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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

I serve as the Community Development Manager for TechSoup Global’s CDI (Community-Driven Innovation) program, which includes managing community and content strategy for NetSquared.org. Tip #3: Operate in public. Be honest and public about changes or modifications to the site, programs, or services before the changes are made.

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Great reads from around the web on March 30th

Amy Sample Ward

" 2012 Top 100 Best NGOs by The Global Journal | The Global Journal – "The Global Journal is proud to announce the release of its inaugural ‘Top 100 Best NGOs’ list. Social media has become an integral part of UNICEF’s outreach strategy for main publications and campaigns."

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Designing Programs to Build Community: Case Study with Charity Technology Trust

Amy Sample Ward

This afternoon I had the pleasure and honor of spending a few hours with members of the Charity Technology Trust/Charity Technology Exchange team, part of the TechSoup Global network , exploring their options for creating programs or services to build and foster community throughout their network. This is both locally and globally.

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DIY Community Engagement Metrics

Amy Sample Ward

And in the content map you may list a facebook page as well as facebook events as you can create an event that’s tied to your page but publicizes and manages RSVPs for a one-time event. This template, like the others, is available at that link as a public google doc that you can save and reuse. Metrics Tracking. >>

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Great reads from around the web on October 27th

Amy Sample Ward

The Complexity of Scaling Up « Aid on the Edge of Chaos – "Despite increased prominence and funding of global health initiatives, attempts to scale up health services in developing countries are failing, with serious implications for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

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Collaborative Technologies for Social Impact: How Survivors Connect leverages the web and you can, too!

Amy Sample Ward

Different regions around the global have a very different level of access than those in North America or Western Europe. There are various tools available, though, that make public networks or even private collaboration easy and efficient. Google Groups is a free tool to create an email group that is private or public.