Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web. Share your ideas in the comments below. Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In 2009, Rue Mapp started a blog to share her experience participating in outdoor recreation activities as a Black woman in America. The first post I wrote in 2009 was about a perspective-shifting trip I had taken with a local bike group of people who mostly looked like me. RM: Technology has been instrumental in our growth.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2010

Here are the most clicked on "Things We Like" links from 2009. Not only is it nifty piece, it attracted some of our best spam comments of the year: "Thanks for pants. Actually, some of the funniest protest signs of 2009 would make good spam comment fodder, if you happen to work for a fly-by-night SEO firm.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

We've selected two commentators to win Flip Ultra Cameras. Barbara posted the Parks Climate Change: North Cascades 2009 video. You can check them out on our Facebook page. We're not going to lie -- they weren't just doing it for extra credit. The winners are. Barbara Christenson from Conservation Northwest.

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NetWits

JANUARY 13, 2011

Did you know that online giving passed 15 BILLION in 2009? on this in the comments below. Amazing, eh? I’m not sure what 2010 looks like yet, but based on the growth we’ve seen since 1997 (as shown below) it’s pretty safe to say that 2010 online giving numbers went up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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See3

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

This year, See3 is playing an active role in Tweetsgiving 2009 , a global celebration that seeks to change the world through the power of gratitude. Write in the comments below. Last year, Tweetsgiving raised $10,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania. Any questions?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. What are your goals for 2009? Then, try to think in even broader terms.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

ONE/Blog – ONE/Northwest never ceases to amaze me The Open Road – Matt Asay has some interesting insights from the Open Source biz world Tagged as: nptech { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Jon Stahl 04.17.09 RoughType by Nicholas Carr – really smart dude, really interesting stuff. 2 homefreeorg 05.01.09

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Below are the 2009 Have Fun Do Good posts you read, commented on, tweeted, facebooked and engaged with the most. PostRank is a fun tool that can show a blogger which of their posts their readers engaged with the most. Thanks so much for reading and sharing!

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

Heading in to 2011 most nonprofits (92%), regardless of organization size are using at least one social network like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn and close to nine out of ten nonprofits (89%) have a presence on Facebook – up from 74% in 2009. I’d love to hear your thoughts, examples, experiences in the comments below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

Seventy-nine percent said they hadn’t found ways to do so.” – Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 12, 2009. Early estimates for 2009 show an increase in online donations of 46% from 2008. Every so often a supporter will testify to your good work via a wall or blog comment. Pitches in Tweets and Status Updates help too.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 17, 2008

I’m looking forward to it. I’m on the Evaluating Open Source panel, with Laura Quinn and Catherine Lane, which should be great. I’m also holding the consultant spot on the panel “ Changing your CEO from barrier to partner &# with Marnie Webb, David Geilhufe, and Steve Heye.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# So, come join me. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 10, 2009

As a way to hold on a bit longer to 2009, this Net2 Think Tank asks for your best blog post from the year. Share your best blog post from 2009 one more time! Topic: What was your favorite, most read, most tweeted, or most commented on blog post from this year? It’s already December and we are fast approaching 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Tyson Foods has perfected a social media strategy that leverages blog comments for food donations as noted on the Fast Company blog , (part of its innovative giving series which included a profile of me !) Mizfit is donating a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. Go over there and comment right now!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

There are some fabulous sessions proposed for the 2009 NTC , running the whole gamut of nonprofit technology, from planning to Web 2.0, That’s an interesting model, and, if the software is decent, sounds like it could be a good option for some organizations. But, of course, as with anything, look (a lot) before you leap.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology I’m hosting the carnival next week April 11, 2008 (Photo by frankienose ) I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants here, next week. So send in your best of the week! {

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Fundraising Sources for Social Entrepreneurs – December 2009 Edition – "Each month Ashoka compiles a list of fundraising and other resources for Ashoka Fellows. Also available in French and Spanish)."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 13, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. This is the Top 10 list of the best social campaigns featured on Osocio in 2009. One of these campaigns will become the Osocio’s Best Campaign of 2009."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Alanna 09.05.08 If someone releases a “Chrome minus Google&# – that is, a version of Chrome with all of the “phone home&# code completely eliminated, then I’ll think about using that version, just to see what it’s like. Otherwise, fuggetaboutit. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Sue Bennett 09.11.07 He even asks “What would Jesus do?&# O’Rielly has a new online series about Women in Technology , with some really great articles. Worth a read! AgencyByte has a great article on how to prevent scope creep. I’d love to chat sometime.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

November 21, 2007 Beth’s wonderful post about a decision tree for whether or not an organization should get into the social networking business had a link to a comment about OpenSocial. Maybe this is the use for opensocialorg.org! :-) { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Devdas Bhagat 11.22.07 Anyone interested?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 1, 2007

May 1, 2007 Jon Stahl quotes a comment by Ethan Zuckerman about “shiny&# – the over attention to cool and groovy web 2.0 Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Too much “shiny&# ? functionality.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

If you’ve seen some other good nonprofit infographics, then leave a comment. Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. A lot of good information about how donors research their giving to nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

at 11:56 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michael 07.31.08 at 11:56 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michael 07.31.08 Check This List 07.28.08 at 11:37 am Biggest nonprofit website mistakes « Do Good Well 07.28.08 Check This List 07.28.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2008

Adobe (yeah, Adobe ) joined the Linux Foundation , and released a Linux alpha of Air , their new application platform. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2007

I have a few comments. I looked over Allan Benamer’s post on the Convio and Kintera initiatives, I looked harder at the Convio Open and Kintera Connect docs, and I also had a chat with some Kintera folk. Allan is right – the Kintera API is more comprehensive, and provides for more flexibility than the Convio API.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2008

1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 adam nicholson 03.13.08 It could happen here. { at 8:48 pm Wow…that’s amazing. What does this mean for us? How much trickle-down? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 12, 2008

I’ll be on hiatus for about another week, and will have some long awaited new FOSS tools, as well as other posts that have been brewing for a while. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

I do hope folks will comment if they know something about these, or have an opinion. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Tim Shih 04.22.08 I don’t always have a lot of time to investigate them, or figure out if they are useful, but I do like to not completely ignore the ones that look interesting.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 3, 2008

I’m looking forward to talking about free and open source software to this audience. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. I’m looking forward to talking about free and open source software to this audience. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

Not waiting for Android vaporware (my research suggested it was probably a long time coming, and would not be on my carrier, AT&T,) I decided to succumb, and buy an iPhone 3G. More on that in a later post. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2008

I know some folks are holding out for an Android phone, which, from what I can tell, are going to be pretty similar. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

at 6:31 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 07.30.08 BTW, I thought of you today after reading Nancy’s comments about the online community module for NTEN We Are Media. I read her blog for great tips on professional development and technology. { at 7:33 pm Michelle – thanks so much.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2010

In December 2009, Facebook announced that Boxes would be removed, Tabs would shrink in size to 520 pixels, and Status Updates showing up in the News Feed(s) would no longer be guaranteed (the more Comments and Thumbs Up your Status Updates receive, the more News Feed exposure you get). Tabs may actually now get more traffic.

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