Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 12, 2008

It’s the time of year when people start placing their bets on where we’re going next. Mashups in this sense aren’t going anywhere, especially as platforms are built to help create them with less technical knowledge and in less time. What was your favorite innovation from 2008? Community Movement.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Another problem in theory is fraud, and another problem is that many sites only included last and first names which in a mass of several hundred thousand displaced persons obviously included many duplicates.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

It’s back-to-school time for many countries and that means a switch from summer programs, outdoor community events, and many youth campaigns. 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.

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Online Social Network Facebook Charity 126

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 20, 2011

Building programs and services to support a community means not just learning about the problems they face, but understanding how technologies can help make a difference. Evaluate your Capacity: how much time do you have, what kind of technical experience do you have, what resources are available?

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Collaboration Technology Impact North America 179