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Video Interview: NetSquared with Amy Sample Ward

NetWits

While at South by South West Interactive (SXSWi) Amy Sample Ward spent some time talking with me about how NetSquared ( about ) serves the nonprofit industry. NetSquared is focused on the intersection of technology and social impact.

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Only 3 Days Left: SXSW Interactive Scholarship Program for Nonprofits

NetWits

#1 Thing You Need to Know about This Post: 5 non-profit groups will attend the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival for free if they submit their innovative ideas by Sunday, October 31. The SXSW Interactive Festival wants to help more non-profit groups attend their event. More details can be found at the SXSW Interactive website.

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NetSquared in May: Healthy as an Ox

Tech Soup

That means it’s time for our monthly roundup of all the crazy goodness created by NetSquared Local in May. What is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup’s volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared’s Organizers are movers and shakers. Why was NetSquared created?

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Connect in Person at #NCVS

Amy Sample Ward

Here’s a listing of sessions and spaces hosted by NetSquared and TechSoup: Community-Driven Social Impact Session. Amy Sample Ward from NetSquared. Susan Tenby from TechSoup Global along with Interactive Producers Evonne Heyning from and Josephine Dorado. Or connect with us directly: Amy Sample Ward: @AmyRSWard.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

What kind of action and interaction already happens, and what actions or interaction are they looking to find? At least if you plan on interacting with them! Not taking short cuts means to lead by example: interact with the community the way you want other organizations and the community members to do. No Short Cuts.

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If you missed it: Crowdsourcing Innovative Social Change

Amy Sample Ward

The SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX, was a blast this year, due in no small part to the huge honor of speaking on a panel with Beth Kanter, Dave Neff, Holly Ross and Kari Saratovsky. Tags: presentation crowdx netsquared nten sxsw video.

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Causes Ditches MySpace: Don't Put All Your Fundraising Relationship Eggs in One Third Party, Proprietary Basket!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Late last night (or early this morning), Amy Sample Ward reported that Causes notified 184,725 users that its MySpace app will be removed from MySpace as of today. Marshall goes on to quote an interview he did with Peter Cashmore from Mashable on Netsquared who questioned whether MySpace was a place for "social media for social good.".

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