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Guest Post: My tips to Have Fun * Do Good

Amy Sample Ward

Often this means combining passions, so opportunities that use technology know-how, community or local people (especially new ones to meet), as well as real objectives and goals. #2 Tags: otherblogs socialchange fun guest post howto. Those are the things that are most fun to me, anyway! 2 Make it shareable.

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

Amy Sample Ward

Below you can find notes and ideas from today’s session – would love to hear your thoughts and feedback! I wanted this session to be a chance to relax, think big and critically, and pull out ideas from everyone. This is both locally and globally. Who is the community? What services already exist? peer to peer.

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

In this role, and through opportunities to spur innovation and collaboration in local communities, with government groups, and with other nonprofits, I’ve learned a lot – and am excited to share 5 tips I’ve found to be valuable in creating successful competitions. Tip #3: Operate in public. Photo Credit: Flickr tableatny ].

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Great reads from around the web on August 24th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can look at total contributions, contributions by household, discretionary income by household, and percentage of income given by household at the national, state, county, and local level.

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Great reads from around the web on August 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. "The Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator determines the value of library services in Topeka and Shawnee County based on per capita spending of local and state funding. Here's an opportunity to see your tax dollars at work."

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Great reads from around the web on May 3rd

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. ’ In other words, if a large number of people in an area haven’t the access or the skills to use the internet – what are local public services doing to get this fixed?"

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