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). But, if you don’t want to wait until April to dive into the knowledge and expertise in the NTEN network, you don’t have to!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

Changes in the application happen without your knowledge or consent. Disadvantages to cloud computing Depending on the vendor and the application, you are dependent on them to keep the application up and your data intact. Your data is not directly in your hands, but in the hands of a third party.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 7, 2007

The topic is “Nonprofit Data Management: from slips of paper to CRM&# As you all know, I’ve been thinking about data management issues for years, and it would be great for people to share their ideas and knowledge. So, submit those posts by Sunday evening!

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2009

This looks like a fascinating event to take place in South Africa this October: The International Conference on Knowledge Economy. The promise of the knowledge economy has attracted the interest of national governments both in advanced industries and developing economies. " Several of the session topics look very interesting.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

In any event, I have a lot of other skills and knowledge besides databases and coding: skills and knowledge in teaching, in writing, in working with organizations, in facilitation, in religion and spiritual practices, and in working with people, that I want to use now. Perhaps I’m now more ready to wrestle those.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

The client is quite knowledgeable about their organization, mission, and goals for a project, but often not knowledgeable about technology. The role I play most often currently is providing a clear and understandable avenue between the client and a technology vendor (such as web or database development shop).

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 12, 2009

I’m thrilled that their 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference will be held at the San Francisco Hilton this year, April 26-28. Here’s what the NTEN folks have to say: The 2009 NTC will be THE place to engage around the technology issues that face the nonprofit sector. When: April 26-28, 2009.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

It’s that there is a lack of really good support – responsive, empowering, educational, integrative, and knowledgeable about, and invested in, the sector. " Its not that there is a lack of technology vendors and support. For those of us who’d like to see organizations get better support – how do we do that?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I helped them vet CMS vendors, make sure the CMS that was chosen could do the complex job they were asking it to do (some were not up to the task) and am the intermediary between the current web vendor and the client, lending my expertise as needed, and helping to move the project forward.

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2010

The second annual Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report, a joint project of Common Knowledge, thePort, and NTEN, has hard data and insights on the trends surrounding social networking technology as part of nonprofit organizations' marketing, communications, fundraising, and program services. > Get the Full Report (for free).

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Wooga was founded 2009 with a vision that by 2020, everyone will be playing games. Knowledge sharing. There is a constant exchange of knowledge and lessons learned between them. This way we can try out new things in one game, and when they work, that knowledge is spread to other teams. Wooga – now and then. Conclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Lucy Bernholz has been sharing her predictions for philanthropy and buzzwords for 2009. Peter Kim asked a group of social media experts in business for their predictions about social media for 2009. I just have to quote him because he says it sooooo well: "Many of us are going to wake up in 2009 wondering what did we eat?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Chapter 3 is a discussion on Peer production – it talks about how it is that people have come together to collaboratively create software and content – basically, knowledge production. Thanks for the comments! Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I’m excited about this project – it’s gathering the knowledge and expertise of a great group of folks, and it will provide a free source of information and case studies so that nonprofits can best figure out how to step into the frothy waters of social networks.

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

A source with knowledge of Microsoft’s retail operations told The Verge that this plan was originally in place for next year, but was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Microsoft Store debuted in 2009 and closely adhered to Apple’s successful retail playbook.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Education and it’s discontents are being changed by new ways of learning – much of it by new ways of creating, sharing and validating information and knowledge online. Date: December, 10th 2009. This Thursday is the December #4Change Chat! Tools and methods are being customized, adapted and remixed for various educational contexts.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Finding someone knowledgable about different CMS options is a good idea as well. To make it easiest, you’ll need the help of the current CMS vendor. Doing research on different CMS projects might help you figure out what one might work for you. 3 Javier Barreira 02.21.08

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2009

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCVA), a nonprofit that serves to promote online security awareness and education, just launched their new initiative at the RSA 2009 conference.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Truth be told, there is nothing on my LinkedIn or Facebook profiles that isn’t public knowledge, except who my contacts are. But once you put that data out there, and you have contacts who can see it, you’ve lost control of that data – any of your contacts could make that data about you public. 3 KJ 08.09.07

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The Next Web

APRIL 22, 2013

Agüera has started some companies and worked for startups before co-founding Geeksphone at age 16 in early 2009 together with Rodrigo Silva-Ramos. Agüera talks about the global mobile landscape with the knowledge, maturity and confidence of the best entrepreneurs in this space I’ve met. A clean entry.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

" Nonprofit Social Network Survey | Common Knowledge - "Learn how commercial social networks and house social networks fit into your nonprofit's online ecosystem. " This report is from NTEN, Common Knowledge, and The Port. These are some links I wanted to share from May 6th. Find me on Delicious for more!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

In Spring 2009, we were approached by a group that was building an advanced video + action platform and that wanted to draw on the Social Actions API. Just like in 2008 when I had an “aha moment” about APIs, in June 2009 I had an “aha moment” about Linked Open Data. These were changes that we had wanted to make for a long time.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2009

I was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the NTEN (Non Profit Technology Network) Conference in San Franciscio, which is going to be held from April 26th-28th, 2009. The 2009 Nonprofit Technology conference is taking place from April 26th to April 28th at the San Franciscio, Hilton. I need your help. When is the NTEN Conference?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). The team also hopes to incentivize organizations to share knowledge and give beneficiaries a direct voice. Some of the foundation was built in April 2009, but the majority of the product development started in August 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The 2009 Global Fundraising Confidence Survey, carried out by training and consultancy firm the Management Centre, is based on the views of 126 fundraising directors and sector experts around the world." Where we are, how we got here, and where we are going. " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

From my perspective, there are four elements to a technology support process with this as a model: Assessment – where is the client – both in terms of technology knowledge, as well as in terms of what they need at the moment?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

In November 2009, Oregon was identified as one of the 10 states in most fiscal peril by the Pew Center on the States. In response to the economic crisis, during 2009 MMT expanded its grantmaking strategies to help nonprofit organizations survive the economic downturn by helping with core and general operating expenses.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

How can we talk about technology in social change, while, at the same time, publishing in a format that limits the availability of this knowledge to people privileged enough to pay for it? This goes back to my constant refrain – the means are the ends. These resources and tools thus improve equality of opportunity.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

Rather than list off the top things you can do to raise money and spread your money right now, we decided to instead put our money where our mouth is - quite literally - and make a concerted effort to help the entire nptech community by raising money online for scholarships to none other than the 2009 NTC Conference in San Francisco.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

The session will feature a high-level panel including Steve MacLaughlin , Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions; Jeff Patrick, president and founder of Common Knowledge; and Holly Ross, CEO of NTEN. They will provide insight into how thousands of nonprofits are using social media and highlight the most successful strategies.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Background on this can be reviewed at the Knowledge Ecology International website. We filed the following comments to the Copyright Office's request for comments on issues about access for people with print disabilities.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

In 2009, for example, 2 trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing directly. Knowledge will continue to be an issue as well, whether it is knowledge of the issue or location or knowledge of what is really needed. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

Most creatives and knowledge workers who are not developers. If you are a ‘Circuit Rider’ then re-applying this knowledge makes administrating easier and thus cost effective for 3rd sector organisations. Where is Linux not a good idea? I am sorry that you didn’t find your GNU/Linux experience to your satisfaction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Note from Beth: I met Madeleine Taylor back in 2009 while I was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. All of this activity is yielding new knowledge about how to build and support effective networks as practitioners and funders report on their insights and struggles. I captured it in this blog post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

I have been tracking this giving day since its first Giving Day back in 2009 and every year do a debrief post or interview. PadillaCRT has led our earned media strategies since we launched GiveMN in 2009. On November 13, Minnesotans broke a record Thursday, donating more than $18 million to schools and non-profits.

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

60) Search « The Web’s Influence on Affluence | Main | Fundraising Dips In First Quarter Of 2009 » Monday Jun 29 2009 Top 8 Social Media Tracking Tools Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:07PM | by Allyson Kapin Social media! I seriously think it’s "the" buzz word of 2009. August 3, 2009 | yovkov Hi!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

I think instructor’s video with whiteboard format is a good format for knowledge sharing. Thus, you can use Palbee for small group video meetings but also, you can use it for presentation, teaching, or any other information delivery. Let me know if you come across any trouble while using Plabee.com.

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