Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

I was so energized by the tool—both its current functionality and its potential for future application—that I downloaded the mobile (Android) version and started testing it on the spot. It’s been a few weeks now; I’ve used it to share photos from a work trip to Portland, Maine, and to explore my neighborhood in New York.

Storytelling 201

Storytelling Digital Tools Classroom 201

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

Photos: Photos are so important to a nonprofit website and go a long way in telling a story, hence the expression, A picture is worth a thousand words. Write some sample content for your website and request feedback from someone who is a great writer as well as friends and family members who don’t know anything about your organization.

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Profit Websites Build Work 124

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Do you have videos, pictures, or slides? Test Drive It. There are two aspects to a proper test drive: First, give it a go without having a blog. Well, maybe the kind you have seen are. Or, maybe you weren’t interested in the stories being told. Your blog is a chance for your organization to show just how NOT boring it is!

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Romania Create Organization Local 237

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Test your current site: Use online or onsite usability testing to learn what information your users look for on your website and how easy it is for them to find it. Create personas and outline tasks: Create a sample persona that represents each audience group you serve. Remember, your website is not just a pretty picture.

Design 55

Design Web Strategy Slides 55

Care2

JUNE 25, 2009

Testing email subject lines and content is pretty easy with many email marketing tools, but there was never an easy way to do the same thing with webpages.until Google Optimizer. Here's a sample report: Google Optimizer also allows for "multivariate testing".

Websites 38

Websites Headline Strategy Test 38

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 8, 2012

Oftentimes, internship programs provide a great way to find future employees by test-driving the talent first. Listed below is just a sampling of internship matching sites that specialize in helping companies find interns. Nevertheless, most organizations have much larger objectives in mind with internship programs.

International 65

International Training Train Organization 65

Care2

JUNE 25, 2009

Testing email subject lines and content is pretty easy with many email marketing tools, but there was never an easy way to do the same thing with webpages.until Google Optimizer. Here's a sample report: Google Optimizer also allows for "multivariate testing".

Site 28

Site Headline Strategy Test 28

Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2014

We’ll then develop 2-3 very different mood boards depicting some sample imagery, graphics, fonts and styles that might appear in a visual design that reflects said personality. Usability Tests. Deliverables. Typically we create visual designs in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator. Other Posts in this Series. Introduction. Card Sorts.

Design 34

Design Process Web Photography 34

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

." NYC Startup CatchAFire.org Launches Site To Match Skilled Volunteers And Charities – "Catchafire.org, a service to find and match volunteers with professional skills and charitable organizations in need of their help, will open its website to the public today after about a year in private beta testing."

Web 120

Web Bookmarking Evaluation Lesson 120

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

While this would be difficult to do in a museum en masse, it could certainly be done with a small representative sample of visitors. Implicit Associations test. This test , which many of us have experienced in some form (perhaps at a science center), asks participants to sort words and pictures as quickly as possible.

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Measure Arts People Museum 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

It is expected if you are unders a certain age – you have to take a picture of every meal you eat, cloud you see, etc. Sample survey. Also, it gave me an opportunity to test a recipe for facilitating these types of sessions – more about that to come in a trainer’s note book post.

Social Media 114

Social Media Digital Mobile Trend 114

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

It is a test group, essentially, but with the kinds of people who may help make the tool better and/or use it in their work. Including media – when talking about examples, tools and case studies it would be helpful to be able to include a picture/screen shot, embed a video, or more easily share links.

Network 140

Network Influence Platform Offline 140

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 3, 2018

For example, dynamic fields could allow you to display a picture of the Badlands to readers in South Dakota, while readers in Arizona see the Red Rocks of Sedona. From there, take advantage of your platform’s A/B email testing and figure out how to be st speak to both Malik and Nellie. Need a template for your next campaign?

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Donor Guide Fundraising South Dakota 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Here's the list: Amy Sample Ward, Building Blocks of Social Media. I started the Webinar asking folks to type into the chat the first few words that popped into their heads when they heard the phrase "ROI." As you can see the words paint a picture of a traditional ROI analysis, with the emphasis on quantitative, measurable results.

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ROI Social Media Reflection Question 50

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Some will write, others take pictures or make movies. Set aside as much money for design, copy and user testing, and for marketing and community engagement, as you do for software and hardware. Contributing content and spreading the word are voluntary activities, so learn how to create good invitations and actionable opportunities.

Social 147

Social Empowerment Conversation Skills 147

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

The result was an 800 page book of narratives, pictures, stories, and much more that will now be part of the library’s collection. People are now coming to the library to see it as it includes content by all the 500 participants from that night. They would wait for you to tell them what to do.

Game 140

Game Culture Museum Change 140

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At Classy, we put our own fundraising skills to this test with our annual #ClassyGives initiative, where our staff collectively fundraises for a nonprofit organization. Below is a sample email I sent to our captains, complete with a template they could use to motivate and equip their team members. “Hi Get social!

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Goal Fundraising Help Africa 306

NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. The result was an 800 page book of narratives, pictures, stories, and much more that will now be part of the library's collection. I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions!

Game 52

Game Culture Change Museum 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So quantitative data is really, you know, that ordered kind of big picture information. ” You combine the quantitative and the qualitative data in order to paint the picture of the impact that you’ve created. So a couple samples here this is from Charity Water. Sample metrics. Does that make sense?

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Report Measure Impact Process 80

Kindful

DECEMBER 10, 2021

here’s a sample script you can use when speaking with your potential donors : . Tip #3: Test your donor’s journey and make the necessary changes to ensure it’s as smooth as possible. To get an accurate picture of who is reading your emails, check your email open rates. . Tip #4: Send more emails. .

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Donation Tips Fundraising Script 62

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

built the virtual Tech to spec, so that eventually virtual exhibits could be tested in real dimensionality relative to the building. I've spent the last month building some sample exhibits, as well as a tutorial on interactive exhibit design. This picture was taken at the end of a building class in our virtual sandbox.

Museum 20

Museum Virtual Tech Second Life 20

EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

Bonus: get a free Nonprofit Donor Persona Template + sample to start building your communications strategy now! For example, dynamic fields could allow you to display a picture of the Badlands to readers in South Dakota, while readers in Arizona see the Red Rocks of Sedona. FYI - this is a long read. Look no further. ).

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Software Donor Management Template 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2011

.&# One way your organization can begin to create a culture of measurement and learning is to always be piloting with small projects. Setting up a test of hashtag giving is an example. You’d test different calls to action on Twitter, using the Hashtag. and you can then add a video, picture, or story to your cause’s page.

Measure 102

Measure Meme Twitter Tag 102

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Whether it seems important in the moment or not, it’s really valuable to make a list or chart or picture, whatever you want, of all the information you have about your community. Once you come up with a plan, and you test it, you then evaluate it and rethink it, and then iterate on the plan, test it, and come back around to evaluating it.

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Library Model Adopt Community 241

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

She advices subjecting your data to the so what test. Shari warns that there’s a lot of data points to collect,”so choose a few things to monitor or track, and then develop a workflow that will allow you to gain a big picture view. You don’t need the bells and whistles if you’re just starting out.”. And, the prices is right: free.”.

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Measure Social Media Tools Media 115

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

For those that can’t tell, this is a picture of a clock on the face of a coffee maker. In the social period, we began exploring the network – mapping it, evaluating it, testing it. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Holistic Paradigm. Next up: the holistic paradigm. The Evolution of NPTech. Resources & Links.

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Slides Nptech Digital Case Study 213

Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

The packs contained a branded notepad, coaster, sunglasses and a thank you card that included a call to action to snap a picture with the swag with hashtag #uwflamingos. Sample subject lines (not A/B tested): Can you tweet @Postus today? to 150 of their most influential alumni. Share our FB Live Kick Off.

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Influence Social Media Action Guide 29