Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

are you keeping the recent news, discussions, and links sections up to date? (an Ning is a platform that allows individuals or organizations to create branded social networks. , so it’s a good idea to log in and see if you are using the applications as best as you can be. do you link to your group/fan page from your website?

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

The nonprofit technology community is a robust knowledge sharing network widely dispersed across many blogs, tweets, discussion boards, Facebook walls, etc. Discussion boards can be added to your website, leveraged in a Ning site, or you can use a google group or similar solution. Consider Ning, Basecamp, and Zoho.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2008

Lynda Kelley I'm here in Sydney, Australia and just finished an informal workshop and discussion with Powerhouse Museum staff and other museums. She also just set up a social networking site on Ning where museum professionals are discussing the future of museums in a Web 2.0 " I'm sharing the research notes on the Museum 3.0

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Forum One

AUGUST 15, 2010

The third post is an encouragement to know your community , and the fourth discusses the importance of timing in launching a community and running its programs. There are plenty of options ( Google Sites , Ning , and GroupSite , to name a few) that allow you to host discussions and share documents with groups of people relatively easily.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

NTEN's WeAreMedia project has been discussing and building six tactical modules on social media - the practical tips and resources you need before you start to focus on the tools. What are the best getting started tips for using Ning or LinkedIn for community building or sharing knowledge? Photo by Mill Zero.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

where he discussed the crossroads of movements and campaigns and the need for an open culture. We got into a discussion in the comments and she agreed to share some of her experience addressing this issue within her nonprofit organization. The post and ideas resonated with Holly Hight, a field organizer for Bread for the World.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2007

And perhaps we can use some of our energies that day to discuss what we can do to make online safety a topic that we deal with on a regular basis. ve created an online social network called Stop Cyberbullying using a free tool called Ning. Anyone who joins can post resources and share ideas, including text and video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

So, when we talk about social media and being open and embracing the conversation, one of the most comment questions that comes up is: To what extent do you need to moderate the discussion in a socnet space or blog so it isn't antithetical to your mission? The are several answers to this question. by Ken Fischer. Related articles by Zemanta.

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Forum One

JANUARY 8, 2009

social network on Ning) and promptly received a welcome message encouraging me to get involved. 6 - Join the Discussion - Forums are hopping with everything from fashion for government to job opportunities. I recently signed up for GovLoop (a government 2.0 Comment on the blogs. Add your own blog. Hop in and comment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2007

I'm going to flesh out my notes on the promotion and outreach discussion and put it as tutorial. In the conversation around whether or not to use something like Ning or build your own platform - one of the drawbacks is that you don't get to keep your google ad revenue. I always learn so much when I attend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2007

If you have not already checked out the ning site that Andy put together, it's here. It's worth reading the discussions for the ideas being suggested as well as for the excellent resources being shared. Scott McLeod created some badges and over at the site there's more discussion going on about what message should be on the badge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2008

Gustav08 on Ning. discussion on Gustav Information site. Take for example this widget created by Cerada, Hurricane Gustav widget for iPhone, mobile device or Web site/blog , which allows you to list yourself and indicate whether you are offering. shelter, looking for someone or are an evacuee. The widget's resources. Gustav Wiki.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

There's a lot of resources, ideas, and discussion over at Stop Cyberbullying Site. Ning is a platform that allows you to create your own social networking site. We've already spotted a number of ning generated nonprofit related social network sites ( Cool n Conscientious , Stop Cyberbullying , Library 2.0 Do you find Web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2008

Back in November when Open Social was announced, we had a round of discussions in the NpTech space that summarized on my blog. There are many websites implementing OpenSocial, including Engage.com, Friendster, hi5, Hyves, imeem, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ning, Oracle, orkut, Plaxo, Salesforce.com, Six Apart, Tianji, Viadeo, and XING.???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Time Chart - See Flickr Discussion on Version 1 Wanna Remix it? If you want to build an online community for knowledge or skill sharing, using social network tools like Ning or LinkedIN will help you get there. Download it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

The purpose is to promote wider scale discussion and pursuit of collaborative projects among the K12 classrooms. Several small scale discussions via Skype will be had with the teachers and these journalists. The geeks out there will appreciate the array of Web2.0

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

A variety of topics were discussed, including social media metrics, case studies and best practices, tools and applications, and strategy and planning. The open format encouraged the constructive sharing of varying (and sometimes opposing) perspectives. technologies that counter many of the points above.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

So this leads me to a recent discussion thread on the NTEN discuss list the other day. Ning founder Marc Andresen notes "Open Social is an open way for everyone to do what Facebook has done." Superactivists are individuals who raise money for a cause and have a large network that can be leveraged.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

Where do branded social networks like Ning sites fall? What isn't being discussed or described, except in self-organized pockets of the social web is the overlap between communities and networks. The survey provides us with a baseline of social network use by nonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 7, 2010

. —– I’ve talked about issues and ideas over the last year about the use of certain tools or platforms in the social technology for social impact sector, from Causes to Ideablob to Ning. Through these discussions, I find myself creating the never-ending pro and con list, or if-then clauses.

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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. " prompted some discussion. Meanwhile, a few scholarly articles on the topic. era websites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The key to crossing the chasm to adoption is education, awareness, and discussion internally. Community Building and Social Networking: If you want to build an online community for knowledge or skill sharing, using social network tools like Ning will help you get there. Especially in this economy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. Facebook Community Pages as discussed in the book have been phased out. ” As discussed in the book, Twitter Lists are a powerful way to organize the chaos of following a lot of people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

You may also want to listen to a 30-minute radio interview I did about the book on May 17 which also discusses how social and mobile media has changed since the release of the book. Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

You may also want to listen to a 30-minute radio interview I did about the book on May 17 which also discusses how social and mobile media has changed since the release of the book. Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

stimulating discussion. – If you use something like Ning does that platform share a part of the liability? depends on the set up, whether you are building communities in ning or drupal or from scratch, building in the ability for users to include video and so on is easier. moderation. welcoming members. who is liable?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2013

Ning – Popular with nonprofits, reasonably priced, may require some customization. e-newsletter, Facebook group, most active Twitter persona, podcast weekly discussion channel, YouTube show (has to be one that engages and interviews people, not showcases the host)? Go get that person.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 20, 2011

And it isn’t just Aashika that survivors are inspiring; through Freedom Connect all members of the global network fighting slavery and human trafficking are invited to create profiles, share calendars, create groups, share resources and join together in discussions. Tips for Collaboration Online.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

(Examples: Twitter, Identi.ca, Plurk) Communities present safe areas for select groups, can be private or open, have options for in-depth discussions or sensitive information, outlets for question/answer format and support around delicate topics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

First off, I want to thank Andy Carvin for organizing this day and the ning site and leading by example - showing us how to take an issue and integrate the use of new social media tools! JOIN the Stop Cyberbullying network to create a central repository of information that is rated and reviewed by educators and to discuss what works.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

From asmallworld.org to facebook to any tiny niche ning community. I have discussed on my blog that Academia and government must move to the net to best serve their "market" and that the biggest hurdle they face is "tradition" They are too set set in their ways to move effectively into new media.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The memorandum outlined the three pillars of open government thereby narrowing the discussion to transparency, participation, and collaboration. The community should evolve into a repository of high-value resources, as well as an open forum for ongoing discussion. Vote for this Idea]. Address IdeaScale Privacy/Security Concerns.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Think a whitebox version of Ning, or Facebook. It’s definitely a new project, and a very new community (with some huge warts) but it is promising for organizations that want to create private (or public, perhaps) social networks that include groups, discussions, document sharing, bookmarking, blogs and other things.

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