Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Also posted on the Frogloop blog for nonprofits here.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. Beth Kanter, Amy Sample Ward, Katrin Verclas and John Haydon are among the familiar names in the nonprofit tech sector who are part of the effort. Katrin Verclas, co-founder and editor of MobileActive.org and past executive director of NTEN.

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NTEN

MARCH 25, 2015

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. We start off Things We Like by suggesting what you’ll be doing on April 29th: attending the 5th Women Who Tech TeleSummit program. Whether you attended 2015 SXSW Interactive or not, here is a brilliant round-up by Joleen Ong and Amy Sample Ward.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

We wanted to give nonprofits a chance to propel their world changing ideas, especially as they are often overlooked in the tech community,” said Emily. “We This platform we pitched addressed topics such as violence, racism, classism, sexism, and ableism." Supported by teammates Zenzel Lewis, CSRA EOA Inc.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

December 12, 2007 I had a good look at NTEN’s CRM Satisfaction Survey (yippee for data!), and although the sample sizes were small, and not representative of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the people surveyed seemed to like the open source tools available. 201 out of 665 users used these 6 open source tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The organization identifies the people most passionate about their work in their online networks or offline community and empowers them to raise money through social fundraising platforms. We know that the power of NTEN is in the community, so we’re asking 25 of our most engaged community members to become Champions for NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Although I sometimes hear from colleagues that “Facebook is personal and fun stuff” or just a lot of skepticism about how a particular social networking platform can provide professional value, it isn’t about the platform. Nonprofit tech and communications specialist Ash Shepard. and, of course, Beth Kanter.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

Amy Sample Ward — CEO, NTEN. Sam Chenkin — Director of Operations, Tech Impact. Dealing with backups is inherently difficult; it is best to invest in cloud computing platforms like Office365, Google Apps, Salesforce, and Box, which will likely still be accessible if your datacenter is not.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Kintera Connect August 15, 2007 I listened in on the call with Kintera folks about their new platform, called Connect. to the data in the Kintera platform. Non-Profit Tech Blog 08.17.07

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Throughout the last month, we've asked the NTEN community just what was on their list for resolutions and goals for 2013. And we saw varying amounts of response on different platforms. Thinking about dedicating some of your volunteers to tech projects this year? So be in touch!

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

In July 2010, Amy Sample Ward wrote a blog post called Monthly Chats About Community Building: Are You With Me? Occasionally we connect throughout the week via the NTEN community platform , and of course, there are other spaces for community organizers and online community managers on Facebook, Google Plus, and other sites.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

When you go to NTC you are joining a community of tech-conscious leaders, innovators, and community changers from around the globe. The NTEN team does a remarkable job of facilitating an environment ripe for connection with no limit to how much you can learn from peers. NTEN doesn’t water it down, they use the right amount of hops.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2014

We've written quite a bit on the benefits of crowdfunding campaigns here on TechSoup, including a platform comparison and a webinar called The Wisdom of the Crowd(funding). Over on NTEN's blog , Neff writes that the Bill of Rights will generate trust and transparency between nonprofits and their donors. Platforms to the Rescue!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Whether you are wondering how to build your own community campaigns, how to use existing community content and amplify the messages coming through, or what platforms to use for collaboration with your members, we ask you to bring your questions and start a new conversation.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

That was the meat, now here's the pudding: the NTEN community's remake of "Bohemian Rhapsody", Muppets style!" " Wild Apricot Blog : 5 Tech Tools for More Engaging Events – "Real-world events are the ultimate in social networking, and nothing beats face-to-face communication.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

" World Bank’s Mapping for Results launched – Check out this deployment of the Ushahidi platform for digital storytelling and reporting: "This weekend at the World Bank annual meetings the World Bank launched their new Mapping for Results platform.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

In July 2010, Amy Sample Ward wrote a blog post called Monthly Chats About Community Building: Are You With Me? Occasionally we connect throughout the week via the NTEN community platform , and of course, there are other spaces for community organizers and online community managers on Facebook, Google Plus, and other sites.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Or, if you are clearly visible and helping to pull together threads of knowledge building across many platforms, your organization’s name is getting valuable exposure. See Amy Sample Ward's materials on Community Driven Social Impact for more details on strategically planning online communities.). What roles are needed? rating items.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

I also work closely with our innovator community, those who have submitted Projects on our platform and participated in open innovation Challenges. I’m also a contributor to Socialbrite, NTEN, Women Who Tech and other industry leading collaborations.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Check out more awesome giveaways and highlights from a sampling of our exhibitors below. Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. BONUS: If your NTEN Spark garners the most views, we will give away a fully functional spark to the charity of your choice.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Check out more awesome giveaways and highlights from a sampling of our exhibitors below. Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. BONUS: If your NTEN Spark garners the most views, we will give away a fully functional spark to the charity of your choice.

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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. Submitted by Amy Sample Ward. Check in with the game changers beautifully hacking tech to fight climate change. Twitterstorm, anyone? Carie Lewis.

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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. Submitted by Amy Sample Ward. Check in with the game changers beautifully hacking tech to fight climate change. Mobile Platform Battle Royale.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Moderated by NTEN membership director, former NetSquared organizer, and friend of TechSoup Amy Sample Ward , "Rethinking Movement Buildling" brought together three luminaries from organizations whose stock-in-trade are movements to promote social change. [The

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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.) The sampling of some of the top rated resources this week: Death Threats Are Not Protected Speech. where you vote for one of the finalists in the NTEN Video Content or watch a machinima about Nonprofits in Second Life. It's moved.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 3, 2013

Here is what a group of certified tech geeks thinks about the tablets on market. It is not an open platform, however, and does not have easy integration into Microsoft Exchange/Sharepoint-based businesses. Amy Sample Ward, NTEN CEO. We’ve done your homework for you. Probably the Microsoft Surface Pro.

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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. Submitted by Amy Sample Ward. Check in with the game changers beautifully hacking tech to fight climate change. Twitterstorm, anyone? Carie Lewis.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Sarah - worked with a tech oriented nonprofit, had an old tech faction and the new tech faction; eventually we just got new people on and they wanted new, too so you just move on.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Here are the latest highlights from your fellow NTEN Members making news: Well, Ello there! Have you checked out the latest social media platform, Ello? NTEN Members save 25% with the promo code: NTEN-Members. This handy infographic from Tech Impact illustrates the power of video for engaging your users.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2009

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Amy Sample Ward , Danielle Brigida , Robert McAllen , and Melanie Mathos. Members are in bold.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2017

Last week I had the privilege of networking with over 2000 nonprofit experts and professionals at NTEN ‘s Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). ” The importance of being able to articulate the need for tech to achieve their mission. – Amy Sample Ward , CEO, NTEN. – Amy Sample Ward , CEO, NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

She didn't set a specific dollar goal, but stages of goals and that was integrated into the platform. I did this, but because I was using Causes, it was not integrated into the platform. NTEN's Holly Ross's Birthday Blog Post. Amy Sample Ward and Stacey Monk did plan and execute one hell of a surprise party!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Two I’d recommend first are Beth Kanter’s Blog and NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward's personal blog. My web developer colleague and enthusiastic blogger, Bob McDiarmid , told me that a majority of the charity nonprofit websites that he has seen are on either the Drupal or WordPress nonprofit open source platforms.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2015

Amy Sample Ward, CEO, NTEN. Having that ‘anytime, anywhere” component is really compelling, especially to executive directors who just won’t look at that stuff on nights or weekends because it’s too difficult to get to. – Patrick Callahan, Executive Director, Tech Impact. Mobile has quickly become the mainstream.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

It’s a platform to connect, to earn trust, and for even the most reluctant of supporters to discover just how much they want to be a part of your community. On the NTEN blog, Lauren Giardin says it’s time to Take Charge of Your Editorial Process as Air Traffic Control. So get out your journals and start taking note.

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