Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. The Change the Web Challenge from Social Actions is now officially open! Through a NetSquared Community vote, 20 finalists will be chosen. Individuals and organizations are invited to share their projects with the community through the NetSquared submission form.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. TechSoup Technologies for Good. Hackathons are most often fast projects that last one to three days.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor. on NetSquared. The need for open data from NGOs is reiterated, while the way philanthropy has promoted the global Open Government Partnership is explained. Five trending Big Data technologies are also identified. Open Data for Social Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

A social graph if the NpTech tag based on a google search NpTech Conversations Gavin's digital diner has written an article about the options that technology gives us for opting out of face-to-face gatherings. But he does point out that technology is not substitute for face-to-face meetings and the chorus of comments agrees.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

MacArthur Foundation and Humanity United , held their second Human Rights and Technology conference at the new David Brower Center. 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. & Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. shows us how to screencast with Linux and other open source tools!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

NetSquared’s Global Community Builder , Amy Sample Ward, will be at the NTC this year to connect and collaborate with friends, colleagues and new faces in the sector. Here’s how to find Amy and connect with NetSquared. NetSquared Office Hours. Have questions about NetSquared, Net Tuesdays or innovation Challenges?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The weekend event was organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness , and many other organizations and companies. TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country.

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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. An extension is actually good thing, gives us more time to look at all those projects!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The winner will be announced at the next Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in April 2012. About the Prize. Past Winners.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared. Open Source data digital storytelling big data' Data Won the U.S. Now Can It Save the World?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. TechSoup has been working since the 1980s to help nonprofits develop their technology capacity. During the early days of our Netsquared project , we held big annual conferences to showcase and fund innovative tech for good.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

Have you ever thought about building an online space where different people can easily share their expertise on a subject or project? A wiki is a website maintained collaboratively by a community of contributors focusing on a particular subject or project. What Is a Wiki? The Online Community and Social Media Team Wiki.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2014

Gayle Samuelson Carpentier,TechSoup Global’s Chief Business Development Officer, is a newly minted member of the Nonprofit Technology Network's (NTEN) board of directors. Yes, she's the one to thank for such great technology donations! This keeps me in touch with the needs of grassroots nonprofits.

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JULY 23, 2009

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Recently, over 300 innovators and changemakers interested in the intersection of technology and social benefit work converged for a few days of idea-sharing, learning, and collaboration at NetSquared's annual conference. There were many excellent ideas (check out the Project Gallery !)

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared. Open Source Privacy Security philanthropy data big data tsopensource tssecurity maps'

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared. Open Source philanthropy data big data' Why Markets for Good may go wrong.

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MARCH 6, 2015

Also announced was the winner of this year''s Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest , an annual award of a $10,000 cash grant to one individual who has created or led an effort to create an open source software product of significant value to the nonprofit sector and movements for social change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There's a roundup of coverage on his Netsquared blog , including pointers to live blog posts like this one. More from Britt Bravo on Netsquared blog. It's an open source free web meeting service. hidalgo is on "an open-source journey around the world documenting free culture, social innovators, and global change."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? Michelle Murrain is doing a post about 100 free and open source software tools. Wonder if smashups are eligible?) And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. NetSquared Community. for the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) beginning on May 29th. Like last year, conference participants are introducing themselves on their NetSquared Blog.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Flickr Commons Project: Smithsonian Institution I've been neglecting my Member News roundups, but it's not because I don't care -- it's a combination of you guys all being super active and NTEN being consumed by NTC prep. NetSquared is partnering with UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center for a Mobile Innovation Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Non-Profit Tech Blog lets us know that project agape (Facebook causes) now at 2.5 Arts NpTech The Goat at Large shouts about Open Source CMS for arts organizations from the Center for Arts Management and Technology. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. million users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

One of the above is the actual cover of " Visualizing Information for Advocacy " - a must read booklet from Tactical Technology Collective. Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! This guide on the Total Cost of Technology from the ICT Hub may also be useful. NpTech Conversations. So, you want to build a MashUp?

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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. Via Laura Quinn at Idealware comes a pointer to a research paper titled " Technology Motivators and Usage in Not-for-Profit Arts Organizations " that comes from the Systems Synthesis Project course at the H.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Email is a critical channel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

The NTC is the nonprofit technology's field largest gathering. Technology in Arts Conference The 2007 Technology in the Arts Conference is over but the conversations and resource sharing still continue on the conference wiki. To keep up with what the arts community is doing in technology and the social web, follow the blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

If your nonprofit is based in the DC area, NpowerDC reminds us that the deadline for their annual Technology Innovation Award is two weeks away. According to the NTEN Blog , Blackbaud , a provider of services designed for nonprofits, has launched Blackbaud Labs , a sandbox for projects in the pipeline. Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

without becoming slaves to technology. Small dots is an advocate for technology in the arts. Why not join, upload your logo in the photo pool, and write a wall post promoting your latest your Facebook project! The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. Edge4Dev blog aims to help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Photo in flickr from Community Technology Foundation. Allan Benamer of the Nonprofit Technology Blog continues his coverage of the software vendors with a poll to debrief the Convio merger teleconference and a hug. session during the Legal Services Conference Technology Initiative Grant Conference. Cross posted at Netsquared

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

The NOSI Choosing and Using Free and Open Source primer is on the ICT Hub Knowledgebase! Video The AFP Nonprofit Technology blog points to a story by Jennifer Gilomen from BAVC about digital storytelling techniques and tools for nonprofits in the NPTimes. Check out the introduction video for more. And if you???re

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

Last week, we reported on a recent NetSquared London Meetup that investigated the IT tools that can be used to operate nonprofits inexpensively and effectively. The 50-plus people who attended the recent NetSquared London Meetup all had a chance to nominate and vote for their favorite productivity tools. Open-Source Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

That was the conversation in the nonprofit, nonprofit technology, and social change social media space. nonprofit technology thought leader Marnie Webb created the NpTech Tag as a way for nonprofit techies to share bookmarks on del.icio.us. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared. Image: NetSquared. Open Source disaster recovery data big data'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

DEMO 07 NpTech Bytes: DEMO 07 is a conference focused on cutting edge and emerging technology, mostly for the business sector. Marshall Kirkpatrick, longtime Netsquared blogger, is now working with Splashcast also at DEMO 07 this week. Zen of Technology blog grumbles about a different sort of micro. Happy Birthday to drupal !

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