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Online Community Organizing: Start small, think big!

Amy Sample Ward

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. I definitely recommend them both!

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org " Check out this terrific interview with Joe – I'd love to hear your ideas, reflections and stories about how you are inspired to make change! Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org " The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S.

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

Have Fun - Do Good

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). I was particularly touched by my interview with Deron Beal, the Executive Director and founder of the Freecycle Network , so I thought I'd share it here.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. Andy Carvin and Jonnie Goldstein interviewed a person from one of two projects based in Cambodia.

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Interview: Kedar Iyer, PickyPolly

Amy Sample Ward

I found the project so interesting that I wanted to share it with you here in an interview, covering some key questions from Kedar. —– Kedar is an activist of sustainable living and collaborative creation. Community production: Encouraging entrepreneurs to find community solutions to meet the localized needs.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

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Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. Tags: Collaboration Community Mobile Newsletter NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You can learn a lot about that more through this informative interview by The Buzz Bin with Steve Bridger on the Buzz Director. Or purchase gift items from a socially responsible retail store like Ten Thousand Islands that helps support local artisans and Fair Trade in developing countries. Oh, I so want a NTEN baseball cap !)