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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action

Amy Sample Ward

Some posted to community blogs like NetSquared. Others posted on Facebook (using the Notes application). Tags: case studies fundraising beth kanter campaign case study online campaign sharing foundation. This meant more people were empowered to participate because they could make it their own. Some tweeted.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

Positive reinforcement is one of the best leadership development practices you can build into your work across the board, whether it’s online or offline, on your facebook page, newsletter, annual fundraiser or neighborhood events. Case Studies. Events: NetSquared Camps. Community-Driven Social Impact – 11NTC.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." Facebook was just getting its first venture funding, YouTube was just starting, and Twitter was still a year away from being founded. " NetSquared Up Close and Personal.

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Creating Social Change with Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

And then there’s the role that Facebook and Twitter are playing. That’s social media for social good, and that’s exactly what NTEN and NetSquared want to highlight with Beth Kanter this spring at SXSWi. So, we invite you to share your social media for social good story.

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Connect in Person at #NCVS

Amy Sample Ward

Here’s a listing of sessions and spaces hosted by NetSquared and TechSoup: Community-Driven Social Impact Session. Amy Sample Ward from NetSquared. This session focuses on strategies and case studies for creating successful community-driven media, events and campaigns. Room: 1471. Get in Touch Via Twitter.

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Technology for Change Contest: Win a new computer from HP!

Amy Sample Ward

For example, simply review the hundreds of ideas listed in NetSquared ’s Project Gallery and you’ll quickly see that people from around the world are hard at work leveraging all kinds of technologies to create positive change for communities tackling many different issues. I think there are too many to count, really.

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Great reads from around the web on February 3rd

Amy Sample Ward

Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1 " Have you found any of these to be true in your own idea sharing and development?

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