Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I work in and support nonprofit organizations, and my focus on communities isn’t to suggest that organizations are “bad” or aren’t making a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

These grantmakers are supporting and working through networks to pool their learning and increase the impact of their respective grantmaking practices. How to support NGO leaders who want to work with a network mindset but run into obstacles, like their board? What makes networks successful? What make networks challenging?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It's not enough to just share stories about your impact — how do you mobilize and engage people who are passionate about issues you're working on? NetSquared DC organized a panel discussion on Engagement Strategy: Empowering Champions* and Influencers* on November 3, 2015, to delve into this question. Definitions.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

Here’s a listing of sessions and spaces hosted by NetSquared and TechSoup: Community-Driven Social Impact Session. Amy Sample Ward from NetSquared. Quick tips and tools will be provided on how to get started as well as support for more advanced users. We’d love to hear from you: @ NetSquared or @ TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2010

List five ways your organization can use APIs and open data to show your impact, coordinate volunteers, and inspire supporters to take action. Attend the Unconference: Netsquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (# 10NTC ) to learn how. No problem.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. This focus on collective participation and 24/7 connectivity has impacted more than just our social lives. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Impacts to Society.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

India Social Entrepreneurship Journey, February 2010 Contest - Please support me! I’m so honored by your support and really look forward to a chance at sharing all the work from this network of changemakers with those on this journey! Please support me by voting and commenting here.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

We’re also seeing a range of creative proposals — for example Paul Lamb’s suggestions including stewardship by open source foundations or social entrepreneur funders, and a NetSquared-type transition campaign. Learn more and support this work! See the comment thread here and add your thoughts!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. They are a great, and fun, mechanism for bringing together people who are passionate about a cause and connecting them to opportunities to enhance civil society, create social change, and have a real-world impact.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

It was originally published on NetSquared. There is also some interesting insight into the link between open development and social impact bonds, while the data dilemma is brought to the fore. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

We saw the power of grassroots and peer-to-peer fundraising and the impact that it can have. Non-profits are on the front lines, and we want to support them through technology. . “I don’t know what to ask my support base to do&#. We love non-profits and the impact they have. What drove you to start CauseVox?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community is hosting free monthly technology meetups in 74 cities globally, but with more than 39,000 members, it can be hard to get a sense of the community's needs. Why Are You a NetSquared Member? We asked NetSquared members why they attend our meetup events. Find your closest NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

A lot of helpful and insightful digital storytelling advice was shared; below are some of the highlights: India: NASSCOM Foundation, TechSoup Global partner, led the way with How to Create High Impact Stories. Participants advised understanding your audience and sharing the stories behind your program stats to make an impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

It got us using social media in a way we hadn’t before, and our supporters loved it. NTEN – Here's a great run-down from Amy Luckey of the process to use in exploring and evaluating your organization's impact. Like every nonprofit, we wanted that prize money, but this was a bigger opportunity.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

She's our volunteer Netsquared organizer there. NetSquared is TechSoup's volunteer-driven, global network of nonprofit technology workshops and networking events. Our dream is to have peer-led, in-person tech support for nonprofits in every community, and Margaux knows how it's done. Getting Started with NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

TechSoup's NetSquared ( @netsquared ) community manager, Eli van der Giessen ( @elijah ), and Tech4Good SWFL organizer Birgit Pauli-Hack ( @bph ) are thrilled to offer this opportunity for online and offline community organizers to learn from each other! Want to know if NetSquared is right for you? in YOUR Community.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2005

Today, Mark is the manager of TechSoup's NetSquared initiative, a project designed to make sure the non-for-profit sector gets involved early and actively with the newest tools and trends in internet technology. And once we got through catching up, I admitted to him that I was just a bit perplexed about the NetSquared project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Allan Benamer weighs in with some observations after wading through the comments over at the Netsquared site and pointing to Holden from GiveWell to be the most salient point. The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Tip #2: Pay attention. We’re all learning as we go!

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria. * [GroundWork group]([link] in Columbus, Ohio. * [NetSquared Daytona Beach ]([link] in Daytona Beach, Florida. * [Tech4good Las Vegas]([link] in Las Vegas, Nevada. --> --> What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? Wednesday, May 11, 2016.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. Allen Benamer of the Nonprofit Tech Blog says " Support Idealware !" Photo from Cambodia4kids.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

back then) and being the one of the visionaries behind the Netsquared project. So, when Marnie starts talking about the next big disruptive technology for the nonprofit sector, I listen. We still have significant externalities that impact organizations’ ability to take advantage of technology. Or it can, anyway. No internet! &mdash

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. There's a roundup of coverage on his Netsquared blog , including pointers to live blog posts like this one. And if you???re

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

From gaming to storytelling, these apps make supporting a cause entertaining and interactive. See Your Impact (Windows Phone) is another microdonation app that lets you directly see the impact you're making on real peoples' lives. Apps that Incorporate Fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "The 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition, from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. …That means setting aside our shiny online tools and tactics long enough to ensure that we're using them to deliver real impact."

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Unlike most contests, this event has an educational component and leaves participants with marketing collateral they can continue to use to support their fundraising, online presence, and marketing efforts. said Amy Sample Ward of NetSquared, a program of TechSoup. Every organization has a story to tell. read more.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2016

In her spare time, she supports the WordPress community as deputy and local meetup organizer. Since 2013, she has also been a Techsoup NetSquared organizer for Tech4Good SWFL. Ben Williams is a data services analyst with Tech Impact, where he creates training plans for tech adoption.

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Care2

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The second network, Netsquared , in contrast was more loosely controlled with a lower risk in failure. The Netsquared Network which has grown to over 27,000 people world wide through its self-replicated face-to-face events has grown quite differently. Here’s some points that Marnie mentioned: -Allowed the people to be the starts.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

Stacey Monk and I exchanged messages last week, brainstorming the idea of pulling bloggers together to support Beth’s birthday campaign. Thank you so much for your help, support and participation! Some posted to community blogs like NetSquared. And we wanted it to be easy to do – write a blog post! Some tweeted.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

The summit provides a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Do you know what kind of an impact social media is having on your brand, mission, or bottom line? Social Media ROI.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

One of TechSoup's less-known areas of work has been to support and promote the work of other tech-for-good organizations, like Ushahidi in Kenya. The Louisiana Bucket Brigade (LABB), for instance, has used Ushahidi to document the impacts of oil spills and other petrochemical pollution on human health and the environment.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Three specific examples that are very different include: Connectipedia : a wiki-based platform that allows anyone interested in philanthropy or social impact in the Pacific Northwest (or beyond) to share research, resources, information, or data about people, places and topics. The basics include: Show impact in real time.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

The other post, Data Points and Data Agents is about data collection and its impact on the sector. That's why TechSoup Global, NetSquared and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. Find out what else NetSquared was up to this spring in this roundup. TechSoup for Libraries.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

We understand that many nonprofits don't have the resources to hire full-time tech support staff to understand and manage all those complexities. We believe these small changes can have a huge impact. With an alphabet soup of acronyms (DDoS!?! security can seem overwhelmingly specialized and technical.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

For a taste of nptech goings-on all around the world, NetSquared Local shares community highlights from the month of May and gets its fans excited about future projects in their recent monthly roundup. At their best, communities are places where we make connections and share knowledge, stories, and support.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

This was also something that was agreed on by all of our speakers at the recent NetSquared DC event I mentioned in my earlier post. Melissa Rogers, supervising producer at Stone Soup Films, echoed the same thought at our NetSquared DC event. And catching people's attention has a lot to do with drawing them in with emotion.

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