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2012 SXSW Interactive – #nptech Highlights

Amy Sample Ward

Even though the majority of the attendees representing big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many socially good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits.

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

Social Media Strategy for Nonprofits and Businesses – Debra's latest post has a list of ten guiding principles for social media in our work – they aren't necessarily new, but they are incredibly important and true! ." This is the latest in the series. What do you think?

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Great reads from around the web on January 25th

Amy Sample Ward

It's left some nonprofit professionals wondering whether these types of contests are a good idea." " Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. " Check it out!

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Great reads from December 14th through January 2nd

Amy Sample Ward

Zoombala™ - North America’s first social network and online platform for Social Entrepreneurs - A new social network specifically for social entrepreneurs - pretty exciting! Using Facebook for Your Nonprofit - TechSoup has a great primer for nonprofits investigating Facebook for the organization.

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Great reads from around the web on February 3rd

Amy Sample Ward

Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1 Million in donations for charities this past winter. Its seven other backers include Yahoo!,

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Case Study in Local: Oakland Local

Amy Sample Ward

Oakland Local is launching in partnership with 35 local nonprofit, neighborhood & community organizations: it combines postings of partner organizations’ news and information with blogging and with reported stories from a top quality news team. You can also connect with Oakland Local on twitter and facebook. Getting Local.

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Great reads from around the web on June 16th

Amy Sample Ward

Are you a nonprofit that could benefit from some techie help? The goal is to use the power of "Social Influence" via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Blogs and other online media to raise an unprecedented amount for our fund benefiting The Humane Society, LIVESTRONG, Oxfam America and WWF from June 1st until August 28th, 2009."

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