Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? To that end, siloed brands are replaced by unifying goals that rally more than select individuals but entire communities. The full keynote and presentation are below.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Details: Date: May 12, 2009. Tags: community events technology women wwt. Location: global (telephone and web).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

Which leads me back to the online communities. This means that we have established a space online where we want to learn, exchange, collaborate, and really engage with our community. 2009 will, undoubtedly, bring us more to fill the social media bucket, new places to explore, tools to try, and things to consider.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. This is an increase of 13% in call volume over 2008. With approximately 1.5

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

Why it matters that the patient voice is heard by the medical community. 2009 is going to be an interesting year. Why it matters that there’s federal colorectal cancer screening legislation. That treatments don’t magically spring out of research alone. It’s not about raising more funds, it’s about raising enough funds.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 9, 2023

What does Fíonta like about Nimble AMS and Community Brands? Patterson: Community Brands offers a comprehensive array of products that serve the association and nonprofit market. Many Fíonta employees have direct association experience, and Fíonta’s CEO, Mark Patterson, has worked in the association space since 2009.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology OSS User communities December 12, 2006 One of the things that can make (or break) an open source tool is the community around it. It’s definitely worth a read.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Existing research identifies gaps in the ways in which community engagement is measured. However, several studies have been conducted on social capital and the benefits individuals can receive from various forms of community engagement.

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NTEN

MAY 8, 2009

Flickr: Chad_Norman The 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference was a blast, but it sure felt like a whirlwind of information and people. Tags: 09NTC community buzz NPTech NTEN. We're lucky that so many attendees took photos, blogged, and tweeted to capture and share their conference experiences. Thanks, everyone!

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NTEN

APRIL 17, 2009

Community doesn't just happen: It's built slowly, person by person, relationship by relationship. . What happens to the notion of community when you move it online, and being someone's friend is as easy clicking a mouse? How can a nonprofit balance its own needs with the needs of the community?

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 17, 2009

On April 27 and 28, 2009, NTEN.org will offer 6 sessions from the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference as a series of free webinars, with topics ranging from SEO to online/community organizing, to social media campaigns, and more.( read more ).

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Jacobwith Flickr: jenny8lee When it comes to building community and increasing brand awareness, some organizations hire communications, marketing, and engagement staff to handle these activities. And that makes sense -- someone needs to be charged with keeping a close eye on the organization’s community growth. and on and on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

The Case Foundation was a pioneer in designing and implementing social giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge in 2007 and 2009 which inspired many nonprofits to experiment and incorporate these practices as illustrated above. Enter online fundraising contests.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Every year we survey the nonprofit technology community (via our members, program participants, and other like-communities) to learn two main things: How are WE doing , as an organization, to make your work easier, and your mission a little closer? Tags: Budget community Leadership NTEN Planning. is this year's winner!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How not to treat an open source user community October 4, 2007 I’ve been using activeCollab for a few months now. They have had an active user community, many of which, I imagine, are going elsewhere.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web. 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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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2011

Email is the annoying little brother of online communities: pesky, poking, insistent. But online communities are just one of millions of destinations competing for your community members' attention. When planned and well-written, emails are effective at gently nudging people back to your community. That's so 1995.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Nearly 1200 people working in nonprofits and technology will come together from around the world for the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco, April 26-28, 2009. More than ever, technology is helping nonprofits tap into and build communities to create social change.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing? It was to serve as the kickoff for Red House 2009 and was hosted by a board member.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

For those of you who missed it, last week we held a Member Appreciation Webinar with Basho Mosko from the Flip Video Spotlight Program and Michael Hoffman from See3 Communications about how to create an introductory video for your organization. . Those who attended the webinar had a chance to show the community what they learned.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2010

Here are the most clicked on "Things We Like" links from 2009. 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. Let's wrap things up with a couple of memes: There's a growing community of humorists working the underbelly of Amazon.com.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

They also get to connect with a community of fellow artisans and receive support from their peers. When the Hartford Artisans Center closed in 2009, the weaving center opened to help meet the needs of the people whom the artisans center had served. Supporting a Robust Community Program with QuickBooks.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Peter gives an overview of what the changes are and what they mean -- and how we, as the nonprofit technology community, can help make tracking and reporting more effective for the whole sector. Tags: community buzz nten members. Thanks, Peter! Chase's top 100 charities voted on Facebook (who will be getting 25K!)

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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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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 13, 2010

Collaborations are going to be a driving force in building stronger relationships and stronger communities. In the new decade we are in the “perfect collaboration storm:&# energy around our “community visions&# , enormous critical community needs, myriad of new nonprofit organizations, and desire for greater impact.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2009

Last Monday I attended my colleague, Susan Tenby's panel presentation, Building and Sustaining Vibrant Online Communities at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). I had some connectivity issues so I wasn't able to live blog this as I'd hoped, but here is my not-so-live recap of this informative panel.

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2009

The folks in the Technology Affinity Group (TAG) , as part of the Council on Foundations , have a lot in common with the NTEN community. In fact, many folks in the NTEN community are also part of TAG, and vice versa. Completed forms should be submitted to Linda.Sult(at)wkkf.org no later than Friday, April 3, 2009.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

I'm thankful for all NTEN members for their generosity and passion for the nonprofit technology community! It's easy: go to our Facebook Fan Page and give thanks to a fellow NTENer who has helped or inspired you, or maybe just makes you laugh (in a good way)! ntenthanks ;).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2012

In 2009 and 2010, nonprofits were busy launching and improving their social media campaigns. In 2009 and 2010, many nonprofits rushed to launch smartphone apps. To Improve Location-Based Community Campaigns. For the most part, nonprofits have been slow to launch mobile websites. To Make Your Smartphone Apps More Functional.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2009

Flickr Photo: ann.a.liese The NTEN Award is given each year to a person who lives the values of our community. Flickr Photo: cambodia4kids The Lifetime Acheivement Award is given each year to a person who has pushed the nptech community forward. The 2009 award was presented to the American Red Cross.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

E-Commerce News: Customer Loyalty: If You Build a Branded Online Community, Will Customers Come? – "Despite the enormous popularity of peer-to-peer social networking, the adoption cycle for branded online communities has been relatively slow. Do you have a branded online community for your organization or project?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Here's an update from Mike Everett-Lane on the Social Actions blog about how the nonprofit tech community is supporting the event. Do a Internet Health Check : If you need an idea of how to help a local community, the good folks at Mozilla has lots of great ideas that are simple activities that can help make the Web better.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

DECEMBER 27, 2011

When I had surgery in 2009, I used eHop e as an online tool to help me stay in touch with my community and ask for help. situation into an opportunity to experiment with social media tools that help communities and mission-based organizations support those who need assistance. I'm scheduled to have surgery on January 20th.

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NTEN

MAY 29, 2009

2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. The Read Write Web Guide to Community Management. The government has nothing on the NTEN community's ability to find adorable animals online, though. There have been a lot of releases over the past month. Did you miss any? 2008 Nonprofit IT Staffing & Spending Report. What is going on?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Somewhere in the midst of all that, he found time to sit down and talk to me about his session at the 2009 NTC , Online Organizing for Community Organizers : And, for what it's worth, Charles says no one should miss out on the Science Fair at the NTC. We agree, Charles!

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Library clips :: Online communities - technical facilitators are not enough :: October :: 2009: "I’m finding that some Communities of Practice (CoPs) at work are lacking leadership even though they have a community leader.This is a broad statement, and there can be many reasons for this, but in this post I want to focus on one particular reason."

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Back in 2009, early research from the Reimagining Service coalition (and which became the basis of today’s Service Enterprise initiative ) showed that organizations that engage volunteers and do it well are significantly more adaptable , sustainable , and capable of going to scale than others. Know the Research. Develop a case statement.

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