Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
Facebook’s grant will encourage users of the social network to learn more about service opportunities through ServiceNation’s Facebook Page and connect with MyNation, a new, online social-networking community on ServiceNation.org being launched in preparation for the first National Day of Service on September 11, 2009.
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Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
They wanted more training in-depth, and they wanted to really learn how to use all these different tools to get ahead in life and advance their dreams. Last year we piloted it, in 2009. Then, the magazine is like a curation of all the best that's out there on our newswire, on our pipeline of content. So, we started this program.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. In May, 2009, Peter Dietz, founder of Social Actions , reflected on the future of online fundraising and wrote about a shift in donor expectations.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 18, 2011
What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? In February 2006, WITNESS first social media tool was the launch of its YouTube Channel. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs?
Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
GPI (formerly the Press Institute for Women in the Developing World) uses journalism as a development tool to educate, employ and empower women, who produce high-quality local news coverage that elevates global awareness and ignites social change. Listen: Big Vision Podcast interview (April 17, 2009) Read: Transcript on Have Fun, Do Good 13.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 13, 2011
Reviewing where we were at the beginning of 2009, it’s amazing to see the growth in impact that Benetech and our team have had in the world. The head of our group, Patrick Ball, is spending most of this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo, working with the United Nations on a range of human rights issues (of which the DRC has many).
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