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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

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. Here’s a run through of the Tools Galore session. More than 3.5

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Great reads from around the web on February 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

While some introduced alternative philosophies for measuring the nuances tied to social media, others wondered aloud whether ROI simply wasn’t necessary as the tools and methodologies for analyzing yields didn’t yet exist. . "Over the years, Social Media experts attempted to redefine ROI for a new era of influence.

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Celebrate Today: One Web. For All.

Amy Sample Ward

Share your story (about how you got online, what your first online engagement or activity was, etc.) Are you developing tools, applications, or platforms for the web? In 2008, OneWebDay organizers documented volunteer-driven events in 34 different cities across the world. what or how would need to change to get them there?

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Why I gave $20.09

Amy Sample Ward

I started 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa with the simple goal of working fulltime on Social Actions by July 1st. My team is actively pursuing foundation grants, event sponsorships, individual monthly donations and consulting services. Peter Deitz is the man behind Social Actions and here’s is how the $20.09

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Back to School, Back Online

Amy Sample Ward

Despite this, less than half (48%) of the 187 charities that were surveyed as part of nfpSynergy’s Virtual Promise (2008) report said that their organization used social networking websites. It also shows that those young people who are engaged or involved with charities are also those using social networking tools. What It Means.

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Collaborative Technologies for Social Impact: How Survivors Connect leverages the web and you can, too!

Amy Sample Ward

Most all of these groups are excited and enthusiastic but are coming from the wrong direction: focusing on the tools first. Recognizing which tools are available to your community can make the biggest impact on your project’s success. “It Top Tools for Collaboration. The tool to try: Just communicate by email, privately.