Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

” Marnie Webb, Co-CEO of TechSoup Global was not only writing one, but evangelizing to nonprofit techies about social media (called Web 2.0 TechSoup has just released the results of a global study if NGOs about cloud computing with some interesting findings. Cloud Computing Survey Results from TechSoup Global.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. What tips would you share from your experience?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. There are so many other tools and platforms that are exciting, innovative, incredibly engaging, and beautiful. " Check it out! Why limit yourself?

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

We looked at mobile tools for fundraising as well as apps that incorporate some sort of fundraising into their platform. You can set up simple competitions, like playing a game of chess or running a race, and challenge your friends. Facebook) uses mGive's text-to-give platform to bring easy donating to Facebook.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Recently, over 300 innovators and changemakers interested in the intersection of technology and social benefit work converged for a few days of idea-sharing, learning, and collaboration at NetSquared's annual conference. Now that the Challenge is over, what are your big milestones and goals?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global-wide community of hackers and social leaders with the common goal of building open technology for a better world. Microsoft's International Women's Hackathon challenged female developers to combat issues like human trafficking through new mobile apps and web programs.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Several of us from TechSoup Global will be there, and we'd love to see you! Here's a rundown of where to find us in sessions presented with TechSoup Global staff: Tuesday, April 3. Delivering Services Through a Global Network. Come share your challenges, learnings, great tips, and plans for global expansion.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

This past spring, FTS was on the ground in the Western Balkans, helping organize the Community Boost_r Challenge. The finalists were paired up with technologists to develop a platform that could be worked on in a series of code sprints. The Power of Technology Challenges. translates to "What can be done?"

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared. Seeing Like a State in Africa: Data Needed. Pundits: Stop Sounding Ignorant About Data.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 30, 2009

29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life Filling the Well: Giving to Yourself Join My Village: Ladies Home Journal Do Good Challenge Make Someone's Day: Write a Letter Whew! 7 Tips for Measuring the Success of Your Blog on Beth's Blog Create a Listening Dashboard for your Organization on NetSquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

I attended a panel called "The Future of Social Innovation on the Web" This all-guy panel was facilitated by Dennis Whittle, Global Giving and featured Premal Shah, Kiva.org; Jonathan Greenblatt, Our Good Works; Steve Newcomb, Virgance; and Ben Rattray, Change.org. We faced challenges. I tweeted some of the key points. They don't.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

   The blogging platform makes it easy for non-technical staff to update a web presence.  Global Warming News - NWF. Netsquared. Or don't do it because of the many challenges.      Strategy Tip: Get multiple authors to write the blog posts aren't dependent on one person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. In addition, there's be lots of learning shared freely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Phillip Smith has a thoughtful post called " Social tech meets the Social Innovation Generation " The Nonprofit Eye blog writes about leadership challenges in the nonprofit sector. An interview with Allen Gunn of Social Source Commons by Britt Bravo over at Netsquared. " What do you think? Does this resonate for you?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

With the global financial crisis at its peak and a recession looming, many nonprofit managers are probably asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise money next year?" Platforms like Genius Rocket and NetSquared provide nonprofits an opportunity to crowd-source a communications or technological need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Mobile Platform Battle Royale. Twitterstorm, anyone?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. In addition, there's be lots of learning shared freely. Carie Lewis.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

There were so many new platforms and applications that provided tools for everything from communications to fundraising, outreach to development, and much more. Much of our use of various platforms and specific applications was exploratory, understandably. Instead of leaving technology out of our strategies, it became the strategy.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

It's an adventure of a teenager thrown, by chance, into a life and death treasure hunt that becomes a real life and death survival challenge where all the clues have to do with life and pop culture of the 1980s." " Ginny Mies, Global Content Curator. The e-book was created with sponsorship from NetSquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

org model enables any individual or organization around the world to create and promote events ("actions") - with a call to action for a fair global climate treaty. Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate. Then check out.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

It's an adventure of a teenager thrown, by chance, into a life and death treasure hunt that becomes a real life and death survival challenge where all the clues have to do with life and pop culture of the 1980s." " Ginny Mies, Global Content Curator. The e-book was created with sponsorship from NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

This is a cross-posted with permission from NetSquared ambassador Stephen Blyth's blog, Common Knowledge. Stephen is a NetSquared ambassador from Wellington, New Zealand and attended the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in March. It’s a challenge worth repeating. Make time, take time, to think differently.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

There are many different platforms for both doing podcasting and blogging that are easy or difficult. In 1995, I'm giving you my life story; I took a class called Challenging White Supremacy. laughter] Working with your brother is pretty challenging. What I do is, I write for several blogs, as she mentioned.

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