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Great reads from around the web on December 8th

Amy Sample Ward

Public ‘want to know how money is spent’ – Third Sector – “More than half of the general public would donate more money to charity if they knew exactly how it was spent, a new survey of 2,000 people indicates. The paper will be open to comment til the end of January 2010.&#. Sitting right there.

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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. What services already exist?

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. The more information you can provide before you open your competition up for submissions, the better! Tip #3: Operate in public. Tip #1: Set the stage. Tip #4: Be prepared to change.

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DIY Community Engagement Metrics

Amy Sample Ward

When people who work in services, programs, grant writing and fundraising, for example, all share their view of the groups in the community, not only can you start mapping the network but you can also have really rich discussions about the way different parts of your organization view the community. New grants or new programs. Step 2: Goals.

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Ready, Set, Tweet!

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Okay, after reading all about Twitter , you’re finally ready to open your account. You can also use a service like Twitter Backgrounds. Tags: Education and Training Microblog Tools howto twitter. Here are 10 guidelines to follow from the Influential Marketing Blog. Choose as short a username as possible.

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

Amy Sample Ward

Our programs, services, and campaigns are successful, instead, when we focus on the community first, and that’s why Aashika Damodar’s work impresses and inspires me. Building programs and services to support a community means not just learning about the problems they face, but understanding how technologies can help make a difference.