Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to present a webinar for the National Center for Media Engagement , focused on community-driven engagement, and present a session at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference , talking about building a social media strategy. Using Social Media. Defining Community.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

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NCE Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2010

Recently I gave a presentation on privacy and social media for ACHIEVA’s free webinar series. Posting private information on social media sites takes that to a whole new level. A copy of the recording should be up shortly but in the mean time here are the slides from my presentation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2014

Another form of real-time communications is using mobile and social media to report live from your events and conferences. Potential attendees will monitor the hashtag, and those attending will promote the hashtag on mobile and social media in the weeks and days leading up to the event as well as during the event.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The webinar was designed to offer an overview of the basics, best practices and examples of successful social media integration. You can review the slides below, and click through to slideshare where you can view all of the speaker notes as well. Social Media for Small Enterprises. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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NCE Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

I led roundtable discussions to fund raising professionals today at an Association of Fundraising Professionals meeting on the topic of Social Media. I was limited to discussing only three social media tools, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube, because of time. Here are my slides that I wanted to share with you. >

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Download session slides. Watch the session recording | Download the session slides. Join us and get new ideas for connecting Facebook®, Twitter®, YouTube®, email and more. Watch the session recording | Download the session slides. Watch the session recording | Download the session slides.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Can Social Media Help Your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Efforts? Share what you do and ask for enewsletter subscriptions on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc). Social Media. Social media is no longer seen as a fad or waste of time or thing that young people do. A Recipe for Search Engine Visibility.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer. When it comes to creating great content, there are four important elements, especially with social media, as you can see in the image at the top of this post. Creating Great Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I started my talk with a story about why I liked Twitter: It allows me to connect with people in my professional field and have a great conversations or ad hoc collaborations that improve practice. He works for an NGO in Australia and we met on Twitter (via Eddie Harran ) prior to his visit to America to attend the Wisdom 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

World Resources Institute - two of the most savvy and smart nonprofit social media practitioners who are also metrics geeks.     Our session is on the social media metrics track and one of a few that are geared for nonprofit folks. And once you jump into social media, how do you track and measure success?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

SXSW Poetry Slam Slides View more presentations from kanter. Today, I am moderating a panel at SXSW about Social Media Nonprofit ROI in the format of a poetry slam. A creative report on non-profits, social media, and effective ROIs delivered as poetry slam and expertly judged including interactive crowd participation.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Topic : Listening & Engaging: DIY Tools for Social Media Management. I will also provide an introduction for social media goal-setting and a template for tracking your social media engagement. Slides and notes. Date : February 22, 2012, 3 pm EST. Location : Online. Related Links : Nonprofit Webinars.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

Now day’s every conference you go to has a HUGE social media focus. Just like direct mail, email isn’t going away just because some new thing called social media came along. Don’t let it go to pot because of all your focus on social media or mobile. Check out the slides here. Check out the slides. 1) Email is Hot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Note from Beth: Many nonprofits do not have dedicated teams for social media and social media strategy and implementation is typically only a part of a someone’s job. Nonprofits nowadays invest serious resources to keep pace with the latest social media trends. Flickr Photo by Yung Tsai. By Sacha Evans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2010

Social Media Measurement Tips View more presentations from Beth Kanter. I had a lot of fun doing a panel with colleagues Jordan Viator, Carie Lewis, and David Neff called " The Real Housewives of Social Media." Our task was to present practical and tactical information about social media using metaphors that related to housewives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. The rise of social media and mobile technology has changed the way people process information. It’s crucial that your social media and mobile technology campaigns are integrated into your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Here's a question I get all the time: How much time and resources does it take to implement social media? In my presentations, I use a slide from Nina Simon's blog post called " How Much Time Does It Take To Do Web2.0 For example, you can use Twitter as both a listening tool and for participation. In A Museum?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The primary goal of the report is to set a baseline of benchmarks for success for NGOs worldwide in their use of web and email communications, online and mobile fundraising tools, and social and mobile media. 72% have a Twitter Profile. 52% have used social media to report live. 34% have paid for advertising on social media.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Despite its simple purpose, the Ask slide is “almost universally a struggle to get right,” says Haje Jan Kamps, who reviews five reasons why founders frequently miss the mark: Forgetting to include the slide altogether. Including a valuation on the slide. The one slide 99% of founders get wrong when fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public. Like I said at the beginning, it’s important for organizations to move into the social media space using the processes that are accepted and successful, with the focus on being transparent and real, and so on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

The map above is a visualization of the Community Foundation of Monterey Twitter following using TwitterMap. It is also a fun way to visualize your Twitter network – and there are some great free apps to do that. NodeXL and Marc Smith. The map above depicts everyone who was tweeting during the Tweet Chat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Guest Post by Frank Barry: Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon. Social Media for Nonprofits Ignite! In true “Ignite” style, each presenter had five minutes to present 20 slides about their nonprofit programs, initiatives and the ways they’ve seen nonprofits from around the world use social media to make a difference.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 25, 2011

Topic : Using Twitter to Recognize Volunteers and Build a Following. Description : This session is targeted at beginner and intermediate knowledge or experience with Twitter and other social media platforms. At the end of the session, we will leave time for hands-on Q/A and demo of Twitter applications and tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. They will be doing a variety of work tasks (not just social media and networks). I’ve spent some time taking a look at various reports, studies, and International organizations and the use of networks and social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Almost a year ago, I got a phone call from James Leventhal who follows me on Twitter. He is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum , and an expert in using social media in a museum setting. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The social media/technology landscape in Romania is very interesting – with a diverse set of issues, struggles and opportunities. Do you have videos, pictures, or slides? Your blog is for you to share the storytelling you want to, with the kinds of media you want to! Create Community Dialogue. How To Start a Blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

With Animoto, you can put together photos, slides, and text with audio and video to create a compelling story from all the various elements you may have created separately or gathered at an event. You do need a Twitter account to use it. There are also complimentary tools like Tweegram to add Twitter text to your Instagram timeline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Bridge Conference Slides View more presentations from kanter. This week's theme is social media ROI. That's what I've been thinking, speaking, and writing about and have also recruited guest posts on this topic. As KD Paine, the queen of social media measurement says, yes we can measure social media and here's how.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

During the past two weeks, links shared via the #nptech hashtag on Twitter have been like a Chinese buffet, a huge selection of tempting dishes that look so good you want to fill an entire plate. To learn more about it, join the Mozilla crew and friends for a Twitter chat next Monday evening. How do you measure sucess on Twitter?

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

As the conference nears I’m getting ready for an exciting session focused on the use of social media in the non-profit sector, but I need YOUR help. After each of the speakers present’s I’ll be moderating a discussion with them focused on helping nonprofits understand how they can use social media for social good. Incredible!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The Nasscom Foundation in India, the epicenter of nonprofit technology and social innovation, invited me to present as part of the Global CSR track in a session about reaching the Bottom of the Pyramid with technology and social media. And during breaks from sessions, did a lot of media interviews. No wonder I am still tired!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Topic : Social Media in Disaster Response. Description : Social media tools allow for people to connect: broadcasting messages to real time communication, online networking to offline collaboration. Date : February 19th, 2011. Location : San Antonio, TX. Related Links : Conference website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

According to PC World , Yahoo will shut down several of its Web properties, including Delicious, according to a leaked Yahoo presentation slide that was posted on Twitter. My early days in social media were spent immersed in tagging and social bookmarking. I was hoping this was just a rumor. Here’s the description.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Or are social media ranking tools an example of more kool-aid mix being added to the overflowing punch bowl? Are you a leader or a follower?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Description : When it comes to social media, email marketing, or even online engagement in general, we often have a feeling when things are going well or when they aren’t. The next time your leadership staff ask why you’re spending all that time on Twitter, you’ll be able to show them why it matters!

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