Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2009

LearnAsOne is a charity that works with local partners and communities in Africa to fund schools and support their running costs. It could be teacher training, classrooms, a feeding programme, sanitation and clean water, books, school fees or teacher’s accommodation. Tags: community digital learning africa education.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

A giving portfolio app is definitely an app whose time has come and interestingly enough while writing this post, a new app called Givolio appeared in my Twitter feed that plans to launch this fall. Africa Wildlife Foundation. Six of the 32 nonprofits (19%) included the option to make an honor/tribute gift within their donation form.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2012

Over the next two weeks, I will be sharing what I learn about the connections of networks, networked approaches, and social media for Women’s Rights NGOs in Africa. Feed a child, feed a nation! MIGEPROF (@MIGEPROF) March 13, 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Too often nonprofits follow a small number of accounts on Twitter in order to control the chaos in their “Home” feed, but that’s the purpose of lists. CircuitEditor regularly hosts Twitter Chats on the subjects of social change and philanthropy in Africa. Be more generous and strategic in your follow back strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

From famine in Africa to war in the Middle East to global economic collapse, people are increasingly becoming overwhelmed by all the tweets, status updates, photos, and videos of gloom, doom, and despair. All day, everyday the online masses are being bombarded with terrible news. Even the most challenging issues have stories of success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 11, 2012

As those of us in the United States, Canada and Latin America are wrapping up our work days, Asia and Australia are just beginning theirs – and then hours later those in the Middle East, Africa, and then Europe come online to a new day as well. This blog post will be posted as a $30 Promoted Post on Monday morning, June 11.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2009

(Since Google didn't include a link on the page, I've included a list with links below) I'm curious how they came up with the list - a small committee within Google or did they crowdsource names internally?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Check it out! " Check it out!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

If you’re trying to feed children in Africa, show a photo or clip of those kids. That’s why you should include a short description of your mission and your work so new people can figure out fast who you are and what you’re about. Images or drawings of your campaign goal: Help your donors envision the end result of your online campaign.

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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2014

I saw the post at the top of my Facebook feed in early November: "Angie, You Can Help Stop Ebola. Donate to organizations working in West Africa so they can save lives and stop the outbreak." But I''m just not sure how I feel about Facebook and the Ebola campaign it launched. And, yes, I actually clicked to "learn more."

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It’s important that your volunteers have context about why you need, for example, to feed lunch to 100 people in an hour. If you need to get so much accomplished within a specific period of time, or at a specific volume of output, you want to let them know that up front. But don’t just make it an arbitrary goal or number.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

The four grant categories you can apply for are: education in America, democracy, international peace and security, and higher education and research in Africa. The Whole Kids Foundation focuses on funding initiatives that help feed and educate children in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

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Global Giving

MARCH 7, 2019

dollars and British pounds, and donors in India and East Africa can contribute in their local currencies via our partnerships with ImpactGuru and M-Changa. The Big Question. GlobalGiving accepts donations in U.S. Still, there are plenty of major currencies we don’t offer yet. The Ultimate Outcome.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Mostly, because I get to read blogs by people that aren’t on my list of feeds I read regularly. There is an interesting case study of the marketing of Tampax and Africa on the Cause Related Marketing Blog. And I get to highlight the work of some of my favorite bloggers, too. It’s pretty interesting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

An algorithm is necessary to weed out boring content from the Facebook News Feed, but 1%? Their Facebook Page seems to be experiencing less than 1% reach which makes posting daily futile. Come on Facebook, quit being so greedy for advertising dollars! Your nonprofit does not automate Facebook posts to Twitter.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

We had a call with Aubrey Webson of Perkins International about their experiences in different countries (Perkins has done incredible work in Africa and other regions). There’s a huge interest at WIPO in helping developing countries get the assistance they need to help bring books to their people with disabilities.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Here's a little inspiration: It's one thing to say that Africa is bigger than the U.S., The 2011 NTC is only 5 months away, but if you really can't wait, you can feed your conference fix by watching speakers from this year's PopTech. China, India, and most of Europe combined -- but another thing entirely to show it. No, really.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

For example, $10 equals 1 book for a school, or $5 feeds a starving kid in Eastern Africa for a day. Your supporters might want to see a difference made by their contribution and a result achieved by your nonprofit. Explain how much money is needed for a specific action using your rewards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2010

We are rushing an emergency team to them to care for, feed and protect them. The fact that we have a global team means that we have been able to offer round the clock support, with the Africa-based team taking over when the US-based team goes to sleep and vice versa. Many of them are HIV+. Two are handicapped and can not walk.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Tobias Eigen, Executive Director, Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa. Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America. Chris Bernard, Editorial and Communications Director, Idealware. Melanie Bower, Client Services Manager, Social Accountability Accreditation Services. Sophia Guevara, Independent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

" I have heard of interesting examples using mobile phones getting RSS feeds from blogs. One example to publish comes from Africa - here and here. Christian also sent me some links that answer an earlier question I've had, " How Can We Use Cell Phones to Bring Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

For example, I was looking for a list of Twitter users from Africa - and after some conversation with Kabissa on Twitter, I found their lists. However, we're still in the early stages of lists - and lists are like gardening - they require maintenance, watering and feeding. And, that has to be done manually.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Six Proposals That Impact Civil Society in Africa looked at the six Net2 attributes and africa location. How To Feed Your Blog To Twitter shows you an easy way to stream a presence on twitter and if you don't know about Twitter, read the 12-Minute Guide. Ruby on Rails Case Study; ChangingThePresent.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Or maybe you buy Girl Scout Cookies or make a one time donation to the canvasser outside your office building raising money to save the whales or feed children in Africa. So you give money and volunteer. How much money and time does that add up to over the course of a year?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Just Africa. In addition, it puts a story in your needs feed. The bloggers kit gives you links and content that make it easier to write a post - so much easier than someone sending you a two page press release in a word document attached to an email which gets lots in your way too full email box. Darfur Voices. GI-NET's Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

After studying irrigation and soil and water conservation, which pays attention to the interface between social systems and irrigation technology in developing countries, she worked for ten years in Africa. " She has worked in Africa as a trainer and later as an organisational advisor. t have a clue."

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2005

As education-committee chairwoman Nancy Benkof explained: "In struggling regions such as Africa, rural India and the Middle East, the sale of locally produced folk art can provide income to feed families, educate children and stabilize lives disrupted by war and dislocation."

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2009

Sunday, I decided not to add them to the total – I did not count churches, but did count faith-based organizations, like the Mobile Loaves and Fishes truck feeding the homeless near a downtown park. Trying to beat the 105-degree heat and get my son and his sleep-over buddy some exercise we went for a round or two of Laser Tag.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

” Sickle cell is kind of a low, you know, visibility, but a high mortality rate in East Africa, and it’s not being addressed. But Phil openly admits, “You know, our core competency is planning churches and feeding children.” We have a vision to build a sickle cell-centric hospital in Western Kenya.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Tis the Season These sites may not be of interest to participants of " Buy Nothing Day ," on November 23, but what better way to feed your consumer urges and desire to good by shopping for charity! NpTech Global Kabissa joins Aid for Africa for the third year running! I don't speak or read Japanese.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

For example, some of our women in Africa and India are interested in taking the ideas and the best practices that came out of this training into their regions. And then what we see is that people really get to work, and really forge partnerships that are ongoing, and that keep feeding themselves and their work and their communities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 20, 2008

KickStart is a nonprofit that develops and markets new technologies in Africa that help local entrepreneurs to establish small businesses. But, in Africa, where we work, there are very, very few jobs in the formal private sector. And in Africa, very often people don't even leave their farm except for a few times a year to go to a town.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

Open Data in Africa. The African Development Bank has developed an Open Data for Africa online platform that is now available across the entire continent. She was also named one of Time Magazine’s Best Twitter Feeds of 2013 , so her information is not just on the website but also across mobile and social media.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Index is a powerful platform, providing more than 100 layers of data in a consistent format to feed its global assessments. The Repository is a shared database that centralizes universally-collected metadata for awards given across Grand Challenge partner initiatives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2010

Being proactive rules out using RSS feeds to populate our Twitter feed. We have had contributors from North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and Australia, representing entrepreneurs, staff from large non-profits, activists, enthusiasts, bloggers and more.

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