Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

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. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports.

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

The Congo Gorilla Forest , is a special exhibition produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo. The Levine Museum model comes closer to the more nebulous "get engaged" empowerment goal of some museums, but does so by providing a practical tool for engagement. But for what actions can museums advocate?

Model 26

Model Action Congo Museum 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

They're encouraging folks to submit proposals. (I'll be delivering the keynote, my first in a virtual 3d environment.). It's called Why Congo Matters. This post from Marketing Profs gives you a couple tools and techniques for measuring your Twitter presence. I'll be participating in one at the end of the month).

Nptech 91

Nptech Social Media Ning Media 91

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

They wanted more training in-depth, and they wanted to really learn how to use all these different tools to get ahead in life and advance their dreams. Then, the magazine is like a curation of all the best that's out there on our newswire, on our pipeline of content. So, we started this program. Last year we piloted it, in 2009.

Voice 69

Voice Global Saudi Arabia Journal 69

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

The head of our group, Patrick Ball, is spending most of this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo, working with the United Nations on a range of human rights issues (of which the DRC has many). Literacy, human rights and the environment are critically important to the future of humanity. With your help, we will!

Conservancy 140

Conservancy Norway Congo Sweden 140

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

To me, that sort of sums up something very special about the way in which we try to make these resources accessible to women-led initiatives that are often some of the most creative that we are seeing on issues ranging from the environment, to health, to education, to building peace and sustainable communities around the world.

Global 44

Global Fund Interview United States 44