Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Rapid advances in digital media and technology are changing how we connect to information and each other. org inspired him in ways he never imagined." Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Steve Heye, Web Project Manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Smaller nonprofits may feel like sophisticated technology is out of reach; it requires more budget, more staff, and more expertise than they think they have. Small orgs work quickly, but often times that acceleration lacks direction. That assumption is wrong.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and push for policies that will put the world on track to reduce our planetary CO2 to safe levels - 350 parts per million. org, a Networked Nonprofit. org person is Bill McKibbon , who is president, co-founder, and primary messenger for the organization.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

Last month we released our seventh annual report on nonprofit investment and practices regarding technology. I''d like to take a closer look at one aspect of our research and organizational practice: technology staffing levels. In our latest survey, we decided to ask about technology staffing levels differently.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and push for policies that will put the world on track to reduce our planetary CO2 to safe levels - 350 parts per million. org, a Networked Nonprofit. org person is Bill McKibben , who is president, co-founder, and primary messenger for the organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 15, 2021

We are proud that our partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) helps nonprofits and education institutions better manage data and accelerate their impact. As our customers are doing some of the most important work in the world to serve their communities, they need reliable and secure technology to protect their data and privacy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

One in four Americans now access the Mobile Web daily, yet only a tiny fraction of nonprofits have a mobile website. The rise of QR Codes has helped some nonprofits understand the need for at least mobile-optimized web pages. The rise of QR Codes has helped some nonprofits understand the need for at least mobile-optimized web pages.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

NPLive welcomed guest contributors Jon Lebkowsky , nonprofit web strategist and frequent WorldChanging. Cloud Technology for Collaboration. org spoke of the organization’s founding and how it lives its mission through sustainable business practices. org proves true. contributor; Kevin Danaher.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It shouldn’t be surprising that a nonprofit focusing on closing the gender gap in technology has a beautifully-coded annual report built right into its website. org integrated videos throughout the report so readers can get more information about two of their campaigns — Exxon Knew and Break Free — all while keeping the word count down.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

For the key people working on your web project, how much experience do they have? This is especially important at large web firms. Have they developed other sites for non-profit orgs? . What is their background or experience in Google Analytics and web tracking for impact? Technology. Questions to ask Vendors.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 3, 2009

A great example of organizing on the social web. "we20 org will be awarded 20 votes to place on their favorite plans. org will be awarded 20 votes to place on their favorite plans. Once we20 meets critical mass (and we sort our lives out), we will help you to implement your plans using web applications and partnerships."

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

On the always-busy, forward moving road of digital technologies (sometimes the pace of advancement is astounding and even a little scary) it should come as no surprise that there are bound to be a few bumps and potholes. What does this often hazy concept encompass? Take others point of view and add it to your own,” Best advises.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference is coming to TechSoup’s hometown of San Francisco in April and we couldn’t be more excited! Conference session proposals are submitted by experts in nonprofit technology, including yours truly, TechSoup. Digital Storytelling Blender: Web, Video, Games, Events & Live!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan’s argument is that because NTEN is in a leadership position in the field, it should lead in showing transparency by publishing its web stats.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Each team member places relevant elder justice and elder abuse articles and online mentions from the web into NYCEAC’s private Delicious bookmarks. She blogs regularly about the intersection of social media, nonprofits and technology at Community Organizer 2.0. Podcasts and Slidecasts are placed into a shared Dropbox folder for review.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. That’s good news. APIs are here to stay. In fact, they are the future.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

org and so on still rule on the Internet. Whether or Not to Purchase a New Domain appeared first on Byte Technology’s Nonprofit Web Design Insights Blog. However, there are great many things to consider before you give yourself and your business or blog page over to a new extension. The post What’s in a Name?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

Submitted by Paul Lamb, Principal of Man On A Mission Consulting As an avid promoter of technology for social change, and as an active participant in a community of faith, I have often wondered why the two worlds remain so segregated? Fortunately there are some murmurings.

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NTEN

AUGUST 3, 2011

We've grown from six to eleven staff this year, all to serve our mission of helping you use technology to create the change you want to see in the world. We're hoping that you will join us in welcoming our two newest staff members: Amanda Jones, Membership & Fundraising Coordinator, amanda at nten dot org.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

First, conduct an ad hoc technological assessment. In our experience, there are five administrative processes that provide the greatest return on time and investment when considering a cloud computing solution: Accounting, Database, Email, Web Site and Telephony. You can think of them as consumer reports for non-profit technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

It's the perfect mix of emerging technologies, social media, communities, and the web - some of my favorite things. A way to connect your org to your community? When an org sends an email, the open rate can be low - but when a person sends an email to friends, the open rate is 90%! A channel for promoting your mission?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How’s that donor database of yours? What’s interesting is that they did a size of org and recommendation analysis – to break down recommendations by size of organization.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

But the goal of IT alignment is to use technology to support and enhance the work you do to meet your mission. Ask the Expert: Marshall Kirkpatrick on the Real-Time Web (10/14). And your mission is what makes your organization matter, so this really is a chance for you to help save the day. Intro to Google Analytics (9/24).

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3rd Sector Labs

JANUARY 16, 2014

We’ve integrated other technologies like Nutch, Solr, Hadoop and Mongo DB for web crawling, indexing, and high capacity storage needs. A high percentage of BP users will be authenticated, as they will be members of the orgs, clubs and associations that are BP’s customers. Best Practices.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

First, conduct an ad hoc technological assessment. In our experience, there are five administrative processes that provide the greatest return on time and investment when considering a cloud computing solution: Accounting, Database, Email, Web Site and Telephony. You can think of them as consumer reports for non-profit technology.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

The Blue Hair Technology Group in Johns Creek, Georgia (northeast of Atlanta), is educating senior citizens to use new technologies like tablet computers and Facebook so they can keep in touch. Blue Hair Technology Group is featured on TechSoup’s new Local Impact Map. How Blue Hair Technology Group Started.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Every month, a group called #4Change organizes open & lively conversations about how web-connected communities and our use of social media tools are helping to create change in the world. Topic : How does the web & social media change the way we address climate change? What technologies are both available & needed?

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2011

When I took the helm of NTEN just a few short years ago, I really wish someone had handed me a book that outlined all the stuff I was now supposed to worry about: finance, legal, human resources, and of course technology.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! January 29, 2008 I don’t exactly know where the exclamation point came from, but if you want a scarily easy CMS to install, Joomla is a place to start.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Some of the responses highlighted the need to understand what was currently working for the listserv conversations and what would be a valuable hook to move people to the forums, and especially who within the community (not the org) may be the most influential in a successful migration. Hope to have you join us next time.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Yesterday, I attended — and live tweeted (#baruchnp) — an interesting panel discussion at Baruch College here in New York, “ Social Media and Technology: What Nonprofits Need To Know.” You can read all the details here. ]. Having a social culture is about opening up and sharing; letting go of the content and giving more credit than you take.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Its Connecting To Life program (Projeto Conectando com a Vida in Portuguese) provides computer education classes to at-risk youth so they can get well-paid information technology jobs. No need to say much in the message — just a couple lines of what you do and a web link if you have one. spanhidden.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2011

Each year thousands of technology advocates, new media marketers, and multi-channel storytellers come together in the home town of Convio for five days of networking, parties, and sharing. Part conference, part festival, it’s an opportunity for people who embrace technology to find others with similar interests.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

This week, as part of Member Appreciation Month, we're talking about technology that supports communications and information, so I thought I'd share some of the metrics we use to track our effectiveness that don't really warrant a complete blog post in-and-of themselves. Web Analytics. Click-through by Open. Here's how to do it.

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2009

It used to be generally agreed that the nonprofit sector lagged at least two years behind the private sector when it came to technology use. Today, there are organizations large and small doing amazing things with technology to create actual social change. You must be associated with and branded as a.ORG web presence.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 22, 2009

I wanted to use today to focus in on a question recently posed by my good friend Joe Solomon on Twitter : What are the nonprofit/orgs that are working 2 wire the green movement, like what @ netsquared does 4 nonprofits, @ sunfoundation for politics; which orgs are working to expose data, leverage soc media, connect the orgs together?

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