Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2010

Our very own Elliot Harmon , talented writer , blogger , forum host , poet , and all-around-good-guy was notified last week that he's won Ashoka's "Blog Your Way to Hyderabad" contest. Check out Elliot's winning blog post here. We're pleased as punch. Here's more about the event: read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2008

I will use a blog rich in video and audio to share my discoveries and analysis. Alex is a great example of a change blogger. I guess I'm a change blogger too. Britt included links to change bloggers and started a Changeblogger Facebook. This fall, DC will be one of 35 cities visited by NetSquared???s What's that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. What about other conference attendees who might also be bloggers?

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APRIL 7, 2009

I have also written for The Extraordinaries , NetSquared , the Stanford Social Innovation Review Opinion blog , WorldChanging , and The Huffington Post. I'd love to add a third blogging gig to my schedule. blog blogging blogger fun If you have any ideas, lemme know! Thanks for keeping an eye out for me!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

Stacey Monk and I exchanged messages last week, brainstorming the idea of pulling bloggers together to support Beth’s birthday campaign. And we wanted it to be easy to do – write a blog post! If you’re interested, just: 1) Write your name and blog address on the signup form here: [link]. Amy (& Stacey).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

This week in NTEN 's Nonprofit Blogging Affinity Group , a new member asked for a list of nonprofit blogs. Nonprofit Blogs" can actually be divided into two categories: blogs written by nonprofits, and blogs about nonprofit-related topics that are written by individuals who aren't necessarily affiliated with a specific organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

For example, simply review the hundreds of ideas listed in NetSquared ’s Project Gallery and you’ll quickly see that people from around the world are hard at work leveraging all kinds of technologies to create positive change for communities tackling many different issues. Enter the Contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

I just discovered a new (to me anyway) blog on nonprofits called the Nonprofit Eye via a provocative post on the Netsquared Community Blog. The blog is written by Pamela Ashlund who works for the Los Angeles Conservation Corps , although this is her personal blog. Join in, viva la revolution!

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 11, 2006

That's how much food blogger, Pim Techamuanvivit of Chez Pim , raised for UNICEF in 2005. For the past three years, Pim has held a Menu for Hope campaign on her blog. In 2005, 80 food bloggers were involved in the campaign, and together they raised $17,000 for UNICEF. Menu for Hope Chez Pim food blog philanthropy

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

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. Allen Benamer of the Nonprofit Tech Blog says " Support Idealware !" Google Blog Search.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week I'll be teaching a session about blogging during a nonprofit social media webinar, We Are Media, presented by NTEN. As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause.

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JUNE 25, 2008

I originally wrote this post for the NetSquared Blog. Earlier in the month I taught a Nonprofit Blogging 101 workshop at the 2008 Making Media Connections Conference. How do we decide if our organization should have a blog? How do we decide if our organization should have a blog? Answer these questions: 1.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 10, 2007

I am often asked for advice from nonprofits that want to start a blog. Read blogs. I can’t tell you how many amazing, visionary nonprofit leaders I talk to who when I ask them if they read blogs say, “I read email.” The best person to write an organization's blog is the person who is the most excited to write it.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

TechSoup Blog. Blackbaud guest bloggers share expert fundraising tips and simple steps for creating a Facebook page that rocks. From NetSquared. NetSquared is organizing technology-for-social-good events all over the world. TechSoup is keeping busy this July. Here's a roundup of what we've been doing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

What does it mean that one blog has three times as many users as another blog in the nonprofit tech space? What should Netsquared's Facebook strategy be? Trends in the Living Networks blog gives an analysis of the structure of influence and social opinion which offers some insights into leveraging a network effect.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Sean Stannard-Stockton has just posted my guest post on the Tactical Philanthropy blog. You can read it and the comments on the blog here , it’s copied below. “In recent days, Causes has left MySpace and IdeaBlob has shutdown. To some, these events were unimportant. This week our idea was up for the sprint and in the top 3.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. [Ed. There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. There are hundreds of millions of blogs according to Technorati, and that’s just blogs!

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JULY 3, 2006

During my conversation with Rose, she told me about a panel she was on, that had a mainly women audience, and how surprised she was by how many women had questions about blogging basics. I started thinking, sounds like there are a lot of women out there who would like to start a blog, but don't know how. www.brittbravo.com blog women

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

I'll still continue to blog here during the next two weeks, but will point you over to daily guest posts on Netsquared. Video Blogging Learning Journal. At blogher, I attended a workshop on video blogging lead by Ryanne Hodson and Zadi Diaz. As I mentioned before, Ryanne and other video bloggers say "Just do it!"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Read more from blogger Kami Huyse (who lives the Houston area), Beth Dunn , Netsquared and the RedCross Blog , The Red Cross is asking people to extend the road block to social media space. Here's more ways you can participate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2008

A (blog) conversation strategy is how you support and nurture a conversation on your blog in the comments. It is a combination of how you will comment on other blogs, how you track the conversation, and how you respond to comments on your blog. I recently commented on Emily Williamson's blog. Source: Skelliewag.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 27, 2006

Do any of you blog readers or blog writers out there ever get the blogging blahs? Maybe its because its winter or because I'm busy or because I'm hormonally challenged (you know what I am talking about ladies), but I have been having the blogging blahs. blogging blahs blogging nptech net2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. Tactical Philanthropy Blog notes that the next Giving Carnival will focus on Fundraising for Nonprofits and will be hosted by Gayle Roberts. Please blog amoung yourselves." Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. young people???

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

TechSoup Blog. Guest blogger Grant Howe, VP of research and development for Sage North America's nonprofit solutions, kicks off a series of posts about providing great IT leadership. From NetSquared. Here's what we've been talking about so far this year. From the TechSoup Community. From the Nonprofit Commons.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2009

Edward Harran is a blogger and nonprofit technologist I have connected with through NetSquared, this blog, and of course Twitter. Below is the blog post from him, calling for help. I have a large network that could benefit from my knowledge. Essentially as soon as I can get it.

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JANUARY 11, 2007

Last week they started a blog, Fair Trade Certified. It looks like their main blogger will be Dave Rochlin, COO of TransFair USA. His first post, "A Fair Trade blog. So why start blogging? This post was written for the NetSquared blog. nptech blog fair+trade nonprofit net2 Image via TransFair USA.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

Here are some other bloggers that are writing their nonprofit resolutions at Convio’s invitation: Beaconfire Wire. Donor Power Blog. Social Actions Blog. Weiner Blog. Help send me to the NetSquared Conference Okay, time for shameless begging and plugging… I’m really interested. Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2010

I’m honored to be included on this “dream team&# roster of women (and a few guys including fellow Zoetican, Geoff Livingston ) working on the forefront of social change and technological progress, among them: Mary Hodder, Technologist and Founder of of Dabble.com, Author Blogger and CEO of Zoetica Media, author Clay Shirky, Elisa Camahort (..)

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AUGUST 31, 2006

In early July, I posted about a Basic Blogging for Women Workshop I'd be teaching this fall, but after talking to some prospective students, I decided that it was important to find a space where everyone could be on a computer, so I changed the date and the venue so that we can be in a computer lab. 125 if received after October 9th.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

I've been reading Dave Cohn's blogs or " DigiDave " for sometime now and even got a chance to meet him last June at Netsquared where we interviewed each other. writes for Wired, and has worked with pioneering journalism bloggers like Jay Rosen and Jeff Jarvis. Spot.Us - Community Funded Reporting Intro from Digidave on Vimeo.

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MAY 28, 2008

I love how blogging connects you with people who have like-minded interests all over the world, but nothing beats meeting people in person. I'll be teaching a "Nonprofit Blogging 101," and a "Nonprofit Podcasting 101" session. blogging conference Beth Kanter If you're going to be at either event, let us know!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. NetSquared Community. for the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) beginning on May 29th. Like last year, conference participants are introducing themselves on their NetSquared Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

In January, 2006, she started a blog, the Nonprofit Eye , to write about professional topics of interest related to her work as a nonprofit finance professional. She caught my attention when she announced her blog over at Netsquared. Does your current nonprofit employer know you're blogging? s a funny story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2008

Long Station blog has great notes here ) Erin talked about the NetSquared Mashup (deadline on March 14th).& Her slides are gorgeous and you find the talking points on her blog.)& & Rachel shared some great examples of social media advocacy campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. There's a roundup of coverage on his Netsquared blog , including pointers to live blog posts like this one. Fundraising 2.0 It isn't dumb dumb.

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MARCH 22, 2006

As I was getting ready for this blogging panel I'm going to be on tomorrow, I started to think about the different ways that nonprofits can use blogs. Many of these blogs have been mentioned on this blog before or on NetSquared. 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs 1.

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