Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2009

Learn about Net Tuesdays and get local! These new Net Tuesday groups have bumped the total number of local NetSquared groups around the world over 30 - that’s a wide network of innovators and social changemakers! If so, connect with the local organizers to find out about the next events, how to help, and spread the word!

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South Carolina Group Togo Atlanta 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Their students actually go into the field, work with local medical professionals, and learn their real problems, their real pain points. A Silicon Valley entrepreneur (or VC) can't afford to look at a $5 million revenue opportunity, but that is probably much more attractive to a Kenya entrepreneur.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Note from Beth: As you read this post, I’ll be at the Ushahidi Board Meeting in Kenya. Some might be working with our local affiliates, some with other volunteer organizations and others might be leading efforts on their own. Our hope is that Tag will pull natural volunteer leaders together and seed an online community.

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Game Network Social Social Media 94

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Indirect Content. Now for indirect content or Mash-ups.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya. From our local neighborhoods to disaster-stricken villages a world away, the new and evolving uses of online mapping technologies will continue to help nonprofits fulfill their missions.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya. From our local neighborhoods to disaster-stricken villages a world away, the new and evolving uses of online mapping technologies will continue to help nonprofits fulfill their missions.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

My section focused on a case study of storytelling in the field, when I was a Congressional Hunger Fellow in Cambodia and Kenya from 2005-2007. Working for a non profit, I had very few resources, and I didn't speak the local languages well enough to gather the stories alone. Tags: Communication Events Strategy.

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