Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. . The internet is not new.

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Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

Most civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens don’t use high-level jargon such as Internet governance and ICT policy. The 6th Internet Governance Forum will soon bring multiple stakeholders to Kenya to discuss key policy and governance issues. Net neutrality has been enshrined in law in the Netherlands and Chile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

A new American Red Cross survey shows many web users would turn to social media to seek help for themselves or others during emergencies—and they expect first responders to be listening. The online survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

By Wendy Harman, Social Media Director, American Red Cross. In the midst of inexplicable tragedy, my personal definition of the social web got rocked. social tools + people = lives saved. . social tools + people = lives saved. . The American Red Cross is mentioned more than 1,000 times per day on the social web.

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