Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2009

Are you a techie who could donate some skills? Are you a nonprofit that could benefit from some techie help? Check out the Mozilla Service Week, taking place September 14-21, and sign up to participate - whether you want to help, or want to get some help! Here's a story from the NYTimes addressing just that.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. Helping people understand science will help us as a country. What evidence do we need to influence politicians that games can help extend learning of science beyond schools?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with John Brennan , the driving force behind OpenAction.org , which empowers individuals and organizations by helping them tell the world about the positive impact their actions have. You can learn more about John and OpenAction in the interview below. What’s next for OpenAction?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 9, 2009

I LOVE helping other women feel empowered to learn, share, and succeed in the technology sector, too. Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. I’m a woman, and I work in technology.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We we use the “with” instead of the “for” perspective, we are able to see skills and contributions the community can make, opportunities for growth outside of your programs or your walls; we are able to see that we are part of a solution and not responsible for engineering the entire fix. Helping the women receiving the funds.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2009

Well, imagine that your organization said you wanted to have a public education system in your state that provided opportunities for all students to learn, fair pay for both teachers and staff, opportunities for growth for students, teachers and staff, and an entry point for all students to enter the “real world” prepared.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 22, 2009

Target your communications, leverage mashups and applications that help you deliver information, updates and calls to action that are important to your work and your network, and then move those supporters into the movement taking place above Twitter. This is excellent - something that many other sectors could learn from.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. With email newsletters and emails as part of your campaigns you can move your supporters up the ladder of engagement to take more actions and help you more and more.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

As for tactics, well, we mostly relied on “proven” or “successful” efforts; lessons learned from other organizations working in an analog paradigm like government, unions, and churches. But, it was without much of the real documentation needed to help others – whether in our organization or not – navigate similar areas.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

I’m really interested in the work Community Shares is doing and the direction they are headed with this project as it seems very aligned with many of my own feelings: technology should be used to help, facilitate, and empower the change communities already want to be making. But we have one thing working in our corner.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

This year it’s taking place in Atlanta, GA and I’ve got such a long list of people to meet, talk to, and learn from. This year’s event will have me quite busy so I’m hoping that by putting out some of my plans, we can find time to connect so I can learn more about your work! Thursday, April 8, 2010.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 16, 2010

In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status | Beth’s Blog – "In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. That’s how you learn practices.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 5, 2010

The startups created by these highly skilled immigrants will generate most of the jobs and wealth in these countries in the future. Tori shared the story of her journey to date with Lend4Health, helping children and their families who experience autism spectrum and related disorders." This is a race we cannot afford to ignore."

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