Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. “We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions. . “We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions. Through a NetSquared Community vote, 20 finalists will be chosen. Learn more about the Challenge & participate!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

NTEN – Here's a great run-down from Amy Luckey of the process to use in exploring and evaluating your organization's impact. And she uses NTEN as an example so you can see all the work we've been doing to figure this out for our strategic plan, too: "What does your organization do? " What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

I’m not sure if you caught the news today but CauseVox has launched their public beta! Influencers and organizations like NTEN and Netsquared are prime to be the leading voice in setting vision for how technology is intended to be for nonprofits. Just create an on-going campaign. It works similarly to your Facebook feed.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2011

Flickr:hellojenuine Last week, the entire NTEN staff came together for a week of strategic planning. Have more news to share? During the month of August, NetSquared wants to know your tips for creating a successful survey ! We want to make sure our programs, events, and content are the best they can be for our members.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

We'll also be sharing news about upcoming events, educational opportunities, and new TechSoup offerings. NetSquared is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. Want to know if NetSquared is right for you? Want to know if NetSquared is right for you?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. nptech member news Member Round Up Web Sites'

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. [Ed. note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. Getting Started.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Claire Sale, NetSquared. She now uses Google Search, reads her news online, sends and receives email, and even uses Facebook to check-in with family and friends. Using the internet isn't a new concept to my Grandmother, though it's not really something she finds very intuitive either. Tags: NPTech NTEN.

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NTEN

AUGUST 12, 2011

Have more news to share? At this month’s Philadelphia NetSquared event, Ivan Boothe of Rootwork spoke about the implications of Google+ for nonprofits and social change. Luckily, our members take the time to share their knowledge, experience, and resources with the nonprofit community.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Those not in Haiti can also use the application as it aggregates news and actions to take. The system has three components: The Image Tagger -- Volunteers sort through news photos coming out of Haiti and categorize (tag) them with keywords like “adult, child, alive, deceased.” How can we do that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2007

" I used the technique two years ago for a presentation at the first netsquared conference called " I Tag the Hand that Feeds Me " or what I should retitle "Meet Sally." re becoming popular on Digg and a number of the other big social news networks regularly because of the strength of our content.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

12 Nonprofit Technology Conference - An Outsider's Perspective from Alicja Peszkowska out of TechSoup Global's Warsaw office, writing on the NetSquared Blog. You can also see the collection of interactive notes from each session, put together by NTEN. Here are some of our recaps with nuggets of wisdom highlighted for your use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

I suspect NTEN's presence in Portland has something to do it! via the AFP Blog summarizes this news story from msnbc about nonprofits in Second Life inspired by Kiva in Second Life's Grand Opening Party at the Nonprofit Commons. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. The good folks at Care2 (Heather Holdridge, Justin Perkins, and James O'Malley) have a detailed case study on the NTEN blog about the top Facebook winner of the recent Case Foundation America's Giving Challenge. And if you???re

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Given the fantastic feedback we received from our NetSquared GIS presentation, I was very pleased to learn that NTEN is featuring Robert in a forthcoming webinar. The speaker, Robert Cheetham, is both concise and knowledgeable, but more importantly he has a knack for explaining GIS in a way that is very accessible to non-techies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Michele Martin points to a new feature in google news that can spark conversations. And Congrats to Michele Murrain for joinging NTEN board !). An interview with Allen Gunn of Social Source Commons by Britt Bravo over at Netsquared. Does this resonate for you? Why not take a few minutes to answer her survey. Social Web.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week I'll be teaching a session about blogging during a nonprofit social media webinar, We Are Media, presented by NTEN. I've consolidated down to 8 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs, and added new examples. Take it a step further and share their news story links on your blog. post office line, doctor's appt.) allow comments.

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Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Given the fantastic feedback we received from our NetSquared GIS presentation, I was very pleased to learn that NTEN is featuring Robert in a forthcoming webinar. The speaker, Robert Cheetham, is both concise and knowledgeable, but more importantly he has a knack for explaining GIS in a way that is very accessible to non-techies.

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Map Social Media Advocacy Case Study 28

Care2

MAY 1, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

The Knight Foundation is sponsoring The Knight News Challenge and they've got $5 million to give away. According to the NTEN Blog , Blackbaud , a provider of services designed for nonprofits, has launched Blackbaud Labs , a sandbox for projects in the pipeline. News from Nigeria via the Netsquared blog. Global NpTech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

With video conferencing, broadband, and Second Life, well, we can all safely stay ensconced in our own virtual-reality-sensory-deprivation-tanks and just digitally dance the salsa at the next NTEN gathering.??? What should Netsquared's Facebook strategy be? Nonetheless, he had to write an article. What do you think?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

The blog also kept people informed during the second trial, when media coverage had diminished, and eventually drew attention to the trial when the blog got news coverage. Provide bloggers, and your supporters, with an RSS feed of news related to your organization so that they can spread the word for you. Don't be afraid of RSS feeds.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Since 2005, nonprofits have downloaded it more than 13,000 times to send news, communicate information on critical issues, and serve as an emergency help line.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

It didn't take too long before we dogs (a lab no less) has appeared on a nonprofit app called Managing News. NTEN is offering a Webinar on Google Aps. NTEN posts about screencast about GoogleAps and SalesForce Integration for nonprofits. Michael Stein has a post titled " The Truth About Cats and Dogs and Lawn Chemicals."

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 22, 2006

Many of these blogs have been mentioned on this blog before or on NetSquared. Example: NetSquared's blog is a community blog that anyone can post to about resources, events and information related to how nonprofits and NGOs can use the social web for social change. 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs 1.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

But there''s something about meeting together in person that sparks new ideas, deepens those online connections (and sparks new ones), and provides invaluable support from colleagues engaged in the work of social change. Enter NTEN''s 501 Tech Clubs. ConnectVA partnered with NTEN in 2012 in launch a local club in Central VA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. NTEN's Call for NTC Sessions - Deadline October 24th. A few more good links about strategy for social news sites. Convio or Causes? More from the Convio Summit this week.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Find NetSquared at NTC. In addition to the TechSoup Global staff-led sessions, NetSquared has highlighted a handful of sessions where you can connect up with Net2 Local community organizers and leaders. (And step outside for a beer-side chat to continue mixing and mingling with community organizers after this session. Details here.).

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

CONSUME: Writers read, artists go to galleries, reporters watch the news. I think a lot of activists know that there are all kinds of social web tools available to them, but they aren't sure how to find them, or use them, and are intimidated by the technology. Here are four steps to ease you into using the social web for social change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Community Funded Reporting : The news industry is dying but in its wake are new business models to support investigative journalism.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. I don’t know people other than that psuedo-Obama-staff guy who would say that e-News is dead. Panelists: Natalie Foster, DNC ; Rebecca Moore, Google Earth Outreach ; Laura Quinn, Idealware. The sessions are short (only 50 minutes!) but pack in a tremendous amount of information.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Online contests like the Knight News Challenge , The Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge , and the AmEx Cardmember Project can be resource draining to participate in, especially for a time- and cash-strapped nonprofit. Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Community Funded Reporting : The news industry is dying but in its wake are new business models to support investigative journalism.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Community Funded Reporting : The news industry is dying but in its wake are new business models to support investigative journalism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Marshall Kirkpatrick , who was working with Netsquared , whipped up the NpTech Metafeed which allowed folks to aggregate items tagged by nonprofit techies from many distributed sources. The result of these ad hoc collaborations was a folksonomy of terms of nonprofit technology related news and a community of taggers. And if you???re

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

Some of her past and present clients are Third Sector New England, the Public Conversations Project, the Rhode Island Foundation, Community TechKnowledge, the Data Collaborative, the Boston Foundation, NetSquared, TechFoundation, Capitol News Connection, EarthTrack, and the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network.

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NTEN

JUNE 11, 2014

This September 3-6, NTEN will debut the Leading Change Summit. As the founder of Social Signal , one of the world''s first social media agencies, Alexandra helped to create some of the web''s most ambitious online communities, including NetSquared and Tyze. Do you have a data plan?

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