Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. The organizations get to do everything BUT drive: you are the vehicle, the gas, the map, the snacks even! org before? Your organization has goals, too.

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Build Community Technology Action 220

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Here are a few ways you can use technology today to learn more and act for water conservation! The first step in making change in your life, local community or world is to learn. org and others. You may have been part of the day of action by participating in an event in your local area. 350 action in Oman Dive Center.

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Action Maldives Oman Malaysia 147

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference is coming to TechSoup’s hometown of San Francisco in April and we couldn’t be more excited! Conference session proposals are submitted by experts in nonprofit technology, including yours truly, TechSoup. Mapping and Data Visualizations for Nonprofits. Mixing It Up!

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San Francisco Conference Technology Proposal 67

3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Who remembers the days of charities arguing with local United Ways over the donor data? In fact, they are barely visible in many communities … replaced by a collection of service providers and technology vendors focused on the needs of the corporation and the employee. But orgs know data. And it is only getting worse.

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Problem Data Giving Charity 100

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nonprofit Communications and Technology Conference (MCN). Peterborough, Ontario: Domains, Branding, and Identity — NGO,CA,ORG, and more. Thursday, February 9, 2017. Friday, February 10, 2017.

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Burkina Faso Benin Cameroon San Francisco 36

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. Org is a terrific example of a CDSI campaign. So, what is that opportunity? What are those strategies? Campaigns: 350.org.

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Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

A lot of people are saying this, more need for technology. And we’re going to see what kind of shortfalls there are from a state and local perspective in the coming years because of COVID, but hoping that some of the other federal funds that we’re receiving through ARPA can try to help stop the bleeding a little bit.

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Grant Build Video Strategy 114

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

It’s that time again: time to meet up at the Nonprofit Technology Conference! What : This meeting is for for people at orgs who have been using social media for several years and will be a forum to exchange advanced level tips and stories, as well as share what’s worked and what hasn’t. When : 10:30 a.m. Listen First!

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NTC Netsquared NGO API 126

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Without a doubt big data is one of the most talked about topics in nonprofit technology and IT in general this year. MIT Technology Review recently cited Oracle’s definition : “Big data is the derivation of value from traditional relational database-driven business decision making, augmented with new sources of unstructured data.”

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Data Disaster Map Organization 66

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm slightly out of my comfort zone here because I've only been following this topic closely for a short time, although I have co-authored a guide for nonprofits on technology evaluation and ROI. What metric(s) you select depends on your strategy map, tool selection, and context. He gives a great list of what goes into the map.

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Metrics Social Media Media ROI 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

media: local and national. Teach chapters to document their own disasters on their own newsrooms so we can aggregate a national picture of data of how much the org does in a day when you won’t hear a word about it. Oh my god, take a look. set goals: decrease number of incoming media calls. increase transparency about disaster response.

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ROI Social Media Slides Media 76

Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Back in 1995, in the early days of the internet, a San Francisco innovator named Craig Newmark started a small email distribution list for friends, highlighting local events across the Bay Area. Editors’ note: This article is from the Summer 2022 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly , “Owning Our Economy, Owning Our Future. ”.

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Platform Technology United States New York 139

Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2009

Yesterday marked the second annual Women Who Tech telesummit , filled with experts and thought leaders working in technology, advocacy and nonprofits. Google Earth Outreach itself got its start when a hard to understand public notice of redwood logging plan map was sent out through mail and no one could truly grasp the issue at hand.

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