Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

To get diverse perspectives from TechSoup Global staff about user-generated content, we asked Marc Manashil, Community Evangelist for NetSquared, to share how challenges like Restart Romania enable users to get engaged at all levels. Web-based challenges are not a new phenomenon at TechSoup Global. It was also our first non-English challenge.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers a free emergency preparedness app. The app was developed on the Windows Azure platform, a cloud-based platform for building and hosting web applications. Preparing for Disaster. The notification app J-ResQ was developed in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. Mark your calendar!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

Last week I dropped in on the weekly NTEN Water Cooler chat hosted by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer of SocialFish. It’s free, ad free, and typically spammer free (unlike Meebo Chat where someone usually wanders in and suggests we check out some hot chicks). for the last five years or so). One of those venues is Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2006

Currently the Online Community Manager for TechSoup , she was part of the original launch team for the Techsoup, a one-stop resource for nonprofit technology needs including free information, resources, and support. The Library Alliance on Information Island offered Susan a parcel of land for TechSoup to get started.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Last week, Caravan Studios , a division of TechSoup, and Twilio co-hosted a breakfast for nonprofits and app developers. LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. The user will receive a text with the three closest locations that have free Internet access. Eight apps.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

For example “Starbucks sucks” will show a lot of issues around free trade and other image problems. Before you feel like it is necessary to host a community or answer the posts, take some time to really understand what people are saying and who they are. Rather, it makes sense to start with listening.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

An excellent first small step is to just identify the blogs that are hosting those conversations on the topics that interest you or inform your work. Getting the software set up is easy and it is free, using blogger. Another free blogging platform is wordpress hosted. Here's a screencast to show you how.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The story focuses on a bright and eager 20-something-year-old who gets a job at this highly coveted place to work that offers luxuries such as free concerts, volleyball courts, and a spa. I especially like that the book is available free to all on the author's website. The e-book was created with sponsorship from NetSquared.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Iconfinder is an online database of almost one million icons and many of the social media icon sets are available to download for free. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. Dulingo provides access to free online language learning tools.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The story focuses on a bright and eager 20-something-year-old who gets a job at this highly coveted place to work that offers luxuries such as free concerts, volleyball courts, and a spa. I especially like that the book is available free to all on the author's website. The e-book was created with sponsorship from NetSquared.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The internet is loaded with amazing free or low-cost tools and resources! BlueHost is w low-cost web and email hosting company with excellent customer service and free SSL Certificates. Iconfinder is an online database of almost one million icons and many of the social media icons sets are available to download for free.

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