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. Why Social Media?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

1) From the outside, it appears that NGOs in Kenya do not have access to the traditional fundraising services that are so common here in the United States, such as a “Donate” page for processing credit cards and PayPal accounts. Mobile payments are more accessible and convenient than card payments. Why is that?

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world.

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Everyaction

JUNE 20, 2018

In June of 2018, this mandate feels more pressing than ever, as thousands of families seeking asylum are torn apart and children are held in cages at the U.S. Asylum Access. World Refugee Day is held every year on June 20th to honor and commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of past and current refugees across the globe.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

For example, Tyson Foods supplies grants for organizations that give back to their community, such as nonprofits that help provide food access. The four grant categories you can apply for are: education in America, democracy, international peace and security, and higher education and research in Africa. The Ford Foundation granted $1.07

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For example, a company based in an area that just experienced forest fires may create a disaster relief grant to assist nonprofits working with victims of the fires. Disney Disney is committed to helping children and families around the world. Community Grants Some companies offer community grants to help out local nonprofits in need.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

multilaterals, and high-impact entrepreneurs in the social media space, mostly from the western world and Africa, besides others. data and governance, profiting from social change projects, and access to data and tools. development in Africa. we in Africa are not different from the rest of the world. projects.

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