Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

Like ‘how many times can I invite my Facebook friends to a fundraising event before it’s considered spam?’ And now the social networking giant is poised to delve even deeper into users’ messaging activity with a new mobile app with SMS-like functionality." ’ Well, now’s your chance!

Web 108

Web Wikipedia Bookmarking Facebook 108

NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2011

Scenario: Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, bacon and spam. It seems your baby steps into the world of user-generated content and social networking have turned on you. Worse, there are a couple of thousand anti-spam-bots gunning for you now. The names have been changed to protect the paranoid.

Spam 79

Spam Digital Web Site 79

NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Social media is all the buzz these days. While it's relatively easy to dabble in social media, listening is the critical component in developing a social media strategy that is right for both your audience and your objectives. Because social media is open and public by nature, listening is not only welcome -- it's expected.

Social Media 68

Social Media Audience Media Social 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

. NTEN offered a fantastic Webinar today featuring Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing at Facebook and Adam (didn't get his last name) from the DC Office on the emerging best practices for nonprofits who want to set up Facebook Fan Pages. This webinar will be a resource for non-profits and other organizations for social good.

Facebook 121

Facebook Nonprofit Profile Group 121

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

It basically eliminates comment spam, which, as you probably know, is the bane of bloggers everywhere. .&# Installation of WordPress is scarily easy. WordPress is expandable with tons of plugins. The best one, by the way, is Akismet , which is also made by Automattic.

Open Source 100

Open Source WordPress Open Tools 100

NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. See Amy Sample Ward's materials on Community Driven Social Impact for more details on strategically planning online communities.). Should you support their use of existing tools, or create a new space?

Knowledge 86

Knowledge Share Community Network 86

NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

10 Social Media Practices Your Nonprofit Should Know + Do (02/19). If you didn't, first check your spam filter (and then add us to your approved contacts list). If you didn't, first check your spam filter (and then add us to your approved contacts list). Tags: 10NTC NPTech NTEN. The excitement begins.

Registration 54

Registration NTC Free Spam 54

NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Others focus on more socially oriented events. The recent change was engendered not by a desire to block volunteers or constituents from sharing information, but by a drastic increase in Spam. “Up

Case Study 74

Case Study Volunteer Facebook Studies 74

NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2010

Not only is it nifty piece, it attracted some of our best spam comments of the year: "Thanks for pants. Actually, some of the funniest protest signs of 2009 would make good spam comment fodder, if you happen to work for a fly-by-night SEO firm. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. " [Linked to Eastern European web site.].

PDF 52

PDF Spam Chart Meme 52

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Whether its print, social media, or conferences, be strategic about where you spend your time. By scheduling updates, you keep your communication regular -- and you can repost, without spamming the airwaves. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning Social Media Communications. Find out where you audience is and go there.

Communication 90

Communication Organization Social Media Web 90

NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

We're less than 2 months away from the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference, NTEN's signature three-day gathering that brings together nonprofit professionals – like you! from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and maximize effectiveness. Nearly 1,700 nonprofit professionals will gather in San Francisco at the beginning of April.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco NTC Professional Nonprofit 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

I've been trying to collect screen captures and stories about nonprofit web analytics for a screencast on Google Analytics for NTEN. Ah, my screencast script on google analytics completely ignores social media and only focuses on web sites. Conversation Rate (measuring success in a social medium). Technorati ???Authority???

Social Media 50

Social Media Measure Tools Social 50

NTEN

JANUARY 20, 2011

Want to bid on these, or any of the other items (like the NTEN staff hand delivering a 5 Guys meal to your NTC lunch table)? It went into my spam filter, FYI.) This painting looks almost exactly like something your kindergartner would make if he had a social web addiction. You must use our link to register: [link].

Websites 56

Websites Mobile Twitter NTC 56

NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

An IT program in Germany has a section on social skills. The SpamTrap , "an interactive installation piece that prints, shreds and blacklists spam email". Tags: NPTech NTEN Newsletter Things We Like. (Technically, this should go under "Things that Scare Us."). Need a techie on the cheap? That's gotta feel good.

Widget 44

Widget Flickr NTC Spam 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. Katya Andresen has written a fantastic five minute guide to social networking tools.

Case Study 50

Case Study Social Network Network Resource 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Slide Share Show, " Putting the U in YouTube " although geared for higher education institutions provides some really good practical marketing tips for social networking sites that should be useful for nonprofits too. The Seattle's Net Tuesday Group has just launched a social networking site on ning. NetSquared. NpTech Talk.

Nptech 50

Nptech Tag Summary YouTube 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

I spend a lot of time listening on the social web using a radar that I've put together with a combination of free tools and the Stradivarius Violin of listening tools, Radian 6. One topic that I regularly track are research reports, including demographic, technographics, and overall numbers for social media sites.

Twitter 50

Twitter Practice Nonprofit Social Media 50

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Whether its print, social media, or conferences, be strategic about where you spend your time. By scheduling updates, you keep your communication regular -- and you can repost, without spamming the airwaves. Tags: CRM E-mail Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning Social Media Web Sites. Clarify your key messages.

Communication 65

Communication Organization Web Site 65

NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

It should go without saying that we’re not advocating spamming blog comments with embedded links to your website – not only will that guarantee your comments get deleted, but you can also get yourself blacklisted.). So long as you consistently connect your profile to your organization’s website, you’ll begin driving traffic to it. (It

Audience 88

Audience Group Websites Strategy 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

A reminder from Democracy in Action about accidental email spamming. Wikis, Widgets and Social Networking Do you think there are too many freaking widgets ? (See New (to me) Nonprofit Blogs MoloTech blog is about ICT for social upliftment. Yahoo has acquired MyBlogLog , two years from now will the community get pissed off ?

Nptech 50

Nptech Summary Splashcast Wikipedia 50

Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

Need evidence: this photo of Net2 organizers Mel Findlater, Stephen Blyth, Jeremy Foreman, Birgit Pauli-Haack, Roshani Kothari, and NTEN’s Megan Keane was taken in Washington, DC during 14NTC. Baltimore, MD: April Tech & Social Change Meetup. San Francisco: Let’s Learn About Using Bitcoin for Social Good.

Netsquared 44

Netsquared Burkina Faso Community Uganda 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

This year's program is heavily weighted to the "social web" and nonprofits. Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. He came back an evangelist for social media. He summarized some learnings from NTC sessions he attended and the keynote by David Pogue.

Australia 56

Australia Conference Audience Comment 56

NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

And, despite the constant focus on social media, research shows time and time again that email remains a potent communications tool for those audiences who use it (e.g. I moved on to cross-reference those recommendations against trusted online sources from NTEN and Idealware. Tags: E-mail NPTech NTEN Communications.

email 59

email Service Communication Test 59

NTEN

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

One of the big perks to being registered is the exclusive conference social network, NTConnect brought to you by the fine folks at Acteva. If for some reason, like your spam folder, you haven't gotten it, please send a friendly note to support@ntconnect.org and they'll be happy to get your login info to you).

NTC 36

NTC San Francisco Info Profile 36

Care2

MAY 14, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" However, as online programs have matured, the decline in the performance of email has slowed.

Social Media 28

Social Media Benchmark Studies Advocacy 28

NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

If the numbers are out of proportion, potential followers might think you're a spam account. Follower ratio - Try to keep it balanced. Consider keeping the number of followers within 20% of the number you follow. What other tips do you suggest for optimizing your twitter page?

Twitter 66

Twitter Tips Profile Picture 66

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2008

The NTEN project WeAreMedia project is an excellent personal learning laboratory for reflection and insights about this topic. I'm noticing a lot of "edited by guest" changes coming through - so as long we don't get spam or mischief I think this good to encourage participation. Photo by Robert Francis. No one added anything.

Reflection 50

Reflection Wikispaces Work Wiki 50

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Social networking sites are the next and prime targets for cyber do-no-gooders. For many of these issues, good spam/virus filtering is essential. Tags: Infrastructure Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning IT Staff. Careful about buying cheap software from unknown sources. They may be infected. Well, it's back. Live long and prosper.

Professional 40

Professional Nonprofit Web Script 40

Care2

MAY 14, 2009

M&R and NTEN just released an impressive benchmarks study that analyzed 32 nonprofits online advocacy and online fundraising programs in 2007 and 2008. Email: While more than 35 percent of American adults now have a profile on at least one social networking site – the best way to reach supporters is still email.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Studies Case Study Advocacy 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 27% of online donors say that email is the tool that most inspires them to give (social media 29%, 18% website, 12% print). Prominently feature a “Donate” button and social media icons to your e-newsletter. Email messaging raised 28% of all online revenue in 2017.

email 363

email Practice Marketing Nonprofit 363

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

RoundTables are monthly hour-long chats, free for NTEN Members, moderated by an NTEN member from the field of Consulting, Communications, or IT -- depending on which RoundTable it is. Chad is an absolute rock star when it comes to social media and marketing. This turns out to be #PDX - the airport code.

Social Media 56

Social Media Communication Chad Media 56

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The Real-Time Web: it's more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an always-on mobile device, disrupting the concentration that civilization is based on and bringing a rush to crazed social media addicts obsessed with the hottest new buzzwords. They are like broad, topical, personalized blogsearch with good spam control.

Web 73

Web Examples Time Action 73

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content? Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1. The trust that comes with using social networks (engaging people you know, who engage the people they know, and so on) is what creates the power of using social networking tools.

Tools 100

Tools Tech Map Case Study 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2009

Rheingold suggests that is an example of social media literacy: Twitter is one of a growing breed of part-technological, part-social communication media that require some skills to use productively. Sure, Twitter is banal and trivial, full of self-promotion and outright spam. So is the Internet.

Literacy 76

Literacy Twitter Social Media Feeds 76

NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Even worse, if enough of them use the "Uninvite" (or "Spam") button, you might find yourself permanently uninvited from your entire email list. What is being blogged about in social media tied to your mission? Even with social media today, the average person receives well over 100 email "guests" per day.

Mail 61

Mail Campaign Management email 61

Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Online social networks in general? For example: Mobile devices? Peer-to-peer fundraising?

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Online social networks in general? For example: Mobile devices? Peer-to-peer fundraising?

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28