Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

Social Actions has created an open database of 60,000+ actions from 40+ sites — including GlobalGiving, Change.org, DonorsChoose.org, Kiva.org, NABUUR, TakingITGlobal, Idealist.org, and VolunteerMatch. Next time inspiration strikes you to make a difference, the opportunities to take action will be but one click away.

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Action Challenge Web Change 100

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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API Action Open Data 186

Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2011

This post originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog and was authored by Amy Sample Ward. Peter Deitz is a long-time member and contributor in the NetSquared (and TechSoup) community; he started the NetSquared Montreal group and his Social Actions project was a winner in the 2008 N2Y3 Mashup Challenge. read more.

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API Action Open Web 58

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 22, 2009

As the numbers of users grow, so do your number of friends, and then in turn so does the frequnecy of news items, status updates, and general calls to action for your network. You can make friends and call them into action, but those actions and real engagement will link to and live outside of the platform. Good question.

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Green Mashup Aggregator Org 102

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. Last March I met Joe Solomon and the Social Actions team through twitter.

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Interview San Diego Map Mashup 123

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

it actually tells you, with much richer context: I personally love data-map mashups and Qriously uses them brilliantly! The questions could actually be calls to action! And once all 100 responses were gathered, I took a look at all the data. First, overall: And when you click on “What does this chart mean?&# Campaigning.

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Data Mobile Time Map 154

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Submitted by Amy Sample Ward. Taking action for social change without lifting a finger. How do you balance online action with offline engagement?

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Social Media Cancer Jordan Kiva 79