Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2015

TechSoup's NetSquared is a global volunteer-run network of nonprofit technology meetups. Every month, our chapter leaders bring together the local nonprofit community for live events that share best practices and case studies of how technology can be used for social good. If this sounds like you, apply now ! Already Sold?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I am completely overwhelmed by the positive, kind, touching things that so many community members have shared about the work we have all done together during my time with NetSquared and TechSoup Global over the last two and a half years. I will also continue hosting the monthly Community Builder chats and hope you’ll join!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 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). NetSquared Local Reaches 70 Groups Worldwide! PDT Beth and Allison will celebrate with a virtual book party on U-Stream and Twitter (#netnon).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2009

So, April’s Net2 Think Tank focuses in on the multiple entry points of engagement used by nonprofits. Topic: How can nonprofit organizations successfully manage multiple entry points for social media engagement? Do you provide different content or appeals to your Twitter followers than to your Facebook group?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. NTEN’s 09NTC just wrapped up in San Francisco and many conversations at the conference focused on social media use by nonprofits. April’s Net2 Think Tank focused on the multiple entry points of engagement used by nonprofits. Visit the Idealist.org Blog here!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. Read CUA's Twitter 101 for Nonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2009

How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live - TIME - There's a great article in Time about Twitter, and what the community of Twitter users has done to make the tool more than first meets the eye. "In "In short, the most fascinating thing about Twitter is not what it's doing to us. " - Joe Solomon.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

You're reading the TechSoup blog, so you're probably already comfortable with using technology in your work. But there are millions of nonprofit staffers who don't have the skills to use technology to do more good. You can help your tech-shy NGO friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Get answers to your tech challenges at a NetSquared meetup (see list below). Check out this video from NetSquared Northern Michigan’s recent meeting. ” September’s NetSquared Events. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Raldolph, VT: Social Media Surgery for Nonprofits in Randolph.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

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. Networked Nonprofit in Vegas. Despite a broken toe, I facilitated a workshop on Social Media for CEOs of nonprofits and foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2009

Oh my god, how am I ever going to keep up my regular blogging schedule? I could let the blog go dark for a couple of weeks or I could rehash old content, like the "Best of the Beth." Some great must-reads include: Why Guest Bloggers are Great for a Blog. Some great must-reads include: Why Guest Bloggers are Great for a Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

The Face (book) of NetSquared Champions. The NetSquared Conference is just days away and the NetSquared blogs are buzzing with activity! Not attending the NetSquared Conference but want to follow the tag stream? I noticed a lot of "Top Ten" blog posts this week. You can subscribe to the Yahoo Pipe.

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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). It's left some nonprofit professionals wondering whether these types of contests are a good idea." " Check it out! " Check it out!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

NetSquared’s Global Community Builder , Amy Sample Ward, will be at the NTC this year to connect and collaborate with friends, colleagues and new faces in the sector. Here’s how to find Amy and connect with NetSquared. How to follow along and connect: My blog will have live blog coverage and sessions notes.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

And we wanted it to be easy to do – write a blog post! We’re trying to throw her an online surprise party by assembling a blogsquad of 53 bloggers to publish a post on Monday that shares how Beth has impacted your work and shares her birthday wish with your blog audience. 2) Publish your post first thing Monday morning.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I’m honored to have a guest post up on Care2′s Frogloop blog today! Read the post and join the conversation on the Frogloop blog (or read the post below). —– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. Tip #1: Set the stage.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 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). " Add your thoughts or blog posts in the comments! Marketing for Nonprofits: Want to Build Community Online? What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 17, 2009

" Twitter Search in Plain English - Common Craft - Our Product is Explanation - You may have seen some of my recent blog posts about Twitter-based chats, like #4Change and #NPCons and you might have also been really lost/confused about the # or how Twitter search was involved in the conversation.

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

As we all know, the nonprofit tech community is loaded with smart and thoughtful organizers who give their time and efforts to help the rest of us do the good work we do. This was one of our most interactive webinars - it was filled with community organizers, after all - the Twitter stream and chat channel were delightfully out of control!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

We’ll be live tweeting insights, so if you want to follow along, ask questions, or share ideas about networks, follow the #netfunders hashtag on Twitter. If you want to learn more about the networks, here’s a few blog posts: TechSoup/Netsquared. The Networked Nonprofit Board by Eugene Eric Kim.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Connecting With New Colleagues.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. Epic Change is a US nonprofit dedicated to helping social entrepreneurs harness the power of their stories to create change in their communities. Participants will share what they are grateful for through Twitter and other online media and attend gratitude parties around the world.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. Epic Change is a US nonprofit dedicated to helping social entrepreneurs harness the power of their stories to create change in their communities. Participants will share what they are grateful for through Twitter and other online media and attend gratitude parties around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. Holly Ross, after her 21-day experiment, now says she's an addict and others are trying to like twitter. million users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2010

"… 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 the Conference Live.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. Read CU's Twitter 101 for Nonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 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). NonProfit 2.0 UnConference and holiday discount | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – NonProfit 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 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). But, despite the controversy in the first round of results, I think there are some positive lessons that can be learned for nonprofits of all sizes."

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Need a good vlogging (video blogging) tool? MetroTwit is a stylish Twitter client with a design inspired by Windows 8 user interface. You can easily track your favorite Twitter friends by creating tiles for them on the Windows 8 Start screen. Visit NetSquared and Microsoft for more details on the contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! " There's also another article on a similar theme that focuses on the describing the problem -- or why nonprofits, designers, and techies can't talk to each other. There's a good round up of links to blog posts and articles by other nonprofit techies and SEO mavens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2008

A (blog) conversation strategy is how you support and nurture a conversation on your blog in the comments. It is a combination of how you will comment on other blogs, how you track the conversation, and how you respond to comments on your blog. I recently commented on Emily Williamson's blog. Source: Skelliewag.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 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). Fine Blog – "The Case Foundation has just released an evaluation of their innovative “Make It Your Own&# program. ."

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2009

Edward Harran is a blogger and nonprofit technologist I have connected with through NetSquared, this blog, and of course Twitter. He and I have had terrific idea swaps and brainstorms and I can only imagine the conversations he will spark in person at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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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). NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network – "That's right, I said it. ' Open Source Is Dead! Long Live Open Source!

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

This is a great opportunity for nonprofits to get involved in community issues and share their mission with a tech-savvy audience. If you're unable to attend, TechSoup will be on the scene covering events in the Bay Area and broadcasting via Twitter ( @TechSoup ) and other social media channels. NetSquared can help!

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