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

Amy Sample Ward

First, we created an open Google Doc where we put in the introduction language, so anyone that clicked through from someone’s blog or Twitter post would have context about what was happening (and included a numbered list up to 53, so people could easily see where to add their name and blog address). Some tweeted.

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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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June #4Change Chat: Local Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

My work with NetSquared and with Social by Social has helped shape so many of my beliefs about community organizing and has offered the opportunity to meet so many others doing it well. What are your favorite examples or case studies where this is really working? How to Participate. Feeling brave?

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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. Get in Touch Via Twitter. Room: 1471.

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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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Next #4Change Chat Topic: Volunteering

Amy Sample Ward

If you want to contribute to the conversation, you’ll need to have a Twitter account (it’s free). To follow the conversation (whether you are planning to contribute or not), use [link] or another application to search on Twitter for “#4Change”. Jump in to the conversation by adding “#4Change” (without the “”) to your Twitter message.

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