Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

Rapid advances in digital media and technology are changing how we connect to information and each other. What does it mean for community change?" " Check out this terrific interview with Joe – I'd love to hear your ideas, reflections and stories about how you are inspired to make change! ."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Andrew is already cooking up some big changes for next year’s conference, so don’t miss out. To learn more and stay in the loop with Data Analysts for Social Good, you can join the LinkedIn group and subscribe to the listserv.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 19, 2009

Joe Medina of Colby College asked members of the FUNDSVCS listserve about their favorite free software programs. Faxes arrive as email attachments: [link] (Be aware that they do things like periodically changing your fax number to induce you to pay. Ad-Aware — Anti-spyware and malware tool for PCs: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Those of us involved in organizational learning of one type of another are at the forefront of trying to change this. We’re going to start a listserv and take some initial steps to become our own combination of learning community and support group.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Recently, several subscribers to the RCAAM (Registrar’sCommittee of AAM) listserv posted concerns about professional photographers and museum visitors taking photographs of objects on exhibition. I encountered strong push-back on the listserv, with one subscriber calling my fitness for my job title, “collections care trainer,” into question.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

3) Find resources to build your skills, and give them time every week: webinars, listservs, online classes, books, etc. Be prepared to spend some time negotiating terms (use Track Changes in Word for this purpose). SOWs can be made as attachments to contracts, with terms for amending them as things change. Attend conferences.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 10, 2008

I don’t mind changing colors, but not in the middle of the row. Before, there were some high-activity listservs and sites with patterns to download. Eric says I’m a better person to live with when I’m knitting. Less time at a keyboard is a good thing, too. My favorite knitting is anything with cables, lace or texture.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Here are the top five ways building a community on social networking sites benefits nonprofits advocating for social change. Then in the 90’s people had some of these conversations via online forums and listservs. Helps to better brand organizations with supporters and potential supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

I'm finding it very annoying to having to open an attached document from email, save it to my hard drive, and work with track changes or comments though. Wikis and wiki spreadsheets are so much more efficient than sending back word and excel spreadsheets with comments or track changes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. changing habits is another story). I have in the past tried to access email from listservs that had RSS feeds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

The PeaFund Friday Campaign PeaFund Friday is an amazing example of the power of social media for social change. Commentary here ) Maybe that's why we've heard rumblings in the blogosphere and on listservs that the YouTube Nonprofit Channel was backlogged on accepting applications. There is a category for Changing the World.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

After posting a query about various conferences people attended on some peer listservs, I got only one reply with four more leads -- two of which I had discovered via cha cha guide and search engine by digging deeper into the leads provided. Wow, better than a listserv! Okay, it is time to actually do some (billable) work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

As Marnie Webb put it, to participate in this network, you simply has to raise your hand and be willing to meet people in a bar to talk about social media and social change. Some of the lessons learned include: -Could have provided the Netsquared community with more tools to do their work like listserves, web sites, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

The organizational strategy is to impact policy change. In addition, they have an internal listserv for support where staff share suggested tweets for new reports or new features or techniques on Twitter. Murphy served as the point of contact, answering staff questions on the fine art of tweeting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2007

Social Change. I'm using some traditional ways to research this topic: -Email to listservs -Posts on online forums -Google search. I was multi-tasking scraping the archives of some nonprofit listservs to see what else might turn up. I'm specifically looking for conferences in these general theme areas: Nonprofit. Technology.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Stick to a three-year plan : Technology is constantly changing, so you want to keep your plan current. Make sure your plan is fluid and can adapt to changing technology. Opt for the K.I.S.S. strategy : Keep It Super Simple. Don't stress over the details, and think of it more as a loose guide than a mandate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

I've been doing a small research project pulling together a list of conferences that people who work with nonprofits and technology and social change might be attenders or presenters. To challenge my set ways of doing traditional Internet research (are ya laughing now Gavin?),

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2007

Laura Quinn provides a summary of the concerns expressed on different nptech listservs: As these two software companies are two of the ???big The listserves are hopping with this news. And now, with this Proclamation, a wide community of progressive organizers, campaigners, vendors, consultants and technologists is demanding change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

This happens all the time on listservs where people who work on integrating technology into their work participate -- whether it be teachers, librarians, community of practice, online facilitators, nonprofit techies, etc. For end users, nothing has changed apart from the e-mail address used to contact us for support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

And, while, I'm not a lawyer, the discussion was so relevant to technology adoption/change issues and it Rebecca was a damn good virtual facilitator. If you think that Seocond Life is just about buying virtual houses, be sure read this. I learned a lot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2009

According to Iavor, "Our role changed to a facilitator of conversations and content around the three key themes rather than a creator of messaging and materials." This a terrific example of in working in networked way. We have a mix of experience, from the early adoptors who can share their vast experience to those who are new.".

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Care2

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Do you know someone over 60 who is changing the world? Coate said: “Another successful outlet is spreading the word through listservs, blogs, and organizational newsletters. The deadline is March 5, 2009. Our social media strategy aims to complement our print and online advertising strategy.

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Forum One

AUGUST 15, 2010

You'll create better-quality programs, gain greater traction with community members, obtain more focused feedback, and enable yourself to be more responsive to initial usage trends and to rapidly change course if needed. Communities take time to grow and needs change over time. Don't expect to get everything right upon first launch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

" In 1999, after working 6 years on the web, I wrote this piece on how my online work had changed based on different job labels. The concept of digital curators has been around since the beginning of the Web - at first they were called "Cybrians." Perhaps editors are those who also still work in print form too?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

pulling together a list of conferences that people who work with nonprofits and technology and social change might be attend or present. Out of habit, I started off doing the research in my usual ways - posts to listservs, search engine, private emails, and posts to forums. I've been doing a small research project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Laura White wonders whether " Twitter and Facebook, will they change the way we connect and communicate ? Lots of buzz on listservs and twitter about the MacArthur Foundation's $2 Million New Digital Media and Learning Competition. All part of the Twitter cycle of adoption ! He did a video interview with Dirk Slater , too!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2009

Step 2: providing technology: choosing a strategy, selecting a solution, and planning the change. listserv or web forum , Twitter , etc.). Step 1: understanding your community, its characteristics, orientation, and current configuration. Step 3: stewarding technology in use, in the life of the community and at its closing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2007

So a hat tip to Katrin Verclas and Progressive Exchange listserv. They said "under no circumstances" would they change their policy. Ranger Rick Image from Facebook profile. I've been busy trying to cram over 150 tech shirts into a suitcase to take to Cambodia so I missed this one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Deborah Finn isn't crazy about Facebook, although she likes giving virtual gifts and especially using the applications of her clients, like Changing the Present. If we're thinking of Facebook groups (or listservs for that matter) as online communities, what personalities do you see in the communities you are managing?

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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. In the constantly changing world of nonprofit technology we are all continually learning about what works and what doesn???t. His post would be the perfect blog post. This experience has reminded me of the enormous value of sharing our stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

On a listserv the other day, Laura Quinn at Idealware asked if "Visit" or "Click" data on Feedburner were useful metrics to track to assess reader interest in your blog content. Chris's post gives a condensed history of Feedburner and how the need for its services has changed given the social media landscape over the past 5 years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2007

Allison Fine in her book Momentum notes: "Listening requires genuine interest in what that person is saying and a willingness to change as a result of what was said." Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). BlogDigger. News Feeds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. work in providing life-changing solutions that help all people with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play. Carmen left me a follow up comment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

Allison Fine in her book Momentum notes: "Listening requires genuine interest in what that person is saying and a willingness to change as a result of what was said." Gavin wrote some excellent advice not too long ago on a listserv and if we're lucky, he'll write it up as a blog post). BlogDigger. News Feeds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I first met Amy Fox when she de-lurked on the Museum Computer Network listserv. Some additional Twitter Nonprofit and Social Change Resources. She describes herself as having a "unhealthy obsession with Twitter."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2005

It has changed my life in many ways. s why I started a listserv to help people from Cambodia to learn how to do it. Two years ago, at age 20, she came to New York City. Eath is video blogging her life story. Why did you start vlogging? I think vlogging is an interesting way to express yourself and the right medium for my.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

GetActive GetsAcquired - By Convio This is big news and it bounced around the nonprofit and progressive blogs, listservs, IM, and emails. Change the World! To catch up, read the summary here and to read the most recent thoughts -- see Gavin's newest post here and Emily's reflections here. Have an opinion on any of these topics?

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