Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. It has been incredibly exciting to see how open source projects like Social Actions tend to grow in fits and bursts, depending on the demands and resources made available by users. Defeated in fact.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

The need for open data from NGOs is reiterated, while the way philanthropy has promoted the global Open Government Partnership is explained. Philanthrocapitalists Propose a Social Progress Index. She describes the CrisisCommons network of individuals and system for sharing open data to respond in times of crisis.

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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. It’s also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your website’s content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Actually, a client had a grant proposal, and it included the consultant’s “theory of practice&# which of course is something that most organizational development/effectiveness type consultants have, but rather few technology consultants have. What made you decide to write a theory of practice? 2 admin 07.11.08

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

For example, one system may prefer that husband and wife are created as a joint account, while another may prefer that the two are individual donor accounts that are linked. For Open Source and custom databases, you can usually get directly to the database if needed. As a general rule of thumb, though, use the importers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

I like proposals that focus more on the project, and show clear understanding of the project. Yes, indeed, for some clients, and some situations, there are appropriate proprietary solutions. And I’ve come to understand what I value about some development shops, and what I don’t value about others.

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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. "Laura is not creating media, as the Social Source blog suggests one ought, to lure you into her site. So how do we propose to pay for it? The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

As the author of a custom CMS (it did have the advantage that it was released as open source, but it never caught on, so it still counts as custom) I know what it is like to put my heart and soul (and time) into a CMS, and want my clients to get what they want. Best and easiest out of box *content management* system out there.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Let me give two specific examples that came up in my first conversation with a lawyer about the proposed bill: 1. Ironically, many of these users might buy commercial ebooks, but the anti-piracy technology built into many ebook systems are not compatible with the technology these users employ to get the books in Braille or synthetic speech.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

Its also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your websites content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Butterfield was speaking from the floor about the proposed energy bill on the hill.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

Even if you never need to code a single line of your site, arming yourself with an understanding of how HTML, CSS, and content management systems (CMSs) are used to build webpages can help you every step of the way. You can also view sample RFPs and visit our RFP Library for more resources to start any tech project out right.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

Even if you never need to code a single line of your site, arming yourself with an understanding of how HTML, CSS, and content management systems (CMSs) are used to build webpages can help you every step of the way. You can also view sample RFPs and visit our RFP Library for more resources to start any tech project out right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Let me give two specific examples that came up in my first conversation with a lawyer about the proposed bill: 1. Ironically, many of these users might buy commercial ebooks, but the anti-piracy technology built into many ebook systems are not compatible with the technology these users employ to get the books in Braille or synthetic speech.

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eBook Copyright China Law 107

Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

that is experimenting with high tech balloons to supply Internet in remote places. anniversary celebrates British physicist Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s proposal for creating the World Wide Web in 1989. The SixthSense project is working on a set of open source instructions on how to make your own prototype augmented reality.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

These “sharing” tech companies are, in the end, profit-seeking endeavors, and as such they reproduce the all-too-familiar negative aspects of capitalism. For instance, Stocksy United, a platform cooperative for photographers, videographers, and artists generally, has a fair wage distribution system for members. 9</sup).

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