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June #4Change Chat: Local Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline. If you want to take a peak at where we may go in the conversation, review the questions below. How to Participate.

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New on SSIR: Global Tools for Going Local

Amy Sample Ward

You can check out the post and conversation there , or read a copy of the post below. The power of using social media in a local context focuses most directly on just those things that make “local&# different: being “here,&# connecting online and offline, taking action collectively and delivering services. FourSquare.

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Join the monthly Community Building chats!

Amy Sample Ward

I’m really interested in what happens next, and not just because I am part of the team but also because I think we can be a case study in ourselves of the changing landscape and processes of online collaboration. Tags: community events 4change chats community buidling community management twitter chats. Let me know.

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A Conversation With Joe Green at Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I asked my Twitter followers for suggestions for questions , I tweeted the key points from the conversation yesterday. Take for example this recent case study on the blog. He suggests that organizations forget that they're on the Internet and think about what their strategy in offline terms. Tags: facebook.

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Online Community Building: Gardening vs Landscaping

Amy Sample Ward

You can read the full post and join the conversation on SSIR here. to share some of what I believe is the core of successful community building (on or offline). Have a great example or case study you want to share? You can read the full post and join the conversation on SSIR here. The post is copied below.

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New on SSIR – Be Human: Temporary versus Permanent Networks

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve written about it , submitted a session proposal with colleague Debra Askanase to the 2011 NTC, and recently had the opportunity to start a conversation on the topic of engaging your community across platforms in a GroupVine message (more information about my use of the tool at the bottom of this post). People are networked.

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Women Who Tech: Tools and Apps to Energize your Base

Amy Sample Ward

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. What is the cost of adding text messaging?

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