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NonProfit 2.0 UnConference and holiday discount

Amy Sample Ward

Unconference is coming to Washington, D.C., Unconference here. delivers the best of both worlds, offering great keynote sessions led by Amanda Rose, Founder of Twestival, but in an unconference way with no PowerPoint, 15 minute leads, and open questions and dialogue for fantastic conversations. Public Affairs.

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Women Who Tech: Tools and Apps to Energize your Base

Amy Sample Ward

You need two key ingredients – people and tools to connect and engage with them. From “texting&# to location based apps like FourSquare this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest apps and tools organizations can use to effectively moblize and energize people online. Want to build a powerful movement online?

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Foo Camp 2009

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I think this is my third or fourth Foo Camp, and the energy around public uses of technology was palpable. It's structured as an unconference, where the 300 or so folks showing up design the conference program of roughly 70 sessions in about an hour the first night. I just got back from Foo Camp 2009, which was a blast as usual.

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Thoughts on the Social Collaboration Game from SHINE09

Amy Sample Ward

This past Saturday at the SHINE09 unconferance , David Wilcox , Andy Gibson , Drew Mackie and I facilitated a version of what was called the Social Collaboration Game. Then, we asked that the groups pitch to the same two people for ultimate funding (&# winning&# ). What should we call it?

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Let’s Connect at the NTC!

Amy Sample Ward

This year it’s taking place in Atlanta, GA and I’ve got such a long list of people to meet, talk to, and learn from. Even if you’ve never participated in an ‘unconference’ event like this, no worries! It’s open to the public so invite your local Atlanta friends to meet you there!

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Letter from Participation Camp: The Digital Divide

Forum One

As a relative newbie here at Forum One, I wasn't sure what to expect when as I headed to my very first "unconference." The unconference was about connecting government managers and staff, public engagement experts, online tool developers, and citizens to encourage shared insights, decisions, and actions in government.

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Three Upcoming Nonprofit Events and Conferences to Check Out

Care2

From "Arab Spring" to rallies and movements bubbling up across the US, people around the world are organizing and demanding change. This year marks the 6th anniversary of the Rootscamp “Unconference” where organizers set the agenda, share lessons learned and drive the conversation about best practices in organizing.