Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

I think the most important part of designing a competition that leverages crowdsourcing is to strike a balance between too many voices, and too few. I think you create balance by focusing the competition on the stages of: Open door policy for contributing/submitting. Public voting process.

Community 207

Community Case Study Haiti Social Media 207

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Sponsor Recognition. It is wise to put together a social media process, as well as a social media policy—how you are going to navigate and implement through this additional communication medium. So there is always return on investment (ROI)—and it mainly boils down to awareness, increasing your membership and reach. Public Recognition.

Create 82

Create Social Social Media Associations 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Determine a “friending” policy. Now that people can subscribe, you don’t have to friend everybody. So, do businesses then need to turn to ads/sponsored stories? They have to be comfortable having a personal, authentic voice and using the technology. That way, my brand page content gets into newsfeeds.

Facebook 112

Facebook Change Profile Impact 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

During the Social Good Brasil Conference, I was present during a VIP discussion session with NGOs and Sponsors that Peter facilitated about the themes in his book, “ Little Bets ” where he asked a simple, but powerful question: ”What is failure?”

Global 98

Global Social Artist Technique 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Right before I left for Cambodia, Ranger Rick's profile (the spokesperson for NWF) was deleted from Facebook because it was "fake" and the policy is that only individuals can set up profiles. If the door of political discourse is opened, then it is important that all voices have the opportunity to be heard. I'm catching up.

Facebook 50

Facebook Profile Doc Cambodia 50

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 30, 2023

This collaboration can provide mutual benefits for both your organization and the LGBTQ+ organizations, as you can share resources and amplify each other’s voices. Collaborate with local LGBTQ+ organizations : Team up with local LGBTQ+ organizations to support their initiatives, share resources, and amplify their voices.

Support 98

Support Fundraising New York City History 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” I was taken aback by his forceful tone of voice. I responded with how do you know that they aren’t already connecting on LinkedIN and quoted Clay Shirky, ”If you are concerned about loosing control, stop – you’ve already lost control.” I want to control the communication between staff and board.”

Skills 96

Skills Reflection Management Aggregator 96

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Appalachain Voices: With ILoveMountains.org, Appalachain Voices created an always-available tour for politicians, activists, and interested citizens to fly over areas of the Appalachain area of the USA devestated by coal mining. Influence decision-makers; impact public policy. Read the full case study here.

Tools 100

Tools Tech Map Case Study 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

To get beyond the Innovators and Early Adopters to the Early Majority, these stories have to have an institutional sponsor ( community-or-purpose-based or community-related ) that the Early Majority can trust. . The story has to be told from a personal POV by someone I can personally relate to who uses an authentic voice.

Story 79

Story Action Model Adopt 79

Care2

MAY 15, 2009

Appalachain Voices: With ILoveMountains.org, Appalachain Voices created an always-available tour for politicians, activists, and interested citizens to fly over areas of the Appalachain area of the USA devestated by coal mining. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Read the full case study here.

Social Media 34

Social Media Tools Online Advocacy 34

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

The most typical means of accessibility is to use software that reads the digital text aloud in a computer-synthesized voice. Generally, support staff will ask the member or sponsor if they are seeing any error messages and which steps they took that produced the error. This form is available at the Bookshare Help tab.”

Student 145

Student Accessibility New Jersey Learning 145

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

They plan to do it through policy and regulatory changes. The real bottleneck now is anti-competitive policies that keep prices unaffordable. The good news is that the refurbished phone costs $99 and the free data plan provides 200 free voice minutes, 500 free texts and 500 MB of 4G or 3G data per month.

News 54

News Technology Phone Nonprofit 54

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Full Transcript: Steven: You’ll hear a robot voice. I was the chief external affairs officer and so responsible for marketing, communications, development, and policy. And so the reality is having a unlimited PTO policy does not guarantee that people are actually going to take PTO. Kishshana: Go ahead. Steven: All right.

Management 89

Management Work Video Slides 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Andy Carvin who I known probably for ten years since his early work in educational technology when he lived in Boston and through the years have connected with him in various communities from Global Voices and beyond. In a post on Foreign Policy and the term "slacktivism" triggered a flurry of e-mail on Progressive Exchange.

Community 91

Community Blogher Boston Conference 91

Everyaction

JUNE 26, 2018

This month, our EveryAction hero is Jewish Voice for Peace. How did Jewish Voice for Peace get started? Jewish Voice for Peace has been around for 20 years, We’re a national organization with over 70 chapters and 15,000 members across the country. To learn more about Jewish Voice for Peace visit their website here.

Voice 41

Voice Chapter Utah 41

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

But it’s also important that your organization communicates with a clear credible and compelling voice, that you communicate with consistently at all points of contact. A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. Who could you engage with? Well, that’s sort of the outer tier.

Build 121

Build Video New York City Communication 121

Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

It was being sponsored by the Genocide Intervention Network. We sat down at the table with Senator Feinstein's foreign policy legislative assistant, and I gave the spiel. We followed up a few weeks later and the Senator ended up becoming a major sponsor and a big supporter of the movement. I had never lobbied before.

Darfur 40

Darfur Sudan Interview Student 40

NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Founded by Susan Crawford, who now advises President Obama on science, technology, and innovation policy, OneWebDay is a global event that is celebrated every September 22 since 2006. While they're having fun, they'll take some time to talk about Internet policy and highlight the work of local digital inclusion advocates.

Web 36

Web Los Angeles San Diego Milwaukee 36

Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « New Study: The Power of the Premium: Convincing Prospective Donors to Give | Main | 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO » Friday Mar 13 2009 Open Government: A Recap of TransparencyCamp Friday, March 13, 2009 at 12:32AM | by Tracy Viselli "We have brought the techies and the policy wonks together, and they arent that different."

Government 31

Government Social Media Open Advocacy 31

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

They wouldn't know she had stood with Gandhi in his resistance to the British, and supported his policy of nonviolent resistance to British colonialism. Without the voices of 51% of the world's population, our chances of making this world a better place for all of us are about zero. So that is something I'd love to be able to share.

Global 44

Global Fund Interview United States 44