Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

This post is reposted from the #4Change blog. My work with NetSquared and with Social by Social has helped shape so many of my beliefs about community organizing and has offered the opportunity to meet so many others doing it well. I love community organizing. It’s true!

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. The NetSquared website was itself designed to be a model Web 2.0 " The year was 2005.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

NetSquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data. Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. The NetSquared team will be working the room to activate and facilitate conversations so everyone can enjoy the ride. Who : NetSquared and other Community Organizers. When : 9:00 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2008

I'm here in Silicon Valley for Netsquared Conference and last night the conference got underway. Here's qik video of what it was like: I will be doing some video blogging, brief interviews with 5 of the 21 featured projects. I left Australia on Sunday afternoon and arrived in the Bay Area on Sunday morning. Greener One Zoli Piroska.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

That’s what NetSquared Local is for! This Week’s NetSquared Events. Minneapolis, MN: NPTech Social Club - NetSquared TC July Meetup. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

TechSoup Global and NetSquared. I wanted to call your attention to some of the great tips and social media wisdom from the NetSquared blog. Net2 Houston: Crafty Social Marketing Tactics That Work is a report from a NetSquared Local group that swapped tips on social media planning. social media NetSquared tssocialmedia'

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Over on the NetSquared blog , we’ve just announced the winner of the 2011 Net2 All-Star Invitational, an event we hosted to highlight the work and impact of NetSquared social innovation projects. Read more about the winner and the Net2 All-Star Invitational on the NetSquared blog , and check out the winning video here.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I am completely overwhelmed by the positive, kind, touching things that so many community members have shared about the work we have all done together during my time with NetSquared and TechSoup Global over the last two and a half years. I will also continue hosting the monthly Community Builder chats and hope you’ll join!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2009

We all know what this time of year means for blogs around the world: resolutions and predictions. Why not share those predictions with the NetSquared community? The contributions will be posted on the NetSquared site on Monday, January 26th. For directions on contributing to the NetSquared blog, click here.).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2009

How to Participate: Blog your answer to the question either on your blog or the NetSquared blog. For directions on contributing to the NetSquared blog, click here.). Tag your blog with “net2thinktank”. The roundup of contributions will be posted on the NetSquared blog on Monday, April 27th.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

NetSquared Local is growing! NetSquared believes that the best way to build a strong, self- sufficient community of #nptech practitioners is for us to go outside and get face-to-face. We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own ! We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own !

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. This is a communiqué on the current state of cloud adoption in TechSoup's NetSquared international community from Marc Manashil, community evangelist for NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

NetSquared events come in all shapes and sizes, and we love them all! What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Check out the blog to keep on top of the gossip from our neighborhood. NetSquared DC dug into the strategy of the PoPville blog during Making of a Prince: Prince of Petworth. Event Reports.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). This blog seeks to capture the information gathered at the workshop, keep the discussion alive and build momentum." " The Web Is Dead.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). NetSquared Local Reaches 70 Groups Worldwide! " The trend is up 12.1%!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

NetSquared’s Global Community Builder , Amy Sample Ward, will be at the NTC this year to connect and collaborate with friends, colleagues and new faces in the sector. Here’s how to find Amy and connect with NetSquared. How to follow along and connect: My blog will have live blog coverage and sessions notes.

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MAY 29, 2008

The last leg of the journey was to attend the Netsquared Conference (N2Y3) where three winners of the NetSquared Mashup Challenge were selected by conference participants. Erik shared his excitement in a post over at NetSquared. Also a NetSquared winner.). Click to play I'm finally home and off the red eye! Tweet4Good ???

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2010

This post was originally posted on the NetSquared Blog and was written by Amy Sample Ward. Over the last few years, the NetSquared Local network (a project of TechSoup Global's) has grown from just a few groups in only a couple countries, to 70+ groups in 21+ countries!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. Check out the predictions for 2009 from NetSquared community members: Channing’s predictions cover a wide range of areas from cell phones saving lives to our boards going online. We had a great collection of contributions this month. Thanks to everyone who contributed this month!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2014

Webinars are awesome, and so are blog posts. But there’s a special magic that happens when we get face-to-face, which is why each month NetSquared organizers in 50 cities across the globe host workshops and socials for the nonprofit tech community. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit every day. Through a NetSquared Community vote, 20 finalists will be chosen.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

For example, simply review the hundreds of ideas listed in NetSquared ’s Project Gallery and you’ll quickly see that people from around the world are hard at work leveraging all kinds of technologies to create positive change for communities tackling many different issues. Enter the Contest.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. About Net2 Think Tank: Net2 Think Tank is a monthly blogging/social networking event open to. post a question or topic to the NetSquared community and participants. submit responses either on their own blogs, the NetSquared Community.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2010

This announcement was also published on the NetSquared Blog. The French American Charitable Trust (FACT) and NetSquared are pleased to announce the second annual FACT Social Justice Awards. Learn more about the challenge and how to participate below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I've been looking at the examples the folks have shared in the WeAreMedia Module 3: Sharing Your Story Social Media Style , particularly blogs and thinking about questions, strategies, and frameworks that one might think about before getting into the nitty gritty of the tool itself.  Who will write for the blog? Netsquared.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

And we wanted it to be easy to do – write a blog post! We’re trying to throw her an online surprise party by assembling a blogsquad of 53 bloggers to publish a post on Monday that shares how Beth has impacted your work and shares her birthday wish with your blog audience. Some people posted on their own blogs.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. You can post YouTube videos to your blog posts and Flickr photos to your Upcoming.org event listings. Visit the Idealist.org Blog here! About Net2 Think Tank: Net2 Think Tank is a monthly blogging event open to anyone and is a great way to participate in an exchange of ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2008

Matthew is a drupal expert and did a presentation at NetSquared. Photo by Laura Whitehead. I've known Matthew Saunders for a long time through his work at Westaf. His slides are here. Laura Whitehead took excellent notes here. I also stumbled across this site called Drupal for End Users.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2010

This guest post comes from NetSquared community development manager Amy Sample Ward. An initiative of TechSoup Global, NetSquared is a global community of organizations and individuals leading the way in social change through technology. The website and Community Blog are your online spaces to connect, share ideas, and collaborate.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 20, 2009

Social media brings thousands of ppl w/diabetes together at the SAME time | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org - Manny Hernandez (@askmanny on Twitter), the creator of TuDiabetes.com has shared a great case study on the NetSquared Community Blog about how they have used social media tools to bring a community together.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

That’s why NetSquared Twin Cities is co-hosting a happy hour this week for nonprofits and technology folk in Minneapolis-St. NetSquared Local believes that the best way to build a strong, self sufficient community of #nptech practitioners is for us to go outside and get face-to-face. This Week’s NetSquared Events.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I’m honored to have a guest post up on Care2′s Frogloop blog today! Read the post and join the conversation on the Frogloop blog (or read the post below). —– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. Tip #4: Be prepared to change.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog.). Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline in cities around the world at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate. I’m so excited about these new groups! Learn about Net Tuesdays and get local!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Looking forward to exploring all these topics in the session today and in future blog posts! Tags: challenge community presentation beth kanter crowds crowdsourcing netsquared nten sxsw. I’m really interested in the dynamics for both crowdsourcing and campaigning between communities and crowds. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Digital Media and Learning Competition: Applications now open! Thanks for all that you are doing, ARC! " My favorite lesson?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 19, 2011

This post was authored by NetSquared Community Evangelist Marc Manashil and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. NetSquared needs your brain! the future of NetSquared. As we shared previously , we're re-evaluating our strategy and goals for the NetSquared program. No, we're not zombies.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Sean Stannard-Stockton has just posted my guest post on the Tactical Philanthropy blog. You can read it and the comments on the blog here , it’s copied below. That doesn’t mean NetSquared’s perfect, by any measure, but it does mean that a quick abandonment isn’t in store. How can this work?

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