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Socialbrite: Social Tools for Social Change

Amy Sample Ward

Beth Kanter, Amy Sample Ward, Katrin Verclas and John Haydon are among the familiar names in the nonprofit tech sector who are part of the effort. Amy Sample Ward, a strategist who supports and educates clients in the nonprofit and social change sectors. Socialbrite.org is launching with a rich set of resources: A directory of Web 2.0

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Socially Responsible Schwag As Metaphor for SoCap09

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You know those bags tattooed with the sponsors' logos and filled with stickers, t-shirts, coupons, samples, and other goodies. I loved what he said about Premal Shah - that he wanted to apply for a job at Kiva after hearing him speak. Kiva is at the intersection of money and meaning. Ann Wizer, XSProject Founder.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: February 5th

NTEN

Amy Sample Ward blogs about a new report on nonprofit's use of social media, summarizing the findings and adding a few insights and tips of her own. Congratulations to The Extrordinaries , Kiva , and Inveneo for bringing the good with the socmed! Members are in bold. Thank you for sharing, Amy!

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: February 5th

NTEN

Amy Sample Ward blogs about a new report on nonprofit's use of social media, summarizing the findings and adding a few insights and tips of her own. Congratulations to The Extrordinaries , Kiva , and Inveneo for bringing the good with the socmed! Members are in bold. Thank you for sharing, Amy!

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Great reads from around the web on June 19th

Amy Sample Ward

blog post from the SSIR opinion blog about why Kiva ([link] chose to be a nonprofit and the story of how it started. Find me on Delicious for more! Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : The Profit in Nonprofit … - Here is a great (long!)

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Submitted by Amy Sample Ward. Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? In addition, there's be lots of learning shared freely. Let's discuss: join us!

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Great reads from around the web on November 11th

Amy Sample Ward

From Charity: Water and Alex’s Lemonade to Kiva and Tom’s Shoes, the authors tell the stories of how these organizations are using social technologies to engage and inspire people to participate in movements for change."

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