sample Technology Inventory , a Sample Budget for Technology Investments , and a Sample Technology Action Plan.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

org: giving new meaning to “new organizing&# | Working Wikily – This is a great case study about community organizing from the 350.org org campaign. "A org to achieve the most widespread day of political action in history back on October 24th. Which are best/worst?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2012

Northwest Hope & Healing's executive director, Shari Sewell, will be sharing samples created through Microsoft tools including letterheads, presentations, and brochures for various fundraising efforts, such as their recent Style '12 Fashion Show Benefit. Additional Webinar Information.

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Cancer Fundraising United States PowerPoint 50

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. org before? org and 1Sky to lead by merging. Whether you were here in Toronto or not, I’d love to hear your ideas, feedback, and goals for change! Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. You can read her poem, Untitled, here. What is a movement?

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Build Community Technology Action 220

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Some of the examples and recommendations from this month’s chat included: UN Food&Ag Org (FAO) has done a great job with their Share Fairs – sharing the discussions and training on and offline. You can look at #sfaddis to see what they did recently from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

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Offline Community Ethiopia Org 117

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

org on Climate Change and Building a Movement – "Social Media Coordinator, Joe Solomon took some time to explain what 350 really means, talk about transforming community inspiration into political power, and share a story about how his work with 350.org org inspired him in ways he never imagined."

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Web Disaster Japan Org 114

Care2

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

The study was not scientific, and the sample size was limited to only 38 randomly chosen organizations, all with a national footprint and 36 of which have annual revenue in excess of $5 million. Still, we were really surprised by what it showed, especially given how well-known and admired these nonprofits are.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2012

This month we have a few Nonprofit Technology DOs and DON’Ts for you to consider: DO hand off technology to “the youngest person in the org” because they know how to use Facebook. Definitely DON’T look at TechSoup’s sample technology budget to find out how to do this: [link] DON’T put technology in someone’s formal job description.

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Director Journal Nonprofit Org 84

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

org and others. org – share with others to get them thinking, too – at: [link]. Try the water calculator – the questions are insightful and make you think, and the usage answer at the end may surprise you! You may have been part of the day of action by participating in an event in your local area. Hulhumale Maldives.

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Action Maldives Oman Malaysia 147

NTEN

JUNE 29, 2009

From the interwebs this week, I've heard about these NTEN members doing their nptechie-thing: Amy Sample Ward reports on the new opportunity on YouTube to connect nonprofits with video volunteers, with the help of allforgood.org. solutions for nonprofit orgs. Nonprofits can submit needs; video-savvy volunteers can connect with a cause.

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NTEN Austin Org Homeless 36

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. org campaign has done really well. (We’ll put up more notes after the session, too!). Here are some of my thoughts going into the conversation and slides if you prefer engaging that way: Crowdsourcing for Social Change. Crowdsourcing for Social Change. This is something that the 350.org

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Community Case Study Haiti Social Media 207

Care2

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

The study was not scientific, and the sample size was limited to only 38 randomly chosen organizations, all with a national footprint and 36 of which have annual revenue in excess of $5 million. Still, we were really surprised by what it showed, especially given how well-known and admired these nonprofits are.

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2011

For example, ask applicants to "please reference X in the subject line" (fill in X with something related to the position or your organization) or use an auto-responder to ask applicants to answer a few questions or get a writing or code sample after they've submitted their resumes. You can often find recruiters who specialize in tech hiring.

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Tips Miami Application Org 99

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

rootwork : Key element for success, to me, is allowing ppl to speak in own voice, e.g. [link] was abt ppl, not an org. rootwork : Creating a sustainable org # 4change is good, but not at the expense of cultivating leadership among activists IMO. making it about the cause, not the org(s) that’s coordinating it.

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Campaign Org Social Media Measure 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

When nonprofits started using the web, it was largely disconnected from what the rest of the org was doing. Amy Sample Ward shared a collection of links recently pointing to my post about silo culture. Steve MacLaughlin, No Constituent Is An Island Amy Sample Ward, Moving Away from Organizations To What?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

Where does km sit within in the org? km has dysfunctional relationship with IT. km people are not the IT people and the IT people are not part of the KM development process. km people need to have more confidence and either find budets or other people with budgets so that they aren’t dependent on IT dept.

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Knowledge Org Knowledge Management Structure 108

Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

Hi friends, I've been inspired by this community for a long time - from being mentored by Britt Bravo when first starting a little Net2 chapter in Vancouver (which Elijah van der Giessen and team have turned into something huge and magnificently helpful), to being inspired by Amy Sample Ward to grow conversations and dig deeper.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Though many orgs flaunt their “lessons learned” they are not all written down, distributed, or accessible depending on the enterprise architecture. The workers on the front lines of the change are often the first to see signs of trouble yet, in most org structures, they have the least interaction with upper management.

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Change Case Study Org Lesson 102

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

org and their Days of Action: Metrics – The campaigns 350 runs are centered on numbers: both the number 350 (ppm) as well as the sheer scale of participants that can be involved in a collective action. org’s story is that our changing climate and toxic levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere are affecting everyone on earth.

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Campaign Design Impact Metrics 114

NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

See Amy Sample Ward's materials on Community Driven Social Impact for more details on strategically planning online communities.). On our “ samples from the field ” section of our website, we have opted for a low-tech solution to shield against viruses and inappropriate content. org / blog /2007/03/20/ nptech - tagging - community.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

You probably already know that NTEN is working on a site-redesign (because we're crowdsourcing the project ), but did you know that NTEN member and nptech rockstar org TechSoup is also undergoing a site redesign? Marnie Webb reveals their project overview on her blog.

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NTEN Nptech Org Social Media 44

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 24, 2011

Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says | NTEN – "Don't count on a personal story to transform your fundraising appeal. Instead, tell stories that explain your mission and your impact.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2009

Michelle Murrain compartmentalized her social networking life -- and learned a thing or two that might apply for individuals and orgs. Amy Sample Ward always has lots of updates from the social media and advocacy fronts, but she's also kind enough to round-up some information in posts like this.

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NTEN Pennsylvania Org Nptech 36

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Some of the responses highlighted the need to understand what was currently working for the listserv conversations and what would be a valuable hook to move people to the forums, and especially who within the community (not the org) may be the most influential in a successful migration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2015

If website person is not around/available, ask local folks in your org network who they use/recommend. When I queried professional colleagues for their advice on Facebook, Amy Sample Ward mentioned that NTEN’s site failed the test. Note the feedback as to what is not working. Work the project plan.

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Mobile Test Advice Nonprofit 50

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

When you approach any of those activities, any of the work we do in this sector, with the idea that truly everyone has something to contribute, the way you speak, the way you interact, and the way you lead changes – and changes into something powerful and contagious. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org.

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