Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

You can view the slides below or view the PDF w/ Speaker Notes for more information about the slides. I’d love to hear your stories about how you’ve used social media on your own, discovered something that could work for your organization and made it happen! Social Media, Nonprofits, and the Role of Individuals.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

Compelling story – research continues to show that one of the most important triggers to donations and actions are compelling stories. For the case studies, use the slides above and scroll through. Connec+ipedia (slide 25) – [link]. Ushahidi (slide 26) – [link]. org (slide 28) – [link].

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 27, 2021

Join us as Julia Campbell shares the five latest trends in social, from Tik Tok to stories to takeovers. Click here to download the slides from this MotivateMonday session. Social media is an ever-changing landscape. What’s next?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

He gave a talk at the recent SXSW conference on "Moving from Story to Narrative." Hagel characterizes stories as having a clear beginning, middle, and end. Stories are tightly circumscribed with a defined "us" and an "other." Stories are for others to witness and are mainly about the storyteller.

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Care2

AUGUST 24, 2011

Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people's minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. Bonus: nonprofits can apply to get Animoto Pro for free !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. ROI Story Telling. Creating effective stories is not hard, provided you clearly understand who these decision influencers are, know well what they most care about and understand where to place stories for the most impact. View more presentations from kanter.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge is back and there are some great prizes in store for organizations with the most creative, compelling, and entertaining stories. However, before we can talk about prizes or even sending submissions, we need to cover how to create those digital stories. So pick your tools and get started!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

But what really makes a story shine is a strong, concise message, told in a way only your unique perspective and voice can. Are you telling a personal story, creating a fundraising pitch, inspiring others to care about a cause , or teaching potential customers about your business? Each slide should represent just one point or thought.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

While the full 2023 data has not yet been compiled, FEP has found that, through Q3 2023, donors decreased moderately and donor retention continued to slide, driving a slight decrease in fundraising dollars. It’s about telling a compelling story where these gifts are the heroes, providing stability and enabling ambitious, long-term projects.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Pros: Can tell a more developed story at once. Can do a drip campaign where you tell a bit of the story at a time. . Pros: Opportunity to create in-depth, compelling stories. With any of these examples, you’ll always have the opportunities to use text, graphics, and video to convey the story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Looking at your entire presentation from their perspective will not only encourage you to cut any excess information, but also help you to design more compelling slides. At the beginning of your presentation, it’s wonderful to tell your own story that relates to the organization’s cause or mission. Well, that depends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

You can also comment about news stories that relate to your mission. When the college admissions scandal broke, College Bound, an organization that helps low-income students secure college scholarships, they leveraged their expertise on admissions to share their story and build their online reach. Upload presentations to Google Slides.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Stories are powerful. It’s incredibly important for nonprofits to tell stories about their organization and the people they serve. Telling a good story can also give your donors confidence that your nonprofit is making an impact and that their donations are used effectively. What is Nonprofit Storytelling?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 4, 2011

I want to share the slides here and especially some of the links and resources. I’ve documented the community and content mapping processes before, you can use the slides above to see the process or review the blog post with instructions. Data: Strategy and Storytelling. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2012

Topic : Using Social Media to Tell Your Story and Raise Funds. Session slides. Date : April 16-17, 2012. Location : Harrisburg, PA. Description : Is social media helping you reach your organizational goals and meet your mission? Is it even helping you raise money to support your work? Related Links : PANO Conference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Include Only One Key Point per Slide. Here's why: Slides with too much verbiage will decrease the interest of your audience. List ye ol' bullet points on separate slides like Damon Nofar does here: 2. Have a Bold Opening Slide to Get the Audience's Interest Early. Pay Attention to the 3-Second Rule!

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NetWits

JULY 16, 2012

Tell your story (Keep it short, but get the main points accross). Tell Your Story by Filling in Your History and Milestones . If you haven’t yet, think of at least five milestones that help tell your story then hop over to Facebook and fill them in. Make sure to check out the full presentation slides. Add milestones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2007

While browsing through this excellent slide show about Nonprofit Web Strategy, I noticed a slide that Andy Goodman used in his presentation during the meeting I just attended!

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NetWits

JULY 11, 2012

The other 12 are in the slides - Social Media for Schools: 22+ Ways to Stay Connected with Your Alumni on Facebook - located at the very bottom of this post. Past students sharing their stories. Make sure to check out the slides below for a bunch more. You’ll find 10 of the 22 tips right here. Make sure to check them out.).

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Once you identify the message of your fundraising email, you can add the stories, photos, and videos that drive the message home. Your list might look something like this: Andrea’s success story. Jamie’s success story. Part 1: Start your email with a success story. . Keep the story short and to the point.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Map out your strategy: Literally, draw your map of content and audiences on paper or a slide. The heroes of this story are the trailblazing customers, partners, employees, and volunteers who Salesforce.org celebrates during the inaugural Week of Learning from October 4-8.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

There are great stories on the web about nonprofits who have seen success with QR codes, like Heifer Portland, The South Carolina Aquarium, and Maymont. Check out the slides from our presentation, Scanning for Good: How Nonprofits Can Use QR Codes – there are a bunch of examples in the second half of the deck.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

This change would leave many of our donors (without email addresses) in the dark when it comes to news and feel-good stories about the organization. This slide from Steve MacLaughlin of Blackbaud displays the differences in donor retention rates between online-only, offline only, and multichannel. The stories can be tightened up.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

We have so many wonderful stories rolling in! But what good is a digital story if it’s not shared? You spent time and talent on creating your video or picture slide show, now we invite you to show it off! In addition to our expert judges selecting top stories , we are awarding a community choice prize as voted on by YOU!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Description : Everywhere you turn there are tons of great stories about organizations doing wonderful things online to build communities and engage their supporters through Social Media. Blog post with slides and links. Date : October 20-22nd, 2010. Location : Washington, DC, USA. Topic : What’s the True Value of Social Media?

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Collect slide decks and/or pre-record content. Hear real-life stories and lessons learned from the frontlines of virtual events. Here are a few to include: Select an event technology platform. Recruit speakers and sponsors. Design and develop the event website and begin promotions. Train staff and speakers on your technology platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Tips, tools and stories from the trenches from three people who focus on online engagement and have more links, friends and followers than some small countries have citizens. Followers, Friends, and Fans: Expanding Your Online Community If you aren't on facebook, twitter, friendfeed, technorati, and delicious, should you be?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

A blog can provide the space for sharing news, announcements, stories, and other information and let you reshare and distribute it all over the web. Or, maybe you weren’t interested in the stories being told. Do you have videos, pictures, or slides? Create Community Dialogue. Think blogs are boring?

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I’m sure we each have stories like this. In past days of in-person training, I presented a slide deck in front of the class and distributed a paper course reader that students could hold in their hands and take notes on. Moving to Zoom, the simplest way to adapt would be screenshare my slide deck.

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Classy

JULY 5, 2021

You can tell a story of a client who benefited from your services, for example, or highlight key data on your activities from the past year. A pitch deck is a handout, slide presentation, or combination of materials that you’ll give a potential partner that makes the case for your ask. Stories and data showing your impact to date.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Read the full client story here to explore some familiar challenges and learn about their unique solutions!) To accommodate latency issues and provide a shorter, tailored experience for virtual guests, Celebrity Waiters created two entirely separate slide decks for each audience. Celebrity Waiters Luncheon Organization.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Gathering data and stories of your impact is crucial. You should also be collecting moving stories from the people you’ve helped. On the other hand, even if a story is incredibly touching, people will be unlikely to pull out their wallets unless there are stats to back it all up. Measuring impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Her slides are above and she did a brilliant job of covering the basics! 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. If you're not already reading her blog, you should subscribe now!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

It was an excellent program , organized by Tim Davies and Katie Bacon , and featured excellent speakers with stories and experience to share from their diverse backgrounds. Here are the slides ( Hint: visit the slideshare site by clicking on the link below to see the speaking notes as well! ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

The moderator, Marcelo Jamberio, organized a set of questions that other Marcelo and I responded to with slides and audience interaction. Stories are social. Stories are social. The importance of digital reputation management – stories last forever and can spread quickly. Everyone loves a good story.

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