Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week I'll be teaching a session about blogging during a nonprofit social media webinar, We Are Media, presented by NTEN. As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Flickr Photo by WiserEarth - WiserEarth's team from Around the World play Peek-A-Boo With Book. I’d like to use this post to share some of the responses to the Networked Nonprofit at different book events and online during the past month and let you know about upcoming events in November. Steve Heye is blogging the book.

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APRIL 13, 2007

Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. Allen Benamer of the Nonprofit Tech Blog says " Support Idealware !" Google Blog Search.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2006

I have a lot of tree-planters to thank for the fruit I have eaten this year: my husband for being the best hubs ever , my parents for a lifetime of love, my friends for inspiring me, BlogHer and NetSquared for helping me make a living doing something I love (blogging!),

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

This month’s blog post on the SSIR opinion blog picks up where last month’s started. Last month, my blog here on SSIR discussed the idea that nonprofit organizations, with the use of social media, can now create shared spaces online for their communities—truly convene groups online. I asked Prof.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Here are even more blog posts, articles, and event recaps to get you started: Facebook uses an algorithm called EdgeRank to determine the makeup of each user's news feed.

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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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MARCH 20, 2009

Edward Harran is a blogger and nonprofit technologist I have connected with through NetSquared, this blog, and of course Twitter. Below is the blog post from him, calling for help. With the assistance of the scholarship, I got a place booked at NTEN09 Conference. How I need your help?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I first “met&# Enoch online through Netsquared in 2006 when I was putting together a presentation on nonprofits and the use of tagging. Book Winners Elliot Margolies, Liz Schoeben, and Mary Colvig. I always do a book raffle and the winners were so enthusiastic!

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

I'll still continue to blog here during the next two weeks, but will point you over to daily guest posts on Netsquared. Video Blogging Learning Journal. At blogher, I attended a workshop on video blogging lead by Ryanne Hodson and Zadi Diaz. Don't ask how many different combinations of books were on that table!

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

In the book, Beth and Katie identify a number of themes. Before I worked at NTEN, I managed the NetSquared program at TechSoup Global. All of that translated to tweeting out links to blog posts all the time. All of that translated to tweeting out links to blog posts all the time. To Link or Not to Link. So, we dug deeper.

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AUGUST 24, 2007

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. Tactical Philanthropy Blog notes that the next Giving Carnival will focus on Fundraising for Nonprofits and will be hosted by Gayle Roberts. Please blog amoung yourselves." Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. young people???

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Here are even more blog posts, articles, and event recaps to get you started: Facebook uses an algorithm called EdgeRank to determine the makeup of each user's news feed.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Speaker: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? . Web: - if you want me and my blog, visit: [link]. - if you want me and the whole global NetSquared community, visit: [link]. - if you want me and the whole global NetSquared community, visit: [link]. -

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

NetSquared is proud to be a sponsor of this kickstarter project. And indeed there are: there's the great We are Media project , the SocialBrite blog , the NOI toolbox , the Social by Social Handbook , and an array of rich and super helpful books by folks like Beth Kanter and Amy Sample Ward and Allyson Kapin.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

Give books to needy children or build a performing arts center? Donor Power Blog. Social Actions Blog. Weiner Blog. Help send me to the NetSquared Conference Okay, time for shameless begging and plugging… I’m really interested. Do you want to feed the homeless or cure cancer? Beth Kanter.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Last March I was on a blogging panel for an event put on by the Alliance of Technology and Women. To prepare for the panel, I wrote up 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs. You can read Steve's blog at the Eye of Bakersfield. Blogs fall under the category of "social media" because they are, well, social. So here it goes.10

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. This month, we also have a book giveaway of a free copy of Skiry’s paperback edition of Here Comes Everybody for one of the contributors. What about the book giveaway?

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

.&# At the end of the month, we’ll share a summary of what we’ve learned as e-book with some blog posts along the way.

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JANUARY 20, 2009

So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Photo from Politalk_Tim Flickr Stream via the Voter s project Cross-posted at Netsquared Election Day, Organizing, Campaigns, Nonprofits and Web 2.0 " She points to an interesting web widget from SunLight Labs which adds mini-profiles with links to Member of Congress to your blog or web page when you mouseover the link.

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OCTOBER 12, 2006

Joitske Hulsebosch, who lives and works in Netherlands, writes a blog called " Communities of practice for development " where she writes about topics related to her work of facilitating processes at different levels; teams, groups, organizations, networks, and communities of practice. Through my blog I see what???s

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MAY 30, 2008

Holly Ross wrote a good reflection piece about public conversations on blogs and how to get your audience ready for that conversation. Alexandra Samuel did a workshop called " Bringing Your Community to Life " at Netsquared and offered some terrific practical advice about you get the conversation started.

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APRIL 29, 2008

Win $10,000 DonateNow Mashup Challenge at NetSquared. Ben Rigby of Mobile Voter, and the folks from Rock the Vote have just written a new book, Mobilizing Generation 2.0: Two items grabbed from the NTEN Blog. Lauren-Glenn Davitian's " Be the Media -- Free Speech Unfurled " guest post on NTEN blog. And if you???re

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. Trying to connect with folks worldwide?

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JUNE 20, 2009

Connecting nonprofits to youtube users like blog brothers who have thousands of viewers. Book sprint for " Understanding CivicCRM " sat together for five days and wrote a 300 page book - download for free. He shared some recent examples, including those from Netsquared. YouTube audience is a lean forward audience says.

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MAY 20, 2010

One of the reasons I made a commitment to blogging about professional topics regularly was because I was inspired by Marnie’s nonprofit technology blog, ext. I was also an early member of Netsquared Community , another one of Marnie’s brilliant ideas that rocked the field. Theory and Practice.

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JULY 7, 2009

In our session at NetSquared today, we used Social Actions as a case study in engaging online community participation, and shared two strategy tools that can help you make your nonprofit site more engaging. Luisa, who owns a small deli, leaves a comment on your blog post. Tags: engagement guest blogging n2y4.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

Tuesday, September 4th former President Bill Clinton will be on Oprah to discuss his new book, Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World (which I can't wait to read), and he will be joined by Matt and Jessica Jackley Flannery, the husband and wife co-founders of Kiva.org. Here is a little piece from his post: "The President and Ms.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Six Sudsy Soapmaker Blogs And 2 interviews on The Extraordinaries blog: Chat with an Extraordinary: Lauren Bacon of Raised Eyebrow Web Studio Chat with an Extraordinary: Jimmy Santosa of Applied Materials And 6 news posts on the WE Volunteer blog: Love Making Videos?

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JUNE 29, 2007

NetSquared. Netsquared Featured projects receive grant awards ! Congrats to Allison Fine for the Terry McAdam Book Award. AFP Blog points the Mindblizzard Blog story about how the Dutch Red Cross will begin fundraising in Second Life using Yike Strum , a top model, as their Red Cross ambassador. NpTech Talk.

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JULY 7, 2009

Submitted by Amy Sample Ward, publisher of Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech Hildy Gottlieb’s new book The Pollyanna Principles is a handbook for starting a revolution in social benefit organization design and practice, but it isn’t the revolution. Tags: Books guest blogging. What’s the catch? are built in a bubble.

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JANUARY 27, 2008

Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? Of course, referring to the newish book by Seth Godin called Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync?

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JANUARY 12, 2008

As a result, I'm publishing a briefer than usual edition of the NpTech Tag Summary because I can only get to fast loading blogs and web sites. NpTech Conversations Wild Apricot Blog is hosting next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants on the topic "How are non-profits using Web 2.0 In addition, no visuals either. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Britt Bravo has an annual list of favorite books. You can pick out the best content on your blog, other people's blogs, or ask your readers. Michelle Murrain has a top ten list from her blog. Alex Steed offers his connective predictions for 2009 at the NetSquared blog. How do you mark the end of the year?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2007

Stephen Downes points to a post by Tony Karrer with disagreeing with some points in about the value of blogging in Thomas Davenport's book Thinking for a Living: How to Get Better Performances And Results from Knowledge Workers. Tony points out this paragraph: I believe that blogging falls into the unproven category.

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JANUARY 1, 2008

Alan Levine also wrote a reflection about wanting to see a resurgence of blogging but also admitting how much fun it is share information via twitter. Chris Heuer (who was on a tagging panel at Netsquared with Marshall and me two years ago) has some additional thoughts on tagging. Enter Hashtags.

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