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Funneling Frustration: Building the future for technology and social change

Amy Sample Ward

At the end of 2010, I started having a weekly, 30-minute skype call with my friend Vanessa Rhinesmith. Last month, Joe Solomon shared on the NetSquared Blog what he hopes is our reflection on 2011 a year from now, focused on a year full of empowering and harnessing organizers. How can we build a better sector?

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Bringing Community Organizing into Online Campaigns – Dashboard

Amy Sample Ward

Here’s the dashboard from The Extraordinaries of our 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference session today: Bringing Community Organizing Into Online Campaigns – [International Ballroom C] (#co2oc). Who: Speakers: Amy Sample Ward | Netsquared; Debra Askanase; Ivan Boothe. When: 1:30 p.m.

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Great reads from around the web on October 25th

Amy Sample Ward

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size. " The Web Is Dead.

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5 Questions: Building Stronger Online Communities Without Losing Your Sanity

NTEN

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. Speaker: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010?

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Connect, Share, and Act at the 2010 NTC (And Show Your takeholders How To as Well)

Tech Soup

"… technology is helping nonprofits tap into and build communities to create social change. The Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is here again and team members from NetSquared and TechSoup Global will be busy presenting, sharing, and connecting in Atlanta, and hopefully with you! Follow in social media.

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Tip #3: Operate in public. We’re all learning as we go!

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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

Tech Soup

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. CyberMentors is an anti-bullying app, which focuses on building self-esteem, confidence and helping to make people feel safe. As a 2010 winner. learning to build apps now because, well, they can." " Today many youth.

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