Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. NWF - tag mentions in delicious with which programs or projects are mentioned, can share link to that tag on delicious with staff to see their section. Can’t wait! tools in context.

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Here are two DIY guides for content and community mapping , you can do by yourself or with your whole organization: [link]. Tags: presentation resources enterprise small business social media webinar. Social Media for Small Enterprises.

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Social Media Media Social Slides 123

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

tags: information socialmedia ). I had the honor of presenting with Laura Whitehead and Amy Sample Ward who were on site. tags: km laurawhitehead ). The idea: The online social graph is the map being constructed by social networks of every person on the Internet and how they are connected.

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Tag Reflection Conference Miami 50

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. The platform would then take their data, map it from their sending location, and create the other visual support data you see on the map. Indirect Content. Examples from Haiti.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Tags: fundraising maps mobile disaster haiti nten red cross the extraordinaries ushahidi. How can we do that?

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Haiti Disaster Social Media Media 114

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

Location: MIT room 3-270 (click for map). Remotely Twittering guest: Amy Sample Ward | Consultant and Blogger | www.amysampleward.org (@ amyrsward ). P.S. If you’re already on Twitter, follow the conversation and share your thoughts on social entrepreneurship with the hash tag #tiese. Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009.

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Boston Massachusetts Social Media Broadcast 100

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

The 2010 Social Networking Map / Flowtown (@flowtown) – I love maps and I work in social media; so I always love the maps of social media! Here is an updated version of XKCD's Map of Online Communities; with updated numbers and networks.

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Web Bookmarking Case Study Map 114

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam How do you transform it into charts, graphs, and maps that will help your audience understand the data and move them to take action?

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Web Haiti Bookmarking Map 111

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Community Mapping. Community Mapping helps you identify not just the various segments of your audience, but also create a clear picture of which tools/platforms are associated with those groups and which messages are best to target where. You can see an example of a dashboard by visiting my public Nonprofit Tech Dashboard.

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Tools Tech Map RSS 162

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

Google Doubles Its Cartographers As Maps Continues To Go Wiki-Style - “As an online free mapping service, Google Maps is a great product. Tags: roundup bookmarks. Check out the great examples/case studies! But it’s lacking in certain parts of the world.

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Mexico Bookmarking Web Guidelines 111

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Google’s Mapping tools include: Google Earth. Google Maps & MyMaps. Google Maps API. The new map galvanized the community because they were able to really understand the impact of the plan. Google Sketchup.

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Tools Tech Map Case Study 100

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 9, 2009

." Third sector infrastructure organisations Social Media Map - RSS Feed - TALK Project - TALK - This is SO cool! I love maps, and I love RSS - and here's a combination! You tell us, we add to the map." Tags: roundup bookmarks. " And, you can subscribe to the RSS feed of submissions! ." Check it out.

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Web Map Bookmarking Offline 117

NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Amy Sample Ward , who is a great resource for nptech across the pond now, gives the heads-up about an event and upcoming e-benchmarks report. Tags: community buzz nten member. 500|5000 list.

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NTEN Drupal Convio Nptech 54

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 14, 2009

PHILANTHROPY 2173: Mapping the social economy - Great blog post on using design for philanthropy. If you like visualizing inforamation and maps, check it out. Map it, mash it up and otherwise make use of this unparalleled online resource. Tags: roundup bookmarks. These are some links I wanted to share from April 14th.

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Moldova San Francisco Hype Bookmarking 105

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

I love maps and the stories they can help us tell. Check it out: "We're building the first up-to-date, interactive map of today's changing nonprofit landscape. If you're a member of the foundation or grant-making community, engaged in nonprofit work, or just interested in mapping and social change, please join us!

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San Francisco Web Bookmarking Map 111

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

NetSquared’s Global Community Builder , Amy Sample Ward, will be at the NTC this year to connect and collaborate with friends, colleagues and new faces in the sector. Togetherness: The dream of the Web is a model maps our influence and values to appropriate collective action that has reached its tipping point.

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Netsquared Slides NTC Global 100

NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Be sure to visit the site and press "Play" on the map.

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Haiti Disaster Social Media Media 82

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

The mashup was a map showing where people were volunteering in near-real-time. The real value to organizations is that they now have a dynamically updated map they can embed on their web site. So we are starting to map social entrepreneurs with the hopes that they might be able to make more of an impact working together than apart.

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Interview San Diego Map Mashup 123

NTEN

MARCH 28, 2011

And, here are all the photos on Flickr tagged "11NTC" ! Don't fear, you can find all of his conference sketches pulled together on the Social Signal site.

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NTC NTEN Doc Conference 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The first step is mapping your network so you understand the connections – hubs and influencers. Colleague Miriam Brousseau tagged me and several other “close professional ties” asking us for resources on nonprofits and content strategy. Social Change Anytime Everywhere by Amy Sample Ward. Copyblogger.

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Content Network Strategy Slideshare 112

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

Mapping Trends in Philanthropy « NathanielJames.org – "Philanthropy is changing, and I want to contribute to creating the best of all possible worlds for the social sector. Today, I’m launching a series on Mapping Trends in Philanthropy, to share what I am learning and invite a conversation with leaders in the field.

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Web Taxonomy Philanthropy Bookmarking 123

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 4, 2009

Vote for your local organization: Some cities have already chosen the organization and others need local people to vote, so use the map on the Twestival site to find your city’s Twestival page to learn more! Tags: community events fundraising local online fundraising twestival twitter. Check out Twestival Local.

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Local Map Guidelines Twitter 100

NTEN

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). I have to say, I'm really thankful for nptech rockstars like Amy Sample. The app includes ride maps, the updates and discussions. cross between Yelp, Google Maps, and Twitter.

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NTEN Museum Nptech PDF 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Amy Sample Ward - Live Blogging: 09NTC Mapping Your Social Media Strategy. Tags: listening. To learn more about listening, check out these resources: Beth Kanter - What is the value of listening to social media channels for your organization? We Are Media - Module 1: Listening. So now it's your turn. I'm listening. -

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Massachusetts Literacy Search Mail 91

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Here’s 5 key steps to mapping your work towards metrics: Problem : Be as specific as possible, focus on the problems you will be addressing directly (not just changing the world). Tags: challenge community presentation beth kanter crowds crowdsourcing netsquared nten sxsw.

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Community Case Study Haiti Social Media 207

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 3, 2010

I think there’s a lot of potential for hyper local search and the power that comes with geo-tags/data. Creating a map or other aggregate of local resources, conversations, news and so on (even if it was done in a dashboard ) could help your community and help position your organization as the hub. I’d love to hear it!

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Local Global Tools Case Study 143

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Partner locations are easy to find using our search and mapping features (PC or Smartphone) or by downloading ‘TapIt Water’ from the iPhone App store. For those with limited access to technology, printable city maps can be downloaded and stickers can be found on café windows. Tags: blogging campaigns.

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Action Maldives Oman Malaysia 147

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Join us to examine where your community resides online using a mapping exercise, think about cross-channel best practices, and talk about examples of successful cross-platform community building. We’ll invite three participants to serve as case studies, break up into small groups and collectively map out an online strategy.

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Proposal Louisiana Map NTEN 134

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

Amy Sample Ward shared a collection of links recently pointing to my post about silo culture. What makes this different is that the technology that is driving this change - the " social graph " or the map of connectedness that we're creating through participation in online social networks.

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Adopt Social Media Media Social 90

NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Amy Sample Ward recaps the lively discussion and shares some excellent resources like this Climate Debate Map , the Drupal.org profile of TckTckTck and the Climate Lab Wiki. Here's a few highlights: Social Media and Climate Change : #4Change, the Twitter-based chat, recently tweet-chatted about social media in the climate movement.

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Action Change Technology Sample 36

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2010

How You Can Share: Visit [link] to see the heartspaces already popping up on the map from around the world. Tags: campaigns community epic change social change tomamawithlove twitter. Use #tomamawithlove in Twitter. Create a heartspace and share your story! You can see the one Stacey made here.).

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Tanzania Children Campaign Twitter 137

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

You’ve just created a map of all your audiences and how you and all of them can be sharing, conversing and campaigning in an aligned way! How have you mapped your conversations and messages at your organization? Tags: resources strategy community conversation lists socialmedia. 5: How it Happens. Stand back!

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Conversation Story Support Strategy 111

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Use the tag #MPS09 to follow conversations and highlights from others at the event. Tags: case studies maps free gift economy health mps09 patientopinion. I’m capturing notes at the MyPublicServices event from PatientOpinion. This session is lead by Paul Hodgkin from PatientOpinion. It’s about death. Learn more at [link].

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Gift Wikipedia Case Study Facilitation 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2008

Earlier this week, the WeAreMedia project we had an amazing phone call with some of the really smart people who are contributing the wiki (Michelle Murrain, Jocelyn Harmon, John Kenyon, Ben Sheldon, Ruby Sinreich, Amy Sample Ward, Sheetal Singh, and Katya Andersen). Amy Sample Ward has already volunteered for one of the modules.

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Wiki Challenge Work Module 50

NTEN

MAY 29, 2009

UMapper lets you build applications on top of maps -- like this one where you have to find U.S. states on a topo map. (If Amy Sample Ward pointed to the epic Robot vs. Puppy battle , and Lin Hundt tipped us off to Kitten War. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources.

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Map Amazon NTEN Sample 36

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 9, 2009

The way we choose tools based on our networks/friends' choice is really clear when you map it like this! Tags: roundup bookmarks. Social Networks Around the World - Check out this great visualization of users on social networks around the world from ReadWriteWeb.

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Bookmarking Web Delicious Profile 100

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

The GIS and online mapping technology existed before their project, but Shelter Associates were able to leverage it in a way that helps them advocate for and support work to make changes. . Tags: interview issues. Find out more about the conference here.

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Change Technology India Social 108