Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The biking community in Toronto and many other places around North America and the world is a dedicated community, plugged in to news and engagement for, with, and about biking.

North America 111

North America Web Interview Bookmarking 111

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Job announcements are permitted only for positions at AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, and Senior Corps programs; at state commissions; with training and technical assistance providers; and at the Corporation. Announcements of member openings are also permitted.

Community 108

Community Guidelines Americorp Listserv 108

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 2, 2009

Zoombala™ - North America’s first social network and online platform for Social Entrepreneurs - A new social network specifically for social entrepreneurs - pretty exciting! Great stuff! Looking forward to seeing if/how it takes off.

North America 100

North America Bookmarking America Social Network 100

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 2, 2009

Poverty in America. Today, Change.org launches 7 new community areas. The new blogs which include: Autism. Global Health. Health Care. Human Trafficking. Sustainable Food. This brings the total number of cause areas featured in Change.org up to 19 !

Change 100

Change Pledge America Causes 100

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

When I returned to America I began my career as a nonprofit consultant. All from water. It was an experience that changed me forever. I realized that I could help make people aware of these situations overseas by writing about them. I co-founded a nonprofit called “The Moon Balloon Project” and worked for arts in healthcare nonprofits.

Guide 233

Guide Fundraising Indonesia Asia 233

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2009

The goal is to use the power of "Social Influence" via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Blogs and other online media to raise an unprecedented amount for our fund benefiting The Humane Society, LIVESTRONG, Oxfam America and WWF from June 1st until August 28th, 2009." " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

Iran 100

Iran Digg Web Bookmarking 100

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The news team includes: Susan Mernit, Amy Gahran, Kamika Dunlap, Kwan Booth, Ryan Van Lenning and others.Oakland Local is also media partners and collaborators with Spot.us , Newsdesk.org , The Center for Investigative Reporting, New America Media, Endless Canvas, Youth Rising, Youth Radio and Youth Outlook as well.

Oakland 100

Oakland Local Case Study Studies 100

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 17, 2009

" Apps for America Contest - Check out some of these really innovative (and cool!) The idea of a networked organization is fascinating to me and hinges, truly, on organizations taking a networked approach both IN and OUT of the organization's "walls."

Web 100

Web Bookmarking Chicago Delicious 100

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

." AGC Coversational Case Studies: Students for a Free Tibet: A mindful social media strategy for campaigns or contests – Beth Kanter and Allison Fine are evaluating the second America's Giving Challenge and are sharing case studies from the winners.

Web 114

Web Bookmarking Contest Case Study 114

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" Check it out! "This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy.

Web 126

Web Bookmarking Contest Storytelling 126

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1 Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. Million in donations for charities this past winter.

Web 114

Web San Francisco Bookmarking Org 114

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2009

I joined the cause to Answer Obama’s Call to Renew America Together. Tapping that passion and energy is important and providing those volunteers with the simple supports they need to more effectively support the organization is invaluable. So…What’s this have to do with MLK Day?

Social Media 100

Social Media Change Social Media 100

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

http ://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/world/americas/21text.html?_r= http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 7_July_2005_London_bombings. link] Hurricane_Katrina_disaster_relief. http ://www.noula.ht/index. http ://topnews.co.uk/28998-researchers-reveal-chicken-came-first- 28998-researchers-reveal-chicken-came-first- egg. link] 9546.

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

America’s Giving Challenge = push vs. Kiva peer-to-peer microfinance = pull. SocialBttrfly I personally like the term “initiative&# vs. “campaign.&# “Initiative&# tends to get people motivated and is action-focused. neddotcom : Is your campaign for good push or pull?

Campaign 108

Campaign Org Social Media Measure 108

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 20, 2011

Different regions around the global have a very different level of access than those in North America or Western Europe. Recognizing which tools are available to your community can make the biggest impact on your project’s success. “It

Collaboration 179

Collaboration Technology Impact North America 179

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2012

Imagine if you could see a map of hunger in your city that included a broader set of data than what Share Our Strength, Feeding America, or your local food bank has collected. What if the map included information from service providers, schools, and other local organizations?

Data 129

Data Report Map Hunger 129

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

In the video below fron Gov 2.0 , Clay Shirky discusses some of the attributes that lead to success for Apps for America and un-success (can’t say “failure&# as they certainly learned a lot from the experiment!) of other projects. It’s a great video, and only around 10 minutes long - watch it.

Local 150

Local Community Government Collaboration 150