Global Government Language Offline 
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 5, 2009
In a recent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times , David Brooks compared the global response vs localized response to the outbreak. Brooks shows that if the world had a global approach to outbreaks like Swine Flu, then the decision-making and directive power would be in a really bumped up World Health Organization-like group.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 29, 2011
The New York Times reported on the use of social media and protests suggesting that Egypt’s government was afraid of the power of social networking tools. According to Ed Bice, the short term goal is to just make sure that information is flowing between language communities and the longer term goal is to network these communities.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 6, 2017
We are in the middle of global disruption due to widespread mobile Internet and cloud technology, Big Data, the rise of the collaborative economy and crowdsourcing/funding. NGOs, activists, and even governments have used bots to automate positive social change activities: Pregnancy and newborn care education. Grassroots organizing.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Government and feedback loops - how can they take the field's learnings and incorporate in theirs? There is something beneath the language of "what works" that can kill innovation. is about building a bridge between two-way online communication and offline actions and impact. She was warning against shiny object syndrome.
Whole Whale
MARCH 28, 2023
The current iteration of the AI boom, which went mainstream in 2020 and exploded toward the end of 2022, will revolutionize the internet, digital communication, and offline activities in ways we may not even realize. Chat-GPT is a generative large language model. What do these new AI tools do? What does that mean?
Neon CRM
MAY 18, 2023
Whether you are fully dependent on donations or utilize a variety of revenue sources like government grants, corporate partnerships, major contributions, or membership fees, successful fundraising is key to maximizing your impact on your mission. In a digital-first world, a great piece of direct mail can really set you apart.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
As for tactics, well, we mostly relied on “proven” or “successful” efforts; lessons learned from other organizations working in an analog paradigm like government, unions, and churches. We didn’t even really have the language to use to create documentation, or, at least we didn’t think we did. Analog Tactics. Social Strategies.
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