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2011 National Conference On Volunteering and Service: Community Building Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

Date : June 7, 2011, 8:30 am – 10 am. During the workshop, we will present traditional community organizing principles, campaign mapping methods and case studies. Location : New Orleans, LA. Topic : Bringing Community Organizing Into Online Campaigns. Attendees will divide into breakout sessions to design an online campaign.

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Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the tsumani in Japan in 2011, the Ushahidi platform was used to organize emergency responses in real-time. Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the tsumani in Japan in 2011, the Ushahidi platform was used to organize emergency responses in real-time.

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The Why, What And How Of Learning

Eric Jacobsen Blog

from 2007 to 2011. Keyes calls his “ C-Suite Learning ” as the heart of his book and a valuable road map to help readers form a path to his/her own learning journey. In over 20 years since its inception, the foundation has helped nearly hundreds of thousands of students find their path to higher education.

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Explore funding for U.S. democracy with our free data tool

Candid

democracy-related issues from 2011 onward. The data visualization tool, which consists of a map, charts, and lists, documents foundation support across several key areas including: campaign and election processes governing institutions and processes information and media public engagement and voting .

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Mapping for Impact: This Week's Free TechSoup Webinar

Tech Soup

Perhaps some organizations make it look simple, but behind the scenes there may be some sophisticated Esri tools that map disease outbreaks and aid distribution. Direct Relief International was involved in the Haitian earthquake in 2010 and the Japan earthquake in 2011, providing aid to thousands.

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How Effective was Crisis Mapping During the 2011 Japan Earthquake? | TechPresident

AFP Blog

How Effective was Crisis Mapping During the 2011 Japan Earthquake? The volunteers behind 4636 – the Ushahidi crisis map that enabled Haitian earthquake victims to broadcast disaster conditions via text – formed a significant portion of the humanitarian response to the quake.

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Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day

Amy Sample Ward

Today, at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, I had a ton of fun leading a session and discussion around making the most of social media in just 30 minutes a day. Community Map Template: [link]. Content Map Template: [link]. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Metrics Template: [link]. We Are Media.