Introducing myself and my journal: Community + Technology

About Me:
Amy Sample Ward is a blogger, facilitator and trainer focused on leveraging social technologies for social change. In 2009, she co-authored Social by Social, a handbook in using social technologies for social impact, and has contributed to various other publications about social media. She is a conversation-starter and thought-leader, writing about strategic uses of new technologies for communities and organizations on her blog (AmySampleWard.org) and the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIReview.com/Opinion). Amy is the Membership Director at NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Network, the membership organization of nonprofit professionals who put technology to use for their causes.

My Vision for the Future:
Strong communities that can support all members, collaborate and work globally.

My Areas of Expertise:
social technology, community building, nonprofit strategy