Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

If your organization has the capacity to do that, there’s a great chance a good party can happen – especially if you’re willing to leave the punch and party games to the community and the natural leaders that emerge, allowing for ownership of the party’s outcome to be shared with the guests, and not just your organization. Best Practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2006

Susan Tenby from TechSoup demos the virtual TechSoup Office during the Netsquared Conference while Ruby Sinreich and Deborah Finn (Cyber-Yenta) blogged about it. This month I'm exploring the topic of digital games for social change. I hope to learn about the full spectrum of games for serious outcomes.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

From gaming to storytelling, these apps make supporting a cause entertaining and interactive. You can set up simple competitions, like playing a game of chess or running a race, and challenge your friends. NetSquared brings nonprofits together with programmers, designers and other business professionals.

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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. ErikaBJune shines a spotlight on virtual world and digital games for change projects.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

Many years ago, NetSquared hosted challenges and conferences to highlight and bring together fledging social entrepreneurs. When they can give data in a report, when they can show a map that has detailed information, when they can show a photograph that produces evidence, it really changes the game for them." Want to learn more?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "The 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition, from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. Digital Media and Learning Competition: Applications now open! Submissions close January 22, 2010."

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The Global Kids Online Leadership Organization partnered with the New York Public Library to create a mobile game called NYC Haunts for the iPhone. And if you have a great idea for an app, but don't know where to start, you might be able to find help from NetSquared , an initiative from TechSoup Global.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Games aren't just for fun. motivate political action, and using gaming elements can be particularly effective way to reach youth. fighting game. Budget Hero is a web-based game for learning how the federal budget works and understanding how budget decisions are made. Having Some Fun With Politics. The Vote!!!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2010

This post was written by Amy Sample Ward and was originally posted on the NetSquared Blog. The third Digital Media and Learning Competition , from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. Submissions close January 22, 2010. Learn more and apply today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2008

Hanging with Britt Bravo at NetSquared Conference Photo by Schipulites. For the past three years, I've had the pleasure of working closely with Britt Bravo at BlogHer and Netsquared. I will give a keynote about, "New Media: The Wizard Behind the Curtain," and teaching a session about, "Social Media Game for Nonprofits."

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

Michael offers some suggestions for developing Your Tech Game Plan for 2012. From NetSquared. Get great content curation tips in Susan's recap of the TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's tweet chat. From the Nonprofit Commons. TSDigs Digital Storytelling event kicks off in the Nonprofit Commons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

It will be a gamechanger in the US, with 10,000 of the smartest, most motivated young hackers and other young technoids being exposed to the best of web development, artificial intelligence, robotics, social networking, gaming and social engagement. I think maybe a movie or game or two gets downloaded. Like Burning Man , people camp.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 28, 2008

For the past two days I've gotten to spend time at the NetSquared Conference with my Co-Editor of BlogHer's Social Change, Nonprofit and NGO section, and fellow NetSquared blogger , Beth Kanter of Beth's Blog. I'll be teaching a "Nonprofit Blogging 101," and a "Nonprofit Podcasting 101" session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

over at the NetSquared ThinkTank and discovered an excellent blog called " Tools, Thoughts, and Things One Can Do With Little Time and Hardly Any Resources." " I love the concept and was delighted to see the Social Media Game referenced and David Wilcox's post. Which reminds me I have to add the Khmer 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Tags: challenge community presentation beth kanter crowds crowdsourcing netsquared nten sxsw.

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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). The panelists included. Dale Pfeifer, CEO of GoodWorld.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared (where Ushahidi won its first challenge!). Special Plan for Nonprofits: No. Bottom line: Kickstarter might be a bit of a gamble for nonprofits. – to raise money for your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2007

On Tuesday, I facilitated an introductory workshop on how nonprofits can use social media in Boston at the nonprofit technology conference and yet another remix of the curriculum wiki , presentation , and game designed by David Wilcox. Deborah Finn was a participant and shared some of her thoughts here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2006

Joistke tagged me with the 4x4 game activity. Full Circle Blog Netsquared Nten Blog Blogher. And, no, Joistke, I haven't done this before. So, here goes. 4 places I lived: Atlantic City, NY Philadelphia, PA Cambridge, MA Bennington, VT. 4 places I liked: Siem Reap, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia Provence, France Singapore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. Not sure what a Game for Change is? The ResDistricting Game involves moving the invisible district borders in every U.S. To find more like this game, check out the Super Smart Games site.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 21, 2009

GoPlanit.com's Pet Earth game where the earth is your virtual pet to take care of. This month's Net2ThinkTank question on NetSquared is, “What do you think will be the big changes, new technologies, hot applications, or successful campaigns of 2009?” I was surprised by how few there were.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

For example, The Reach School educates children on the autism spectrum, and they use iPads to show videos, provide students with hands-on learning games, and as a reward for good behavior. Support services and programs. What About QR Codes? Quinn had an interesting perspective on QR codes. Photo: Alex E. Proimos.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2008

Topics include: autos, career, celebrities, cute, design, egos, fashion, food, gadgets, gaming, green , health, humor, journalism, mac, moms, music, news, nonprofit , oddities, photography, politics, popurls, religion, science, small business, social media, sports, twitterati, venture capital and windows.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2006

but at Network-Centric Advocacy blog, I found fastr flickr a game that uses flickr images. After that, I discovered an interesting photo set in the Link netsquared tag stream and it was Seth Mazow, so I made him a contact. It was only going to be for five minutes, I swear. What a nice tool to use in a training session.).

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

TechSoup's NetSquared Initiative partnered with the HRC in the first conference The Soul of the New Machine in 2009 to help select a winner in their Mobile Challenge. The struggle between these groups has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but technology has raised its stakes. & Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2008

Have you noticed that the card game solitaire doesn???t t make for a good party game? s more akin to social card games like poker, gin, or even mah jong. The core elements of these games encourage sharing, trading, communicating with other players of the party. s the same thing when it comes to social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

   This framework could make a terrific card/training game for blogging workshop, too. Netsquared. .  (We'll be doing the nitty gritty in October)    For some reason, I landed on this excellent post by Nina Simon that categorizes different types of museum blogs.  Life on Mars. Share Your Story.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared. The flexibility of campaign-types as well as the wealth of support and resources makes Indiegogo ideal for nonprofits first getting into the crowdfunding game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2006

Take for example, the netsquared conference. Take for example these two nonprofit oriented conferences: Games for Change and Nonprofit Technology Conference. Flickr streams have also been used to document informal gatherings in a playful and creative way -- see these examples from N-TEN and Netsquared's Net Tuesday gatherings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

One of the newer entries into the video hosting game is Revver. I read on Netsquared about how Creative Commons is trying to raise money with its video on Revver and am trying it out. They raised $1,500 in two weeks from $10, $20, and $50 donations. (I I contributed. I love retro film.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. Flickr/Photo Sharing, Video, and Games for Change An interesting comparision between photos on flickr and Getty images. Check out this disaster simulation game from the UNISDR called Stop Disasters !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2006

"I went to their slick offices (very dot com, with video games and free snacks) and I sat in front of a screen and was told to just start moving around. t able to conceive of Second Life as anything more than a game. I had a difficult time understanding what the point was. This was mainly because I wasn???t Even though I didn???t

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Virtual Worlds and Video Games Ian Bogost takes some of the fun out of video games -- and replaces it with opinion with his "playable editorial cartoons." " If you're interested the uses of videogames in advertising, politics, education, and other activities, check out Ian's site, water cooler games.

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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 Second Life and Other Games Nedra Weinreich shares her experience attending the CDC's Second Life experience with an interview the U.S. Zaadz : MySpace for the Do-Gooder Set.

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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. over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Check in with the game changers beautifully hacking tech to fight climate change. In addition, there's be lots of learning shared freely. Submitted by Gradon Tripp.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2006

Reminds of the exquisite corpse like games we used to play on Arts Wire ten years ago with images. Britt Bravo, Netsquared Post. (And note how he has incorporated the use of his mail comment line into his content). I'm seeing more and more examples of participatory media -- take for example WGBH's Video Sandbox. Neutraility Now!

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