Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

"Government, nonprofit, and business leaders must together help to solve this problem by applying basic principles of supply and demand to volunteering and service. "There are a lot of new technologies which already affect news consumption and future business models. Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Just got late-breaking news: the judges just rendered a guilty verdict in the trial I was about to discuss in the following blog post! Tags: Guzmán archive National Police Archive human rights trial Guatemala disappeances. The estimated 31.7 You can read more about the case at [link].

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

E-Commerce News: Customer Loyalty: If You Build a Branded Online Community, Will Customers Come? Tags: roundup 2009 bookmarks casestudies community communitybuilder free fundraising gardeningbook interviews list onlinecommunity opensource philanthropy postalicious public report research resources socialmedia tools video wiki.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 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. Open Government Data. 7 Ways Companies Are Using the Government's Open Data. It originally appeared on NetSquared.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Federal News Radio reported today that Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer for the District of Columbia, has taken a position as new Office of Management and Budget administrator for e-government and information technology: Kundra comes to OMB from the Washington city government where he was chief technology officer.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

Forbes said the onslaught of bad news that Oregonians have heard in recent months contributed to MMT’s public approach. We need to move beyond our customary categorical thinking and invite everybody – business, government, communities, organizations, individuals – to work together to address the issues we face before it’s too late.”.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Marketing to Media-Savvy Gen Y: Transparency, Authenticity – Advertising Age – News – "They entered the consumer market during the stormiest economic climate since the Great Depression. has been seized by the Libyan government for failure to comply with Islamic law. However, just today a.ly shortener called vb.ly

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

The messages included pleas for support or retweeting the news, but beyond that the stream included pleas from people on the ground in Haiti asking for emergency assistance or letting loved ones and friends know they’re okay. Tags: Conferences Experimentation. Hope you will too.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2010

Our incredible staff there have worked with corporate partners, trusted foundations, and key government agences in Poland and throughout Europe to expand the reach and benefits of technology for NGOs and social sectors. The news of this disaster is unbelievable. Tags: International News.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 27, 2023

What do I even do with all these new tags and tracking codes?!” Acceptance: “While it may not have been the news we wanted, at least now we know where to go forward and start learning about the new systems Google is introducing…and hopefully by then the next one doesn’t come out as soon as this one did!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

I thought that would be news to you. Charity, business, and government, all accomplish great things but have their limitations. And lastly, government. We know that government is rightly tackling many problems for our common good. Today’s financial crisis has put government under tremendous financial strain.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 16, 2009

Using Twitter search or other tools, you can watch news and updates about the election in Iran by using #IranElection; or, find interesting people to follow and connect with using #FollowFriday to peruse the recommendations that pile up on Fridays. Tags: community events 4change chat lessonslearned twitter. What do those # mean?

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2009

The report finds that “nonprofit websites score 73 on the study’s 100-point scale, below many other online industries, including Online Banking (83), E-Retail (74), E-Government (74) and Automotive Websites (78).” That’s right: we’re even behind government websites. But we’re glass half full of beer folks here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Yesterday I wrote about social media and governance describing some ideas about how social media might be valuabe as part of the governance process. FCCleveland It also helps us to share news & info about the work of the foundation field w the world, & our own work of course ! Tags: scholar.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

The Greenwash Brigade is a group of four environmental professionals who look for greenwashing by companies, governments and other groups and publish their findings on PublicRadio.org. They have recently published Greenwashes of the Year 2008 and here are some of their findings: Fiji Water's new green campaign.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2009

Big news: The 2nd annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit is coming up on May 12th via phone and web! Transparency and Government 2.0. Tags: NPTech NTEN WWT. The TeleSummit brings together hundreds of women who leverage their technology savvy to inspire change and transform the world. We have a great line-up again. Video Activism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2009

As someone who spent half her career working for and with arts organizations this news makes me sad: A report yesterday from the USAToday that quotes Bob Lynch , the President of Americans for the Arts estimating that 10,000 arts organizations will close this year, 10% of the total number. Tags: Art Sector. What do you think?

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Other government programs are following the lead of the INS and providing some services or information only via the Internet. If you don't want your news "pre-chewed"; by large corporations, your only alternative is the Internet. The most important place for you to participate is at your local government level.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 13, 2007

Tags: Blogging.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 23, 2006

Scripps Howard News Service : "Text messaging has evolved into a powerful non-voice form of communication for cell phone users, especially younger subscribers who love to trade short notes and updates. Now businesses, governments and nonprofit groups are increasingly finding it handy to provide a wide array of services and information.

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Forum One

JULY 1, 2009

And the good news, depending if you are a fan of this type of technological marvel, is that they are already in use and many people are none the wiser. Government Use of Social Media After the Social Security Administration fiasco, one understands government?s But, the new administration?s Tags: Events.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This new free online data visualization and mapping tool demonstrates the value of applying technology to philanthropy, in this case, creating a place to find out how and where foundations are supporting U.S. To quote an overly used advertising tag line: know the gaps. Nonprofit Technology Funding for Democracy: The Problem.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. The community, partners, government, are all necessary for really making a change. But listening to the community, to the news, to the larger conversation on and offline and identifying where the opportunities are.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Plus, tag expenses for fundraising, programming, and administration in order to make filing your Form 990 at tax time that much easier. Easier interactions with the government. The federal government isn’t known for its quick response time, but the direct link from Grants.gov makes it easy to immediately apply for grants.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 18, 2007

It makes me think a lot about how much we are governed by fear – even in the realm of things that seem only technological. Technorati Tags: intellectualproperty , opensource { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Dustin J. Afraid that they might indeed have infringed on patents. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2005

As one government official who was quoted in the news story said, " it's good to share even a spoonful of rice." Technorati Tags: Cambodia. Nonetheless, one of the world's poorest countries is offering $20,000 to Katrina's victims (via giving back $20,000 of foreign aid.) " Awkoon (Thank you) Cambodia.

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See3

DECEMBER 11, 2007

The main point of the project is to convey to Americans that “what happens here, matters there&# or as the tag line of campaign says “Our Choices, Others’ Lives.&# Add to it government subsidies for the Texas farmer and you have no way these Africans can compete.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2009

The great news is that the effort seems to have paid off: The U.S. Civic Ventures Wins House and Senate Passage of the Serve America Act Nonprofit organization Civic Ventures has long campaigned in favor of boosting government support for public service in America. Tags: Online Advocacy Online Organizing.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

All of this has led many state governments to start enacting stricter laws and regulations requiring ANY organization that holds its residents' personal information to adequately protect the information, and levies harsh penalties for not doing so. Tags: Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN privacy. Could you absorb a loss like that?

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Care2

MARCH 15, 2009

Heres are 5 tips to get you started: Make sure that every page in your site has a unique, relevant title in the pages html title tags. Use the description meta tag. Now that youve got a user intrigued with your page title, they want a little bit more information before they click through, thats where the description meta tag comes in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Conference Tag: CU08 ConnectingUp Conference Warning: I am live blogging these notes as the conference unfolds. Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. What if organizations did not have government funding or pursue it? More Flickr Photos here.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Sustainability is still a real challenge, but the cost to value ratio of a school computer lab is shrinking to the point where you are starting to see governments and local communities invest more on their own to promote ICT access. . The good news is that the math is finally starting to add up. .

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

The good news? I collected some tools to use in planning and discussing a new business. The bad news? A company in which program recipients are involved with governance suggests a community board model. One of the governance ideas I liked most (and thought could easily extend to non-profits) is a Stewards Council.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Our blog highlights examples from people in the HIV community using new media tools in response to HIV. We have a team of blog contributors and editors, coming from the fields of public health, government, health communications, and new media. In July 2008, rising costs and shortages of food were in the news.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2009

At one financial services outlet a nonprofit profit financial counseling service was competing for space and attention with both a for-profit provider and the government service. The current news cycle also provides a plethora of nonprofit organizations that are active in the health care debate adding to the impressions that I saw.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Letting people know on a Friday will give them the weekend to absorb the news. For example, there may be an unexpected two-month gap between the completion of one government contract and its renewal. Tags: IT staffing NPTech blue avocado NTEN Newsletter pamela fyfe jan masaoka.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2008

We have to privilege our visitor/users over our governing stakeholders. The good news is that there are hundreds of thousands of people debating the content of every book, scientific principle, and artistic movement on the Web right now. Tags: Core Museum 2.0 First, there are some things we have to learn from the competition.

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