Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group? In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world. If you have, you certainly aren’t alone.

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MARCH 4, 2013

help select the best designed, most useful Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 applications. If you don't already have a NetSquared account (you should! Be sure to share the contest with your community - we need your expertise to make sure the right application wins. We're turning to you because you best understand the.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. This helps you to plan a the event, and to ensure success. This will help everyone to work efficiently up to and through the execution of the event. Hackathons, coding sprints, app challenges, oh my! Make It Tight. Sharing is caring.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

As my colleague Ale noted in her post a few days ago, the 2014 digital storytelling contest and event series (now called Storymakers ) has arrived! In that free webinar, we'll hear from: Aaron Bramley, nonprofit filmmaker and head of Lights.Camera.Help ; and. We'll post more details as they become available.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

India Social Entrepreneurship Journey, February 2010 Contest - Please support me! Part of my role as the Global Community Development Manager at NetSquared is to support and grow our offline organizers from around the world. Please support me by voting and commenting here. Like I said, I cannot wait! What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

N2Y4 Mobile Challenge: 15 Featured Projects Announced | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org - Last week, the NetSquared Community voted on the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge to determine the 15 Featured Projects who will be invited to compete for $50K in cash-prizes and additinoal in-kind resources at this year's N2Y4 Conference.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The goal of the project is to not simply host a contest, but "to help nonprofits think creatively about using technology to fulfill their missions, without having a fear of technology and by learning a new skill with an element of fun," says Susan Tenby, Director, Online Community and Social Media Team, TechSoup Global.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in prizes. March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! We will also discuss best practices for building a thriving healthy community.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

Creating specific definitions for these terms which are often used in an overlapping way will help you and your organization ensure you’re all really on the same page. Setting goals and defining messaging at the start of your process to target each group will help you plan for and engage beyond just those you know.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The Box cloud storage app comes with 5GB of free storage to help you backup and manage your photos, documents, videos, and other files. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest invites both new and seasoned developers to create an app for "social good. File Management.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. And if you need some help with your video, you can take our short, free online course or sign up for help from one of our experts. NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. *

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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. This can help you get out a blogging rut. NpTech Community.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

These apps have the power to help nonprofits and charities reach a whole new audience and raise awareness about their mission. These Facebook games, however, can help give disadvantaged children hot meals, save zebras, and provide people worldwide with clean drinking water.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera (but don't be afraid to start with the cell phone in your pocket!). Looking for inspiration or hands-on help with your digital storytelling? NetSquared groups are holding free events all month. Storymakers Community Events.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

A Contest Built on City Data. They reached to these communities through the NetSquared Warsaw groups, tech- and startup-focused meetups, and through local universities such as the Warsaw University of Technology. The contest got a total of 72 entries, which Sobieszuk said was a huge surprise and success. Apps4Warsaw.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 21, 2009

Here's what I came up with: The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Guide to help you make, "sustainable seafood choices." meshugavi recommended the Google Mobile app for nonprofit staff to help them follow news and blogs using Google Reader. Seemed like a good idea to me so I started searching around for nonprofit-related iPhone apps.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

There's an unfortunate consensus emerging in the nonprofit sector that social media is only helpful for communicating with young people. Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Another approach to the online contest phenomenon is to run your own. You'll probably be pleased with the outcome.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. from DonorsChoose.org at the bottom of posts, so that readers can find opportunities to take action to help classrooms around the world. Which one worked best? possibly related classroom projects???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Netsquared Net Tuesday next week in SF is about " How Nonprofits Can Use And Build Online Social Networks ," featuring speakers from Change.org and Ning. over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Global NpTech. What's Hiafux ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! the skills identified in this workshop or sessions at the upcoming NTC designed to look at change issues that technology surfaces from the viewpoint of executive directors or IT staff might help. There's also a profile of the Humane Society's recent $50,000 contest win from Microsoft.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

Do contests and competitions help build social capital and nonprofit fund raising or inspire burnout? Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. There is a category for Changing the World. Go vote here. Do you think these are worthwhile pursuits for nonprofits?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 3, 2012

One that really speaks to me is the point that “measurement helps nonprofits understand and improve their social networks.” Before I worked at NTEN, I managed the NetSquared program at TechSoup Global. Well, that’s my dog and he’s pretty cute, but Beth and Katie are also running a dog vs cat photo contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. More than $100,000 is on the table for innovate projects. Follow the links from here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

As some of you know, part of my work is being the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup that facilitates the adoption of social web tools by nonprofits and NGOs. You may know the winner of the Challenge, but without your help they'll never know to enter the contest! A YouTube video about the Challenge. •

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Define something small and tangible - whether it be a flickr photo contest or exploring the content related to your organization's issue and identifying 10 friends or contacts. How have social networking tools helped spread the word about your cause? com has been helpful in a way that other social networks have not been.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

But, it was without much of the real documentation needed to help others – whether in our organization or not – navigate similar areas. And I hope that some of these principles and ideas, though maybe just beyond where your organization is now, will help you navigate the distance between now and what’s ahead. Holistic Paradigm.

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Care2

JANUARY 25, 2011

And we don’t have enough resources — enough help, enough money, enough technology, enough supporters, enough time — to do our work in the way we want. Twenty-four years of helping nonprofit organizations with their technology challenges and here, at TechSoup Global , we see the creativity that happens on the ground.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Q: What books do you recommend to help us get acquainted and use social media? BTW, I get offered a lot of free copies of books from different publishers and always ask for an addition one to giveaway in a contest on my blog for my readers - so keep an eye out for upcoming book giveaways. Here's my roundup of Twitter advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Sometimes it helps to have a colleague or blogging buddy. Tagging helps found things stay found as well as facilitate the wisdom of the group. You can think of it as having 24/7 access to another users filing cabinet, but each user's collection of bookmarks helps to build an rich knowledge network. Del.icio.us Who Is Sick?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Specifically for nonprofits, Lightful is a social media management platform that enables organizations to schedule social media posts ahead of time and provides analytics to help organizations raise more awareness and funds. It’s advocacy tools help organizations worldwide advance their causes and mobilize new supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2017

And that’s why we offer social media events, NetSquared meet-ups, and educational trainings – all geared towards educating organizations on how to create a powerful digital story ( Nonprofits can submit stories to our storytelling contest through October 31, 2017 ). Tsering created this exercise to help. Don’t be intimidated!

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