http://www.amysampleward.org Another voice in the conversation. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:59:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The economic crisis is hitting hard in the US and beyond (now situated in London, similar lay offs are taking place with banks here, too!).  Many nonprofits are feeling the economic crunch as well.  I wanted to direct your attention to two conversations: Meyer Memorial Trust's recent blog asks nonprofits how ... http://www.amysampleward.org/2008/10/06/quick-thoughts-on-the-economy-and-nonprofits/ Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. The Knight News Challenge is giving away around $5 million in 2009 for the development and distribution of neighborhood and community-focused projects, services, and programs! What fits the challenge? Knight wants to hear your ideas for improving local online news, growing community engagement, integrating Web 2.0 tools ... http://www.amysampleward.org/2008/10/06/knight-news-challenge-is-back-with-meetups/ As most of you know, I'm now located in London, UK and the community builder at NetSquared.  I'm really excited to be here and to connect with the nonprofit technology community on the ground in the UK. As part of my offline community building for NetSquared here, I'm laying the ground ... http://www.amysampleward.org/2008/10/03/net-tuesday-london-in-the-works/ It's been temporarily replaced (for the month of October) by the Bloggers Challenge widget from DonorsChoose.org! Why? Because I want to be sure we can all easily track our efforts to raise money for classroom projects across the US!  I am part of DonorsChoose.org's BloggersChallenge this October, activating bloggers from all sectors ... http://www.amysampleward.org/2008/10/02/what-happened-to-my-picture/ Today is the start of October's BloggersChallenge with DonorsChoose.org and I'm a blogger stepping up to the challenge.  Let's help classrooms in need of technology! Last year, the BloggersChallenge raised $500,000 through the help of nearly 50 bloggers!  I'm excited to see the impact we can make for classrooms looking to ... http://www.amysampleward.org/2008/10/01/help-me-help-teachers-with-technology/ Is your organization using Twitter?  Are members of your staff using Twitter to representat your organization?  The wave of companies and nonprofits joining the growing Twitter community is increasing rapidly.  That doesn't mean every group signing on has a good set of rules though... Jeff Trexler asked if nonprofit staff using ... http://www.amysampleward.org/2008/09/29/good-rules-for-using-twitter/ Allyson Kapin, the president of the Rad Campaign as well as a friend of mine and many from launching Women Who Tech, deserves a big CONGRATULATIONS!  This earlier this month she joined the team at FastCompany.com as a blogger for Radical Tech.  You can read her blog posts here. Here's an ... http://www.amysampleward.org/2008/09/29/congrats-allyson-joining-fastcompany-blog/ Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. The questions from Google's Project 10^100 are: what would help? And help most? According to the Project, we are in an interesting time.  One in which individuals have more information accessible at their fingertips than ever before and yet there are so many people who need ... http://www.amysampleward.org/2008/09/25/google-is-looking-for-your-ideas/ Today was the second day of the London Fundraising Summit from the Center for Nonprofit Success.  I presented with Jonathan Waddingham, the Charity Champion at JustGiving.org, about online engagement and fundraising.  It was a three-hour session and we could have gone all day!  Great attendees, conversations, and learning taking place. Jonathan's ... http://www.amysampleward.org/2008/09/25/online-engagement-london-fundraising-summit/ Originally posted on the NetSquared site. The second Digital Media and Learning Competition from HASTAC and the MacArthur Foundation is here!  This year, the competition focuses on participatory learning, including "the many ways that learners (of any age) use new technologies to participate in virtual communities where they share ideas, comment ... http://www.amysampleward.org/2008/09/23/2008-digital-media-and-learning-competition/