Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

So, what are the biggest lessons for using social media in a global movement? Lesson #1: Voice. “Social media is a storytelling tool, it’s let voices effected by climate change be heard around the world&# (@ amysampleward ). Lesson #3: Local vs Global. CoP15 Global Observatory worth a look [link].

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

On the heels of TechSoup Global's 2012 Global Cloud Computing Survey Results , Tech Impact is poised to tackle one of the "major barriers to cloud computing adoption," according to the survey respondents - lack of knowledge. Cloud-Based Phone Systems for Nonprofits Wednesday, April 17, Noon to 1 p.m. No problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Although selfies have been around for years , they have gained popularity recently. Family is Familia.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I pulled out this book, The Politics of Design this week, and it details the way in which global narratives around the color of people’s skin have long upheld the idea that lighter skin is more pure and darker skin is more evil. Maybe we’ll start with you, Amy, bring your voice in. Devyn Taylor: Yeah.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 15, 2020

Due to the global pandemic, “office life” is now seen as a fond memory, and our daily commute is a total of one minute ? We’re having to work harder to communicate because it’s harder to process non-verbal cues like subtle facial expressions, tone of voice, or body language. or as long as it takes to walk from your bed to your desk.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

While visual branding makes your forms easier to recognize, you should also include your organization’s voice on your forms. For example, if your donor chooses to hear about volunteer opportunities, you can add a conditional logic field to ask for their phone number or other details.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

The best part is that you can post in a manner of ways: from the platform, from your email, from your phone, etc. I am an Adroid user, but all of my friends with iPhones have great feedback about this application that allows you to take photos, apply filters, and share all from your phone. You do need a Twitter account to use it.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

While there have been numerous studies done on mobile phone use in the developing world, very little work has been done in understanding mobile use among homeless in America. The CTA learned that homeless and low income people are willing to pay a relatively large percentage of their monthly income for voice and data services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2007

Benefits of Global Blogging: Dinner Companions No Matter Where You Go! I remember at the 2005 Global Voices Summit, Rebecca MacKinon made a toast to everyone and jokingly said that those who are involved with Global Voices will never lack for dining companions no matter where they go in the world.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

June is generally a very busy month for mobile with Google I/O, Apple's WWDC, and lots of summer phone/tablet releases. A kill switch would allow consumers to remotely lock and wipe their phone so thieves can't get a hold of their data. apps mobile phone tsmobiletechnology' Legislation Beat. Tablet Tales.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2011

These recent high profile voices are the latest to join a chorus of dissatisfaction with Apple’s iPhone donation policy. Both Google and Microsoft sent me the last versions of their phones to replace the iPhone I ditched in protest. billion worth of products through TechSoup Global.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

In addition to the list of global top sites, you can also view top sites by country. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

Mobilisation Lab: Started by the digital strategy team at Greenpeace International, the Digital Mobilisation Lab is comprised of a growing global network of staff and volunteers dedicated to people-powered campaigning. Mobile phone use in campaigns is not just about text messaging, but about leveraging missed calls.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2015

On Saturday morning, I got a news alert on my mobile phone that there had been a devastating 7.9 He posted a link to this Global Giving Fund , a giving network of charities in Nepal, vetted for impact. Please donate to help Nepal’s Earthquake Victims now. earthquake in Nepal.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

Their team of digital volunteers, already trained in public affairs and talking to the media, used specific language to represent themselves as Red Cross voices online. FEMA updated their Facebook account with survival tips, like how to navigate around a flooded city, and information on how to access FEMA on your mobile phone.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

Also consider the mobile upswing in global audiences worldwide and in developing countries (more than one billion mobile-broadband subscriptions worldwide in 2011 according to the International Telecommunication Union). With these services, you can record an interactive audio tour that visitors can access with their mobile phones.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. What’s important to note here is that unlike wiki or websites, the direct forms of content creation, with Ushahidi citizens only needed to know the number to which they send reports from their phone. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

"I would wake up in the middle of the night and still hear their voices. I just had to take that chance." - Jensine Larsen Jensine Larsen is the Founder and CEO of World Pulse , a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice. We unite those voices to accelerate change.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Scratching your head on all the phone system options out there? We'll be joined by telecommunications expert and longtime TechSoup star and forums moderator, Chris Shipley of Nutmeg IT and Kevin Lo , Lead Technology Analyst for TechSoup Global. Don't know your VoIP from your POTS or even what these acronyms mean?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. million phones were stolen in the U.S.,

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

The revolution that has allowed ICT services to transition to a point of real uptake and impact -- or as Heeks describes, from a tool of development to a “platform for development” --is the mobile phone. . Mobile phones have made the uptake of ICT services achievable because they have become incredibly available.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2008

after my experience at the London Global Voices Summit. What Global Voices did that was particularly effective was to appoint a "Back Channel Advocate." I had these directed to my cell phone. During the NTC social media ROI Case Study Slam I asked the audience to @kanter me with questions.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

Microsoft's Lync 2013 is a unified communications application that enables users to talk to each other in a variety of ways, using instant messaging, voice, or video. Lync also integrates with Microsoft Exchange , Office 2013 , and SharePoint , and can incorporate an entire organizational phone system. or remote workers.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 24, 2020

Combine children being out of school and people working from home or being out of work with a fervent global curiosity, and we have a recipe for unprecedented levels of screen time and social media usage. In addition to online recognition, d rop a card in the mail or pick up the phone!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

Most people didn’t “get to participate” in the Arab Spring because we didn’t have an effective role in regime change beyond global support and voice amplification (a crucial role, but not the change per se) and to think otherwise would be paternalistic.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

The 2009 N2Y4 Conference showcased the Featured Projects from NetSquared's Global Challenge focused on mobile technology. VozMob: Mobile Voices/Voces Moviles. million patients in Malawi and Uganda, they've seen that text messages and cheap mobile phones are great tools on the front-lines of global health.

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Tech Soup

JULY 26, 2011

BetterWorld Telecom - a provider of audio conferencing, VoIP services, and donated phones for. To that end, BetterWorld is a donor partner with TechSoup Global to make services. BetterWorld Telecom provides nationwide voice and data services for nonprofits and. giving back and engaging with the communities we serve.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared. According to him, Markets For Good has a flawed understanding of beneficiaries as primarily consumers of information.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2007

Some useful links: Brian Alexander has an interesting post on the role of mobile phones and web technology in the mobilization of the movement within Burma. To track Burmese bloggers, at home or abroad, keep your eye on Global Voices. Among other things, he points out the YouTube channel of video's from the Burmese struggle.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Ken Homer is the founding partner of Collaborative Conversations - Include More Voices, Make Better Choices , a consultancy offering numerous approaches to bring people together in ways that are both productive and fulfilling. Pierre Khawand can be contacted via e-mail at pierre@people-onthego.com or phone at 415.503.1649.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Digital Battles for the World''s Souls Speaker: Chris Worman, Senior Director, Global Media, TechSoup Global. This is an Ignite presentation about Debra''s story, and how she chose to change it. The Technology of Social Change Speaker: Ivan Boothe, Creative Director, Rootwork.org.

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Forum One

MAY 11, 2009

Two of these were subsequently published online -- and to my surprise, in more than one venue, such as this one from Voice of America. One blogger's cell phone battery died in the middle of the call, but she was later able to weave the rest of the story together by listening to the sound file.

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Forum One

MAY 11, 2009

Two of these were subsequently published online -- and to my surprise, in more than one venue, such as this one from Voice of America. One blogger's cell phone battery died in the middle of the call, but she was later able to weave the rest of the story together by listening to the sound file.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2017

Giving Tuesday – Giving Tuesday, the global day of giving, is digitally driven. Statistics are great motivators, but can also alter the voice of an appeal. Mission – The voice of your appeal must prominently support your mission throughout the piece. Major Gift: Phone call and thank you letter.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Groups in India start providing English language books for inclusion in Bookshare.org for global distribution, for those books that are freely distributable (especially textbooks from India) and those where permissions have been granted. Benetech then acts much more like a backend partner rather than a retail partner as we are in the U.S.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Now, it is looking like the emerging killer apps may be messaging apps that text directly to stakeholders' mobile phones. The doll takes a child's words and sends them over the Internet to cloud based voice-recognition software that can create the perfect response. a-month phone service or home broadband — their choice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. I spent some time on the phone answering questions, referring resources, and later introduced her to colleagues. .

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