Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery. Crowdsourcing for Social Change.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2011

Topic : Community-Driven Social Impact. Blog post with slides and notes. Date : March 18, 2011. Location : Washington DC. Description : This session will focus on strategies and tactics to amplify the impact of mission-based programs through community-driven efforts. Related Links : Conference registration. Session page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." Is it worth it?

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2014

I took part in the panel: Multiple Platform Social Media Strategies , which explored ways nonprofits can use social media more effectively, and sought to answer the proverbial question: "If a tree falls in the social media forest, how can you make sure anyone hears it?". Some of the tools highlighted include: Content curation.

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sgEngage

APRIL 4, 2012

NTEN is back in San Francisco and the NTC conference is once again sold out. 101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits. What is Social Influencer REALLY Worth? Look for my slides later today. Disclosure: I serve on the board of directors of NTEN. If you can’t attend in person, then please check out NTC Online.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 15, 2011

Topic : Building a Social Media Strategy. Description : Sure, social media is evolving at the speed of light and experimentation is important. She has contributed to the Stanford Social Innovation Review with monthly posts on the Opinion Blog. Location : Pittsburgh, PA. Related Links : Conference information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

Using Social Networking to build your YMCA career View more presentations from steveheye. My colleague, Steve Heye ,and fellow chapter author for the NTEN book, Managing Your Mission To Meet Technology , created the above slidedeck for a career training workshop at the YMCA. It's about using social networking tools to support your career.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Facebook’s grant will encourage users of the social network to learn more about service opportunities through ServiceNation’s Facebook Page and connect with MyNation, a new, online social-networking community on ServiceNation.org being launched in preparation for the first National Day of Service on September 11, 2009.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

If you're considering revamping your website to include social elements like the Facebook Like button, streaming from YouTube, or adding information from a social site through its API, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. There are many ways to “get social,” and so many reasons for doing so. Create on-site engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2009

I was honored to speak at the Summer of Social Good conference hosted by Mashable , a popular social media and technology blog and a big geek favorite. I didn't realize this, but she is also the founder of the The Society For Geek Advancement, which aims to bring together geek culture for social good. Was it all hype? .

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Members are in bold. 501 Tech NYC: Who's Your Mayor?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

My slides covered the tools and apps for the back stage side of energizing your community. Since my slides are mostly screen shots, I’ve shared a bit of context below. If you do, check out Nutshell Mail for reports on your various social media presences. What about risk management issues around geo-social tools?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

Social Media Trainer's Bag of Tricks View more presentations from Beth Kanter. It was almost five years ago to the day, that I did a webinar for NTEN on the topic and have been integrating social media into teaching and learning experiences ever since. Not unlike where you start for a communications or social media strategy, eh?

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2010

Flickr: Chad Norman (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . with some other NTEN superstars, including Beth Kanter , David Neff , and. Met at the NTC? !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. Social Media A couple of really useful posts on Facebook and Nonprofits. Net2 ThinkTank gives up a round up of how Nonprofits and NGOs are Using Mobile Phones and SMS for Social Change. NpTech Slide Decks SlideShare is like YouTube for powerpoint presentations.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2009

I did a session on social media using the slide deck we created for our We Are Media trainings. " That's when it hit me: What we don't have in that deck yet is a patience pants slide. . So, in that way, social media isn't different from any other channel you're using to reach stakeholders, engage volunteers, or raise money.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

Intesreted to learn more about how NetSquared is connecting those at the intersection of social media and social change? If you’re not, Ignite is a style of presentation: Participants have five minutes to speak on a subject, accompanied by 20 slides. Each slide is displayed for 15 seconds. NetSquared Office Hours.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

NTEN members generally rock, but every week we try to give props where props are due. This week in NTEN member news: . " GlobalGiving recently ran a contest to encourage nonprofits to use social media tools to engage and raise donations for their causes. Fellow NTEN member Ryan Heneise gives his "here, here!"

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2011

The Foundation Center 's Social Media for Social Good event included a handful of NTEN members including Casey Golden from SmallAct , Renee Alexander from the US Fund for UNICEF, Julia C. Smith from Idealist , Farra Trompeter from Big Duck, and Amy Sample Ward from NTEN. Plus: Two New Books! Plus: Two New Books!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

Liz Strauss asks if crayons qualify as social media. Maybe if you were ask someone to draw pictures of social media or web 2.0 So that leads me to the NTEN's Be The Media Project ( name to change soon ) and Module 1 that we're building together and talking about this week. What does the Internet look like ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2007

There is a very thoughtful post on the NTEN Blog called " Social Networking and Social Change " from Dan McQuillan, Amnesty It's hardly a surprise that large NGO's are starting to experiment with social networks, given the sheer numbers of people using them and their high media profile.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

I came across a great white paper about the use of social media by marketers. One of the most common things I hear from nonprofit staff is something along the lines of, "I'm just learning about social media. Do you think I can keep up with this NTEN webinar or that conference session on this topic?" Kudos to Michael A.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2012

Here are a couple of ways to connect and share at the 2012 NTC: Social Event Survey. NTC attendees love to meet over dinner, coffee, or drinks to socialize and learn from each other. Then, based on the interest we see, we’ll plan and schedule social events, and add them to the NTC Agenda. myNTC and Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Social Media Building Blocks View more presentations or upload your own. 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. tags: nonprofit nptech ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Wordle of Words Participants Use To Define ROI Yesterday I taught the fifth and final webinar as part of NTEN/TechSoup Global Webinar Series: Social Media and Storytelling. Here's the list: Amy Sample Ward, Building Blocks of Social Media. I posted my slides and notes on my blog. Danielle Brigida, Spreading Buzz.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We told attendees they could have 5 minutes and 20 slides in front of the captive nonprofit technology audience. NTEN's newest publication, NTEN:Change , is designed for non-technical leaders of small to mid-sized nonprofits, features a regular section called "DIY Nonprofit Technology".

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2011

Navigating the social web can feel a bit like walking through a water park on a Saturday in July with a 7-year-old and a 10-year-old who somehow keep running into their friends, when you really want to be back home developing a dinner strategy for Sunday. This is a social space, where anyone can say anything at any given moment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow. Convio asked me to prepare something for organizations that are just getting ready to embrace social media.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

We want to make sure you make the most of the social and networking events at the 2012 NTC, so this week we’re filling you in on the NTC Connect Track and other opportunities to connect with the NTC Community. These session will focus on social networking without a formal agenda, presentation, or takeaways. NTC Social.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 26, 2008

After the webinar, I’ll be putting the slides up in varied places, and NTEN will have a recording of the webinar. { And you don’t need to feel overwhelmed by vendor sales-talk – it’s possible to get things translated to language you understand.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

On August 2-3, I attended the 5th biennial Money for Our Movements (MFOM) social justice fundraising conference in Baltimore, Maryland, convened by the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training. Channels such as social media can really help with this.

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NTEN

MAY 13, 2011

Flickr: Jazzyblue TR This week, NTEN members have been busy as always - with a focus on new reports, research, and lots of reflections! Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! This resulted in increased fundraising results by up to 40%." Check out the infographic and more! Check it out !

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Ignite is a fast-paced, fun, thought-provoking social event that educates and entertains. But, there''s a catch: you are strictly limited to five minutes, and 20 slides, which advance automatically every 15 seconds. February 20, 2015: Ignite Presention Slides Due. What is Ignite? This is not a sales pitch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g. On Facebook, about 39.9%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

On a related note, see Allison Fine's Social Citizen's Report commissioned by the Case Foundation. Two items grabbed from the NTEN Blog. Lauren-Glenn Davitian's " Be the Media -- Free Speech Unfurled " guest post on NTEN blog. Chris Brogan is doing an expert session over at NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

NTEN has recently published the “ Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology ,” that describes in detail how your organization can dismantle inequity due to more intentional technology choices. The smoothest way to collect feedback is via collaborative cloud-based documents such as Google Docs or Slides, Slack, or other collaboration platforms.

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