Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. It was a lot of fun, and as much as I was asked to share some of my knowledge and ideas, I learned a great deal from the local participants. Photo credit: Flickr futureshape ). Just let me know!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

With all the attention on other social media tools, many people forget about the power of flickr, its wonderful community and rich photographs of the world. Take for example CARF, Children At Risk Foundation, which has just launched its " Reaching for a Star " Flickr Xmas fund-raising campaign for 2006. s a changemaker.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2009

Join us in a UK hyperlocal alliance… « Talk About Local (alpha) - Will Perrin is on a mission to engage and convene localities via the web. "After So i quit my job and set up Talk About Local to bring locally created and locally owned websites to communities across the country."

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As a community organizer and network weaver myself, I am incredibly excited by the #OccupyWallStreet movement that started in New York just over three months ago now (on September 17th) in response to a failing federal economy and political process that impact local, national, and international markets.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Flickr and YouTube – monitor and subscribe to activity around you, not just your own. industry and local news. Mixed Reality events – conference going on in Second Life with a live streamed video into Second Life, it expands the audience exponentially. Conversations take place in both places separately and together.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

As many of you know, before joining NTEN as the Membership Director last year, I managed the NetSquared program which included locally-organized groups around the world, innovation challenges, and more. It may have been a network of organizers in various towns or locations coordinating with each other and then operating locally.

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JULY 10, 2012

Once your blog is in place you could choose to spend time on Flickr, YouTube, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc, but why waste time on every site out there when you can optimize your time. Localize your Posts if they are Relevant to a Specific Audience. Remember, great content is the key to successful social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Image credit: Flickr muir.ceardach ). It is a meeting place, or a cross roads for nonprofit, business and civil society groups to come together around improving the state. What do you think? How do you advocate for or describe the work of a community manager in your organization? Do you have examples to share?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2012

Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. Winners, chosen by a panel of expert judges and the community, will receive products from our award donor partners Cisco, Adobe, Flickr Citrix, Sliderocket, Blazon, SurveyMonkey, and more. This is a “red carpet” event!

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2012

Our interviews with diverse nonprofits revealed a number of great examples from local and international organizations of all sizes and from across a wide range of technology expertise. Flickr photo credit: Podrunzy. We welcome your feedback and stories on this topic -- do these case studies reflect your experiences?

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Do you offer local or national programs? Do you put on local activities? If you’re using Facebook pull in your Blog, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr accounts so that you page fans can see where else you participate. So what do you want to be known for on the web? Do you run fundraising events? Do you need volunteers?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. Winners, chosen by a panel of expert judges and the community, will receive products from award donor partners Cisco, Adobe, Flickr Citrix, Sliderocket, Blazon, SurveyMonkey, and more. This is a “red carpet” event!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

Over 110 volunteers worked with almost 60 local Atlanta-based nonprofits sharing their wisdom and expertise on a variety of techie topics. In order to pull off this event, we need not only need enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers, but strong local partners who serve as our bridge to the local community of nonprofits.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 30, 2013

If you''ve never cooked with us before, here''s how it works: Pick up a copy of Vegan Indian Cooking at your local bookstore, online, your library, or download a free PDF copy of Vegan Indian Cooking on the Agate Publishing website. Try recipes from it all month.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Flickr photo by leighblackall By the end of 2011, NTEN will have produced over 100 educational webinars and 3 in-person local events, with many more in 2012. The NTC is just 146 days away. NTEN Programs are growing and so is the Program Team to support it.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2009

Before they head home, they will train the local community and the NGO partner how to use a Flip video and digital camera so update can continue. Follow the blog updates or the Flickr photo stream. LearnAsOne is a charity that works with local partners and communities in Africa to fund schools and support their running costs.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Robin covered three community case studies from her experience at Yahoo: 1) Yahoo Merchant Summit, 2) Yahoo Developer Network Events, and 3) the Flickr community. 1 Take it local and f2f. 2 Leverage local folks for your events. 2 Leverage local folks for your events. Yahoo also had a go-to person for each region.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Take a look at pictures from the most recent Tech Club event and join a local tech club. Flickr photo credit: martha_chapa95. Contact us anytime). Have a laugh before heading into your holiday. Happy Thanksgiving (and belated Thanksgiving to all of you Canadians) from all of us here at NTEN!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter.

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NTEN

AUGUST 7, 2013

Flickr: photofarmer NTEN has worked hard over the years to reduce the carbon footprint of our annual conference. This year, we''re formalizing our efforts and rolling out a new sustainability plan to help us be even more effective in ''greening'' the NTC. And we need YOU, our wonderful community, to help!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

Flickr Photo by Toddy. Giving days are 24-hour online fundraising competitions that combine gamification and deep social interaction to bring communities together for local causes. I foresee that 2013 will be the year that this strategy really takes off. million for Minnesota charities in just 24 hours.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

So join your local NetSquared group and start participating in the fun. And if you don’t have a local group we’ll help you start your own. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Meeting of local members. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: April Meeting of local members. Photo Credit: NetSquared/Joyce, creative commons on Flickr.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2012

Flickr photo: woodley wonderworks Yet again, the NTEN community has come together to support each other and the work that we do. In November and December of last year, you came together to raise $15,000 to help us provide more local programs and community support at NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Today, at 14:00 hours (local time), thousands of people with diabetes will test their blood sugar, do 14 minutes of exercise, test again and share their results on TuDiabetes or on Twitter. See the range of creative expression in the flickr group. Remember the sea of green avatars last summer in support of the Iran ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2012

Camfed has over 13,000 images on Flickr. For example, in the villages of rural Africa where Camfed works, local community members play an essential role in helping girls succeed in school. As Pinterest is a sharing platform, using the most attractive images in our arsenal was essential to my strategy.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

flickr: A.M. The Membership team can help you find free webinars from the NTEN archives, show you where to sign up for a CoP, or let you know what it takes to start a local Tech Club in your neighborhood. Kuchling Join us tomorrow as we kick off NTEN Membership Office Hours! We hope you'll pop in and say hello.

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NTEN

JANUARY 23, 2012

Flickr photo: andercismo The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. That's what it's all about. We hope to see you there!

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2012

flickr: adwriter Without year-end fundrasing campaigns to plan for (yet), and just after conference season, summer is usually the time when things slow down for all of us. Speaking of resources, Microsoft recently offered the licensing to their Local Impact Map , free of cost, to nonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I think this is a hard concept for many to agree with because of the process by which the social media tools are most often adopted in organizations: for example, Jane really likes taking pictures and usually posts them to Flickr (an online photo sharing website) as a way to store them, sort them, and share them.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

Anecdotely, I see a lot of blogs and Flickr photo streams, some YouTube and Vimeo use. " Check it out! As ImpactMax writes so beautifully, tying individual stories to overall contextual problems and societal issues can really change policies. Why limit yourself?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

—– Whether it’s political or personal, global or local, funded or a grassroots effort, organizations and communities are campaigning for change in many ways, all of the time. Photo credit: Flickr leehaywood. This is my guest post on Care2′s Frogloop blog. Campaigns in Action.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2012

Flickr: ATOMIC Hot Links Ahhh, Labor Day weekend: the barbeques and parades, the hot rod drag race finals, and the wistful goodbye to summer, white shoes, and seersucker suits. AgileDC 2012 will run for one action-packed day on October 23, and feature as keynote speaker Jim Highsmith, Executive Consultant with ThoughtWorks, Inc.,

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

undefined: Flickr: Cambodia4kidsorg The term "geospacial information system" may cause many of us to zone out and assume "the following information will not be applicable to me because I'm not an engineer or cartographer or astronaut or whatever that term applies to." police districts, school districts, and watersheds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Flickr Photo by Mburpee. To cite just two interesting efforts: STRIVE is layering the use of robust data platforms on to local community organizing and social service delivery in Cincinnati and other cities. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2008

We have a team of social media volunteers who youtubing , blogging , flickring , and Twittering the work by these dedicated volunteers.  The goal is to pack up thousands of food boxes for local pantries.    The large bins are filled with items that are collected in local grocery stories. 

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

Flickr: °Florian From mapping election violence in Kenya to coordinating disaster response efforts to helping people decide where to live , nonprofits have increasingly used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to support their work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2008

Flickr Photo by Beth. If you aren't able to bring your pup to your place of employment, considering volunteering at your local animal shelter or even taking in a rescued pet of your own. And, if you are a nonprofit techie with a cute dog, please do the NpTech Dog Group on Flickr. You all know that I'm a dog lover , right?

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