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Using Twitter to Build a Community and Recruit Volunteers

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve presented about Twitter before, as well, so in addition to sharing some notes and resources, and my slides, from the presentation on Friday, I want to also round up other Twitter-related posts and links here. Here are my slides from the VMNC: Twitter Basics for Engaging Volunteers. Twitter Resources.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

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. Whether it’s direct or indirect content, why do citizens turn to social media in moments of need or disaster?

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

Amy Sample Ward

A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster.

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

NTEN

The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. It's completely free to your organization, and to your members as well! 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80.

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

NTEN

The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. It's completely free to your organization, and to your members as well! 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Crowdsourcing is defined broadly as: The process of organizing many people to participate in a joint project, often in small ways. The results are greater than an individual or organization could accomplish alone. Crowds create original works of knowledge or art. The Royal Opera used Twitter to crowdsource a new opera.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

I’ll keep an eye on Twitter. So I help organizations tell powerful stories that have raised collectively around a half billion dollars. If you can’t put a true face to your organization, use a silhouette. I don’t know why, but I like to know the temperature. Lori: I do too. I don’t know why.

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