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How To: DIY Community & Content Mapping

Amy Sample Ward

Over the last few of years I’ve had a the opportunity to work with a team of intelligent and thoughtful colleagues, speak at conferences, and collaborate with other facilitators and community builders. During this time, I’ve help create community maps and strategic plans with my own team and with many other groups.

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DIY Community Engagement Metrics

Amy Sample Ward

I had a lot of fun yesterday giving a webinar for the Nonprofit Webinar series ; it was a whole hour discussing community engagement! DIY Community Engagement Metrics. Community Mapping. >> Step 1: Identify all the groups within your community. Well, from the planning and analysis side, that is. Presentation.

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How To: Create a Listening Dashboard for your Organization

Amy Sample Ward

This month’s Net2 Think Tank question asks, “How do you stay up-to-date online?&# There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. Getting Started. Finding Feeds. Twitter Search.

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Great reads from around the web on June 11th

Amy Sample Ward

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. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of June 11th). Are you familiar with the tool?

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Great reads from around the web on August 24th

Amy Sample Ward

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. Follow these steps to turn your announcement from a sign of the apocalypse into a community-building win they thank you for."

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

Read the post and join the conversation on the Frogloop blog (or read the post below). NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Does it seem to be reaching the community you hoped? Are people having trouble participating?

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Mastering Social Networking as a Volunteer

Amy Sample Ward

Yesterday was the 2012 New York Cares Leadership Conference , and I had the distinct pleasure of presenting a session to volunteer leaders and inspiring community members. On Twitter , look up hashtags that your community uses and follow them to track conversations. Be sure to use relevant (but not spammy!) hashtags.org.