Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Citizen-Powered Response.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Did you know that in 1997 the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta was the first to introduce a 2-1-1 service? 3 Today, VisionLink would like to share our gratitude towards all 2-1-1’s across North America and the qualified call specialists, the backbone of 2-1-1.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Download the full white paper or share it using this link: [link] Below are notes from my remarks. We want to share while we are doing and have people respond immediately. That might look like sharing a picture from a concert, while you are still at the concert. What do you have to share? The internet is not new.

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VisionLink

APRIL 15, 2010

We just returned from the 10th annual Non-Profit Technology Network Conference, held in Atlanta this week, which was attended by over 1,400 representatives from non-profits from around the world. At the conference, we hosted two Affinity Group discussions, "Data Exchange Specialists" and "Disaster Response Partners".

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. Humaninet is a nonprofit organization that supplies technical equipment and expertise to humanitarian disaster response teams.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. Humaninet is a nonprofit organization that supplies technical equipment and expertise to humanitarian disaster response teams.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I came across a posting for an internship at TechBridge , an organization based in Atlanta that provides affordable technology solutions to non-profits and applied. Can you share some tips about for dealing with the stress that results from using technology, like email. For me, this means that I don’t own a TV or watch the local news.

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