Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

This month’s Net2 Think Tank question asks, “How do you stay up-to-date online?&# There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. To get a feed of the Twitter conversations, visit: [link].

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

This afternoon I had the pleasure and honor of spending a few hours with members of the Charity Technology Trust/Charity Technology Exchange team, part of the TechSoup Global network , exploring their options for creating programs or services to build and foster community throughout their network. This is both locally and globally.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of March 30th).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2011

Using Twitter for a Global Conversation. Twitter’s 5-year numbers. Pew research on Twitter users. Twitter API wiki. Blog Posts. Twitter Lists for Nonprofits. Twitter for Nonprofits Presentation. What’s the cost of “following&# on Twitter? How can nonprofits use Twitter? How to make quality content on Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Read the post and join the conversation on the Frogloop blog (or read the post below). I serve as the Community Development Manager for TechSoup Global’s CDI (Community-Driven Innovation) program, which includes managing community and content strategy for NetSquared.org. We’d love to hear your examples!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Nor is it a conversation relegated to a niche contingent of experts and gurus.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

In my experience, the more diverse group you can get together to have this conversation and work through this planning together, the more complete a picture you can draw of your community. And from those two reports, I create a global report that touches on the items highlighted from content and community as well as our programs.

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