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). Here’s what NTEN says: Information Technology is an increasingly essential element of any nonprofit’s operations.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Prizes will be awarded to the winning entries at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco on April 26-28, 2009. Deadline for submissions is March 26, 2009. Submit as many videos as you’d like without any entry fees.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today's Blog Action Day 2009 ! We'll do our part in joining the effort by talking about -- what else? -- technology! The Climate Change movement has embraced technology for all the good it can do. . The annual event's focus this year is Climate Change, an the issue that will impact all of our lives.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. But there are very few technology resources at our disposal today that are working with the organizations and communities that use them to ensure they are building to our needs. You can read her poem, Untitled, here.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 9, 2009

I’m a woman, and I work in technology. 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.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

, made me think again about the open-ended topic Ashoka posed in it’s “Blog your way to Hyderabad&# competition announcement: the interconnection between technology, invention and social change. Invention, Technology and Social Change: What’s driving you? Find out more about the conference here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source CRMs – people like them? We really can’t draw any conclusions from this – the sample size was small, and, as I mentioned, not representative of the sector.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What was it, the question mark? It wasn’t scientific, and the sample was about.05% December 14, 2007 I feel misunderstood. million of them.) How could that be representative?

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NTEN

MAY 8, 2009

Flickr: Chad_Norman The 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference was a blast, but it sure felt like a whirlwind of information and people. Amy Sample Ward logged some great notes on her blog. We're lucky that so many attendees took photos, blogged, and tweeted to capture and share their conference experiences.

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MAY 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits May 19, 2008 There are some really interesting tidbits of stuff out there. 1 trackback } Blackbaud buys Kintera » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 05.29.08 What do you think?

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AUGUST 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Kintera Connect August 15, 2007 I listened in on the call with Kintera folks about their new platform, called Connect. These are, for pretty obvious reasons, the most interesting to me personally.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

In the nonprofit technology community, I’ve heard stories of cut backs on “nice to have&# items and expenses such as travel and training so that organizations can focus on their most critical goals first and cut back on what they deem not to be completely necessary. That’s right. Check out the widget!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2009

What cultural shifts need to take place offline in order to provide non-privileged groups earlier access, interest, and opportunity in technology-related fields? How do opportunities, successes, connections and authority online translate into offline opportunities and successes? You can vote for the Female Social Media Guru UK Awards here!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 14, 2009

The guide features 12 real-life strategies organizations are using right now to succeed during the downturn, in addition to tons of great tactical advice, creative samples and other resources. Nominations and entries can be received until January 21, 2009, so act fast!

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Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Within the study, surveys are deployed monthly to 350 unique millennial respondents each month from March to November, with the final sample totaling 3,150. Finally, Achieve will conduct in-depth personal interviews with a sub-sample of survey respondents to expand upon and validate survey responses. Download the.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Social Media: What I Learned This Year | Millennial Marketing – Carol Phillips has a great post recapping what she learned about social media in 2009, including: "Effective use of Social Media requires enthusiasm and diligence." Download the December 2009 version of this list here. Also available in French and Spanish)."

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

NTEN rockstar (and official NTENny) Amy Sample Ward has a guest post about 5 steps to social media strategy success for nonprofits. . Tags: community buzz nonprofit technology NPTech nten members. Marnie Webb reveals their project overview on her blog. Fellow NTEN member Ryan Heneise gives his "here, here!" Do y'all agree?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology So where is open source in the nptech ecosystem? 2 Amy Sample Ward 01.17.08 You can’t make everyone happy all of the time.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Nonprofits Live is TechSoup's interactive talk show with live Q&A conversation and tips to improve your nonprofit technology projects. Explore common pitfalls and ask questions of our experts including: Amy Sample Ward, NTEN Membership Director.

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OCTOBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! emphasis mine) &# ooooooh… During the NTEN call on Connect, they had mentioned that they were only going to publish sample code in C# and Java.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Gender, Race and Open Source June 29, 2007 My session on Free and Open Source software and the US Social Forum went great yesterday. That speaks volumes to me.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2012

Through the program, clinics gain expertise in financial management, human resources, information technology, process improvement, and strategic planning. 2009) found that stipends promote inclusion, efficiency and effectiveness. Fellows receive a $25,000 stipend for a 1,000-hour (half-time), 12-month assignment. Sources: 1.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Ellie LaCasse wrote a great article for the MissionResearch GiftWorks newsletter about considerations and best practices for using technology to "Boost Volunteer Involvement and Satisfaction." " Convio released a report ranking the highest online-donating cities in 2008 and 2009 year-to-date. 500|5000 list.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Whether it’s small communities coming together offline to train and share knowledge about using technology or it’s innovation projects competing in the same contest working together instead – we hope you’ll find this short paper compelling and share it with your networks. Net Squared White Paper Nov 2009.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Make sure you sign up to get the full 2009 report about effective nonprofit taglines, which comes out in November. Beverley Pomeroy ( Pinc Productions ) is a finalist for the 2009 Stevie Awards Best Canadian Entrepreneur. Nice work! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2009

There's an interesting conversation happening in the UK at a seminar on May 20, 2009 to explore digital inclusion for social capital, building on a paper written by Will Davies on The Social Value of Digital Networks in Deprived Communities. A Really Simple Guide to Digital Inclusion View more presentations from clarewhite.

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2009

M+R Strategic Services released the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ( with NTEN ) last week, and Allyson Kapin wrote up some top take-aways. Our friends at TechSoup Global are getting ready for N2Y4, and Amy Sample Ward announced the opportunity to become a N2Y4 Project Champion and get a free ticket to the event. Thanks, Peter!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

The NonProfit Times just announced its 2009 Power & Influence Top 50 , an annual list of the most influential nonprofit leaders in the sector. I agree with Amy Sample Ward , who tweeted " I'm putting I know Holly Ross on my resume ". I agree with Amy Sample Ward , who tweeted " I'm putting I know Holly Ross on my resume ".

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

This number has doubled from a Pew 2009 survey, which found that 6 percent of Americans 16 and older had used a mobile device to connect to a library site. The speakers at The Chronicle of Philanthropy's Nonprofit Technology Forecast for 2013 , held in January, all emphasized the importance of responsive design for nonprofits this year.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

We started off with Buliding Blocks of Social Media with Amy Sample Ward. Take a look at Amy's notes of the webinar, listen to the recording , and feel free to contribute to the conversation started in the webinar on TechSoup Global's Emerging Technologies Forum. Social Media ROI (2/18/2009, 11am PT) Presented by: Beth Kanter .

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network – "That's right, I said it. " Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Best of 2009 | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Check out the diverse submissions to the December Net2 Think Tank that simply asked for the best blog posts of 2009! ' Open Source Is Dead!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 8, 2009

." Traveling Geeks - "The Traveling Geeks are an informal group of technology influencers and bloggers rooted chiefly in the San Francisco Bay Area. We're traveling to London and Cambridge in July 2009 as part of Innovation UK. " Facebook Users Are Getting Older.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

A panel of judges, selected by Social Actions will choose three winners from among the 20 finalists, to be announced at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference , April 28, 2009. Submissions period begins on February 23, 2009, at 11 am PST, and runs through April 3, 2009, at 3 pm PST. How To Participate.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2009

NetSquared currently has 3 open Challenges, calling for innovators and change makers around the world to submit ideas for Web and mobile-based technologies for social change. The Human Rights Center is sponsoring a challenge to encourage innovations for applying mobile technologies for human rights investigations and advocacy.

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MAY 4, 2009

If you are interested in mobile technology and its application for social change projects, this is definitely an event to check out. It is barcamp style, so come with your questions and topics you want to talk about; come meet lots of others interested in leveraging mobile technology for change and collaborate! Each event includes.

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