Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Here is a copy of the application narrative; you can read it and vote for me on the competition site here. Part of my role as the Global Community Development Manager at NetSquared is to support and grow our offline organizers from around the world. Please support me by voting and commenting here.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

Connected Citizens: The Power, Peril, and Potential of Networks – This new report from the Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute explores engaged communities: "Ten years ago, a tiny web site asked people to volunteer to write their own encyclopedia. Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

In the age of the social network, new sites want to be “the hub” for information/engagement and the non-profit space is no different. We’ve seen the rise of a lot of destination sites; sites that allow you to expand your reach and exposure, but often times do so at the expense of your message and storytelling.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As part of Social Media September (#SocMedSep), we've been tapping into the wisdom of our global TechSoup and NetSquared communities as well as experts in nonprofit technology. Social Networking social media NetSquared tssocialmedia World Affairs Council' Got any social media stories or tips? Share them in the comments below.

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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 #1: Set the stage. Does it seem to be reaching the community you hoped?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

One of the above is the actual cover of " Visualizing Information for Advocacy " - a must read booklet from Tactical Technology Collective. Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. NpTech Conversations. And if you???re

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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. Creative Commons points out the projects that support free culture and open content on their site and on.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

Group members offered helpful suggestions for the team on ways to improve their site. If your sites emphasis is grabbing names, use alternating shades of color and prominent placement on your homepage to make sure visitors can see it and will want to give you their name. Tailor your site to best serve this population.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

To get diverse perspectives from TechSoup Global staff about user-generated content, we asked Marc Manashil, Community Evangelist for NetSquared, to share how challenges like Restart Romania enable users to get engaged at all levels. Web-based challenges are not a new phenomenon at TechSoup Global. And the winners are. links in Romanian).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

A well-designed app can be a great way for your nonprofit to motivate people to take action, change behaviors, convey important information, and inspire real change. Daria Garina ( @darialg33 ), who will be presenting on LGBT MD , a site that helps make sure everyone can find a trustworthy doctor. in YOUR Community. – 2:00 p.m.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

This post was authored by Trenton DuVal, a contributing editor at NetSquared, and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. That article includes links to various resources about using this network for nonprofits, including NetSquared's Think Tank on using LinkedIn for Change. NetSquared's own LinkedIn group.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

If desired, different users can have different levels of control over sharing, editing, and removing information. Wikipedia would not be possible without the support of its volunteer contributors, who help keep the site's content current. By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Building a Wiki.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

We've compiled the best resources on CRM from the TechSoup Global Network as well as from other trusted nonprofit technology sites. Here's a selection of their informative articles and blog posts. NetSquared Local group Tech & Social Change Baltimore hosted a presentation on CRM for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 7, 2013

(Please visit the site to view this video). It was originally published on NetSquared. He says that open-data-idealists wrongly and dangerously believe that once information is shared more widely problems will be solved. Big Data Startups lists and describes some that are available.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When wildfires devastated the area around San Diego in October, 2007, citizen journalists used e-mail, text messages, and social media sites to collect and disseminate real-time information about the location of the fires, evacuation efforts, meeting places and emergency supplies.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

UnConference and holiday discount | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – NonProfit 2.0 MyBlogLog is a service that shows blog writers and readers the faces and profile information of other MyBlogLog users that visit their sites." NonProfit 2.0 Unconference is coming to Washington, D.C.,

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2012

Technology has made it easier than ever to access a wide range of information, but what’s the best way to sort through it all? The best advice is to take a tip from libraries and museums and curate all that information. Audience matters, and being mindful of what your community is interested in should inform the curation process.

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2012

Our annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , Restart Romania , and NetSquared challenges are just a few examples of how we get our community members engaged at multiple levels. Please visit the site to view this video). Interested in learning how to best use contests and challenges to activate your own community? About Nic Tolstoshev.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

Here's peek into what we've been up to: TechSoup Global has two new posts on the Markets for Good blog, an effort by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Liquidnet to improve the system for generating, sharing, and acting upon data and information in the social sector.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2015

If you are not located in Eastern United States, use this site to convert those times into your own time zone. Sites NetSquared Monitors for Nonprofit/Technology Events. If you are looking for face-to-face meetings in your area, check out the list of 501Tech Clubs on NTEN and on Netsquared Local. Nonprofit Tech For Good.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. Benefits of a Mobile Site. Other benefits of a mobile site include: A better experience! Connect2Give Suite.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. The site will then publish responses from local officials and encourage further transparency. From Serbia.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

This second part of the series will explore how several TechSoupers are using two-factor authentication on the websites they use often or with online banking and e-commerce sites. (If Kevin Lo , NetSquared senior program manager, reports: "Since my account got compromised, I turn on two-factor authentication whenever possible.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

When supporters sign a petition or take action on your organization’s behalf in social media platforms, include “thank you&# and “learn more&# links wherever possible that link to ways to connect directly with your organization, ensuring the contact information is in your database, not just Facebook’s.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

Please visit the site to view this video). They offer training, education, and employment opportunities, as well as working to inform companies and consumers of the social impact of their supply chains and purchasing decisions. That's why it's good to share information that only your organization has.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

Like TechSoup's other community-driven tech-innovation initiatives — the NetSquared challenges , the ReStart movement , and Apps4Warsaw — Caravan Studios' work is informed first and foremost by the needs of the community itself. That is the mission of Caravan Studios , a division of TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2017

All of the information you need should be available if for any reason someone or some company must take over that IT role in your organization. Use the information to ensure that what you need is part of the solution you receive. Then verify that the information from the audits gets used. Ensure you have a plan. spanhidden.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2009

Last week marked the launch of the newest resource site and treasure trove for the nonprofit community – Socialbrite.org. Lasica, creator of the site, at this year’s NTC and have been anxiously awaiting the launch since then. Contributors to the site (at this point at least) include: Beth Kanter of Beth's Blog.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Eli van Der Giessen , NetSquared community manager, reveals: "One feature I like is Sharing. Sharing allows you to share login data for a particular site with another person without exposing the password." "I implemented LastPass a few months ago to manage my passwords and credit card information.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2016

The following blog post recaps a NetSquared Toronto presentation by Sarah Lesh, a front-end web developer at hjc. Just like how you keep your files in folder structures on your computer, websites keep pages of their site in folders too; the main difference is that with websites, the folders live on the Internet (saved to a remote server).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

And your organizational web site isn't enough because. Here's a remix of the approaches mapped to other types of nonprofits: Blue:  Institutional Information Blog. This is a blog that provides information about the organization's programs and services.  Netsquared. Who will write for the blog?

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2012

This post originally appeared on the NetSquared blog, which is an initiative of TechSoup Global's, and was written by Causecast. The hottest new social media site has become a go-to source for the. marketing and selling products via the site, Pinterest also has great. As Pinterest fans. commerce potential.

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Care2

APRIL 7, 2010

With so many informative panels to choose from (such as Diversifying Your Tech and Online Communications Teams by Frogloop bloggers Jocelyn Harmon and myself as well as Ivan Booth and Shireen Mitchell) on topics ranging from online fundraising, recruitment, and social media - it was a real challenge to come up with my top 12 picks.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

They reached to these communities through the NetSquared Warsaw groups, tech- and startup-focused meetups, and through local universities such as the Warsaw University of Technology. This data is usually "real time," meaning the information is delivered immediately after it is collected. Second Place: Curtain up!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

That means you need to make sure your information is viewable and useable on a mobile device. Building a separate site specifically for mobile devices, using a subset of your most important content and functionality. SMS messaging can also help you conduct surveys, provide quick answers, and gather information on-the-go.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? This post traces the evolution of social networking sites from the 80's to present time, although missing a few major early players.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Moderated by NTEN membership director, former NetSquared organizer, and friend of TechSoup Amy Sample Ward , "Rethinking Movement Buildling" brought together three luminaries from organizations whose stock-in-trade are movements to promote social change. Movement Building and Elections. The moment of opportunity had passed.

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