Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

Last month, the Japan earthquake and tsunami occurred on March 11th 2011, the first day of the conference. That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. Meanwhile, bloggers Leigh Duncan and Deb Ng were starting a grassroots effort to raise awareness and support for the Japan disaster too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Despite a broken toe, I facilitated a workshop on Social Media for CEOs of nonprofits and foundation. James Leventhal facilitated a workshop in Portland last month along with Adam Rozan of the Oakland Museum of California and Stephanie Weaver of Experienceology. The Networked Nonprofit in Japan. >&#

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This blog post was authored by Dawn Krause, who will be facilitating this week's webinar. Direct Relief International was involved in the Haitian earthquake in 2010 and the Japan earthquake in 2011, providing aid to thousands. Read more and register today !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The focus of Eugene's work with this network was to better understand its community, the most promising group practices, and have an open discussion that would facilitate learning and interaction among these leaders who were miles apart, spoke different languages, and had Internet access challenges.

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Collaboration Learning Exercise Online 93

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Conversation has been key to Smarthistory’s success, and we’ve worked with several museums to facilitate the creation of conversation-based content. An educator at the Met recently told us of a group of visitors from Japan that joined a gallery tour and promptly asked to see the works of art featured on Smarthistory.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2011

Marshall Kirkpatrick facilitated an amazing panel on the science of influence on Sunday morning. There’s also the Beacon Lounge and nonprofit meetups, the Greater Good sessions , and the SXSW sponsored efforts to support Japan. The Internet, arguably has been around since 1990. True, they are all there.

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Technology Japan Influence Game 22

Forum One

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

How can we facilitate digital experiences that empower more people to discover, engage, and contribute to the narratives and realities of race in America? Launched in 2020, the portal was an important, timely resource to facilitate conversations about race and racism in America following the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

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