Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Hans shared a story about how his wife donated her hair to Locks of Love which sparked a conversation with their 4 year old about children who are in need. Amy Sample Ward reminds us that your kids don't have to give cash only. " Be A Role Model of Generosity. "Time, enthusiasm, expertise, skills.it

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

These can range from saying a simple “thank you” to giving them delightful “wow” surprises to telling stories to offering useful information. . First comes the thank you; then comes the follow up with a story of impact, a heartwarming thank you from a client, a list of other (non-monetary) ways to become involved, and so forth. .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Teach Supporters to Fundraise and Provide Samples. Provide samples of everything. Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Provide fundraising success stories. Hold fundraising lunches/seminars/receptions to teach them how to fundraise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Consider these two sample audiences: “Canadian women” or “18 to 30-year-old women in BC or Alberta who live in cities with more than 100,000 people” Of course, most NGOs can’t afford to hire the kind of market researchers you’d need to produce a sophisticated work-up of who your core audience is.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 10, 2019

This month, I wanted to share some stories from my last two years as a strategy and content consultant. I thought I would kick off my tenure around here by sharing stories and reflections about my visits. My children particularly loved watching a technician/ scientist work on processing an avian taxidermy sample.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. The ability to teach, with patience, is essential. And I think where Millennials make the greatest impact is when they realize their capabilities to teach and that there’s an audience that wants to teach. So we have to relevant.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2011

and teaches yoga in San Francisco. By the time the story ran, I was so in awe of the Art of Yoga Project's work that I enrolled in a yoga teacher training. But it still didn't prepare me for the nerves I faced when teaching at juvenile hall for the first time. You can follow her on Twitter at @emgollie. I asked "how can I help?"

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Points of Light is celebrating the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. encourages other nonprofits to use film and video to tell their stories, but they need some a little assistance with their website. The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! Have more news to share? through a day of service.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Philadelphia's Net Tuesday livestreamed a talk by Amy Sample Ward on building a multi-channel campaign. Marvel at the amazing Prezi presentation from Seattle, WA's Convening Community through Story event. Puzzle through the The Future of Education: Learning, Teaching, and Technology with video from Burlington, VT.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not. Now, at just 23 years old, Maggie’s work has been featured in the New York Times, and her remarkable story has earned her the DoSomething & CosmoGirl awards. And now I hope you’ll join me!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 31, 2012

The Sesame Street show teaches basic lessons through stories of characters in typical situations and common scenarios. Just as Sesame Street did, use the meme as a chance to tell the story you want to tell, showcase the character (or people!)

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Points of Light is celebrating the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. encourages other nonprofits to use film and video to tell their stories, but they need some a little assistance with their website. The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward ! Have more news to share? through a day of service.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

Our local paper, the San Jose Mercury News, did two great pieces on Benetech, a business section feature story and an exceptional column by Mike Cassidy entitled An Executive Does Well By Helping Others. The first step in the process of assessing these documents was a pilot project to sample them.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

She is a lifelong artist, and was a therapist working in psychiatric hospitals before she made the leap into advertising (long story). I combine my passion for travel, art and teaching by taking people to off-the-beaten path places that have lively arts and handcrafts scenes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2005

Meanwhile, Mean Lux has become a digerati of sorts -- his story and the story of other bloggers was published in the Cambodia Daily, one of the largest English language newspapers in Cambodia, in an article in Wired News , and Global s Online. Here's a sampling of some of the "Clogs." This is what I really need.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

I want a program director who can write compelling stories about the experiences of our participants. If an applicant gets an interview, ask him or her to bring along a few writing samples. If you’re hiring a grant writer, request samples of grants he’s written. Tactics and Tips. Hire staff who can write.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

More about We Are Media: The We Are Media Project is a community of people from nonprofits who are interested in learning and teaching about how social media strategies and tools can enable nonprofit organizations to create, compile, and distribute their stories and change the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

The panelists include: Amy Sample Ward – Amy is an author and speaker focused on the way social technologies can be used to support social impact by nonprofit organizations and community groups around the world. If leadership isn’t comfortable with mobile, teach them to use their phones. Requires strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

That’s teaching. Fundamentally that’s what teaching should be. People and policy is often first influenced by compelling stories. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. What are your thoughts?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

It is a story about a grasshopper who has spent the warm months singing away while the ant worked hard to store up food for winter. The story is used to teach the virtues of hard work and preparation. Amy Sample Ward writes about the new plugin launched by Social Actions that will place ???possibly

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Simply offer ticket sales online, then send your guests a care package of the beverages to be sampled on the day of the event. For added suspense, you may send out a mystery box with a variety of beverages to sample. Virtual education is a great tool and can be used to teach a wide range of skills. 5) Online classes.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. I’m talking to organization that have inspiring stories, are doing incredibly important work, and have very real opportunities for the community to join in action. They don’t focus on a dollar number, they focus on the women’s stories and communication all that they wish they could do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

Gregory Heller ) ( Sarah Marchetti ) ( Amy Sample Ward ) 4. Truly embrace social networking by encouraging your staff, your volunteers, your donors and your Board to join Facebook or Myspace and teach(!) saying about your organization as well as to find new marketing leads to contact with your messages and stories of hope.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

You teach people how to relate to you. So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation. ” This is what I teach my clients. You cannot teach someone how to have enthusiasm. You cannot teach someone how to give a crap. You need to tell better stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Share news, video, photos, stories and what ever else makes sense for your organization. See a sample of what the stats look like here. Five Lessons Celebrities Can Teach Us About Facebook Fan Pages from Mashable. They are fully interacting. So what’s that mean for you? Be active daily. Engage with your fans. by Beth Kanter.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. That's teaching. Fundamentally that's what teaching should be. People and policy are often first influenced by compelling stories. This morning we talked about creating clusters of innovation, bringing in various communities, etc.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In fact, I am planning to post a how-to article to teach you how I go about writing a typical appeal with Fundwriter. Fundwriter further trains this AI using nonprofit-specific writing samples from websites to appeals to proposals to social posts. I find the “ Thank You – Story Driven ” model. The Fundwriter.ai

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

I will also be teaching this workshop for nonprofits in a number of other locations in the coming months. You need to begin with sharing some stories about how other nonprofits are getting value from listening. (tags: listening socialmedia ). Getting Your Nonprofit Ready To Listen. This is how the American Red Cross started.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Upon returning, participants are encouraged to reach out to their supporters and tell stories about sharing the gospel, their new relationships, and other adventures. Make It Personal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Lea. 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performan.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Respondents came from large organizations and small, and from all sub-sectors, and include a small sample from Arizona. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Nonprofit Finance Fund recently completed its third annual "State of the Nonprofit Sector" survey with the help of nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide. All You Need is Love.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This can include the history of the organization, testimonials, ways to access important documents or files held by the nonprofit, stories of impact, personalized swag, and a welcome letter, or more. Access to password-protected content like checklists for camping with kids or sample lesson plans for outdoor educators. Welcome packet.

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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. And the next location will be at MoMA where they are teaching a 10 week digital media course about building arcades and will actually build one with kids. Questions and Discussion.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

Thanks to support from people like you, we are able to walk this exciting path with our students, teaching them how to make their college and career dreams come true and helping them create a map so they won’t feel lost. . I call it “Who-How-Story.”. Then tell a STORY. Choose a heart-warming story, one that you can tell quickly.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This can go hand in hand with a countdown on social media, both in the newsfeed as well as utilizing the story features on Facebook and Instagram. 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 Lean on your team captains. Get social!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010 Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations Joey Ashers new 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. You dont want people wondering why youre telling them a story. Tell the story chronologically.

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