Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. . Another great example is Epic Change.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

There are two major hurdles that must be overcome for an online community to succeed: the selection of appropriate community (or "social-networking") features that make sense for the community in question, and, secondly, actually implementing those features in your online application. The Kitchen Sink Social Networking Site.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I’ve followed and supported the work of Peter Deitz and Social Actions ever since hearing about his passion and ideas a few years ago. Let’s start at the beginning: What is Social Actions and where does the API come in? The Social Actions project began in 2006. Earlier this week, I got ahold of Peter to get the full scoop!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Citizen-Powered Response. Direct Content. Indirect Content.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

This week, the call for data measurement in the social sector heightens with the proposition of a Social Progress Index and ways that NGOs can use data maps to increase effectiveness. The need for open data from NGOs is reiterated, while the way philanthropy has promoted the global Open Government Partnership is explained.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

Beirut Diary: I’m in Beirut for the week as part of The E-Mediat project , a capacity building project that leverages a networked approach. I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3 November 16, 2006 I bet you thought I’d stopped reading? I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2009

A few months ago, I wrote about a report from Charlene Li that discovered that deep engagement with social media correlates with financial performance. The Red Cross is one of the better nonprofit examples. And let's take that a step further, why not use social media as part of the governing process. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

The point of knowledge networks in a tool like LinkedIn is to be. Gotta go back think about care and feeding of the network, started this last September. I agree that point that with networks size does not matter. So, is your personal knowledge network like open source software or is it under lock and key?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Using a CMS to Make Your Website Social by Laura Quinn. But a good CMS can also facilitate constituent relationships in a number of other ways, including facilitating comments, blogs and social media. Note from Beth: Your web site is your home base is the heart and soul of your content strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2006

He created the above "open source documentary" on Net Neutrality called Humanity Lobotomy. I'm seeing more and more examples of participatory media -- take for example WGBH's Video Sandbox. TechSoup's Network Neutrality ToolKit. He is encouraging people to download and remix it or spread it.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Another example is Melbourne-based RMIT University. People’s Action Institute is a national network of state and local grassroots power-building organizations united in fighting for justice. Empowering Social Responsibility Programs. Empowering Social Responsibility Programs. In the 2020 U.S.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

By deepening their commitments to sustainability, organizations across sectors have the opportunity to enact more sustainable business practices and set an example for peer organizations. This focus on partnerships across social justice and climate justice movements resulted in 350.org’s Just Recovery Gathering , April 9-11: Join 350.org

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

If you're considering revamping your website to include social elements like the Facebook Like button, streaming from YouTube, or adding information from a social site through its API, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. There are many ways to “get social,” and so many reasons for doing so. Open source.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

In addition to the case studies NTEN has compiled , here are some more examples the Communities of Impact and I have spotted: Children’s museum data informs health policy. Social media trailblazers open up. Building a movement through innovative open source tools. million in one day. million in one day.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Three recent examples from Forum One’s work with mission-driven organizations show how centering online community engagement allows direct service to key constituencies and builds upon what digital tools can deliver. All these audiences have unique interests, which may be served online or offline, and may overlap.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

In the spirit of TechSoup's new look , we've compiled a list of resources and products from around our global network on website design, planning, and management. For an example of a wiki, see TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media Page for Beginners. Also available through TechSoup, Shopify.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Another good reason for nonprofits to use FOSS January 6, 2008 This is an amazing example of the kinds of flexibility that is difficult or impossible to get with proprietary software. Be Helpful.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2014

Yet, when humanitarian and social justice workers venture into the developing world to gather sensitive information, elementary privacy protections are often neglected. This means that the user''s data is encrypted locally on his/her computer and only the encrypted data is stored on the computer''s hard drive or communicated over networks.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

As I read case studies, blog posts and participate in sessions, I imagine replacing the term "social media" with "direct mail" or "email marketing." Social media fundraising is driven by a combination of relationships and immediacy. Social media doesn't raise money, people raise money." Has anything really changed? HelpAttack!

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Three recent examples from Forum One’s work with mission-driven organizations show how centering online community engagement allows direct service to key constituencies and builds upon what digital tools can deliver. All these audiences have unique interests, which may be served online or offline, and may overlap.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

Nonprofits were the absolute first to utilize social networking sites. Your TextMark functions as a Short Code and should ideally match your website and social networking profile URLs. Example: www.textmarks.com/nonprofitorgs. Start building your mobile list and sending messages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Her blog, Susie's Blog - Winning hearts and minds over to FOSS (Free Open Source Software) is an excellent example of how professionals in the nonprofit technology field use blogging for professional development. Susie has a great sense of humor. It started in 1988 with two part time staff (who still run it) and a ??30,000

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

– "Despite the enormous popularity of peer-to-peer social networking, the adoption cycle for branded online communities has been relatively slow. "Open source software exists in the computer industry. Open architecture exists in the construction industry. " What do you think?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Now with C40 Cities, she supports cities in the global network to develop and implement inclusive climate action plans, policies, and programs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 9, 2007

July 9, 2007 So I talk a lot about both open source software, and the preciousness of one’s own data. I tout the benefits of open source software. So, here is a real life example of someone with a measly 195 records in her contacts database. Open source projects do get better. 3) Evolution.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

It is open source, after all. Yes, it is open source, and I applaud Google for releasing open source software. I won’t be downloading it, or trying it, even when they release Mac or Linux versions. Why so curmudgeonly you ask? And it has some cool features. Otherwise, fuggetaboutit. { Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology WeAreMedia Project August 13, 2008 Yet another great NTEN project is happening, spearheaded by Beth Kanter, to develop a Social Media toolkit for Nonprofits. I think I can write something up.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 19, 2007

First is the wholesale movement toward the three major open source CMS platforms/frameworks, Drupal , Joomla and Plone. There will be detailed case studies in the new primer, but what’s been striking to me is how many examples of this there are out there. And so the feedback cycle keeps going. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." Online social networking was just being born. To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. " The year was 2005.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology APIs – what, how, whither, and writing November 9, 2006 I’ve been asked by NTEN to write a whitepaper on APIs, following their Open API debate. That’s a good thing. Be Helpful.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Our CEO recently attended the Communications Network 2010 Conference. His commentary was first posted on the Communications Network blog. Hey – foundations used to be nervous about social networking, too! We are now cross posting it here to share with our readers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

We hope that this will spur development for more social applications and mashups as well as better distribution of these applications worldwide. I’ll be watching the Open Handset Alliance, and wondering when I can replace my Blackberry with an open phone. { This is big. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

I look forward to the growth of this community, and the ongoing development of the MPower solution as an open source alternative CRM for nonprofit organizations. . at 3:59 pm Yeah, I certainly worry about that dynamic with company-led open source software. But there are successful counter examples. Be Helpful.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I’m quite excited to participate in The Power of Information: New Technologies for Philanthropy and Development Conference in London, UK, put on by Indigo Trust , Institute for Philanthropy and the Omidyar Network. The infrastructure that supports new innovations and social enterprise requires capacity, just like any other organization.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

It’s also really interesting to see how free and open source fits into all of this. My role has been to gather up the use cases (specific examples of translation processes). What are the tools like? How do we replace proprietary tools? How does this all get paid for? Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Los Angeles, California: Can We Measure Social Impact? Kitchener, Ontario: Promoting Open Source. Birmingham, United Kingdom: October Meetup: Social Media Session. Austin, Texas: GivBee | Product Spotlight.

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