Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi Harnesses Data for Social Good.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

The organization got started when a group of Kenyan bloggers led by Erik Hersman began doing online mapping of violence reports after the 2008 Kenyan election. During the early days of our Netsquared project , we held big annual conferences to showcase and fund innovative tech for good. So much innovation.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Moderated by NTEN membership director, former NetSquared organizer, and friend of TechSoup Amy Sample Ward , "Rethinking Movement Buildling" brought together three luminaries from organizations whose stock-in-trade are movements to promote social change. Case in point: Obama for America, the 2008 Obama election campaign effort.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. How can we do that?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Very cool project from 2008: Twitter Vote Report. She re-mapped the data in Google Earth and shared the new map with community members, local politicians, and presented it at the community meeeting to a much different response. The sessions are short (only 50 minutes!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years.

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