Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " I strongly agree with Hildy Gottleib's comment at the end of the post and urge you to read both the post and the discussion in the comments. " Check it out! Why limit yourself?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 31, 2009

Now in its fourth year, NetSquared continues to encourage dialogue among people working at the intersection of technology and progressive change initiatives. Challenges are an excellent way of spurring discussion, highlighting innovative ideas, and catalysing collaboration around new tools. How to participate: Submit an idea!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

" That's why TechSoup invests in developing the best practices of our NetSquared network. Office 365 — how nonprofits can take leverage Microsoft's donated suite of tools to modernize their organizations and embrace the cloud. Find your closest NetSquared group. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Africa + Middle East.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Finding Volunteers Online | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Looking for ways to recruit volunteers online? Check out the Net2 Think Tank for ideas! "For

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

Ana at JelloBrain has a terrific post discussing the relationship between user generated content and the organizations and infastructure on which that content is posted. The only tool in the entire world that can perform that transition effectively is the human being. You can check it out for yourself at www.socialchangenews.com.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As part of Social Media September (#SocMedSep), we've been tapping into the wisdom of our global TechSoup and NetSquared communities as well as experts in nonprofit technology. Knowledge and discussion are central to our mission; social media exponentially amplifies our ability to fulfill it. Share them in the comments below.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. Here are three tools to measure audience engagement on social media. Social media is a powerful tool for libraries as well. NetSquared. Read CUA's Twitter 101 for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

This post was authored by Trenton DuVal, a contributing editor at NetSquared, and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. LinkedIn is launching a new set of tools aimed at nonprofits. NetSquared's own LinkedIn group. LinkedIn in the comments below or on the original post. LinkedIn for Good brand.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

See how one organization plans to bypass the crowds by teleworking during the Olympics (and the tools they’re using to do it). From NetSquared. NetSquared is organizing technology-for-social-good events all over the world. Tell us about it in the comments! This July, we’re celebrating web conferencing.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

NetSquared gathers together nonprofits and activists, tech leaders and funders, and everyone who's interested in using technology for social change. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2010

This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. If you’d like a chance at winning those, leave a comment below on why you want to attend.

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APRIL 20, 2007

Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Allan Benamer weighs in with some observations after wading through the comments over at the Netsquared site and pointing to Holden from GiveWell to be the most salient point. The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group. What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. * Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Want to learn about PCI compliance?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog is up – you can read the post and join the discussion on SSIR , or read the full post below. After a start as a business plan competition tool, iStart is now open for many kinds of crowdsourcing contests organizations want to run. The ins and outs.

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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. Everyone is invited to make any last minute plugs in the comments or trackbacks! Photo from Cambodia4kids.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2007

Inviting bloggers to Davos is a good thing as it means those not attending in person can participate in the discussion and it makes the whole thing a bit more informal. Guess you have to send a comment! So, the question isn't should we put down our social media tools and have a conversation? Davos 2007.??? At this rate, we???

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. Here are three tools to measure audience engagement on social media. Social media is a powerful tool for libraries as well. NetSquared. Read CU's Twitter 101 for Nonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

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. Because the difference isn’t in using the tools per se, we all have the same functionality to upload, tag, comment, etc.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

NetSquared DC organized a panel discussion on Engagement Strategy: Empowering Champions* and Influencers* on November 3, 2015, to delve into this question. NetSquared DC Engagement Strategies Panelists — Maddie Grant, Andrew Nachison, and Dale Pfeifer (left to right). Or, find a new tool. The panelists included.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

Please let us know in the comments! 50 Fascinating Nonprofit Statistics , Douglas Gould Company Must-Know Insights from #15NTC , Kevin Martone, Harold Grinspoon Foundation via Getting Attention 15NTC: Tech Tools & Austin Tips , Roshani Kothari, Ginkgo Street Labs NTEN 2015 Wrap Up , Paul St. Did we miss anything?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

12 Nonprofit Technology Conference - An Outsider's Perspective from Alicja Peszkowska out of TechSoup Global's Warsaw office, writing on the NetSquared Blog. Discuss them in the comments below or in this thread in our community forums. Tips and Tools for Technology Planning. Purchase Recordings from Online NTC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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 It includes case studies, tools, and how-tos. tools to capture and share knowledge from nonprofit gatherings. tools into your PR messaging?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Today, we're releasing those tools to the nonprofit community under a Creative Commons attribution/noncommercial license.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. A couple of weeks ago NPR ran a segment entitled, A New Generation of App Developers , discussing the emergence of creative and youthful app developers. have access to the tools to play, create, and build. " Today many youth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

" Also quoted is Sean Stannard-Stockton, author of the Tactical Philanthropy blog was also quoted and he shares his expanded predictions here , including "Charities recognize the potential of social-media tools and finally get serious about integrated online strategies." Thoughts, leave them in the comments.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Rock the Vote offers a customizable voter registration tool you can easily embed in your organization's website. us about it in the comments. Head on over to NetSquared and share your election app idea. Mashable's in-depth discussion of how mobile is affecting the 2012 elections. There's an app for that.

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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. So, what's your replying to comments technique or strategy? Respond quickly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2009

It is one of a number of "life streaming applications" where individuals and organizations who are active on the social web can port their activity across social networks into one, easy to follow, read, and comment activity stream. How To Use FriendFeed To Keep Up On Nonprofits - (Netsquared). What do you think? FriendFeed Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Netsquared Net Tuesday next week in SF is about " How Nonprofits Can Use And Build Online Social Networks ," featuring speakers from Change.org and Ning. Sandra Dickinson has started an interesting discussion thread. Sandra Dickinson has started an interesting discussion thread. " prompted some discussion.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

LOLnptech Lot's of member news and activity online this week, so, in the order that I ran across them: NTEN member organization United Nations Foundation was mentioned in a Forbes article discussing ways nonprofits are raising money in tough times. One tactic is going online. The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management launched a new blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2009

Submitted by Ivan Boothe, publisher of the Rootwork Blog Over at the NetSquared blog, Joe Solomon provided a great roundup of reasons people might be "jaded about social media for change" and ways they overcome it. One of the comments on Joe's blog post was from Texans Against Hunger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments. Comment, Blog it, tag it NpTech, and/or start a blog over at the Netsquared site. Change the World!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2008

One of the reflections to come out of this week SXSW Conference was for moderators of panels to use Twitter (or back channel tool) to poll the audience upfront and monitor it real time. Adding Twitter as a listening tool will really demand a new level of moderation skills. Netsquared Meet up 5:00 PM.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

From the time I started using CoTweet, every feature, every interaction, every conversation has convinced me that they are building a tool to make me a more successful Twitter user. I'm blaming it on 4 years of awesome NetSquared conversations. It's the first software I've ever fallen in love with. We must do what Marnie asks us to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

This feature enables a group of people to join and share items they have discovered from their FriendFeeds (or elsewhere) and have micro-discussions. Here's a summary of some of the topics and discussions that took place in the NpTech FriendFeed Room. A: They talk about tools! It doesn't just take everything from a feed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! The Case Foundation blog also has a section called " Tech4Good " TechSoup blog posts about an online tool and forum discussion about green policies. Wanna check out more tech tools?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2006

What are the similarities and differences between online discussion boards and blog communities? The question about nonprofit adoption of these tools for conversation. The triggers: A blog conversation on Jilliane's Smith blog that became a community blog conversation about nonprofit tagging on netsquared.

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