Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

My last full-time, Monday-through-Friday job was as an outreach director for a small international development organization in San Francisco. The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment. If your expectations of social media are minimal, then only having a Facebook Page is enough.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2010

In article in the San Francisco Chronicle , a privacy expert gives some good advice: Parry Aftab, one of several Internet safety experts who Facebook helped develop Places as part of a volunteer advisory board, said the feature does include enough controls to protect privacy. “If you don’t like it, you can turn it off.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

TechSoup hosted the San Francisco Online Community Meetup which recently featured Marc A. Smith and his talk "Charting Collections of Connections in Social Media: Creating Maps and Measures with NodeXL." What is social network analysis? She blogs regularly and tweets at @ThatGirlCrystal.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

San Francisco, CA: Mix and Mingle at NTEN’s Inaugural Leading Change Summit. Baltimore, MD: A Social Media Surgery in Baltimore. San Francisco, CA: Data for Social Good with Bayes Impact. New York, NY: How to Be Your Own Social Media Guru: Using Engagement Data. Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) of Maastricht University are conducting a survey: "We are investigating the effects of online social network memberships on your daily life. In particular, we are interested in the role of social network sites and receiving information about job openings."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Note from Beth: It is strange sometimes how social networks can have your past, present, and future collide. The San Francisco Bay Area has seen some extraordinary museum openings over the past several years. The “superfriends” on stage at OMCA’s California Futures at the Massive Reopening Celebration.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Seattle, Washington: Social Network Analysis: Mapping Your Nonprofit's Connections.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

Maura Lafferty, an independent communications consultant working with classical musicians and performing arts organizations in San Francisco, CA. Carly Severn, digital engagement associate at the San Francisco Ballet in San Francisco, CA. Art and Social Media: Case Studies.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2013

According to a Pew Internet report in mid-2012, over half of American adults older than 65 are using the Internet and email, and about a third of them are using social networking sites like Facebook as well. "I would like for people to not be scared of going online because of everything they are hearing in the media.if

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. Learn more about Greg on LinkedIn.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

New ‘WSJ’ Conduct Rules Target Twitter, Facebook - The Wall Street Journal circulated a newly compiled list of "professional conduct" covering social media, social networking, and so on. Take a look at their entire list! Follow them at tg2009.com! link] - "Lights.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Do you work with a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit? Join us at our SOMA offices in San Francisco for great local food and drink, a chance to meet each other, and talk to members of the TechSoup team. Where: 525 Brannan Street ; at 4th and Brannan in TechSoup's San Francisco Headquarters. Pacific time.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

. • Transparency and Government 2.0. • Video Activism. • Launching Your Own Startup. • Breaking Through the Digital Ceiling. • Tech Marketing in a Recession. • Social Networks and Diversity Barriers. • Innovation and Tech Career Reinvention. • What Shirky Didn’t Tell Us. • Feminine Mystique.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

New Marketing Summit 2008 - Events in San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, USA & Milan, Italy. Could This Be Your All-in-One Social Network? DiSO is the idea that a dashboard could serve as your all-in-one social media management space. "What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 8, 2009

." Traveling Geeks - "The Traveling Geeks are an informal group of technology influencers and bloggers rooted chiefly in the San Francisco Bay Area. We like to report on innovative technologies through blogs, video, podcasts and social networks." " Facebook Users Are Getting Older.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Two weeks before the 2011 San Francisco municipal elections, mayoral candidate David Chiu. They created a campaign video spoofing the new film “ Moneyball ,” which the Huffington Post San Francisco called “the most entertaining campaign commercial yet. Chiu crushed this one out of the park."

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2011

And if you'd like to take it offline, and live in the San Francisco Bay Area, come by one of our monthly San Francisco Online Community Meetup events. Look for us and let us know what you think; you can find us at any one of the following: TechSoup Blog. SlideShare. Del.icio.us. Flavors.me.

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NTEN

JANUARY 9, 2012

This year, we hope you'll join the nonprofit technology community in San Francisco, April 3-5 – but there are fewer than 150 Early Bird tickets left, so, to get the best price we offer, you should: > Learn more and register today! We think we've put together our best agenda yet, with more than 100 total sessions.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

Check out our new website featuring a video of Guy Kawasaki’s keynote speech in San Francisco, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter to stay tuned, and here’s our schedule of upcoming events: Toronto, Ontario – June 26. San Francisco, CA – September TBA. Silicon Valley, CA – July 26.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

" 4 Results from Crowdsource Experiment at #12NTC: Nerd, Geek and Gear Herding « Sage Words – "At the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#12NTC) in San Francisco, California, we led a session called Nerd, Geek, and Gear Herding 2.0. I will define the terms below and discuss mixing and matching below."

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

The COO of 99designs, a design firm based in Australia and San Francisco, guest blogged about web design for Connecting Up, TechSoup's Australia and New Zealand partner. The Greenbelt Alliance, a nonprofit in the San Francisco Bay Area, shared 10 lessons learned from its major website overhaul.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Guatemala: The Social Good Summit Global Conversation 2013 - Guatemala. Honolulu, HI: Overview of Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Wellington, New Zealand: A very social, cool little capital talk: #net2welly Social Media Sept (2 of 3). Social Innovation Week is coming to Baltimore.

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NTEN

JANUARY 9, 2012

This year, we hope you'll join the nonprofit technology community in San Francisco, April 3-5. You can now check out the full list of breakout sessions , organized by time and track, on our conference social networking platform, myNTC. The regular registration deadline ends February 17th. Register now to save $100! >

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

One of my biggest takeaways from last year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco was this oft-repeated advice on social networking, specifically Facebook and Twitter: you can't make them come to you. Social media, indeed. Roger Burks, Mercy Corps. You have to play in their space.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 14, 2009

I wanted to let you know that next Tuesday, April 21st, I'll be on a panel about Networking for Everyone presented by the San Francisco Bay Area YNPN (Young Nonprofit Professionals Network). The event is from 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM at the YMCA - Embarcadero (169 Steuart St) in San Francisco. See ya there!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2010

She blogs about social media and communications at carriewriterblog.com , and her portfolio and other links can be viewed at carriefreelance.com. This month's Online Community Meetup here at TechSoup's San Francisco headquarters featured Charles Baker, strategy and community development manager at Meetup.com.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Whether you are already using Facebook for your organization or not, this is a good place to go to learn more about how to use the social networking platform to it's fullest. Its seven other backers include Yahoo!,

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NTEN

JANUARY 9, 2012

This year, we hope you'll join the nonprofit technology community in San Francisco, April 3-5 – but there are fewer than 100 Early Bird tickets left, so, to get the best price we offer, you should: > Learn more and register today! We think we've put together our best agenda yet, with more than 100 total sessions.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2009

Remember that guy who walked around the streets of San Francisco with a webcam attached to his head, filming his life as he went through his day? Tags: Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Justin Kan pioneered the concept of "lifestreaming" and the Justin.tv Hope to see you there! Pacific time.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2010

RSA Conference , the annual IT conference on security, officially kicked off this week in San Francisco's Moscone Center. Tags: Firewalls Running Your Organization Security Security Social Networking Software Web 2.0 Tools Web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

NTEN’s 09NTC just wrapped up in San Francisco and many conversations at the conference focused on social media use by nonprofits. How do you decide what kind of information or campaigns are delivered to your various community members on different social networks? Originally posted on the NetSquared blog.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2009

Whether you're an online community maven or just started venturing into online community, the San Francisco Online Community Report MeetUp group is for you! Tags: Social Networking Web 2.0 Interested in online community, but also enjoy meeting your online peeps in person?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2009

Here's what the NTEN folks have to say about it: In addition to the scores of breakout sessions, the networking, camaraderie, and general nptech-related good times, noted author Clay Shirky will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 NTC, coming up in San Francisco, April 26-28. is revolutionizing the social order.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2011

Organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area should check out the Craigslist Foundation's 8th Annual Boot Camp on Thursday, June 2, at the University of California, San Francisco Mission Bay campus.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Follow @sm4nonprofits on Facebook or Twitter to stay tuned for details on all these, plus soon-to-be-announced dates for our September Seattle , June Vancouver , and November San Francisco , New Delhi , and Bangalore programs.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2012

Nonprofits Chalk Up Big Gains in Social-Network Followers , Derek Lieu. Free Access to State Legislative Information Paves Way for Political Action , San Francisco Chronicle. Nonprofit Investment in Social Networks and Membership Continue to Grow , Business Wire and 4Traders. Garrett Bradford.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Online social networking was just being born. Billy Bicket got the first Net Tuesdays going in San Francisco. Social Networking Web 2.0 Tools social media Twitter NetSquared' The Iraq War was raging. Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The buzzword then was Web 2.0,

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