Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I’ll be on the Twitter back channel following the #netnon hashtag from the Independent Sector Conference in Atlanta.). We met face-t0-face at a social media event in 2008, but that was the only time I had interacted her face-to-face. Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

So in early October, the School reconvened its Atlanta cabinet, advising the volunteers not to “waste good prospects on a bad economy,” Montgomery says. In a just-ended capital campaign that raised $97 million, exceeding its goal by $7 million, Darlington School in Rome, Ga., “They’re your friends.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 3, 2008

PRESS RELEASEVolunteermatch Debuts Fresh Look And New Features To Make It Easier To Volunteer: "Volunteermatch Debuts Fresh Look And New Features To Make It Easier To VolunteerChanges mean faster, smarter searches and new social networking tools(CSRwire) ATLANTA, GA, - June 1, 2008 - Today, at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, VolunteerMatch (..)

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. In less than two years, a simple website created to track election violence in Nairobi is now being used to: monitor crime-related data in Atlanta, GA. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. In less than two years, a simple website created to track election violence in Nairobi is now being used to: monitor crime-related data in Atlanta, GA. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Social Value International / Atlanta, GA / $225. Each fall since 2008 MNN has hosted an annual conference and expo. Grant Professionals Association / Atlanta, GA / $840. The 18th Annual Conference will take place at the spectacular Hyatt Regency Atlanta located at 265 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

I'll be starting the challenge again on October 30, 2008 so that the 29th day of my challenge will be on November 27, 2008, American Thanksgiving. Below is an edited transcript of an interview from October 11, 2008 with Cami Walker, the founder of the 29-Day Giving Challenge, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

I attended the keynote address on blogging by Atlantic journalist Andrew Sullivan at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta on April 9. Much of Sullivan's talk followed his important "Why I Blog" piece written in November 2008. Matt Quinn, IT Manager, Harvesters. Blog as a Broadcast.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 18, 2007

Social Forum in Atlanta , and the steering committee for the Social Forum in Atlanta were the leaders of, I think, less than 12 organizations, maybe 10 organizations. We are really interested in building that in 2008. Some of your listeners may have gone to the U.S. BB: What is the path that brought you to this work?

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