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Crowdsourcing vs Community-sourcing: What’s the difference and the opportunity?

Amy Sample Ward

Here are the definitions I use in my work and when talking to groups I work with. It isn’t right for every project or process and is often not right for every organization. You are working very quickly or flexibly (where communication with the crowd could be difficult or time consuming). Definitions.

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New on SSIR: Tap the crowd with iStart

Amy Sample Ward

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. Recruit new volunteers, donors, or activists that are excited to continue working with you. Making it work for you. iStart and options for nonprofits.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

You may laugh, but I’ve reviewed grantmakers and government funds where that was actually the only criteria, other than going through the process of filling out the application form. For many project teams I’ve worked with, having an endorsement actually took them further than having a chunk of change. What do you have to share?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Holden not only shared his recommendations, but gave us a detailed description of his evaluation process.

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Have you found any of the tips above to be helpful in your work?

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Guest Post by Amy Sample Ward -- The Power of Vision: Review of “The Pollyanna Principles”

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Well, it is going to take everyone, whether you are part of an organization or receive services from one, whether you are a philanthropist or a volunteer, whether you work for a for-profit business or are a community member. For social benefit organizations to truly “work” we all need to be part of the design, the process, the success.

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

Tech Soup

based projects, pledges are processed by Amazon Payments. There are payment processing fees attached to this which work out to roughly 3-5%. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared (where Ushahidi won its first challenge!). If a project succeeds, Kickstarter will charge a 5% fee to the funds collected.