Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

My friend and engaging community leader for all those looking to have fun while improving the world, Britt Bravo, is doing a little experiment and asking a handful of bloggers to write short guest posts about how they have fun and do good. —– For me, there are lots of ways of having fun and doing good. .

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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. What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? And in each local place, people are on different types of social media, some of which are global in scope. From @winwinapps: Make it fun.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Fun fact about Andrew. Fun fact about Dave. Not only do they generally take you off-grid, but they give you the opportunity to do a little sampling of everything. Fun Fact about Adam. I later moved to Community Brands in a similar yet much more exciting role. Fun fact about Sanchi. Fun fact about Ajay.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? To that end, siloed brands are replaced by unifying goals that rally more than select individuals but entire communities.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Plus, they’re probably your best ambassadors in the community, spreading the good word about the work you’re doing. You can celebrate with a card to your volunteers, a volunteer party, snacks in the breakroom, or even a letter to the Editor of your local paper. They tend to the community garden because they love to garden.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! Let’s start at the beginning: what is “community-driven social impact” anyway? CDSI is not something that you thought up inside your organization, even if you thought it up with your community in mind or at heart. Presentation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2012

My second guest blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the warm and wonderful Jocelyn Harmon. It sounds “old-school” but I love to go to my local library every Saturday to wander up and down the stacks. Finally, telling the truth or living an authentic life, keeps me having fun and doing good.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The conversation in this month’s chat focused on these questions: How to best stay motivated and motivate your community team. The result is often community managers having to motivate themselves AND their community. Rabia @realize_ink: We’ve highlighted rockstar community members by creating a FB tab dedicated to them.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 30, 2024

The 2 Basic Building Blocks of Supporter Stewardship Whether it’s helping out at a local food bank, tutoring youth, or spending the day at a park clean-up, volunteers play an integral role in helping organizations grow their mission. This is a low-cost option that will encourage volunteers to socialize with one another and have fun.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Now is the time to take a good look at your plans for the final months of the year and find a fun, unique fall fundraiser that will make you and your donors feel comfortable and supported. If you’re going the DIY route, reach out to a local artist to lead the class, and stock up on all the necessary supplies. Trivia Night.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Earlier this summer, I had the huge privilege to visit Romania and help with the Local Philanthropy Workshop. It was so much fun and it was an amazing experience to work with people like Chris Worman and meet with so many local nonprofit and community changemakers. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2009

The “Swine Flu” scare was fun, wasn’t it? In a recent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times , David Brooks compared the global response vs localized response to the outbreak. Speak the Local Language. Local organizations provide this local face. We can speak the local language, understand the local culture.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

We’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Design a local route with varying distances to be both competitive and family-friendly. Host a Community Clean-Up. Bike-a-Thon. World Bicycle Day (June 3). Tour-de-France (July). Click To Tweet. World Environment Day (June 5).

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Art that has personal meaning for your community is also a safe bet. For example, if your town is known for gorgeous cherry blossom trees, offering paintings with these trees by a local artist can inspire bidding. For example, a local bike shop could donate a bike, helmet, and a voucher for a free tuneup.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2012

I know I’ve done it: from homemade soap to custom spice mixes, it’s fun to create something for people you love. Supporting local businesses. This is always high on my list, but I made sure that this year our gifts came from shops owned locally, featuring products made locally as well. Supporting real impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 11, 2011

Last week, I had a lot of fun test-driving Qriously , a new application that replaces advertisements on smart phones with questions, creating real-time feedback about the topics you are interested in. I had so much fun, in fact, that I shared screen shots and some thoughts around the way organizations could put a tool like this to use. (If

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. It was a lot of fun, and as much as I was asked to share some of my knowledge and ideas, I learned a great deal from the local participants. Create Community Dialogue. Multimedia Storytelling.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I’ll be joined by NTEN’s Community Manager, Sarah Janczak, too. We may even have some fun in store for you! Fork over your lunch money to a local Austin organization and Convio will match your donation! NTEN Community Series: Austin. Where will we be? And, yes, there will be prizes.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

Reach out to local escape room providers and see if they will work with you to design a specific escape room for your event. Mix things up by adding a fun session or two. Send a small bottle of wine, ingredients for a custom cocktail, or a craft beer sample. Trivia is always a fun way to bring people together.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Here’s your monthly update from the world of NetSquared Local. What Is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact.

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NTEN

APRIL 17, 2015

Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, notes, "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference."

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Here’s what we’ll cover: Using Instagram promotion before your event Instagram event promotion during your event Following up on your Instagram event promotion Whether you’re hosting a fundraising event or a community volunteer opportunity, Instagram can help you engage current and new audience members and set your event up for success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Some donors look for these signals of community support (everybody’s doing it) to make the decision that they would be in good company if they donate. You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. Photo and Bio.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 23, 2009

The Social by Social game is a fun session to help people explore how social technology can be used for social benefit: whether that’s by a nonprofit, a social innovation startup, within a neighbourhood, or across a community. Tags: community events game london nettuesday socialbysocial. Date: Tuesday, 2 June.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Through the Transforming Communities project, we've rounded up the best of election-related apps. your local elections and help support voting rights? app offers polling location information, sample ballots, and election. on some congressional and local races too. Having Some Fun With Politics. Want to monitor.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 4, 2009

The core team was the same: David Wilcox, Andy Gibson and Amy Sample Ward - all co-authors, with Cass Business School of the forthcoming Social by Social handbook. It was a lot of fun, and since Andy was doing an excellent job of facilitating, and Amy was mentoring the groups, I was able to capture proceedings on video.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 11, 2009

At NTEN’s ‘09 Nonprofit Technology Conference a couple weeks ago, I participated in the Ignite Presentations which was a load of fun. An Ignite presentation is a five minute presentation, with 20 slides that change automatically every 15 seconds. It’s quite a rush, for the speaker and the audience alike!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

That means it’s time for our monthly roundup of all the crazy goodness created by NetSquared Local in May. What is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup’s volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. Highlights from the Community. Find your closest NetSquared Local group on our map

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. Communicate & Howe!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 3, 2010

local community building. tying communications, partners, and actions together via social media. social change projects or programs locally or globally. Check out TweetChat – it’s a great application that integrates with your Twitter account and makes chats more fun! political action. Feeling brave?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

.” In other words, nonprofits many not necessarily get better fundraising results if they use celebrities or a-list bloggers to promote their cause if there is not an engaged community. One of the stories in the white paper was about a campaign on Facebook Causes to raise money for a new children’s hospital in San Francisco.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. Instead of serving everyone at a single location, consider a catered meal delivered to each of your donors from a local restaurant. Simply offer ticket sales online, then send your guests a care package of the beverages to be sampled on the day of the event.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

—– Whether it’s political or personal, global or local, funded or a grassroots effort, organizations and communities are campaigning for change in many ways, all of the time. What do you point to when funders, donors, board members and the community ask if you are making a difference? Campaigns in Action.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Each toolkit included : a) Directions on how to run the photo booth b) Suggested tweets c) Signage to maintain Camp Kesem branding and d) A sample press release and media alert. Using the hashtag #bigkidsgive, they built social buzz around the fun camp experience given to children affected by a parent’s cancer.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

What is a realistic goal for the timeline and your community? Here’s why: Extra attention and spotlight thanks to high publicity around #GivingTuesday Plug-and-play tools and assets from GivingTuesday.org to help market your campaign More participants ultimately means more support for the nonprofit community overall.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

New forms of participation such as micro-volunteering, and web-generated events such as Twestival, are changing the way people are coming together to raise funds, donate their time and make a difference in their local and global community. Join us for a global conversation, sharing ideas, best practice, links and resources.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

New forms of participation such as micro-volunteering, and web-generated events such as Twestival, are changing the way people are coming together to raise funds, donate their time and make a difference in their local and global community. Join us for a global conversation, sharing ideas, best practice, links and resources.

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Volunteer Case Study Netsquared Twitter 108