Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

What happens when fundraising meets social networking? Social Fundraising? Socially-Networked Fundraising? Will this approach become the standard practice of all fundraising or will it be a niche or sub-segment of what is now called "traditional online fundraising. We Philanthropy? We Funding?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

In particular, we are interested in the role of social network sites and receiving information about job openings." These are some links I wanted to share from April 15th. Find me on Delicious for more!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2011

Each month, the NetSquared community (a project of TechSoup Global) meets up offline at NetSquared Local events around the world to discuss ideas, meet new people, and work together to make social change. Recently, many of these NetSquared Local meetings are being streamed live on the Internet via livestream or online recording.

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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. Read on and learn how to get involved. Offline, we take things local!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2007

" I used the technique two years ago for a presentation at the first netsquared conference called " I Tag the Hand that Feeds Me " or what I should retitle "Meet Sally." so our online efforts dovetail with what we???re " Is this the generational divide that play out in workplaces over the next 15-20 years?

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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). …That means setting aside our shiny online tools and tactics long enough to ensure that we're using them to deliver real impact."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 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). Online Fundraiser's Checklist – "FREE DOWNLOAD: The Online Fundraiser's Checklist. " Check it out! " Check it out!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 3, 2009

Social Actions , a nonprofit organizaiton designed to make it easy for you to make a difference by connecting you with actions and opportunities from across the world and across the web. The Change the Web Challenge is open for submissions now at NetSquared. If you can’t make it to the online chat today, don’t worry!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

In the age of the social network, new sites want to be “the hub” for information/engagement and the non-profit space is no different. The opportunity for online fundraising and engagement is limitless. “My donors are confused…I’m competing with other non-profits&#.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 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). We are hoping to understand what tools or practices appeal to different age groups online and how organizations can best target their efforts to those audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. NTEN’s 09NTC just wrapped up in San Francisco and many conversations at the conference focused on social media use by nonprofits. How do you decide what kind of information or campaigns are delivered to your various community members on different social networks?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Claire Sale, NetSquared. She now uses Google Search, reads her news online, sends and receives email, and even uses Facebook to check-in with family and friends. My Grandmother also has a whole network of friends who are at various stages of computer use/online adoption. Thanks for sharing this, Wendy Harman !

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 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). So, what have you learned from trying your hand at online fundraising?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 15, 2007

One of my jobs is as the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup that works to help nonprofits and NGOs use the social web for social change. If you, or someone you know, is working on a tech for social impact project, please encourage them to nominate their project for a NetSquared Innovation Fund Award.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2007

Thirty-year-old matin is helping to develop a new social networking site for youth activists, MyBLOC.Net. Five years later, the Generational Alliance has created a searchable online directory and networking site called the Future 5000. Originally Posted on NetSquared. activism youth social networking

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

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). UnConference and holiday discount | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – NonProfit 2.0 NonProfit 2.0 Unconference here: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. I don't think there is a cookie cutter approach yet -- a fish to toss at you.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

This post was authored by Trenton DuVal, a contributing editor at NetSquared, and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. spoke with Bryan about the changes for nonprofits coming to the social network for a post on SocialBrite. This will strengthen the connections that your organization has on the social network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Remember, it's not the level , but whether it is a match to your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Amy's post spoke about the implications for individuals and communities , raising the question - " In abandoning MySpace, is Causes abandoning nonprofit groups organizing online with poorer users and people of color?" Justin Mass went as far as to say that the move was " social network redlining.".

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2010

Jessica is also a Nonprofit Commons member and NetSquared Local organizer.) Tags: Marketing Online Activism Online Fundraising Online Recruitment Running Your Organization Social Networking Staff Using the Web and Internet Volunteers Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

This post is cross-posted on my personal blog and on the NetSquared Blog. On Thursday, I attended the unconference/open space portion of SOCAP09 (Social Capital Markets 2009). What's the best platform to use for online collaboration? Here is what you missed, so you don't have to regret not having gone.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Whether it''s in-person events such as NTEN Labs or 501 Tech Clubs , online Communities of Practice or webinars , or deadlines for contributing content or applications - this weekly round up has you covered. In this weekly roundup, you''ll find the full list of NTEN events, opportunities, and deadlines for participation.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. Using the social web to market your cause, communicate your services, and interact with your audience is an important part of the. communication function for many socially-focused organizations. Blog, or using social media.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

This post was written by Trenton DuVal, contributing editor at NetSquared, and originally appeared on their blog. Teambox takes a social networking approach to keeping your team synchronized. It’s what the NetSquared team uses to stay on task. full-realized online workspace. popular social networks.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As part of Social Media September (#SocMedSep), we've been tapping into the wisdom of our global TechSoup and NetSquared communities as well as experts in nonprofit technology. Additionally, I wanted her to share how they determine which social networks to use and their most successful campaigns. AP: Data is key.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I was also an early member of Netsquared Community , another one of Marnie’s brilliant ideas that rocked the field. Marnie also introduced me to social booking and tagging way back in 2004 as the originator of the NpTech Tag. 4: Identify influencers on social media spaces and cultivate them.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. For instance: What are you doing to encourage accessibility for your own online or mobile-based presence? And, what online networks are supporting people with disabilities and what efforts are being made to make the web more accessible overall?

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Amy and I will provide concrete advice from our new book Social Change Anytime Everywhere on what you need to be doing to build and mobilize your communities through multifaceted campaigns and by integrating social media into your online communications and outreach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. Will new "online" groups drive their predecessors to extinction? Is one better than the other?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

I’d like to use this post to share some of the responses to the Networked Nonprofit at different book events and online during the past month and let you know about upcoming events in November. I met “ichi&# virtually when he let me know about a Netsquared Japan meet up featuring the Networked Nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2009

The tool is quite fascinating because it combines a light weight social network analysis (see this page. I don't understand by @ntenhross (Holly Ross, Director of NTEN) and @amyrsward (Netsquared community builder) aren't in my cloud. There's lots of friends in my network that you explore. What effect do they have?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. What is your real output?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2010

The Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is here again and team members from NetSquared and TechSoup Global will be busy presenting, sharing, and connecting in Atlanta, and hopefully with you! Follow in social media. Billy Bicket, NetSquared's Director, will be on Twitter @ billyb and this blog. Live-streamed events.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

After mapping the community and identifying shared goals you can focus on, you can start identifying the online tools and technologies that the community (especially when you break it down into segments) already uses, for what, why, and how. I’ve love for my library to be both a physical and an online learning community.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. Find your closest NetSquared group. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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