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Creating Social Change with Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

Over the last week, technology has played an unprecedented role in bringing aid to and saving lives in Haiti. Over $22 million has been raised by the American Red Cross via text message (about a fifth of total Haiti-related giving to the organization so far). And then there’s the role that Facebook and Twitter are playing.

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The New Culture of Storytelling

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I also had the privilege of speaking on another Online Storytelling panel with Roger Burks and Jay Davis. This live session rounded out our Online Storytelling Bootcamp webinar series with a focus on how to create a culture of storytelling within one's organization. Have everyone buy into the idea that storytelling matters!

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Just Being Ourselves: Storytelling with Social Media

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For Mercy Corps, that meant storytelling. And, during the Haiti emergency response over the last month, we've seen some encouraging results. Since January 12 -- when the earthquake struck Haiti -- we've: Gained more than 9,000 fans on Facebook. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN roger burks Social Media Communications.

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Great reads from around the web on August 16th

Amy Sample Ward

In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status | Beth’s Blog – "In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. That’s how you learn organizing."

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Crowdsourcing: Community vs Crowd

Amy Sample Ward

Ushahidi : most recently, Ushahidi adpated it’s platform for use in Haiti and Chili to let the crowd both in Haiti/Chili and outside share information and data in real time via mobiles or a web browser. Embrace storytelling. Tags: challenge community presentation beth kanter crowds crowdsourcing netsquared nten sxsw.

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In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. Tags: Conferences Experimentation. Conference attendees will be asked to download and join the Emergency Data Society.

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What You Need in Your Nonprofit’s Fundraiser Toolkit

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After a welcome message and instructions on how to create a fundraising page, the remainder of your fundraiser toolkit will provide tips for how fundraisers can use storytelling, social media, and other stewardship strategies to be successful with their campaigns. Storytelling Examples. Download the Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling.