Amy Sample Ward
DECEMBER 12, 2008
Mashups are great. But I think 2009 will see a more refined world of mashups take over. We have seen plenty of mashups where a website is able to push together a mapping tool, some public data, and user-created content like comments. Mashups of applications and spaces, not just information. I love them!
Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 27, 2010
I recently had the opportunity to connect with John Brennan , the driving force behind OpenAction.org , which empowers individuals and organizations by helping them tell the world about the positive impact their actions have. The team also hopes to incentivize organizations to share knowledge and give beneficiaries a direct voice.
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Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 22, 2009
connecting organizations for shared knowledge, partnerships and coalitions. If the goal of your organization is to educate young people about the effects and causes of climate change and motivate/empower them to start making changes, Facebook could certainly be a part of your organizations strategy.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 23, 2008
I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I've covered arts organizations and social media here and there over the past three years and last winter co-wrote a cover story article with Rebecca Krause-Hardie for ArtsReach.
NTEN
JANUARY 27, 2010
Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. The resulting website was named "Ushahidi" from the Swahili word for "testimony."
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 7, 2008
Josh Leo's Video Mashup We R The Media. in to help us identify the best existing resources, people, and case studies that will give nonprofit organizations the knowledge and resources they need to use social media to change the world. No small irony that the book and our project is about the collaborative power of social media.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 9, 2010
has used the Internet to disseminate its model, empowering local communities to self-organize and build their own playgrounds using free resources on its website. is one of the first non-profit organizations to take this approach online. While the idea of giving away a non-profit model itself isn’t new, KaBOOM!
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