Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Note from Beth : Over the past six months, I’ve been on an advisory group for project that my colleague Jay Geneske at the Rockefeller Foundation has spearheaded to help build the capacity of nonprofits in storytelling skills. Here’s just a sampling of what you’ll find: How to Make the Case to Invest in Story.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2010

Those social media tools, along with dozens of others, have been used to help family and friends locate one another , to direct food, clothing and medical support to specific locations, and to help direct rescue workers to individuals alive and trapped under rubble. So, we invite you to share your social media for social good story.

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Classy

JUNE 16, 2021

After a welcome message and instructions on how to create a fundraising page, the remainder of your fundraiser toolkit will provide tips for how fundraisers can use storytelling, social media, and other stewardship strategies to be successful with their campaigns. Storytelling Examples. Outreach Tips.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

For those that follow the #4Change twitter-based chats, this is a post recapping and highlighting our latest conversation on social media application in the Climate Change movement. Read the post below or visit the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog to comment. Lesson #1: Voice. Lesson #2: Action.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”. When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Yesterday, we kicked off a webinar series we're brining to you in association with TechSoup Global: Social Media & Storytelling. . We started off with Buliding Blocks of Social Media with Amy Sample Ward. It was great to pick Amy's brain and learn about the basics of social media.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

TechSoup Global, the leading technology place for nonprofits, just announced it will kick off their annual Online Digital Storytelling Challenge January 13, 2011. said Amy Sample Ward of NetSquared, a program of TechSoup.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 23, 2008

NTEN & TechSoup have teamed up to deliver a series of webinars on storytelling and social media - and I’m the presenter for the first one! In this webinar we’ll discuss the fundamentals of sharing information with social media tools. First, what’s a web-inar? Is sharing really caring?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

Today was the first webinar in the Storytelling & Social Media series from NTEN and TechSoup Global. Today’s webinar focused on the building blocks of social meda; things like tagging, RSS and how to get started finding the conversations taking place online. View more presentations or upload your own.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Every month, a group called #4Change organizes open & lively conversations about how web-connected communities and our use of social media tools are helping to create change in the world. Topic : How does the web & social media change the way we address climate change? Details: Date: Oct, 8th. Stay on topic!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2011

Topic : Nonprofits & Social Media. I will join Laurel Hart’s class to discuss some of the key ways social media has impacted nonprofit organizations and the opportunities for the social impact sector to leverage the social technologies available today and in the future. Date : April 28, 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Social Media Building Blocks View more presentations or upload your own. Earlier this week the Storytelling & Social Media series from NTEN and TechSoup Global launched with Amy Sample Ward , who is the community builder at Netsquared , as the first speaker. tags: nonprofit nptech ).

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Use consistent logos and messaging: In all campaign emails and social media posts On your main library website and your Library Giving Day fundraising page On all printed collateral Before rolling out your public campaign, make sure your team is on the same page. Day-of Communications Who knows storytelling better than a library staff?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Generosity Xchange Nonprofit Marketing Summit Cause Camp TNPA Leadership Summit The Nonprofit Social Media Summit Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) AFP ICON Engage for Good Good Tech Fest Bridge Conference If you’re thinking to yourself “I can’t make all those conferences,” you’re probably right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. For 2011, I’ve submitted a panel titled “ Making Social Media Measurement Sexy &# with a dream team of colleagues Danielle Brigida, Frank Barry, Wendy Harman, Jon Dunn, and David Neff.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

Core elements included using the Razoo giving platform, content best practices, online storytelling, social media strategy, and donor cultivation. Components included video tutorials, suggested calendars of activity, sample materials, frequently asked questions, logos, and a Twibbon for Facebook and Twitter use.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

Here’s a listing of sessions and spaces hosted by NetSquared and TechSoup: Community-Driven Social Impact Session. Amy Sample Ward from NetSquared. This session focuses on strategies and case studies for creating successful community-driven media, events and campaigns. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010; 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. For more storytelling tips, check out our guide, How To Tell Stories that Connect, Move, And Inspire Everyone. Every day, _.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 31, 2021

Despite having a board that wasn’t comfortable with social media or virtual fundraising, they turned to CauseVox and created a virtual awards ceremony event that knocked their fundraising goals out of the park. Each member used CauseVox to send emails to their networks and share on social media. About Woven Health Clinic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Wordle of Words Participants Use To Define ROI Yesterday I taught the fifth and final webinar as part of NTEN/TechSoup Global Webinar Series: Social Media and Storytelling. Here's the list: Amy Sample Ward, Building Blocks of Social Media. Corey Pudhorodsky, Podcasting and Storytelling.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

In this episode… - Amy Sample Ward , the new CEO of NTEN discusses the organization and the key technology skills needed in the nonprofit sector. - Mark Rovner and Alia McKee with Sea Change Strategie s join the show to talk about Characters Magazine and the importance of storytelling.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Digital Storytelling Challenge. NetSquared organizers were jazzed by the Digital Storytelling Challenge. Ten Net2 groups held Digital Storytelling events in their community, with an estimated 360 attendees. Eight of the eleven cities in the digital storytelling global tweet chat were led by Net2 local organizers.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. Sunday, September 29th. 2:15 to 3:30.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

Social Media: A Bubble About to Burst – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Are your nonprofit staffers addicted to social media? " Great piece from Allyson Kapin reminding readers that social media is "part of" a strategy. Doing Good.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

By Tereza Litsa , Social Media Manager at Lightful , a simple social media management platform for nonprofits. Storytelling can play a key role in a #GivingTuesday campaign, so here are eight tips to consider. Images and videos make it easier to grab someone’s attention on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 8, 2017

Ongoing: Social Media. For ongoing communication with your donors, take advantage of social media. For more information on creating a donor follow-up timeline for your organization, look into Lori Jacobwith’s free Sample Timeline for Donor Retention.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Social networks and social media has busted out of the marketing communications and fundraising silos and changing the way nonprofits deliver programs, manage, and even govern. The writing process for the book: Expository vs storytelling. Staff started to see the value in social media and it led to adoption of tools.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Prepare a simple marketing toolkit with sample social media updates, relevant imagery, and links. If you're doing a lot of listening on social media and online, you already know the people who are always mentioning you on Twitter, tagging you on Facebook, or posting about you in blogs and discussion forums.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We Are Media is a terrific resource for anyone looking for tips, examples, case studies and information on using social media in a nonprofit organization. Now, the content from We Are media is available to you in a brand new “ Choose Your Own Expert &# format. The best part: any path you choose will be a good one.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

Storymakers: Become a Digital Storyteller Today. These informational sessions feature experts on topics like fundraising, accounting, marketing, storytelling, and many other nonprofit technology topics. These are great in-person social events where you can meet nonprofit techies in your locale, learn new skills, and talk shop.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

If that isn't enough for you, there's also information about video storytelling or connecting on Google+! The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! Check out the Whitepaper: A Commonsense Framework of Social Media Measurement , by Geoff's colleague, Kami Watson Huyse. Have more news to share? Anything we missed?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. Here are my top digital storytelling platforms and tools for your nonprofit to try out in 2010." " Check it out!

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process. Remember the storytelling part of your case statement? Included: sample fundraising goals, funding source matrix template, and asset inventory template. Your networks.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

If that isn't enough for you, there's also information about video storytelling or connecting on Google+! The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! Check out the Whitepaper: A Commonsense Framework of Social Media Measurement , by Geoff's colleague, Kami Watson Huyse. Have more news to share? Anything we missed?

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