Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 16, 2011
Even the language used to enage has to be carefully crafted to avoid priming and group think. About the CommBuild Chat: These monthly chats originated out of the #4Change network and are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools.
Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 4, 2010
Global Scale Purpose: Bonnie and I were inspired by conversations with each other on and offline but knew there were many more people who should be involved in discussing, sharing and learning. Date: December 7th. Time: 10 am – 11 am PST. Register to join the roundtable call from NTEN!
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Amy Sample Ward
MAY 5, 2009
Speak the Local Language. We can speak the local language, understand the local culture. The missing link, though, is that the underlying opportunity (whether it is a petition to sign, an online or offline event, or anything else) needs to be networked across all the organization. It’s hard enough to master one geography!
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 3, 2011
If you want to take a page from Dell’s book, have it include three tiers: personal users, spokespeople answering questions and traditional, offline spokespeople (such as your CEO) who now must also be online spokespeople. From Texas Instruments , social media is global and we must keep that in mind. In a word: disclosure.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
You know those bags tattooed with the sponsors' logos and filled with stickers, t-shirts, coupons, samples, and other goodies. There is something beneath the language of "what works" that can kill innovation. is about building a bridge between two-way online communication and offline actions and impact.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
As we saw with the Haiti response, language can be a huge barrier to response rate as we rely on people to help translate messages at an un-approachable rate. We interact with our friends and colleagues in real time on and offline — either in the office or out at coffee, on Twitter or social networks. http ://www.noula.ht/index.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 30, 2010
Amy Sample Ward shares her first reflections and critique of the platform and wonders what’s the point? Jumo means “together in concert” in Yoruba, a West African language. If you have had a change to play with Jumo and have some insights, please share in the comments. What is Jumo? by Steve MacLaughlin.
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