Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I’ve followed and supported the work of Peter Deitz and Social Actions ever since hearing about his passion and ideas a few years ago. Let’s start at the beginning: What is Social Actions and where does the API come in? The Social Actions project began in 2006. Earlier this week, I got ahold of Peter to get the full scoop!

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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. The team also hopes to incentivize organizations to share knowledge and give beneficiaries a direct voice.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

A wealth of data sources are becoming available online, allowing data from around the world to be mingled, mixed, and mashed up -- and where data does not yet exist, communities are using these new tools to gather it themselves! The resulting website was named "Ushahidi" from the Swahili word for "testimony."

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

A wealth of data sources are becoming available online, allowing data from around the world to be mingled, mixed, and mashed up -- and where data does not yet exist, communities are using these new tools to gather it themselves! The resulting website was named "Ushahidi" from the Swahili word for "testimony."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

submitted by Rachel Weidinger, Common Knowledge. Learn how shortcodes, custom social networks, and mashups are delicious. Open Source Disability Gadgets: DIY for PWD submitted by Liz Henry, Blogher. With a culture of open source designs, Instructables, wikis, and blogs, we can start an international movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Democracy in Action has invited everyone into the NpTech Oscar Pool Katya Andresen from Network for Good gives us the lastest celebrity news (what no gossip?) Michelle Martin writes about her experience as a non-technical programmer creating mashups with some new user-friendly tools. 20 practices. Lucy has more coverage on her blog.

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