Amy Sample Ward

MAY 4, 2009

My colleague, friend, and collaborator David Wilcox just posted about the social collaboration game we are going to be putting on at SHINE derived partly from the social media game and from our work on the Social by Social project. But how do you make it work in practice? You’ll find details here. “

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

Whether it was changing computers, cameras, cd players, or anything else, she was there with an attitude of, “let’s make this work!&# For as long as I can remember, my mom was the one to step up first to any technology problem or opportunity in our house growing up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

Conference , especially the “ unconference sessions “ in Washington, DC on Friday. Wendy has let me shadow her work for the past five years and share her wisdom in many blog posts. She shared some insights about the Red Cross’s social media work leading up to Haiti. A big thank you conference organizers!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

This effort was realized thanks to more than 10 months of work by a team of 43 volunteer translators based in Brazil, France, Mexico and the US. WiserEarth has stood the test of time and become a valuable resource for activists, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders and changemakers working towards a just and sustainable world.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

If you work in the labor or the community organizing world, your mission is to meet your constituents when and where they need you. Unconference. Unconference in DC will lead a series of sessions and conversations about using social media to create networked communities and movements. Organizing 2.0. Date: December 5th.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

In evening, we had a party in Los Altos hosted by Packard Foundation to celebrate the book launch and work as Visiting Scholar. It was great to see a wide circle of friends and colleagues whose work has influenced and expanded my thinking about networks. unconference on Friday morning in Washington, DC. Join us at [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

I’m a writer – currently working on a novel that explores the dangers of too much science/technology, especially in the realm of extreme religious fundamentalism. I don’t work with nonprofits currently; however I do have a project that I’m working on that will eventually (ideally) turn into one.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2012

Unconference this really resonated with me when Paul Young of charity: water said in his keynote, what if your online communications (website, social media, fundraising appeals) looked like how you talked. Humanizing your organization takes a lot of work and culture change within your organization and it won’t come over night.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Open Space and Unconference Facilitation. The book is an extremely practical resource whether you are working on improving your skills or teaching others. A simple hmm… often works. People can work alone, with a partner or small groups of three or five or larger. Innovation / Generating New Ideas. Any many more.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

Julia began working with NTEN on the Communities of Impact (CoI) project earlier this year, and now we''re thrilled to have her on the NTEN staff! She loves facilitating unconferences and retreats, volunteering at Chicago farmers markets, and indulging both a longtime penchant for film photography and a newfound one for Instagram.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2014

You may have also met her at the 14NTC, where she was working with the NTEN team behind the scenes. I remember going to an amazing unconference led by Ash Shepherd and Amy Sample Ward a number of years ago in Portland. see photo below). How did you first become involved with the NTEN Community?

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Care2

JULY 8, 2014

Michael Smith, the Director of the White House''s Social Innovation Fund , spoke to the Unconference after lunch. Nonprofits need to cultivate a culture of evaluation, to learn what is working and what is not. In the last couple of weeks, we were able to recap Majora Carter and Craig Newmark. Be Fearless. Be a fearless changemaker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2010

The Case Foundation has generously supported our work on research to support social media capacity building of the nonprofit sector. There is a nice synergy as ALL the proceeds from my share of the sales of the book will be going to the Sharing Foundation , the organization I championed for the first America’s Giving Challenge.

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Care2

JUNE 27, 2014

Unconference we explored how to disrupt social change in the nonprofit sector. The nonprofit sector has to work with the corporate sector. Unconference Storify here. Yesterday at the Nonprofit 2.0 The day began bright and early, bursting with energy. Majora Carter started us off as the first keynote. Next up in our Nonprofit 2.0

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

In addition to choosing 6 breakout sessions from more than 90 possibilities covering the latest & greatest (as well as the tried & true), you'll be able to attend Affinity Group Meetings , Ignite Sessions , an Unconference on Open Data and APIs , and more. That's a lot o' learning! CFRE Credit ! Details to follow.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

On Thursday, I attended the unconference/open space portion of SOCAP09 (Social Capital Markets 2009). I found a few tech sessions that were relevant to the purposes of TechSoup, and as is always the case, I collected the business cards of some intelligent people doing good work.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2009

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. If you were there , I would love to hear your thoughts as well; and if you weren’t , well, read David’s post about how it all works and join the conversation!

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2012

Community TechKnowedge just featured a great piece on David and his work on their blog. Unconference on June 15th, 2012 – it's DC's only unconference dedicated to the social cause space. David is the Chief Technologist at the Pierce Family Foundation , where he helps grantees with their IT needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2007

It's unconference style, and very supportive atmosphere for women who work in technology and also want to encourage more women to get involved. I facilitated a session on working in the nonprofit sector, with colleague Liz Perry , who is a sketch blogger and works an instructional technology specialist in a nonprofit school.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

This is an unconference so it will have an agenda created by the people who attend. This includes women who work with nonprofits and technology. to support skill exchange and learning between women working in diverse fields and to create a space for networking and talking about issues faced by women in technology. The goal is.

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Care2

JULY 1, 2014

Unconference, and we promised to keep ''em coming. We put a lot of money into education, and that doesn''t seem to work so well. What''s powerful is when people in the trenches work together to get things done, and that''s what makes a difference.". And in the meantime, you can check out the Storify recap of the Unconference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

For more context, see Networks and Philanthropy Exploration and the most recent release of the Working Wikily paper from Monitor Institute. The network grows out of their ground-breaking work in partnering with businesses. You can read more here ) Later, they worked with Fedex to develop the first hybrid truck.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about data methods from Alexandra Samuels and cross-track sessions from traditional panels to unconference. The culmination of these two and half very intense days was an Idea Accelerator Lab. Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

This year’s event will have me quite busy so I’m hoping that by putting out some of my plans, we can find time to connect so I can learn more about your work! Even if you’ve never participated in an ‘unconference’ event like this, no worries! Thursday, April 8, 2010. Social Media Veterans (#smvets).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

She's Geeky - Kaliya Hamlin, the expert of unconfernces, is putting together this unconference for women who work in technology, both nonprofit and for-profit. Expect a few more posts over the weekend pending Internet access while I'm waiting for my connection to Singapore from LA. I'm going to try to make it. In this session, we???ll

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Care2

JANUARY 10, 2012

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.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Fundraising during Covid has been disruptive for everyone – every single sector has been impacted but particularly those that work in event fundraising. As some people work from home, and potentially get cabin fever, they will be interested in connecting with people virtually. Virtual Conference (aka UnConference).

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2010

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

While I was in Chicago, Ryanne Hodson , who I met at last year's BlogHer, is in Cambodia and Southeast Asia with Jay Dedman to document the work of Project Hope International. My first exposure to "unconferences" or Open Space Technology was during a week-long arts and education professional development seminar in 1997.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Her dream: unconference. What we had unconference with over your shoulder and worked in pairs. Graham Wenger put it up - blogging allows to share what we're doing and allows us to look over each other's shoulders. Connect with people who can advance our learning. Benefits for the person looking and be observed.

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Forum One

MARCH 1, 2009

There really are a lot of amazing people working on web technology, strategy and policy in the DC area. And the " bar camp " format, or unconference or "open space" approach, really leads to meaningful topics and peer to peer discussions. There were folks there from NYC, west coast, and elsewhere, but about 2/3 were locals from DC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In order to do this, they need to work with free agents, hyper-connected individuals who are passionate about social change, but don’t work within institutional walls. What are the lessons learned from Free Agents about working with nonprofits? What works? We’ll let you know what worked and what didn’t.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2011

You can watch the video and hear how the American Red Cross is putting the social web to work! unconference. We love to see our members' work growing and succeeding. Wendy Harmon did just that as part of the closing keynote at the Radian6 conference. Registration is now open. Get your ticket today ! Will you comment?

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Susan Tenby from TechSoup shares her notes from the Unconference. Projects working in the U.S. With the onslaught of information and greater complexity in our work, visual diagnostics are more and more important. WeAreMedia Webinar on September 23rd - A Choose Your Own Expert Format ! Registration here. What was most sexy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2009

Transparency Camp is an unconference designed to convene a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates from all walks — government representatives, technologists, developers, NGOs, wonks and activists — to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent and meaningfully accessible to the public.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2014

VRM tools, on the other hand, work on the side of the individual donor. In a larger scope, individuals who work at nonprofits use systems that capture data and information about them. They organized VRM Days, a week-long unconference to get techies, venture capitalists, and innovators involved in the project.

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