Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Affordable video capability and basic editing software are now widely available and easy to use. Affordable video capability and basic editing software are now widely available and easy to use. " The Web Is Dead.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

WordPress powers 34% of all sites on the web and is one of the most popular digital marketing tools used by organizations in the world. Beaver Builder Lite – a visual drag and drop page builder that can work within your existing theme and isn’t based on shortcodes; easily add images, text blocks, videos, and columns. .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing, take 2 January 31, 2008 Back in August, I did a review of web conferencing tools, with a decidedly unusual slant – as a presenter, I had to be able to share my Linux desktop.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2024

Ensuring your website is accessible to all web visitors increases the amount of potential members who can view your content. Use a tool like Lighthouse to audit your site for color contrast, alt text on images, subtitles for videos, straightforward site navigation, and other accessibility elements. Audit for accessibility.

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M+R

JULY 6, 2023

But we do need a place where we can reach supporters, share content, and look at pictures of other people’s dogs — preferably without being subjected to harassment, trolling, misinformation, and attacks on our democracy. So the search continues. You can share it to your Story to encourage more of your followers to join you on Threads.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Create audience personas based on shared characteristics such as age, interests, and communication preferences. For example, the American Heart Association has dozens of pages and blog posts that align with the keywords that constituents may be searching for, like “healthy lifestyle” and “heart murmurs.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2022

Search advertising: text ads that show up in search engine results, namely utilizing the Google Ad Grant or paid Google Ads. Display and contextual advertising: image or video ads that serve on websites across the internet, designed to target specific people or types of websites. Create a layered advertising funnel.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

An eye-catching opening, slick text animation, smooth transitions — these are all important elements of polished social videos. In all cases, video stories are most memorable when they have a core message — a "so what" moment. A few strong pieces of copy can help your video shine. Who Am I Talking To?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

If so, you’re in good company — a whopping one billion searches per day are health-related! With individuals increasingly turning to search engines to help them understand health issues, user-friendly healthcare websites are more crucial than ever. Then, group individuals based on shared characteristics.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

The best blogs engage audiences by making personal connections with readers and sharing insider mission information. You could create blog posts that incorporate social media posts and TikTok videos to appeal to younger audiences’ interests. An effective nonprofit blog is an indispensable marketing tool. Simple language free of jargon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Be to search for your nonprofit to know how and where your brand is buzzing in the blogosphere!

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 31, 2023

This resource will live on your chapter’s website and can display photos, videos, and other relevant visual elements that illustrate your fraternity or sorority’s traditions and values. Ensure that whichever platform you choose has intuitive navigation tools and integrates with your web builder so you can easily post the resource online.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Web analytics can help reveal how much traffic your site is getting and how people are finding it. Google Analytics is the most popular web analytics tools out there due to its easy-to-access web interface and fairly straightforward features. npENGAGE has a wealth of blog posts and other resources on web analytics.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

You’ve likely heard about the importance of search engine optimization (SEO), but do you know what it means and how it matters for your nonprofit? Google and other search engines need a means to rank the billions of pages they scan through—including the pages on your website. They do this through search engine optimization or SEO.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Be to search for your nonprofit to know how and where your brand is buzzing in the blogosphere!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

Just before noon, I decided to go online and see what those in my networks were sharing from their own celebrations or reflections, and immediately found the #GoSilent campaign from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). Sharing across platforms – Twitter. Sharing across platforms – Facebook.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In fact, the first impression is formed somewhere else: on Google’s Search Engine Result Page (SERP). . Brand SERPs are the first touch-point between your business and search users. That’s why you should make sure that any search query with your brand name returns results that are consistent with your brand image. . Author Bio.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2017

From a shiny new Events widget to tools that allow the display of images in sidebars without the use of a plugin or code, a great text editor for formatting posts to a video tool that lets people upload their videos (also to a sidebar area) from providers such as YouTube and Vimeo, the update was much heralded.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Here are some digital marketing best practices for finding new donors by driving prospects to your nonprofit organization’s website using search engine optimization, online advertising, and email campaigns. Consider a content audit to evaluate how well your website meets search intent. Use paid media to target your ideal donor.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. They provide fresh content related to your organisation or business – the type of fresh content that search engines love. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of May 17th).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly. Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is becoming increasingly integrated into the Social Web with every passing second. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, behind only Google. LinkedIn: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

As we all continue exploring the vast horizons of the internet and the social tools it offers, be sure to check out the applications that help you continue telling stories with the power of video, maps and more. Here are four that currently have my vote – please share yours! Historypin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Get the necessary training (HTML, digital photography, video, social media, and mobile technology). Web 1.0 :: The Broadcast Web. Add a video or slideshow to your “Thank You” landing page, if applicable. Web 2.0 :: The Social Web. Create and upload videos. Create a “Thank You” video, if applicable.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If your nonprofit organization is struggling to share your message with your various audiences, you’re not alone. Pros: Millions of potential viewers and the opportunity for them to easily share your message. Endless ways to communicate through text, graphics, videos, or even web-specific features that surprise and delight the viewer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

I have no proof these tips will help your nonprofit get more media coverage, but at the very least they will help your nonprofit’s press release get more exposure on the Social Web. It can only help your nonprofit if your fans and followers share your press release. 1) Include your nonprofit’s Twitter username.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 17, 2009

These are some links I wanted to share from July 17th. Well, as always, Common Craft have created a video to help explain it "in Plain English." " Check it out and be sure to share it with others who may be just as confused as you once were! Find me on Delicious for more! " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2011

You convinced the bigwigs to let you start a blog for your organization, you recruited peers to join you as staff bloggers, you’ve set clear guidelines , and shared some creative blog post ideas for your staff to draw from. “Where can I share my post?&#. Where Can You Help Your Staff Share Blog Posts? Your Homepage.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Accessibility: It may not be easy to share the sheet with others at your organization. And, the more people you share the spreadsheets with, the more potential security risks there are. Individuals or nonprofits can create fundraising pages to share their missions and raise many individual donations that add up over time.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Consider how you can support more robust knowledge sharing. By providing your stakeholders with a dedicated place to share knowledge with one another, community building happens naturally. What is a knowledge sharing network? What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks? Knowledge is a lofty word. Some are huge.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 30, 2017

Indeed, millions upon millions of individuals take to the Internet every day to share their thoughts, opine on a particular subject, share information specific to a certain theme or industry and even just rant and rave about any old thing. But what makes one blog better than the next?

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 17, 2022

If you want supporters to find you, you need a good website—and it needs to be optimized for search engines. While it can be confusing and hard to understand, ensuring you know how to optimize content for search will set you up for success. billion Google searches a day ( skai.org ), search is a great way to gain new supporters.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Share photos and videos of the animals in your care and use relevant hashtags to expand your reach. Website: Create web pages dedicated to the various aspects of your nonprofit, such as an “About Us” page that summarizes your vision and a donation page with integrated payment processing. Build authentic relationships.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

They have since published a report on The Real-Time Web and Its Future. The Real-Time Web: it's more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an always-on mobile device, disrupting the concentration that civilization is based on and bringing a rush to crazed social media addicts obsessed with the hottest new buzzwords.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2022

Use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to increase your visibility in search engines. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can help users find their online presence in organic search results. Develop content that would benefit patients beyond the in-office or virtual visit—like videos, podcasts, and care guides.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

If so, you’re in good company — a whopping one billion searches per day are health-related! They may be searching for crucial medical advice, doctors’ names and contact information, a map of your facility, or other must-have information. Consider your audience’s demographics and group audience members based on shared characteristics.

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. The web is changing and becoming a much more media rich place.

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