Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam Illustrate how institutional philanthropy is relevant to the critical issues of our time.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Anyone and everyone who gives anything — time, money, experience, skills, networks — in any amount to create a better world can be philanthropist. She shared many stories of philanthropists with far less money and notoriety than celebrities and wealthy people we typically think of as philanthropists.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Before I take you behind the scenes of our NTEN board fundraiser for Giving Tuesday , let me ask you to consider to a donation of any size to support NTEN and the Nonprofit Technology Conference Scholarship campaign. The NTEN Board Giving Tuesday Campaign. Source: Blackbaud. How is your organization leveraging Giving Tuesday?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” Get Training : NTEN is offering regular webinars on the topic of how nonprofits can effectively use data.

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MARCH 30, 2022

She’s known for tackling seemingly impossible fundraising efforts and turning them into success stories. Major universities from Harvard University to The University of Texas, from Purdue University and the University of California to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Get Training : Data for Good is an association for people who work in nonprofit and data and offers the “ Do Good Data University “ where you find excellent webinars on a variety topics. NTEN is offering regular webinars on the topic of how nonprofits can effectively use data.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Causes has an embedded philanthropy offer for Valentine’s Day. NTEN uses February to encourage nonprofits to send a valentine to their favorite nonprofit techie. This video Valentine goes out to NTEN’s own techie, Karl Hedstrom. Shopping for Valentine’s Day. Love Your Nonprofit Techie.

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NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2011

One of the most prominent attributes of NTEN members is the willingness to share: ideas, tips, lessons learned. Cody Switzer wrote about saying “thank you” this week in The Chronicle of Philanthropy. This week at NTEN , we’re listening to find out how data-driven our community has become. Flickr:Pulpolux !!! No, thank you.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy ''s upcoming webinar, Bringing Entrepreneurial Skills into Grantmaking Practices , will explore ways in which you can employ the skills and practices used by social entrepreneurs. The Case Foundation crunched some numbers on impact investing, read the full story and see what they found.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Every year I look forward to one very special conference - the NTC conference organized by the awesome NTEN team. Building Effective Technology for Philanthropy. This happy hour is an opportunity for 501 Tech Club organizers—you know who you are—to get together and swap ideas, stories about your local meetups, and jokes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

If you want to find more, follow ntenhross from NTEN, the nonprofit technology network. WeAreMedia: Participation Module : Collection of good stories about how nonprofits are engaging their stakeholders on Twitter. NTEN and TechSoup and NpTechBlogs These are hubs for nonprofit technology on Twitter.

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JUNE 19, 2014

I was especially intrigued about this part of the event because, with the help of our friends at LimeRed Studios, NTEN is planning its own Idea Accelerator at the Leading Change Summit this September.) Whose stories resonated most? Example: Story of Ashley Jackson, an admissions counselor from a small college in Danville, Virginia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

"Our philanthropy has to ignite action. One of the most inspiring stories is from John Wood , founder of Room-to-Read , who left Microsoft in 1998 to change the world. Tags: Content Networks Philanthropy. Chatting with David Connor , we both had the same reaction – who knew? We need leverage points."

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MAY 9, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Abuja, Nigeria: A Well-Told Digital Story Is Powerful. Cleveland, Ohio: Sharing Your Story.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link]. --> Upcoming Tech4Good Events. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Wednesday, October 12, 2016.

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JUNE 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. New York, New York: First-Generation College Graduate Networking and Philanthropy Conversation. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

Check out the [blog]([link] to get a taste of our grassroots community. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link]. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Check out the [blog]([link] to get a taste of our grassroots community. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link]. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2007

John posted a marvelous report on the NTEN listservs about what he learned. The conference was similar to NTEN???s s Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, giving to nonprofits by Australians is on the rise (see report: [link] ). I learned a lot and heard some great stories.

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JUNE 29, 2007

" (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life. More about social media tools for philanthropy from Tactical Philanthropy. " Jason is spot on.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2015

Great Stories Grant Wishes: Using Audience Personas to Update Make-A-Wish’s Messaging : Learn how to identify your target audience based on learnings from Make-A-Wish’s audience persona development. Tell Better Stories With Your Data : You’ll learn how to interview your data to find compelling storylines. Nearly impossible.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

Katharine Bierce recorded her recent tech and philanthropy panel. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Boston, Massachusetts: DataBasic Intro Workshop — Learn 3 New Tools for Finding Stories in Data. Event Reports.

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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 breaking news within your field Chances are someone on your staff is already bookmarking and forwarding news stories about your issue each day. post office line, doctor's appt.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr. Nonprofit Software (and hardware) Ryan at PicNet hacks Email to RSS for NTEN Affinity Groups !

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

Check out the [blog]([link] to get a taste of our grassroots community. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link]. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

We've all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics "going viral" online before our eyes - the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Social Philanthropy: Raising Money on YouTube and Twitter. At SXSW, there…. Crowdfunding Social Ventures at SXSW.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Then, CMMB sends a welcome e-mail to the user that includes a thank-you and a story about where the package, along with other packages, is going. The e-mail is updated with a new story each month to keep the content and news fresh. Tags: Community NPTech NTEN Fundraising. www.taprootfoundation.org. www.foundationcenter.org.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, the amount raised or pledged for Haitian relief efforts, including corporate donations during that period was $575.4 A webinar on lessons learned will be held in Q2 to share some of the key findings with NTEN members. To get your invitation visit [link].).

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APRIL 1, 2016

Here are 10 of the most helpful reports and resources for philanthropy professionals: Giving in an Election Year. So if you’re currently struggling to get your story out, and 62% of those who took the survey said they were, then look to your strategic plan. 50 Fascinating Philanthropy Stats. Leaders exist at all levels.

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

“ The face of philanthropy is changing at breaking speed. Amy Sample Ward from NTEN shared, from their recent Nonprofit Technology Staffing and Investments Report that only 4% of an organization’s budget, on average, was devoted to ‘technology’. The theme of yesterday’s opening session? Integrated.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

David Geilhufe, Philanthropy Program Manager, NetSuite In this age of cloud computing, sophisticated, affordable (often free!) An accidental techie would describe the business process in a story, identify the curmudgeon in finance who was going to derail the project, or identify the reports that needed to flow throughout the organization.

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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! Giving Anonymously facilitates person to person philanthropy. 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. fundraising, and direct mail is dying.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

You have to be an NTEN member to participate and you have to be the first one to email Gavin.) Telling the Story of What Drives You offers some great advice from Susan Finkelpearl from Free Range Studios. TechSoup hosted an online event about digital story telling. Others suggest that numbers alone don't tell the story.

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APRIL 20, 2007

Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. AFP Blog points a story about a blackberry service outage that left millions of users without wireless e-mail access. The "invited live bloggers" are Susan Herr , Tactical Philanthropy , Worldchanging and Lucy.

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JANUARY 27, 2008

NTEN's monthly roundup of tech resources called " Things We Like " (and I'll add to "fondle.") Via NTEN blog Google moves one step closer to making desktop applications obsolete with the release of the Google Chart API. Share Your Stories and Change the World " is accepting submissions until February 7th.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 26, 2007

When Hurricane Katrina hit, I was the publisher of the Stanford Social Innovation Review , and we wanted to write a story about how nonprofits were helping the victims. Using our website, they can - for free - turn all that goodwill into stories of impact. Perla Ni, Ceo and Founder of Great Nonprofits 1.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

But we also know that numbers don't tell us the whole story - whether we headed in the right overall strategic direction, taking the right road, and how to get back on course if we get lost. . Many of us have a love and hate relationship with nonprofit dashboards.

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