Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. This is also why campaigns that involve tagging friends and encouraging them to pass on the message are effective. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is an organization that has found creative ways to build community and fundraise on social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. Let’s start at the most fundamental place for this conversation. For this conversation, and those to have over the course of the next two days together at least, let’s work from the place that a movement is larger than coalitions. What is a movement?

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

By liking, commenting, reposting, or sharing, you and your followers can keep a conversation going across your networks. A few ideas on how to use Threads include: GivingTuesday or Peer-to-Peer campaigns: Set your goal, create a hashtag, and give regular updates to build hype around your campaign. Sound familiar?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 20, 2024

As Instagram continues to evolve, nonprofits can leverage its latest features to reach more people and build stronger connections with their supporters. When you post content related to an influencer or celebrity partner, tag them to attract their followers. With over 2 billion monthly active users, and approximately 62.3%

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Here’s what some social media pros -- and our own Facebook fans -- have to say about responding to negative comments on blogs, forums and Facebook. It’s up to you to maintain an environment that facilitates conversation. If a comment contains information about you that is inaccurate or incorrect, play an active role in correcting it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2009

If you have written a post on this topic and would like me to consider it as a guest post, please fill out this form or if you know of a good resource on the topic, add in the comments and I'll aggregate. Building a Movement in an Interconnected World: A Conversation with Jacqueline Novogratz (Part 1).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

It’s always a little weird to talk over the phone and not be able to hear or see those you are presenting to, but everyone was really great with comments and questions and responding online so I knew I wasn’t talking to myself! Here’s my slide deck: Social Media Building Blocks. tags: nonprofit nptech ).

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 7, 2010

Here’s my 3×3 to Sustainable Community Building. Seeing you leave a comment, or share a resource, will model the desired behavior so others can see what to do (especially if they are new to social media or new to your community) and how to do it (especially if they are new to your tool or platform). There are no short cuts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s OK to not include links in conversational tweets and replies, but even then sharing links to resources or call-to-actions (CTAs) is often appropriate and useful, especially in Twitter Threads. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either! Including links, of course, also helps increase traffic to your website.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

Description: Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Check out the blog post and comments here for all the links you need! Tags: events 4change challenges competition impact innovation panels socialchange socialmedia sxsw. Vote for this panel! Read more from the 4Change blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Five Hot Conversations. NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments. The proposed call agenda is here. A Few Web2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Last week, I had a fun time moderating the June #4Change Twitter Chat on Online Community Building. Thanks to all those who participated or followed along, and to those who will join the conversation now! What makes a Twitter chat different than a blog post, for example, is that the conversation is 1. real time, and 2.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

This is the second in what will be a monthly series of chats specifically focused on Community Building. Topics: Thanks to the rich conversation in last month’s chat, we have our main questions selected already. Building a loop between online and offline community activities. Please leave a comment with your idea!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

And with donor retention rates on the decline, new donor acquisition is a constant topic of conversation. These people are already open to building a relationship with your organization. No matter what your mission is, you’re probably dedicating significant resources to finding potential supporters and getting that first gift.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 3, 2010

Campaigning can mean many different things and we want to keep the definition of the topic fairly open for this chat, in order to keep insights, resources and conversation in the Q/A format as open to valuable input as possible. local community building. building campaign coalitions & recruiting campaign champions.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Build Your Following on: Facebook. Twitter is an opportunity for continuous and open conversation with your supporters. Constituents may tag you in a tweet with praise or concerns, which you can promptly address. Share your knowledge with our community in the comments! billion active users. Already a social media guru?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Here’s my picks for SXSW Nonprofit Panels: A Conversation About Change Agents Through Social Media Social media is causing a revolution in how information is shared and communities are formed. What should we be building to help artists make and sell art, engage their audiences, and connect to other artists? How much do we share?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

June #4Change Chat Questions: To keep the two-hour chat on topic, I’ll be helping guide conversation by using some of the questions below to drive us to share ideas, examples and resources. If you want to take a peak at where we may go in the conversation, review the questions below. Conversations and Presentations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. In the comments, blog readers share their experiences. Travelertrish rants about the World's Worst (nonprofit) Web site and asks for estimates of how much it cost to build it. Do you have advice?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 20, 2010

Last night was the first in what will now be a monthly chat for community builders or those interested in learning more about building community, on and offline. The goal of this chat was to set some of the ground work for us to build on going forward. The two main questions explored were: Why build online communities?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Today, we had an amazing conversation and interview with Cecile Richards and Tom Subak to learn more about Planned Parenthood 's Social Media Strategy and their movement building techniques. So, how specifically do they build relationships on social networks?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 2200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2010

As readers of this blog know, I often mention the idea of “movement building.&# Bonnie Koenig and I have had some great conversations about how we have seen and how we have tackled scale in our work. Tags: case studies wiki best practices communities of practice global international launch learning scale.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. Conversation starters that link alumni to the current school experience can spark tons of engagement. Connect Alumni with Current School Experience.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

It was a rich discussion and it doesn’t stop here – use the link below to review the full transcript and share your discussions points or ideas in the comments. Ash Shepherd: I really liked the discussion around intentionally building flexibility into community expectations. Review the full chat transcript! And as for me?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

The Net2 Secret Plan from Marnie Webb NpTech Tag New Year's Reflections, Predictions, and Best Ofs What are some of the ways that the social web marks the New Year? The main reason I'm still tagging is for retrieval when asked for a resource on and to write this summary. Thoughts, leave them in the comments. Let's take a look.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Really looking forward to this topic and hope to continue the conversation after the webinar with all of you here on the blog! Leave a comment and let me know! Tags: community resources community building nonprofits nten program service delivery webinar. Photo credit: Flickr billiejoesentourage ).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

—– Lately, I’m thinking about the topic of cross-platform community building. It goes without saying then that no matter what our work or our sector or our cause, we need to get better at recognizing the power in networks and become the nodes that connect networks, conversations, and people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Here are some helpful hints to make your Facebook group a truly vibrant platform: Maximizing group features for networking and engagement: Tagging individuals in posts. Pictures are great conversation starters. Expect to get answers both in the poll itself and in the comments, and run with both! Questions and polling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2009

I asked my Twitter followers for suggestions for questions , I tweeted the key points from the conversation yesterday. Joe shared that they do a lot of experiments internally before building out the application's new features. Tags: facebook. It takes time to be successful. I think I heard him typing notes in the background).

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Add your thoughts or blog posts in the comments! Marketing for Nonprofits: Want to Build Community Online?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. This blog seeks to capture the information gathered at the workshop, keep the discussion alive and build momentum."

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Well, they launched a new search tool today that could help you "discover particularly interesting conversations or people in your networks? Want to pick out just the noisiest conversations online about your brand? The Cheat Sheet offers a great reference to grasp of basic to advance Google query building concepts and ideas."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 18, 2010

Day and I’ve been watching the time zones wake up in the US and start Twittering about the various service projects and community building activities everyone is participating in. I can only be in one place, though – but I can start a conversation that goes many places. Tags: community engagement mlkday roe roi.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to. I'm moving beyond monitoring the NpTech tagged items and meta feeds to incorporate nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, friend feeds, and USG. Don't forget to sign up the feeds on the agreed tag. Photo by SpacePotato. rethink, reinvent. Tyler Willis ) 7.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

In this post, Maddie and Lindy answer a few questions for the NetWits Think Tank community (Oh, and please ask more in the comments. We decided to write Open Community as a way to address those frustrations and redirect the thinking about using social tools to build community online. We’d love to chat!). Lindy : Here’s the gist.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2023

However, if engagement is up, or you’re getting real questions or comments from real people, it may be worth continuing to build your interactions. But it’s actually important to be more vigilant now about what’s going on with your mentions, comments, and direct messages. Is someone leaving spammy comments on all your posts?

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