Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

. • Breaking Through the Digital Ceiling. • Tech Marketing in a Recession. • Social Networks and Diversity Barriers. • Innovation and Tech Career Reinvention. • What Shirky Didn’t Tell Us. • Feminine Mystique. Our sponsors help make this event possible. Don’t miss this year’s telesummitt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2005

Make a donation to help Katrina's victims. Networked for Good. Links via posts from Nancy White at Full Circle, Marnie Webb at Ext337, and Blogher) America's Second Harvest. Humane Society of the US. Also, check out the TLB's Blog Relief Campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2007

Three weeks ago, using what I learned from my first personal fundraising campaign , I launched a second campaign to raise money for the Sharing Foundation education programs using the Network For Good Charity Badge and entering the Yahoo! And, of course, the competition and leveraging power of matching grants helped.).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. If you are interested in helping organize, host, or participate, please let me know! Details: Date: May 12, 2009. Why Women Who Tech?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2008

Earlier this week, I attended SXSW in Austin, Texas and met many interesting people and connected with old friends, including BlogHer colleagues CE's Queen of Spain , Liz Perry , and Virginia DeBolt. This is an efficient way to network and meet the nonprofit players in a particular geographic area. Cross posted at BlogHer.

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OCTOBER 2, 2010

I've listed them below under a few topic headings (to help you browse them), but many of them could fit into multiple categories. Fitness with Heather Spirituality Goddess Guidebook Cheerio Road Zen Peacekeeper Women BlogHer Dining for Women Women Earth Alliance Share I'd love it if you introduced me to some of your favorite blogs.

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MAY 3, 2012

Jocelyn is passionate about helping nonprofits to succeed online so that they can change the world! As Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Network for Good , she is privileged to lead the team to help over 5,000 nonprofits raise more friends and funds online. You can follow Jocelyn on Twitter at @jocelynharmon.

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MAY 9, 2011

Inspired by Kalyn Denny's new Meatless Monday column on BlogHer , I decided to cook five meatless meals for dinner last week. Their goal is to help reduce meat consumption by 15% to improve personal and planetary health. Meatless Monday is a nonprofit initiative of The Monday Campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Photo by Ezster On Saturday, I attended BlogHer Boston. The networking was fabulous - meeting many new bloggers in the Boston area as well as seeing long-time blogher buddies and of course, Jory, Lisa, and Elisa. BlogHer always inspires me and this one did not fail. It was better than eating chocolate!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

1) Intangibles often come in the form of stories or anecdotes about the technology value and if used along with numbers can help make the case. I caught up with Jen Lemen's post " To Cambodia With Love " I met Jen at Blogher last summer in a session about Global Women Bloghers. help win this thing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

In April, I blogged about HSUS "Stop Canada's Cruel Seal Hunt" campaign over at blogher and my blog and last December on my blog as part of a roundup of articles on using social networking spaces for campaigns. People became very fond of sunny and were motivated to do whatever they could to help.

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MAY 23, 2011

As I mentioned in my post, 5 Meatless Monday Dinner Ideas , Kalyn Denny's Meatless Monday column on BlogHer has inspired me to share with you some of the vegetarian and vegan dishes I cook during the week. Their goal is to help reduce meat consumption by 15% to improve personal and planetary health).

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MARCH 3, 2011

Her work focuses on helping women play big and lead. Through coaching, group programs, and my writing, I help women share their voices -- fully and boldly in the world. By helping other women unleash their own leadership, I’m doing the most high impact thing I could – given my own strengths and abilities – to enrich the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. Katya Andresen has written a fantastic five minute guide to social networking tools.

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MARCH 2, 2011

I spend my time experimenting with social tools to help the American public prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Well, emergencies aren’t fun, but rolling up my sleeves with a huge network of good-hearted people to find the hopeful moments within them sure is. I get to have fun and do good for a living.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

Be Helpful. I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. During the America's Giving Challenge, when we dropped into 5th place and I thought the race was over, Jen activated her supportive network with this beautiful post, " To Cambodia With Love." s Learn How To Help Ourselves and Others???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2006

I'm just back after a ten-day business trip beginning with Blogher and ending with NCDD (Dialogue and Deliberation). It must help that Steve Garfield is her son.) I might even try it on the VOX system where I scored a beta invite from Mena Trott during Blogher. So, maybe this is be an intergenerational vlog.

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MAY 6, 2009

Lisa Stone, cofounder of BlogHer. Social Networks and Diversity Barriers. It's a wonderful opportunity for our community to share our collective wisdom with inspiring stories and practical tools that help women grow professionally and personally -- and, of course, change the world. We have a great line-up again.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

This week's Ask Britt question comes from a friend who is helping a changemaker launch a new book. Connect with readers on social networks There are a lot of social networks out there where you can meet with present and potential readers. Twitter is a social networking and microblogging tool where news travels fast.

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MAY 16, 2012

She is the founder of Feed Me Darling, a business that helps professional women eradicate food cravings and gain lasting control over emotional eating. The fourth blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the delicious Meg Worden (I say delicious because I love her e-cookbook, Salad Alchemy).

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MARCH 9, 2011

Through coaching, workshops and a variety of online events, Jamie helps women find the confidence and courage to discover and express their creative spirit, whether that means exploring their artistic self, or bringing more of their creative capacity to their life and business.

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MARCH 10, 2011

The work I do as a Coach and as a Ceremonialist has everything to do with helping people hone their personal values and then bring them to life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2008

Photo by Christine As you know by now, Hurricane Gustav looks even more destructive than Katrina (see this round up from Lisa Stone, BlogHer , of the news reports and links). Andy Carvin of NPR's Social Media guru, interrupted his self-imposed summer blogging siesta, to help organize online efforts and coordinate volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. Help Special Needs Children Improve Social Skills. Can I Sit With You? Can I Sit With You?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

I've recently discovered Humane Society University and hope to take classes to help better inform my passion for doing good for the animals. Meeting Walter the piglet - who fell off of a transport truck - during a recent visit to The Pig Sanctuary in West Virginia was truly one of my happiest days this year.

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MARCH 7, 2011

I asked "how can I help?" I couldn't help but smile too. It took a year of philosophy and anatomy study (and, more than I expected, self study) to earn my certification, but I found that the teaching staff's patience and encouragment made me a better teacher too. I started listening more than I talked. more than "do I have to do that?"

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MARCH 8, 2011

She uses her superpowers-her voice, sense of adventure and belief in the transformative power of community-to help organizations design programs that create unrestricted revenue, volunteers and advocates. Desiree is a consultant, strategist, coach, storyteller and explorer.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Women Who Tech wants to help change this. Conferences Nonprofit Events Online Fundraising Social Networking Technology Trends Web 2.0 This means testing news ideas quickly, failing fast, and taking those lessons learned to continue to iterate on the program or product. crowdfunding'

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2012

Amy is a certified life coach devoted to helping women unfurl into their authentic selves. I'm starting the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series up again! My first guest blogger is the lovely Amy Kessel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

Reciprocity : Roger Carr helped me with winning the America's Giving Challenge he blogged (more than once I might add), left supportive comments, retweeted to his network ( connected me to Dr. Mani ), and personally donated to my campaign. What is the secret to success of social networking for good? Hint - the three R words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

" So, I have been immersed in boiling down 50 days of socially-networked fundraising strategies and stories into a succinct and engaging presentation about the America's Giving Challenge. To be honest, I'm sort of scared, although the session last week with Laura Fitton (Pistachio) and her advice has helped reduce some stress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

As of today, contributors have helped me raise $381 towards the $750 goal. With everyone's help and support, I'm sure we'll reach our goal. I also want to thank Ken Goldstein for sharing with his network on YouTube. I also include some specific ways folks can help other give money. Lisa's post is here. Ricardo Carreon.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

If you're one of the folks looking for a job with a nonprofit right now, here are some ways to use the web to help with your search. LinkedIn LinkedIn is a professional social network, so it's ripe with job search opportunities. See who in your network knows someone at the organizations you'd like to work for.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

." -- President-elect Obama's acceptance speech November 4, 2008 In her post today, Congratulations President-elect Obama: Now, BlogHers, what will YOU do to change America? BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone asks us to make our own "transition plan," and ask ourselves how are we are each going to help create change in America.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Dining for Women's blog Enough Mission: "The Enough Project is helping to build a permanent constituency to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity." Genocide Intervention Network Mission: "The Genocide Intervention Network empowers individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2007

I'd like to point you over to two good posts that aim to help educate everyone about this serious issue. Lisa Stone at Blogher has responded to the situation here with a post called "Hating Hate Speech: Safety for Kathy Sierra and All Women Online."

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