Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. Photo credit: Flickr jakubsteiner ).

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

NetSquared is here to help you along the way with everything from slide templates to planning checklists. Not sure if hosting a NetSquared group is for you? There’s probably a NetSquared group by you , but if there isn’t, we’ll help you start your own. NetSquared Cambridge: A social in Chester.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2014

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs and HandsOn Tech. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. There’s probably a NetSquared nonprofit tech group by you , but if there isn’t we’ll help you start your own.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. NTEN’s 09NTC just wrapped up in San Francisco and many conversations at the conference focused on social media use by nonprofits. It isn’t vital that you post to Twitter AND Pownce AND Jaiku or that you upload photos to Flickr AND Picasa AND Photobucket.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

The Face (book) of NetSquared Champions. The NetSquared Conference is just days away and the NetSquared blogs are buzzing with activity! They are posting their introductions and photos here. Not attending the NetSquared Conference but want to follow the tag stream? If you're on Facebook , search for the n2y2 group!

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

50 Fascinating Nonprofit Statistics , Douglas Gould Company Must-Know Insights from #15NTC , Kevin Martone, Harold Grinspoon Foundation via Getting Attention 15NTC: Tech Tools & Austin Tips , Roshani Kothari, Ginkgo Street Labs NTEN 2015 Wrap Up , Paul St. Please let us know in the comments! 15NTC Community NTC press'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2010

Today Allison Fine and I celebrated the launch of the Networked Nonprofit at TechSoup Global in the space where Netsquared Meetups take place. I got to snap this photo of two women, Marnie Webb and Charlene Li , who have greatly influenced my work over the past 5-10 years. Craig Newmark blurbed our book!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's NetSquared community organizer, will be meeting with fellow community organizers to discuss the challenges and rewards of growing both online and offline communities. NetSquared Organizers, Ambassadors, and Birds of a Feather. Our organizers and ambassadors will wear orange NetSquared buttons.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Claire Sale, NetSquared. So, I turned that question to my friends and the NetSquared community, and got some really great responses that I'd like to share with you. AARP Community - The brand new AARP community tool allows users to share photos, publish a blog, join groups, subscribe to e-newsletters and network with other members.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2015

Community of Practice: Chat with Anne Kreamer NTEN / Community of Practice: Women in NPTECH / Fee: Free. Ask The Expert: Finding Funding for Technology Projects NTEN / Webinar #NTENlearn / Fee: Free / Members Only. Sites NetSquared Monitors for Nonprofit/Technology Events. Image : Startup Stock Photos / Public Domain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Photo from Cambodia4kids. Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Nature Conservancy’s photo contests : The crowd, in this case it’s one that loves nature photos, shares the pictures they love about nature and in the process grow their community. Tags: challenge community presentation beth kanter crowds crowdsourcing netsquared nten sxsw. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Photo by Teddy Llovet. Photo by Dkurpaptwa. Our intent is to provide a space for just-in-time answers and share best practices at no charge. .&# At the end of the month, we’ll share a summary of what we’ve learned as e-book with some blog posts along the way. There is an added benefit to learning communities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

This week in NTEN 's Nonprofit Blogging Affinity Group , a new member asked for a list of nonprofit blogs. Fund for UNICEF Urban Sprouts Women for Women International F ull disclosure: I am volunteering as a nonprofit blogging and podcasting expert this fall for NTEN's Office Hours. nonprofit blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. NetSquared Community. for the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) beginning on May 29th. Like last year, conference participants are introducing themselves on their NetSquared Blog.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. 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.” Volunteers look at a photo of a missing person, compare it to a news image, and see if they can find a match.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2008

I never realized this before, but one of the photos I took at the Khmer Literacy School has someone's butt in the background. Some responses: Holly Ross at NTEN tweeted about the blog post on the NTEN blog. Also on the Google Alert, I discovered that Britt Bravo has posted on the Netsquared Blog too. I tweeted that too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. There's a roundup of coverage on his Netsquared blog , including pointers to live blog posts like this one. Fundraising 2.0 And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

She posted a pointer on the NTEN Nonprofit Flickr Affinity Group list today. Just last week, Lee Romeo, posted something over a Netsquared about a similar use of flickr - people holding signs. This has also been done by NTEN and Netsquared. The youtube video is from Star Bucks Campaign.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2007

Supporters have uploaded photos of themselves with a sign that says, "I support Ethiopian farmers." So far, 186 photos have been posted. My only criticism of the campaign is that very few of the photos have a Creative Commons license that allows bloggers and other supporters to share the photos and spread the word.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 23, 2008

NTEN, Idealware, and TechSoup host webinars that will answer many of your burning nonprofit and technology questions! Build rapport by posting your photo while you introduce yourself. uploaded by Beth Kanter Cross-posted from NetSquared. Your first slide should let people know that the meeting will be starting shortly.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

Check out Idealware's articles Engaging Constituents Using Mobile Technologies and Building Websites for a Mobile Phone , NTEN's article, Four Strategies for Going Mobile , and NetSquared's roundup of Responsive Design Resources. Photo: Alex E. Proimos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. Inspired by the NTEN blog post about whether online engagement leads to more money, Gavin's Digital Dinner gives a brilliant counter point essay on the topic filled with facts and nice pie charts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. Hence, they're pretty lousy photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

Photo by Matt Westervelt Back in April I created a slide presentation for an Ignite session at NTC about the Many Uses of Friendfeed that Beth Kanter picked up on , intrigued with the idea of using it as an internal listening tool. NTEN holds numerous Office Hour chats , including the Water Cooler one. for the last five years or so).

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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. Share who you really are (photos from the staff holiday party excluded). Example: The Extraordinaries' occasionally publishes posts with photos of when their staff are waiting for something (i.e.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Flickr Photo: bredgar If you're a frequent reader of this blog, you know that if I could do it all over again, I would have paid more attention in math class. But if little ol' NTEN can pull off a BI strategy -- and we do our best over here -- so can you. Here at NTEN, we confused the two for a long time. What about you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

Photo by Geodog Speed Geeking Session at Advocacy Dev - complete flickr stream here. I keep running into NpTechers posting vacation photos and blog posts. If it isn't vacations, it's photos of restaurant and a fun evening out. NTEN is offering a Webinar on Google Aps. Ruby Sinreich just got back from a trip to London.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

month. . $5-$30 5-$30 based on how many MB's of storage you need. Odeo: Free [link] Copyright Free Music Podsafe Music Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

See the flickr pool of pea avatar photos. Here some thoughts from the NTEN blog about ways to use twitter for your organization, although some nonprofit technology experts do not find twitter useful professionally. Over at the NTEN blog, you can read reflections from nonprofits that are participating in America's Giving Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Flickr Photo from SteveTookIt. Photo by RedRaspus. Photo by Buddhassit Weaving: This goal is more conceptual and may not make sense to anyone but me. Looking back over the past year, I'm proud my thinking and writing about this over the past year: The ROI of Social Media published in NTEN January 2008 Newsletter.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Some other do-good social networks you might want to try out are: Care2 , Change.org , Flickr (photos), Future5000 (youth), Meetup (events), Just Cause , myBLOC.net (young people of color), Razoo , TakingITGlobal (youth), Upcoming (events) and WiserEarth. You can still add your own red photo to the Burma Free - Birmania Libera Flickr pool.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Yaw Anokwa (2010), who, along with others from the University of Washington, created the Open Data Kit, enabling Android-powered smartphones to easily collect data in the field, like text, photos, video, audio, barcodes, and location. Past Winners.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Using content curation, social media management, and free tools available online, any organization can create collections and share their story through video, photos, and social media. Find NetSquared at NTC. Evonne Heyning and Susan Tenby. Details here.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

I think NTEN is a terrific example of the rule of thirds. You can also share the impact of your organization's programs through podcasts, sharing photos on Flickr, or videos on YouTube or other video sharing sites. His tweets reveal him as a renaissance thinker, not just a narrow-minded tech geek. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Photo by Mr. Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. Jonathan Coleman is the featured Changemaker at Change.org ( hat tip NTEN roundup). million to support a project based on feedback from the online community.

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