Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly. You may laugh, but I’ve reviewed grantmakers and government funds where that was actually the only criteria, other than going through the process of filling out the application form.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community of Tech4Good meetups is growing! Find your closest NetSquared group. As a NetSquared organizer, you will become known as someone who's a leader in the Tech4Good community. Start a NetSquared group. --> Upcoming Tech4Good Events. and have a reason to hang out with other cool people!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group. What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. * Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Want to learn about PCI compliance?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

" That's why TechSoup invests in developing the best practices of our NetSquared network. Find your closest NetSquared group. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Or, you can apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

For example, simply review the hundreds of ideas listed in NetSquared ’s Project Gallery and you’ll quickly see that people from around the world are hard at work leveraging all kinds of technologies to create positive change for communities tackling many different issues. I think there are too many to count, really.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Blackbaud guest bloggers share expert fundraising tips and simple steps for creating a Facebook page that rocks. From NetSquared. NetSquared is organizing technology-for-social-good events all over the world. Here's a roundup of what we've been doing. From the TechSoup Community. TechSoup Blog. Connecting Up Australia.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Claire Sale, NetSquared. She now uses Google Search, reads her news online, sends and receives email, and even uses Facebook to check-in with family and friends. So, I turned that question to my friends and the NetSquared community, and got some really great responses that I'd like to share with you.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog is up – you can read the post and join the discussion on SSIR , or read the full post below. Much like the NetSquared Challenges platform , it offers users the option of entering contests and searching through submissions across contests to find ideas.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings. Luckily for you, our NetSquared leaders are super creative when planning their #Tech4Good events. Find your closest NetSquared group. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Join us at your local group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2010

I think it is also very useful to review other organization's policies. Netsquared is running a thinktank on this topic and you contribute your ideas here. Enforce: Less about the top down control, but the fact that you need to consistently use the policy – shouldn’t sit in a drawer. Does your nonprofit have a social media policy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. Facebook The Non-Profits on Facebook Group is for those who work for, belong to, or support nonprofits on Facebook. Why not join, upload your logo in the photo pool, and write a wall post promoting your latest your Facebook project! more about it here.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Before I worked at NTEN, I managed the NetSquared program at TechSoup Global. As part of that role, I was in charge of our various social media channels, including Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. In the book, Beth and Katie identify a number of themes. Here’s a case study of my own! To Link or Not to Link.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Facebook and CNN have partnered to create the I'm Voting Facebook app. polling place, review voting rules, and contact Election Protection if. Head on over to NetSquared and share your election app idea. There's an app for. The VoterHub. app offers polling location information, sample ballots, and election.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

It originally appeared on NetSquared. This MIT Technology Review post talks about how Rayid Ghani, and other Data scientists that helped with the re-election of President Obama are now using big data for social good. Floodlight, an interesting data storytelling tool for communities is also featured. Data Won the U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

We also included the hashtag for Twitter that Beth promoted in her Birthday Wish blog post (#beth53 – review the Twitter stream for the hashtag ), another way that people could find and share tweets about the surprise party easily. Some posted to community blogs like NetSquared. Some people posted on their own blogs.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Idealware.org has reviews of many of these tools as well. Facebook General Growth data: More than 200 million active users. billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day (worldwide). House of Representatives; EPA just halted all new permits and ordered a review of the practice.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Michelle Murrain reviews (gasp) Blackbaud 's CMS-CRM integration solutions, Raiser's Edge and NetCommunity. Those familiar with Michelle's work in the nptech sphere understand that this non-open-source tool review is rare, so go take a gander and join the discussion in the comments!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review the Nominet Trust 100 nominations for the very best technologies for social good, the big TechSoup/ Guardian Technology for Good Report, The soft launch of Hacker Helper, a new free service that sends money over email, the world’s most popular websites, and two new Netflix style subscription services for eBooks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! Social Media A couple of really useful posts on Facebook and Nonprofits. Ethan Zuckerman gives a summary of Pros/Cons of facebook Activism , a presentation by Imran Jamal and the Burma Global Action Network. NpTech Conversations. So, you want to build a MashUp? And if you???re

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared (where Ushahidi won its first challenge!). Make sure to review Kickstarter's guidelines for projects , however, as they've been known to pull campaigns for not meeting the standards. Like CauseVox, Razoo also offers widgets for your Facebook page, website, or blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Michelle Murrain is curbing her time on "walled gardens " like LinkedIn and Facebook while pondering the question, " How Open Is Facebook, Really? An interview with Allen Gunn of Social Source Commons by Britt Bravo over at Netsquared. Why not take a few minutes to answer her survey. Need some comic relief?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

All of the Nonprofit Boot Camp sessions will be recorded and available on the Craigslist Foundation's Nonprofit Boot Camp Podcast. Update: The presentation slides are available on FivePaths.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared. Make sure to review Kickstarter's guidelines for projects , however, as they've been known to pull campaigns for not meeting the standards. Like CauseVox, Razoo also offers widgets for your Facebook page, website, or blog. where Ushahidi won its first challenge!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

As bloggers and others give it closer scrutiny, we're hearing a debate about which Facebook App is better? See3 Blog writes about the advantages of the Convio Face App (integration with organization's Convio database) and the limitations (can only run one Facebook app at time). Dave Winer describes in detail why Why Facebook Sucks.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

If you review the links and examples, you'll find some general answers to that question. It seems like reviewing all posts and not posting those comments would defeat the purpose. Beth : Blogging platforms give options to moderate comments - review them and decide which ones to publish. A middle ground needs to be reached.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

What’s different about Picky Polly from other “consumption + competition&# tools people may have used before on facebook or elsewhere? the Netsquared community in the form of feedback on the idea, experts in understanding the footprint life cycle consumables, game designers to help design compelling social incentives, 3.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

This is part two of TechSoup staff recommendations for mobile apps beyond the usual suspects : Facebook, Google Maps, Twitter, YouTube, Gmail, Pandora, iTunes, and Google Play. Yelp - for finding reviews and other info on all kinds of businesses. Yelp – for restaurant and other reviews. Find part one here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

ManyChat enables users to create Facebook Messenger and Instagram DM bots without any coding experience. SnapWidget allows you to display your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram photos in collage format on your website or blog. Storrito enables users to create Instagram and Facebook Stories on desktop/laptop computers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Chatfuel is platform that enables users to create Facebook Messenger bots without any coding experience. MobileMonkey is a platform for marketers to create, manage, and promote their brands with Facebook Messenger bots. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. Nonprofit Tech for Good Facebook Group :: facebook.com/groups/nptechforgood.

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