Amy Sample Ward

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly.

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Invention, Technology and Social Change: What’s driving you?

Amy Sample Ward

With recent events like Causes leaving MySpace and ideablob shutting down, social changemakers have had to re-evaluate the way they select and use “free&# social media tools that they cannot control. One of the participants was Pratima from Shelter Associates in Pune, India. Find out more about the conference here.

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Let’s Connect at the NTC!

Amy Sample Ward

Traditional community organizing informs a successful online campaign and lays the groundwork for a sustainable, effective movement for social change. Workshop leaders will offer feedback and evaluation. We’ll use the TSdigs event in October 2009 as a case study. When : 1:30 p.m. Who : Speakers: Anna S. When : 1:30 p.m.

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