Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 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. There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Idealware.org has reviews of many of these tools as well.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

This week I found apps that will help your collaborate, communicate well, and stay safe and fit! I’d like to see this opened for all nonprofits to add themselves as beneficiaries. If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

However, learning to properly market online and offline is an important opportunity for organizations. As seen with the importance of creating a marketing strategy, mapping out a content strategy allows you to identify what’s working and what needs further attention down the road. . Social media engagement. SEO success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Casey Foundation's " Making Connections " initiative Part of the Making Connections core approach uses (offline) social networks. I've been exploring the line between open/closed networks or communities, particularly online learning communities. Open/Closed and how it impacts the learning. It isn't black and white.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

This week I found apps that will help your collaborate, communicate well, and stay safe and fit! I’d like to see this opened for all nonprofits to add themselves as beneficiaries. If your in that camp it’s likely you are using Google Drive, Google’s document collaboration tool and its replacement for Google Docs.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact. The organizations get to do everything BUT drive: you are the vehicle, the gas, the map, the snacks even! Quite the opposite.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Think of it like this: In “Community-driven Social Impact,” the driving is up to the community; but you can act as the vehicle and event the map for those “drivers.” The Gardener creates an ecosystem open to change, available to new groups, and full of fresh opportunities to emerge naturally. So, what is that opportunity?

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

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. The 2009 N2Y4 Conference showcased the Featured Projects from NetSquared's Global Challenge focused on mobile technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. This is important for both online and offline instructional delivery. I’ve also done this with groups of organizations who have collectively created their network maps on the wall. Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 22, 2009

The way I see it, there are many directions that technology is aiding social change work: enabling data sharing, exchange and mapping. I’d love for you to share your ideas, answers, questions, and thoughts below - but if you have the conversation offline, in your organization, and with your friends, well, that works for me, too!

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Things to consider and target include: sender line: who is your email "from" subject line: what are you saying before the email is even opened? opening: do you make your email seem personal, use your database to insert members names design: is it clean?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process. The panel picker process just opened - so you can vote yes or no for the panels you think are worthy of being on the program or not until September 4th. How do you balance online action with offline engagement?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process. The panel picker process just opened - so you can vote yes or no for the panels you think are worthy of being on the program or not until September 4th. How do you balance online action with offline engagement?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In our analog world we are too focused on processes that aren’t scaleable or shareable – meaning we have a lot of meetings, we write things down on paper, and when someone that wasn’t in our meeting or isn’t in our town needs to collaborate with us, we have to invest in catching them up and recreating the work we have already done.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Catholic Relief Services is leading a partnership with the Institut duBien-Être Social et de Recherches (IBESR) , the Government University Department of Social Work and VisionLink to develop an interactive directory of resources and services that can be easily accessed using web, smartphone and tablet (or printed for offline access).

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

She’s also the founder of The Rooted Collaborative, which I think she’s going to tell you more about later on. And as Steven mentioned, my baby that I released into the world is The Rooted Collaborative. How do your individual goals map to those organizational goals? She’s the CEO over at Kishshana & Co.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

Open-Source Tools. Open Data Kit helps you collect and manage data through a mobile app that works offline. Open Function is an automated data integration tool that connects anything to anything (think Internet of things sensors connected to water pumps in mines). Accounting. Optimizely is free for most organizations.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

And so I have more than five years of experience creating online and offline communities to support social and environmental causes as Steven said and I worked a lot in Latin America. So do you see in this map, WhatsApp is a top social messaging app in the world. And the last thing is just be open to new ideas and cultures.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Using emoji on social media can increase engagement and when used in email subject lines, it can increase open rates. Loomly is an online social media calendar that allows multiple users to collaborate from one master calendar. Mapme is a web-based platform for creating, sharing, and embedding online maps. Loomly :: loomly.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

Using emoji on social media can increase engagement and when used in email subject lines, it can increase open rates. Mapme is a web-based platform for creating, sharing, and embedding online maps. MeetUp is service that focuses on helping people meet up offline and in-person. Emojipedia :: emojipedia.org. Issuu :: issuu.com.

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