Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 7, 2009

NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, puts on a massive, be-there-or-be-square conference for nonprofit professionals every year (in 2009, we met in San Francisco). In spite of this, many recognize that an effective technology manager or a well-oiled IT department can and does help extend the reach and scope of any organization.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit every day. “We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions. Learn more about the Challenge & participate!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with John Brennan , the driving force behind OpenAction.org , which empowers individuals and organizations by helping them tell the world about the positive impact their actions have. You can learn more about John and OpenAction in the interview below. On July 5 the real fun began.

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JANUARY 9, 2009

I LOVE helping other women feel empowered to learn, share, and succeed in the technology sector, too. Women Who Tech TeleSummit: April 2009. The second annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit (which will take place in April 2009) is looking for panel suggestions. Ada Lovelace Day: March 24, 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2009

All 10 finalists will be invited to present their ideas at an international conference, “The Soul of the New Machine: Human Rights, Technology, and New Media,” at UC Berkeley, May 4 and 5, 2009. Learn more. Learn more. We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions. Learn more.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Learn more about Mozilla Service Week and get involved! This week - September 14-21, 2009 - we’ve asked individuals to step up and make a difference by using the Web to better their community. You may already have an idea of how you want to help, and that’s great. Learn more about finding a project, here.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 26, 2009

Join us 19-20 September 2009 and be part of this extraordinary event. We’re looking for developers to come up with new and innovative ways of helping charities promote their causes and garner support. Learn more or register today ! What you will get access to on the day includes. What we hope to get from the weekend.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

There’s just 6 days until OWD09 ; learn how you can join the celebrations! In 2009, we’re geared for events in over 50 cities in 20 countries! There are many ways you can participate in OWD09 and help celebrate the web. Help Universal Giving Bring the Web to the Developing World. What’s OneWebDay.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Helpful guide tone vs colorful and wordy. learning loops. Fast forward to 2009, Wendy led a process internally to create a social media guidelines and operational handbook. Step 2: make learning in public less stressful, worst case scenarios and contingency plans. Step 3: Reflection – where the greatest learning is.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The only way, in my view, to bring those you aren’t connected or participating online into the conversations, especially those on digital inclusion, to help shape policies and changes for creating one web that really does serve everyone. There are many ways you can participate in OWD09 and help celebrate the web.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Learn more and show your gratitude! Scheduled for November 24 – 26, 2009 , the 48-hour event created by Epic Change will encourage participants to express their thanks using online tools and at live events. Last year, funds from TweetsGiving helped build a classroom in Tanzania. Why TweetsGiving?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. We learned so much while running that campaign, but we also made lots of mis-steps along the way. An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 4, 2009

Now is the time to help choose the local organizations that will benefit from the twitter-powered organizing and convening. Vote for your local organization: Some cities have already chosen the organization and others need local people to vote, so use the map on the Twestival site to find your city’s Twestival page to learn more!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2009

Are you a nonprofit that could benefit from some techie help? Check out the Mozilla Service Week, taking place September 14-21, and sign up to participate - whether you want to help, or want to get some help! Here's a story from the NYTimes addressing just that. Association Jam | Association Management News :: Submit.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

" Nonprofit Social Network Survey | Common Knowledge - "Learn how commercial social networks and house social networks fit into your nonprofit's online ecosystem. These are some links I wanted to share from May 6th. Find me on Delicious for more! However, many women in technology and social media still face a digital ceiling."

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

." The TwitterKids of Tanzania | The Epic Change Blog - A beautiful update from the Epic Change blog where Stacey and Avi are now in Tanzania working with the "school that Twitter built" last year from proceeds of Tweetsgiving, and where this year's donations will help bring technology. "Hujambo

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

." The TwitterKids of Tanzania | The Epic Change Blog – A beautiful update from the Epic Change blog where Stacey and Avi are now in Tanzania working with the "school that Twitter built" last year from proceeds of Tweetsgiving, and where this year's donations will help bring technology. "Hujambo

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The 13 winners were selected from 60 finalists drawn from 1,702 nonprofit taglines submitted to the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards competition. A great tagline can help people find you, too! 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. Arts & Culture: Big Sky. Big History.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009. They can even help elect a new president.). Please register and join us as we learn and engage about the use and misuse of Twitter, Facebook, and the rest. Location: MIT room 3-270 (click for map). 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. Time: Networking and dinner begins at 6:00pm.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

million raised by 2009 America’s Giving Challenge participants. Would love to hear your experiences, any lessons learned or best practices, and ideas. 25 median donation amount. 35,000 causes have received at least one donation. million raised through the Birthday Wish feature. Skewing the numbers? What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

In Spring 2009, we were approached by a group that was building an advanced video + action platform and that wanted to draw on the Social Actions API. Semantic analysis, for example, can help to identify the meaning of a phrase like “poverty relief” as distinct from what “poverty” and “relief” mean independently.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. The bombings created confusion and as people were able to put details together for themselves, they did so in a way that others could learn and follow the developments.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

In 2009, 350, working in tandem with communities around the world and partner organizations aligned on the shared goal of creating a global movement to solve the climate crisis, ignited the largest collective action that has ever been taken around the world with their 10/10/10 Day of Action. Helping the women receiving the funds.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

2009 eNonprofit Benchmark Study. “I Social media is a tool for you to use to help you achieve your mission. Learn more about the NCVO here. For more: What Will Online Giving Look Like Next Year. I work in a small organisation and have heard a lot about web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

With email newsletters and emails as part of your campaigns you can move your supporters up the ladder of engagement to take more actions and help you more and more. Helpful resources on Twitter: Pew Internet report. How Google Earth & Maps can help Non-Profits : Show what is at stake – don’t just tell people.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

This year it’s taking place in Atlanta, GA and I’ve got such a long list of people to meet, talk to, and learn from. This year’s event will have me quite busy so I’m hoping that by putting out some of my plans, we can find time to connect so I can learn more about your work! Thursday, April 8, 2010.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

" The deadline to apply for the next learning group is February 24th! " Learn more about the various educational programs planned and how to submit either your one minute video or five photo presentation to the competition! combines professional instruction and friendly competition into a hands-on media-making project."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 5, 2010

" 2009 In Social Media: A Cartoon Review – Rob Cottingham, from Social Signal, created a very fun video that recaps all the major contributions of social media to the world in 2009 – think you were on top of it all? This is a race we cannot afford to ignore." Well, check out Rob's video and see what you missed!

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Web Bookmarking Interview Facilitation 102

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

N2Y4’s Mobile Innovation Challenge calls for your world-changing ideas of how mobile applications can help citizens, groups and others create a better world for everybody. Learn more about N2Y4 and participate! Learn more about N2Y4 Conference here. Learn more about N2Y4 and participate here! How it Works.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

1975 revolution used leaflets and cassette tapes helped mobilize and push the revolution. Western audiences came to know Iran through the 2009 election, the internet had been the place where you could find politics happening inside Iran when in person it was very hard there.

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