Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

South by Southwest ( SXSW ) Interactive is a conference, that takes place each Spring in Austin, TX, with over 20,000 web influencers, emerging tech, and creatives. Last month, the Japan earthquake and tsunami occurred on March 11th 2011, the first day of the conference. The original goal was to raise $10,000 within 5-days.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

It’s a bit of a trick question since the ethos of social media suggests, “There is always someone listening, no matter how pathetic you or your musings are.” The real question that most public figures and organizations are interested in is, “When and how should I respond? How many followers does the author have?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Since that time, other disaster relief efforts such as the Gulf oil spill, Japan disaster, and tornado relief in the Southeast U.S. With that awareness came a further evolution as the question for charities everywhere regarding mobile giving transitioned from "if or when" to "how". Channel of Influence.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

He recognized the need to innovate and acknowledged the influence of games in education, stating that “ Education is probably one of the areas that we have failed to innovate the most.” Players raised over $1.5 million in just five days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Checklist: our influence is interconnected, often we can influence events which may not be in our direct sphere of influence. He mentioned that he ad done a great deal of research. He was asking his local guide a lot of questions about what was and what wasn't appropriate. What was our learning?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

I think that it's too bad that our stories are not in the common language of arts and entertainment because I think our stories can be very powerful - the stories of an immigrant family, of a single family, of a family who's organizing, or fighting evictions, a young woman who's questioning her sexuality. Who are some of your influences?

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