Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of February 11th). "You've got data.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Nonprofits are taking advantage of this technology; according to the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey by NTEN, Common Knowledge & Blackbaud, the average nonprofit’s fan or follower base grew by 30 percent on Facebook and 81 percent on Twitter in 2011. Start a conversation. Asking never hurt. Sharing is caring.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 10, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of July 10th).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I''ll be there presenting with NTEN''s Marketing and Publications Director, Joleen Ong, and we''re excited to connect to many NTEN Member attendees, as well as learn from and meet other nonprofit folks in Minnesota. Chime into the conference conversation using the event hashtag: #npim14. 6-7 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. assessed the conversation and they had a 58% negative blog/conversation ratio (used manual researching, icerocket, forumtracker, search.twitter, etc.), Can’t wait!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2008

as part of NTEN's We Are Media : Social Media Starter Kit for Nonprofits project. In module 2 , we look at these learning goals: To understand the elements of a social media strategy map. Today, please share what you think a social media strategy map looks like? Photo by Editor B. What are the general components of a plan?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Flickr Photo: Peat Bakke Sharing and lessons learned is what the NTEN Affinity Group Discuss list is all about. Some excellent resources emerged from this discussion, so I thought I'd share highlights here and invite you to join the conversation on the NTEN Discuss list. This is exactly what Beau Elston, Riverfront, Inc.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

it actually tells you, with much richer context: I personally love data-map mashups and Qriously uses them brilliantly! The data on these maps shows the number of responses as well as the direction of response, where orange = “data&# and blue = “friends&#. The next question I asked was “which would you rather give?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

I’m in Washington, DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. lets the handsets translate conversations in real time. The demo also showed a new 3D map feature and how you can take a photo and have it return google search results. Here’s why folks were laughing in the background).

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2010

Photo: johncabrerea@att.net I've been crafting the "official" NTEN Social Media Strategy. You listen to a conversation, you connect with those involved, you share your relevant information, and then, when you walk away, you evaluate that interaction. We can see what works: what attracts more people to our conversation?

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

You’re unlikely to create a lot of conversation through your direct mail program, for example, but it might very well be a focus for your Facebook page or blog strategy. Ask questions of readers, encourage them to post comments, and solicit their answers to questions posted by other readers.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Thanks to everyone who joined this quarter''s NTEN Town Hall! I''m so excited to have these regular opportunities to report out from NTEN, share udpates about our work, and hear directly from all of you. NTEN Update NTEN staff met in Portland for our winter staff meetings earlier in January. We call it the "rain drops".)

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. Community Mapping.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2009

To see Mailana live map Marshall Kirkpatrick wrote a piece called " The Inner Circles of 10 Geek Heros " using a tool developer Pete Warden's service Mailana. Marshall's post will shows the top five people I'm having conversations with on Twitter and who respond to me: 1. Marnie Webb is the co-CEO at Compumentor/TechSoup. silkcharm.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The Nonprofit Technology Conference ( 12NTC ), organized by the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), brings together nonprofit leaders from far and wide to learn about the latest in technology that can benefit their organizations and the communities those organizations serve. Livestreaming 101: Conversations, Events & Interactivity.

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NTEN

MARCH 9, 2011

What it's all about: Join your NTEN member colleagues for a special reception to start your 2011 NTC experience off right. We’ll be celebrating you, NTEN members – the most important people we know! – If you’re a member of NTEN, you’re invited! The Science Fair has tables, treats, and lots of conversation starters!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” Some tip include mapping out a good process for work flow and using collaborative technology effectively. Amy Su Jen offers up a great framework for individuals.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery. If you’re here in Austin, do join us!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. Training Design'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

It's NTEN appreciation month and I can think of no better way than to say thank you to all the NTEN members (and non-members) who have contributed to the WeAreMedia project. I am honored to have facilitated this project with NTEN over the past 18 months on the WeAreMedia: Nonprofit and Social Media Starter Kit.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2011

Get a map of the park. I spent my first 3 months in this position simply observing and finding the conversations. Once I knew where people talk about NTEN, I could start paying attention to what they were saying. Then you can start engaging them in those conversations. Find the biggest slide.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. First off, a tip o’ the hat to NTEN for organizing this, the participants of the panel for an interesting conversation, and Mark Bolgiano from the Council on Foundations for awesome moderation.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

Come chat with me about online communites, some of the topics of conversation may include: What have been some changes or issues recently with your online community? Togetherness: The dream of the Web is a model maps our influence and values to appropriate collective action that has reached its tipping point. Monday, April 27.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The first step is mapping your network so you understand the connections – hubs and influencers. and article about content curation in NTEN Change Journal. It is about how you cultivate and develop your network. So I’d like to dig in a bit more.”. Jonathon Colman’s “Epic List of Content Strategy Resources”.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. Bordeaux, France: Les Personas pour Optimiser Votre Conversion. Bath, United Kingdom: Tech for Good Community Mapping.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

A great example of using Twitter for real information exchange and for conversation. Google Earth Outreach from Rebecca Moore: Google’s mapping tools may seem like an obscure tool to use in your work but these aren’t traditional maps: the new generation of mapping technology is fully interactive, enables storytelling, and more.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

After wrapping up our annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), NTEN’s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, and I quickly recharged for SXSW Interactive , where we partnered another year with Beaconfire to host the Beacon Lounge for social changemakers, and with the NonProfit Times to cover stories on the nonprofit technology sector.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Progressive Party - The NTC Progressive Party is a highlight of every conference and a topic of conversation long after the event is over. You can pick up a map on-site at Customer Service, or plot your route ahead of time in myNTC. Year after year, the after party has continued to expand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2005

NTEN/NTC Conference Bloggers. More people mapped their work flow. . - Bloglines (nptech account). Blogrolls or linkblogs of nonprofit bloggers ( Deborah Finn's Blogroll or Marnie Webb 's sidebar). Rebecca MacKinnon???s s Blogging for a Cause Post. Gilbert commented. And, Ed Batista's thread " ??? Is the term blog obsolete ????

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. By hard coded, I mean in the legal policies you've adopted, the features you've released and prioritized, your data taxonomies, your site map and information hierarchy. Conversations with @stoweboyd originally got me chewing on this. Rachel Weidinger. [Ed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

I'm coming to Minnesota at the end of the month to give a keynote at Message+Medium+Mission Conference , nonprofit tech conference co-sponsored by the good folks at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and MAP for Nonprofits. If you are planning on attending, I look forward to meeting you. The speakers and the sessions look awesome.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Patrick Meier is a director of crisis mapping at Ushahidi, which is a platform that unifies data gathered from multiple sources (SMS, e-mail, web) and distributes it onto a visual map or timeline. It was used after the earthquake to map actionable information, using the volunteer efforts of thousands of people around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure of working with NTEN and Holly Ross on a new community-driven social media and nonprofits curriculum project, funded by the Surdna Foundation. The categories of tools are loosely based on the Conversation Prism from Brian Solis. After a brief pause, the WeAreMedia.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

You may be ignored at first but after a month of daily half hour engagement you should start to have two-way conversations. Tags: NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. See what responses you get with your offers of help and to your postings. When to start using niche networks? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

If appropriate, an networking activity that encourages people to interact with people they don’t know. NTEN has used this at its conference, trading stickers with other attendees and once you get a complete set, you can enter your card in a raffle. Then the group draws the connections.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! What’s the foundation of CDSI?

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

Map your network. Once you know the business goals you are trying to achieve, map your network. Mapping your whole network is important. This is because without establishing concrete goals for diversity, mapping your network, and educating yourself and your team, you are unlikely to succeed! Hire diverse staff!

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