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I am involved with nonprofit technology education, outreach, and assistance and believe wholeheartedly in supporting nonprofits in technology adoption.

Additionaly, I'm involved in projects with the Bus Project, Cascade Climate Network, Power Shift, NTEN and Net Squared among others. I also have substantial knowledge of Celiac Disease (diagnosed at 20) .

Topics of Interest

Energy

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Conservation of and development of alternative energy. Click here to read more about energy conservation from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_conservation Amy Sample Ward

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Higher Education

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Establishments and projects effecting education beyond high school, especially in public institutions. Click here to read more about the background and types of higher education from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education#Overview Amy Sample Ward

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Technology for Nonprofit Orgs

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Issues about and services supporting technological advancement and transitions for organizations. Click here to read about the different 501(c) organization types from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501%28c%29#Types Amy Sample Ward Click here to read about nonprofit ...

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Elementary - Secondary Schools

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Establishments and projects effecting education in K-12, especially in public sector. The history of public education in the United States is available from Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_education#History Amy Sample Ward

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Water

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Information on and work towards conservation of water, water pollution abatement, and clean water restoration. Click here to read about different strategies to water conservation from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_conservation Amy Sample Ward

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Organizations I'm involved in

Meyer Memorial Trust

MMT has 3 strategic initiatives which include:

Quality K-12 Public Education

Access to Affordable Housing

Willamette River Basin
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Bus Project

"Founded in 2001 to respond to specific needs, the Bus Project has mobilized thousands of volunteers and activists around the state of Oregon. We bring ... http://www.busproject.org Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest:

Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington

GOSW is a member services organization for funders in Oregon and SW Washington. They are an excellent resource for any and all questions and resource ... http://www.gosw.org Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest:

TechSoup

"Powered by CompuMentor, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit technology assistance agencies, TechSoup.org offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs ... Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest:

NetSquared

NetSquared enables social benefit organizations to leverage the tools of the social web. Our mission is to jumpstart the leading edge of online technological ... Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest:

Nonprofit Technology Network

"NTEN is the membership organization of nonprofit professionals who put technology to use for their causes. We enable our members to do their jobs better ... http://www.nten.org Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest:

CNRG

CNRG is a resource network that connects people, communities and organizations to help individuals gain skills to act as agents of change in collaboration with ... http://cnrg-portland.org Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest:

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Interest in connec+ipedia:

I am so happy and proud to have been part of the team bringing connec+ipedia to life and enjoying watching it grow as the community gets involved. Sharing our collective knowledge in this dynamic medium is a very exciting prospect for bringing everyone up to the same level of access to and quality of data.

I currently serve as the Community Builder for NetSquared, helping connect those working for social change with the social web, on and offline, around the world. I'd love to hear what you are working on!

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