Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The internet is not new. The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. People believe in the internet.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

It probably includes more important things than you have time to do. So, why would you be interested in the debate about getting broadband Internet access to under-served communities? You need access to high speed Internet to participate in our society. Imagine providing training any-time, any-place.

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APRIL 26, 2022

In a response to The Washington Times, Google said it was pausing over concerns that “it could over or under correct certain phrases” ( Google pauses ‘inclusive language’ corrections – Washington Times ). This can be a time-consuming process, particularly if you want to support multiple languages.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew. So in times of natural disasters like the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti and affected more then two million people, can a mobile strategy help raise money in times of crisis? Livingston is right.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

in the fall of 2009. App had been downloaded almost 1,000 times and came up rather high in iTunes “nonprofit&# search results. App had been downloaded almost 1,000 times and came up rather high in iTunes “nonprofit&# search results. of all smartphone App downloads in 2009 were iPhone Apps.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

Wireframes Magazine – I’ve been doing Information Architecture for a very long time, now, but it’s great to learn new tricks and tools. 3 homefreeorg 11.06.09 at 1:09 pm Thanks so much for the shout out…take a look at the latest article [link] Thanks so much for the support!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

This very long post has been a long-time coming for so many reasons. At a training last week with a lot of long-time Facebook Admins in the room, I saw much head-nodding and eyes rolling. I think the time has come for nonprofits to examine Facebook a little deeper. It’s time for them to give back.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

It still requires the hardware and operating systems, and databases that more traditional applications that are inside your network require, but, generally, you hand off that responsibility to the folks that host your application, and access the application through the internet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #10: Filezilla February 7, 2008 I decided that most of the tools I’ve been talking about so far (except WordPress and Joomla) are internet clients for one type of protocol or another.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2010

Reading the news in early January, I came across a few “Top 5” and “Top 10” lists for a variety of topics tied to 2009. Would it be possible to sift through a year’s worth of engagements as an independent marketing consultant and boil down the lessons I learned in 2009 into a series of “Top 5” lists?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 28, 2009

The early-bird registration period for NTEN’s 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference ends January 31. Author Stephen Johnson says, "Clay Shirky may be the finest thinker we have on the Internet revolution, but Here Comes Everybody is more than just a technology book; it’s an absorbing guide to the future of society itself.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The online contest they ran recently , hiding pieces of their new album cover on different sites around the Internet, ought to give you some ideas. It's only a matter of time before the robots can beat us at ping pong. You need to send them this. But will they ever be able to appreciate bacon cupcakes ?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

It was, at the time, the only affordable way to do it – there was no broadband, and a T1 was far outside of the realm of affordability for nonprofits. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 me_just_me 11.12.07 2 Brian 11.23.07

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Of those, only four are texting me regularly (2-3 times monthly). Folks with regular cell phones with Internet browsing wouldn’t be able to read the content of those links at all. As of July 2009, 56.9 Smartphones are dramatically changing how people use the Internet. The web is going mobile.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

I don’t always have a lot of time to investigate them, or figure out if they are useful, but I do like to not completely ignore the ones that look interesting. I do hope folks will comment if they know something about these, or have an opinion. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Tim Shih 04.22.08

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The Missing Faces in Technology and Innovation – Here is a well-written post on a very important topic from Robin Caldwell: "The beautiful thing about the Internet is that it is impervious to Affirmative Action, EEOC compliance and the Fair Housing Act. ." Robin Caldwell: Black Like Me? "Hujambo from Tanzania!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The Missing Faces in Technology and Innovation - Here is a well-written post on a very important topic from Robin Caldwell: "The beautiful thing about the Internet is that it is impervious to Affirmative Action, EEOC compliance and the Fair Housing Act. Meru, Shepherds Junior School was connected to the internet for the very first time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

BusinessWeek innovation blog reached out to its readers on Facebook, Twitter, and its blog asking for suggestions for social media innovators for 2009. A one-time employee of the Boston Symphony, she plunged into the Internet in the early 1990s. I was selected as "eyes to the world." The profile is here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology News from NTC ‘08 March 20, 2008 I’ve been having a great time here at NTC – running into lots of folks I’m happy to see again, and meet, learning about new things, being involved.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

Here are a few: The blog at the Nonprofit Times, called “Don’t Tell the Donor&# has a very interesting entry on the flurry of benchmarking studies that came out recently. Time will tell. { Time will tell. { It’s titled “ Benchmarking With a Warped Stick.&#

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NTEN

MARCH 9, 2012

Thanks to the Internet and all sorts of other exciting 21st century technologies, our world is becoming increasingly connected, personalized, and flexible. According to a study done by Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund and VolunteerMatch in 2009, two-thirds of volunteers donate to the organization they serve.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

World Giving Index Charities Aid Foundation looked at three different types of charitable behavior – giving money, giving time and helping a stranger and used the results to produce the “World Giving Index.&# Here are five good nonprofit infographics worth looking at. Read the entire report to learn more about global trends.

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NTEN

APRIL 3, 2009

How much of the New York Times technology blog can you quote on your own site? Brian also recommends that you check out the Internet Archive while you're in San Francisco. The world of technology is changing so quickly, the laws that govern intellectual property can barely keep up. Yes, there is.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Social Actions is facilitating this challenge to encourage innovations for distributing opportunities to make a difference across the Internet and mobile devices. To be eligible for prizes, all submissions must 1) be fully functional by the time voting begins, 2) include an open-source license, and 3) make use of Social Actions API.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2009

At the same time, they believe that although software-as-a-service (SaaS) is likely to be a step down in terms of security for large enterprises, it may be a step up for small and medium businesses.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 29, 2010

Nonprofits: Time to Get Mobile - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones. 35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The last time I coded in a CMS was when I was working on the (now dead) perl CMS I wrote many moons ago. I’m quite excited about really getting my hands dirty working on some plug ins, or some such, really learning the ins and outs of Drupal. It will be interesting to learn the innards of a CMS.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

It’s an interesting time, and there is a good question – is this something nonprofits should jump on? 2 trackbacks } Web 2.0 - Social Media - Internet News - Blogging » Facebook Ad Platform 11.13.07 news, so I’m just now blogging about last week’s news that Facebook launched a new ad platform.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

It’s because, basically, I am about as busy as I’ve been in a very long time. I’m spending about 1/2 of my time being Coordinator of NOSI. It feels quite good, actually. And I have lots of thoughts about what I’m doing. As you’ve probably seen, we’ve been pretty busy lately. I love this work.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 13, 2008

These are my links for December 12th through December 13th: Have Fun • Do Good: 2009 Career Coaching Discount for Have Fun * Do Good Readers - If you are looking for some career coaching, Britt is an excellent coach! Check out the discount! Check out how Tyson agreed to donate 70,000 lbs of food!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

June 18, 2007 OK, so I finally drank the Facebook coolaid – and although it took me a long time to get around to, I have now realized how many people in the nptech field have already been on facebook for a while. Relatively recently, I’d finally, after tons of invitations, joined invested time and energy into my LinkedIn profile.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

Not waiting for Android vaporware (my research suggested it was probably a long time coming, and would not be on my carrier, AT&T,) I decided to succumb, and buy an iPhone 3G. More on that in a later post. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2007

I have said many times that I wouldn’t Twitter. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why I’m twittering December 7, 2007 Yes, it’s hard to believe. I succumbed. I’ve critiqued Twitter and social networks in general.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

Google just released data that it received over 3,500 demands from law enforcement involving criminal investigations in the last six months of 2009. Outdated electronic privacy law impacts everyone who uses e-mail, mobile phones, or the Internet. It's time to update electronic privacy protections to match our modern world.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

I’d had bits and pieces of this in varied places, and in my head, but it was a good time to get it all down. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele Martin 07.11.08 at 6:06 am Michelle, I love this! Glad you like it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

There are now over 143 million blogs on the Internet and when I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 in September of 2009, I had very low expectations. Many nonprofits don’t consider blogging either because they think they need to blog everyday and that it would be too time consuming, or they have no idea what to blog about.

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