Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. People donate to a shared cause in honor of that for which they are most grateful. Once the tweets of gratitude started to flow in we new we had identified a very powerful emotional chord with people. How can people get involved? Where do the funds go?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It's not enough to just share stories about your impact — how do you mobilize and engage people who are passionate about issues you're working on? NetSquared DC organized a panel discussion on Engagement Strategy: Empowering Champions* and Influencers* on November 3, 2015, to delve into this question. Or, find a new tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Like Burning Man , people camp. Like Maker’s Faires , people…create. And like Bar Camps , people hack. The money is in sponsorship from companies that want to be favorably exposed in one fell swoop to a critical mass of the best and brightest of the young technoid class. In Mexico, donated and branded by Movistar).

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 23, 2008

For folks who are unfamiliar with webinars, they are online classes where participants watch the speaker's presentation on the web, while listening to it via their phone. Your first slide should let people know that the meeting will be starting shortly. Review guidelines, like how people can participate (i.e.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

NetSquared. Netsquared Featured projects receive grant awards ! An excellent primer that also describes why people love and hate Facebook. Danah Boyd has posted a provocative essay on the class divisions she sees in users of MySpace vs Facebook. Net Tuesday Seattle has been in the local press too! NpTech Talk.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 31, 2006

If you: * Have something you want to say and share with other people * Want to join an online community of like-minded people * Are looking for a new communication tool for your nonprofit or business * Enjoy learning in a supportive, low-key environment This workshop is for you! Each student will create a Blogger blog during class.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Netsquared has another Think-Tank coming up later this month. Yes, training seminars, workshops, or taking a class can be helpful to get a good introduction and overview for a social media strategy and execution, but where the rubber meets the road is putting what has been learned into practice. Photo by Topeka Library.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Flickr Photo: bredgar If you're a frequent reader of this blog, you know that if I could do it all over again, I would have paid more attention in math class. Though my high school calculus class actually made me break out in hives -- it was the most stressful experience of my life -- I adore data. I want to eat statistics for dinner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2006

Note from Andy - 3 people on his team are starting to use it because they got sick of getting emails w/url or resource links. Community of Practice: The people might already know each other and be collaborating on a topic of professional interest in other ways and have added the use of tagging to their tool box. Throwing seeds out?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2006

People were very interested in what they could do with SL, and I was happy to get them started and help them join the Tech Soup Group." "On the one hand, some people are very turned off by the SL project and feels it is a silly game and a waste of their time. "I co-led this session with James ???Hamlet???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

How did you explain your job to your parents or other family members or people are not immersed in Second Life culture? My mom would tell people "It's something with computers.??? There are so many cool projects to do, things to see, and people to talk to and just not enough hours to do it all. It's amazing.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

That conversation is a perfect example of both the kinds of conversations I have had countless times when talking to people (whether they work for a library or not) about the future of libraries as well as the frame I’m using for this talk. A place where I can post topics and hold classes to share my knowledge with the community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Overview slides of what is Web2.0 ( remix from Social Media and Nonprofits Presentation) Core theme Listening - Responding to what people are saying about the topic or the program. Social Interaction - People can have conversations and create content together. Step 1: Find People. Hiring people. Openness - ????A

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

This week's Solutionary Woman is 24-year-old Heddy Nam, the Associate to the Chief Operating Officer of Amnesty International USA and co-founder of Never Again , an international network of young people working for peace. The outcome will hopefully improve Amnesty’s effectiveness, helping more people in the long run.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

And also, we'll be here a little bit for the reception, so you can also come and talk to people one-on-one. And really, when I started, I thought that blogs were for kind of strange people in their basements who were typing about conspiracy theories and stuff like that. What I do is, I write for several blogs, as she mentioned.

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