Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Be as we have seen in events around the world, the revolution will be tweeted, photographed, mapped and posted to our status. The “leaderless” organizing of the Occupy Wall Street movement has helped avoid strategic arrests or censorship but has also prompted a powerful use of social technologies. “The revolution will not be televised.”

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2012

FLOW is an on-site technology that broadcasts data instantaneously to the Water for People website/FLOW map providing important information about the operating status of WFP projects. I’m really excited to see what corollary projects or data sets can be incorporated into the FLOW system and map, too! Sustainability.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

The Blue Hair Technology Group in Johns Creek, Georgia (northeast of Atlanta), is educating senior citizens to use new technologies like tablet computers and Facebook so they can keep in touch. Blue Hair Technology Group is featured on TechSoup’s new Local Impact Map. How Blue Hair Technology Group Started.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

Quinn, Idealware and Amy Wagner, MAP For Nonprofits Many nonprofits think of innovation as a luxury they can’t afford. Staff time and budgets are limited, and improving the different ways they use technology seems out of reach. But our research shows many nonprofits successfully use technology to innovate in more subtle ways.

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Care2

MARCH 19, 2012

We talk to a lot of people who want to improve the way their organizations use technology, but who feel innovation is a luxury that limited staff time and budgets won’t allow. Can their nonprofits take better advantage of available technologies to improve the services they deliver and the ways in which they deliver them?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Mobile technology, web apps, and mapping software have become enormously helpful in sharing news and spreading information about relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Here are some examples of how technology and social media are being used to share news as well as rescue and clean-up efforts. TechSoup partner Esri.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

In the book, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America – and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map. So, even if you don’t envision yourself wanting to earn a billion dollars, don’t pass up reading Jacob’s, How To Make A Few Billion Dollars. Catalyzing electric meetings.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The Blue Hair Technology Group in Johns Creek, Georgia (northeast of Atlanta), is educating senior citizens to use new technologies like tablet computers and Facebook so they can keep in touch. Blue Hair Technology Group is featured on TechSoup’s new Local Impact Map. How Blue Hair Technology Group Started.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

With election day coming right up, Nonprofit VOTE was kind enough to share with us a bunch of ways technology can help you cast your ballot. As an alternative, voters can always use our 50 state map to find their state’s official poll finder tool or the phone number for their local election office.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

By Sean Watson, Nonprofit Technology Consultant, TechEffect. The selection of quality technology systems is a very important piece of managing those relationships, but equally important is how your team uses the technology. What is Technology Process Improvement? What is Technology Process Improvement?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2021

As a leader, you want a smooth, easy to run, well-supported product fundraiser with help just a phone call away. Create and Map Out Your Marketing Plan Early My grandmother used to tell me that a job well planned is half done. Take Advantage of Technology There are so many ways to communicate these days! What can you do?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. TechSoup Technologies for Good. It also lists and maps hackathons worldwide. Hacker Helper.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Tags: fundraising maps mobile disaster haiti nten red cross the extraordinaries ushahidi.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2012

If you’re planning on attending the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference on April 3-5, it’s time to prepare your smart phone for all the mobile-y things you’ll be doing at the conference (And if you’re not yet registered, don’t delay, register now before we sell out.) Visit your App Store and download one of the hundreds.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

Technology for Good Gadgets – It’s All About Health and Fitness. The Interaxon Headband is a brain-wave detector that sends real time information on your brain activity to your phone, supposedly so you can improve concentration and composure. The thing both recharges your phone and can tazer an attacker with 650,000 volts.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

For example, an organization empowering girls in science, technology, engineering and math hosted a “Come Fly a Drone” event for donor cultivation. . One nonprofit assembled a “dream team” of local technology leaders, who were tasked with envisioning a new computer lab. Still stumped?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Name, address, phone number, email, medical records, financial information. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with your K–12 peers and reenergize your school’s culture, technology, and practices. How are you collecting, storing, and accessing that data? Do you have the right tools? Register for bbcon now !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2012

Note from Beth: Innovation was the buzzword at the Nonprofit Technology Conference! Everyday Technology: Innovative Ways To Do More With Less, Guest Post by Laura Quinn and Chris Bernard. out of my hands and make me get a small phone. It was a huge phone, like a CB radio. Flickr Photo by Nielio.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. Provide the following information about the organization and staff. How to get started now.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

last week to see what’s really going on in the frontier of nonprofit technology: wearable devices. As luck would have it, I got to chatting right away with Ned Malik, CTO of Vision Online , a DC-based company that provides cutting-edge information technology to government. It also can map turn-by-turn directions for you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone. It is a must download!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It's high time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! The action spearheaded a flood of nearly 100,000 phone calls and almost 200,000 emails to policymakers. I just have to say here how much I love this type of technology for good. There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

Now that task has been checked off my to do list, I am ready to pay attention to technology wellness again. The first thing I did was to take a walk at the Stanford Dish , a nearby nature hiking area, without my mobile phone. Last March, I tucked my mobile phone into a sleeping bag (see above) and turned off the screens.

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NTEN

JULY 1, 2009

This week, they presented "Technology Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore." Disruptive Technology #1: Virtualization. . Disruptive Technology #2: Data Deluge. Disruptive Technology #3: Energy & Green IT. Disruptive Technology #4: Consumerization & Social Software. I encourage you to forge ahead.).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. One of the big additions to the guide is a section on backing up a mobile phone or tablet. Apps by TechSoup Donation Partners. Government Agency Apps.

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Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

If those teams aren’t in sync—whether it’s around copy or technology or data passed between systems—this can quickly lead to a poor or confusing audience experience. They conducted extensive research, including an employee workshop, created a current state journey map, and conducted contextual inquiries and phone interviews.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

M-Changa uses the latest technology and due diligence processes to ensure funds passing through the platform are secure. Map your network including who you will invite, how you will reach them and how much you will ask for. NGOs are starting to see the importance of technology and the opportunity technology brings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? ” If you are attending the NTC, please join us.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 20, 2016

How much technology is in your general area? We use technology every day of our lives, whether that be using our phones or surfing the Web. Technology is also used to take in information and learn new things faster than any other generation has before. It’s similar to how technology saves lives every day.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

In addition to web URLs, QR codes can contain SMS messages, plain text, contact info, event invites, Google Maps locations, YouTube videos, or social content. Clever use of mobile technology might be just what your next campaign needs. With smart phone penetration in the US crossing 40%, QR code readers will soon be everywhere.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

As we all continue exploring the vast horizons of the internet and the social tools it offers, be sure to check out the applications that help you continue telling stories with the power of video, maps and more. The best part is that you can post in a manner of ways: from the platform, from your email, from your phone, etc. Historypin.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Psychology of Technology: Relationships 2.0: How Technology is Redefining How We Connect | Psychology Today - An interesting read - focusing on the need to incorporate offline interaction in relationships. " Third sector infrastructure organisations Social Media Map - RSS Feed - TALK Project - TALK - This is SO cool!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Instead, what if technology could prevent some of the destruction and improve aid delivery after a disaster? A new report called Technology for Good: Innovative Use of Technology by Charities identifies ten technologies that are already having this kind of impact in the world. The Difference Technology Makes.

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fusionSpan

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Another thing to take note of is that the new system must have an External ID that maps to the old system. Originally living in Pennsylvania, she moved to Alaska, with her phone number changing from 3100 to 3131. The second record shows that Gian McNeill changed his state from California to Colorado, but didn’t change his phone number.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 7, 2011

Maps, helicopter overflights, satellite imagery, field reports from first responders, as well as phone calls and SMS messages from the general public. Unsuccessful approach to crowdsourcing data (on a map): Captain Lopez’ political boss turns down her urgent request to use a helicopter to make a survey of the building damage patterns.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. Here are a few ways you can use technology today to learn more and act for water conservation! Partner locations are easy to find using our search and mapping features (PC or Smartphone) or by downloading ‘TapIt Water’ from the iPhone App store. What is Blog Action Day?

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