Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

Here’s a listing of sessions and spaces hosted by NetSquared and TechSoup: Community-Driven Social Impact Session. Amy Sample Ward from NetSquared. Technology Planning for Nonprofits Session. We’d love to hear from you: @ NetSquared or @ TechSoup. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010; 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM. Room: 1471.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I am completely overwhelmed by the positive, kind, touching things that so many community members have shared about the work we have all done together during my time with NetSquared and TechSoup Global over the last two and a half years. It was really my pleasure to work with you and support you in your ever-expanding role on the team.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. Hacking Autism was launched in June 2011 to seek new ideas for technology applications beneficial to people with autism. Hackathons, coding sprints, app challenges, oh my! Narrowing the scope of your programs means people can contribute better.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston: Storymakers 2017! Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Part of my role as the Global Community Development Manager at NetSquared is to support and grow our offline organizers from around the world. This offline network, called Net Tuesdays, balances the work we do online to connect all those working at the intersection of technology and social impact.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

NetSquared DC's Roshani Kothari on why she loves NetSquared. I've just returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin and I'm pumped! There are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Saturday, March 21, 2015.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

N2Y4 Mobile Challenge: 15 Featured Projects Announced | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org - Last week, the NetSquared Community voted on the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge to determine the 15 Featured Projects who will be invited to compete for $50K in cash-prizes and additinoal in-kind resources at this year's N2Y4 Conference.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

MacArthur Foundation and Humanity United , held their second Human Rights and Technology conference at the new David Brower Center. TechSoup's NetSquared Initiative partnered with the HRC in the first conference The Soul of the New Machine in 2009 to help select a winner in their Mobile Challenge.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

From time to time, we like to shine the spotlight on nonprofit techies who go above and beyond to help out other organizations with their technology conundrums. She's our volunteer Netsquared organizer there. NetSquared is TechSoup's volunteer-driven, global network of nonprofit technology workshops and networking events.

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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. Lastly, you’ll want to identify what roles are needed. Knowing your community also means knowing your role in the ecosystem.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 5, 2009

Allen Gunn: Netsquared 2009: Making the Virtual Proximal: "As someone who organizes nonprofit technology events for a living, I spend a lot of time reflecting on what role live convenings should play in this ever-more virtually networked world.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2005

technologies produced a lot of interesting exchanges on a whole range of issues for a lot of people - but the most exciting for me was the message with the subject line "Are you the Michael Stein I used to know?" And once we got through catching up, I admitted to him that I was just a bit perplexed about the NetSquared project.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group. What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. * Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Want to learn about PCI compliance?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 16, 2015

Eli van der Giessen — Netsquared Community Manager. Remote employees have always held the NetSquared community manager role. Working remotely works better than you'd think because my role is almost entirely externally facing. Email, Skype , and Google+ Hangouts keep me in touch with my Netsquared organizers.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. We’re all learning as we go!

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Care2

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2010

Hosted by NetSquared. The Networked Nonprofit: Beth Kanter And Allison Fine Tell Orgs How To Use Technology To Their Advantage Huffington Post, Jonathan Harris. The Role of Free Agent Fundraisers. Free Webinar with Care2. Details here. June 21, 2010. 1-2 PM/PST. 4-5 PM/EST. Virtual Book Launch. Details here. June 22, 2010.

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2012

Our annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , Restart Romania , and NetSquared challenges are just a few examples of how we get our community members engaged at multiple levels. The CommBuild Community of Practice focuses on issues and topics relevant to those working in social sector community building or community management roles.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. This student-built app lets players take on the role of a ghost detective who encounters local residents who haunt the community. NetSquared brings nonprofits together with programmers, designers and other business professionals.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world. Much like the NetSquared Challenges platform , it offers users the option of entering contests and searching through submissions across contests to find ideas. The ins and outs.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2010

Over the last week, technology has played an unprecedented role in bringing aid to and saving lives in Haiti. And then there's the role that Facebook and Twitter are playing. That's social media for social good, and that's exactly what NetSquared and NTEN want to highlight with Beth Kanter this spring at SXSWi. .

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2010

Over the last week, technology has played an unprecedented role in bringing aid to and saving lives in Haiti. And then there's the role that Facebook and Twitter are playing. That's social media for social good, and that's exactly what NetSquared and NTEN want to highlight with Beth Kanter this spring at SXSWi.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

Contributions to the wiki came from TechSoup forum leaders, many of whom serve in those roles as volunteers. The idea came from NetSquared community organizers who were eager to share their best practices and experiences and saw a wiki as the ideal platform. The Online Community and Social Media Team Wiki.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2014

Gayle Samuelson Carpentier,TechSoup Global’s Chief Business Development Officer, is a newly minted member of the Nonprofit Technology Network's (NTEN) board of directors. Yes, she's the one to thank for such great technology donations! This keeps me in touch with the needs of grassroots nonprofits.

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2015

This year''s prize goes to Mifos X , an open technology platform for financial inclusion that provides the core functionality needed to deliver financial services to the poor and unbanked. Ken Montenegro , Information Technology Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles. We still haven''t quite figured out how you do it!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Earlier this year, President Obama announced a bold initiative to expand access to technology jobs in the United States. Additionally, there are more open jobs today in America — and the majority of them are in information technology. The Power of a Year.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2017

All of the information you need should be available if for any reason someone or some company must take over that IT role in your organization. Tony Caufield is a longtime IT manager and is founder and organizer of Tech4Good Las Vegas , a NetSquared technology community. Ensure you have a plan. About the Author. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

"Open source software developers like these fill an indispensable role," says Joseph Mouzon, the Tides Foundation chief of staff, a Pizzigati Prize judge, and the former executive director of Nonprofit Services for Network for Good. The winner will be announced at the next Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in April 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2007

public role,??? technologies and social networking applications can play a role in mitigating these misunderstandings and increasing knowledge of the other sector's perspective. Something like the NetSquared open call for projects that happened last month, but mapped to a virtual world. if they get to build from scratch.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2015

Each year, NTEN recognizes some of its brightest members who have offered their time, talents, and wisdom to generally "amp up the awesome" of the nonprofit technology sector. " Eli van der Giessen, NetSquared Global Community Manager. He explains it some in his Netsquared blog post, Why I Became a NetSquared Organizer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Reminds me of this slide from an old workshop I did on how to make technology trainings more interactive. over at NetSquared failed to turn up more than a handful of nominations. What role can it, or should it play compared to the myriad other information flows and sources? blame the internet! :-). t quite know what to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2006

Susan Tenby from TechSoup demos the virtual TechSoup Office during the Netsquared Conference while Ruby Sinreich and Deborah Finn (Cyber-Yenta) blogged about it. That's my metaphor for embracing a topic that grabs my attention and is related to my work (nonprofits and technology) but I have no prior knowledge or experience.

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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. As the latest technology allows people to “engage” from their computers/phones rather than getting their hands dirty IRL, will this impact the future of volunteerism?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It will be interesting to see how this evolves given the technology platform came before the social design , but as online community pundits note, web2.0 There are two sets of social roles here. The npdigg community roles include consumers, voters, and submitters. applications have changed the rules of online community.

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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. As the latest technology allows people to “engage” from their computers/phones rather than getting their hands dirty IRL, will this impact the future of volunteerism?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The field of Business Intelligence (BI) is growing by leaps and bounds as technology tools make getting, combining, and visualizing data easier than ever before. Our friends at NetSquared have a great podcast interview with Steve Williams of Business Objects that provides more good examples. Myth #5: BI is About Technology.

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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. As the latest technology allows people to “engage” from their computers/phones rather than getting their hands dirty IRL, will this impact the future of volunteerism?

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