Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

" Ushahidi has since supported critical information gathering to provide a picture of human needs for many natural disasters, political violence, and human rights violations. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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Netsquared Challenge Tech Nepal 36

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

That might look like sharing a picture from a concert, while you are still at the concert. Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Another great example is Epic Change.

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Philanthropy Social Media Media Social 244

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Here are some of my thoughts going into the conversation and slides if you prefer engaging that way: Crowdsourcing for Social Change. Crowdsourcing for Social Change. How do you keep supporters engaged in creating change over the long haul? (We’ll put up more notes after the session, too!). This is something that the 350.org

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Community Case Study Haiti Social Media 207

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

This summer I've been interviewing the innovators behind the 21 Projects that went to the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) this year (I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared). You can listen to the original interview and a live recording of Freecycle's 5-minute pitch at the NetSquared Conference on the NetSquared Podcast.

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