Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

SXSW Interactive features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer. Learn more at: [link].

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. In 1989, I joined the faculty of Hampshire College (and stayed for 10 years). I learned a lot.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Most nonprofit organizations are small. of the world’s workforce employed in the nonprofit sector, a vast majority of those individuals are working as individuals, or in organizations less than 50 people. In fact, with over 7.4%

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Is there a word more often uttered in the nonprofit technology sector today? All jokes aside, the data your nonprofit collects on a daily daily basis has the potential to alter the course of your organization. Tech data database donations nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech' Data, data, data.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Cloud computing is an exciting technology that is projected to become pervasive in not only nonprofits, but in the common person’s daily life. However, there is a sense of discomfort associated with the novel technology.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The undeniable truth is, social media’s beneficial to organizations, corporations, and individuals alike. The post [Infographic] How The Top 50 Nonprofits Do Social Media appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. The question is no longer: “Why should my nonprofit be on social media?”

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2013

Project Manager, Technology. For those of us who have responsibilities in online fundraising / marketing / technology, often our work doesn’t fit within the traditional department structure of most nonprofit organizations. Effective leadership can come from anywhere in an organization. Norman Reiss.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Your Open Community is your people who are bonded by what your organization represents and care enough to talk to each other (hopefully about you!) How does Open Community affect NPTech? Technologies like social sign-on, social monitoring platforms, and social media marketing tools will become vital for supporting an Open Community.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He doesn’t run an organization; He's the digital media manager at Pathways to Education in Toronto. Of course he does great work leading the organization's national digital strategy, and they have plenty of work to do. He has led crowdfunding initiatives across a variety of platforms for different organizations.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Donation numbers are growing steadily and the pervasiveness of technology is saturating nonprofits with opportunity to become more efficient and expand into new markets. There are currently 1,409,430 tax exempt nonprofit organization in the United States $316.23 Online giving to faith based organizations grew by 18.1%

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

With online donations to nonprofit organizations on the rise, the onus is on the nonprofit to make the donation process as simple as possible. The post Infographic: Optimizing Your Nonprofit Donation Page appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

OK, well, not so unrepentant or unabashed since I’m writing this post on the varied factors around technology and the environment, and have been thinking about this issue for myself for a long time. Production and Disposal of Technology Equipment. And then there are the resources that go into producing our technological gizmos.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 31, 2014

Social media is no longer a choice for nonprofits and for profit organizations alike. The post Inforgraphic: Top 100 Nonprofit Social Media Accounts appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Industry News Mobile Social Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media technology'

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Whether it’s cost concerns, time constraints or reluctance to trust an outside party with such a critical service, it’s understandable for your organization consider all of your options before outsourcing. The post How Outsourcing Your Data Services Can Help Your Nonprofit appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

In this article, Gale points to an interesting shift within her organization (the Packard Foundation): “Over the past four years we have been shifting from evaluation for proof or accountability (“Did the program work?”) Tags: Technology Zen evaluation learning Nonprofits nptech. The rest will eventually follow over time.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

In this article, Gale points to an interesting shift within her organization (the Packard Foundation): “Over the past four years we have been shifting from evaluation for proof or accountability (“Did the program work?”) Tags: Technology Zen evaluation learning Nonprofits nptech. The rest will eventually follow over time.

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2013

The utilization of technology in the nonprofit world, like in the business world, comes in two pieces: internal and external. Internal management systems and tracking tools are integral to keeping an organization well-oiled and effective at what they do.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 1, 2010

The Technology Leadership Academy is a 9-week online training program from NTEN, sponsored by Microsoft, that's designed to help non-profit leaders learn to use and manage technology more effectively to meet their organizations' missions.( Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Microsoft Twitter. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) was the 12th conference that I have attended (it had earlier reiterations). Every year it is like attending a family reunion. I have some many friends and colleagues that I only get to see once a year at the NTC. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Million Budget In small organizations like mine, more often than not, the Executive Director or senior leadership of the organization also wears the technology leader hat, accidental or not. As a senior staff member for my organization, I don’t have the time or expertise to learn every API call.

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TechImpact

MARCH 17, 2014

These ten statistics about nonprofit technology, fundraising, and social media offers us insights into the effectiveness of our strategies, and can help us redesign strategies in the future. Source ) 13% of all charitable giving goes to Education organizations. Source ) 9% of all charitable giving foes to Health organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 7, 2009

NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, puts on a massive, be-there-or-be-square conference for nonprofit professionals every year (in 2009, we met in San Francisco). Here’s what NTEN says: Information Technology is an increasingly essential element of any nonprofit’s operations.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Registration for the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference (15NTC) is officially open - and you''re invited to help us make it the best conference yet! 15NTC nonprofit technology conference NTC' Aside from registering, don''t miss out on the opportunity to get the most out of the NTC, as well as be a key part of the program.

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TechImpact

JULY 15, 2014

Technology is enabling organizations of all kinds the unprecedented ability to communicate directly with all of their constituents. How can your nonprofit use technology to become more transparent? The post How Nonprofit Use Tech To Increase Transparency appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2008

Thanks to Jonathan Colman, we have a NpTech Room on FriendFeed - which is essentially a way for a group of people to share their feeds with one another. Jonathan set this up on Sunday night and within 24 hours we have 27 nonprofit technology techies in there - quite the conversation cafe at the moment. See my primer.). Ready to play?

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. HandUp is a social enterprise company that takes online donations via web or text for specific homeless people and delivers the help through partner organizations.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2013

Legal Services Organization. Change Management Community future of CIO Leadership nonprofit technology nonprofit technology leadership nptech Organizational Culture Policy Staffing Strategy IT Staff' Peter Campbell. Chief Information Officer. When someone asked me, "What is the role of circuit riders today?"

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Marnie Webb, CEO at Caravan Studios, recently asked nonprofit tech folks via Twitter “I’m giving a talk on the next wave of technology for NGOs. What groups of technology would you include? ” I think Marnie was asking about tools or technologies, like Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It’s time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! The First Crowdfunding Platform for Nonprofit Technology Projects. The tech support nonprofit, TechBridge in Georgia, has launched the first crowdfunding platform for nonprofit technology projects. Very sophisticated for a student team.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We all know technology increases productivity, makes working easier, and better connects us to our missions and our organizations. And in recent years, this has shown with nonprofit organizations consistently increasing the investment in technology every year. The answer: Cost!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It's high time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month. As I suspected, privacy and security remain a very hot topic in NPTech and in the general tech zeitgeist. I just have to say here how much I love this type of technology for good.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Every year after the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), we get the feedback that folks wished they had longer to dive in a specific topic in more depth. Our master classes are day-long interactive workshops that will help you develop a personalized plan for a project or issue you''re working on that you can take back to your organization.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Tech implementations gone wrong can haunt an organization. The post Don’t Get Caught Surprised By Your Cloud Implementation appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. General Industry News Tech cloud cloud computing cloud technology nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech technology'

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TechImpact

MAY 28, 2014

Software is an integral part of running any business or organization effectively. Implementing software or technology of any kind is a difficult and very time consuming process. Try reaching out to individuals at other organizations who utilize the safe software to get a feel for the kind of customer support and service you can expect.

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NTEN

APRIL 21, 2013

With NTEN’s strategic outcomes in mind, this report examines: technology staffing levels, technology budgets, overall organizational approach to technology decisions, as well as technology oversight and management practices. Key findings from this year’s survey: On average, our respondents have 3.4

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Have you ever thought about hosting nonprofit technology events in your community? If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Houston, Texas: The Legal Side of Nonprofit Technology.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

Last month we released our seventh annual report on nonprofit investment and practices regarding technology. You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research.

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