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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

Tech Soup

Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi Harnesses Data for Social Good.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Best Wishes for Healthy, Happy, and Social 2008!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chronicle of Philanthropy has a roundup of predictions for 2008 from. Britt Bravo at NetSquared summarized a community discussion about the "Best of the Nonprofit Social Web." And finally, Chris Brogan focused on needs for 2008. What are the nptech social media needs for 2008? Let's take a look.

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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Tech Soup

This post originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog and was authored by Amy Sample Ward. Peter Deitz is a long-time member and contributor in the NetSquared (and TechSoup) community; he started the NetSquared Montreal group and his Social Actions project was a winner in the 2008 N2Y3 Mashup Challenge.

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Ushahidi Develops Innovative Tools for Nonprofits and Others Working to Benefit the Public

Tech Soup

The organization got started when a group of Kenyan bloggers led by Erik Hersman began doing online mapping of violence reports after the 2008 Kenyan election. It can inform members of a community of critical information as it happens, and tell an event's story visually with maps, interactive charts, and other visualizations.

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Lessons From Haiti: Uses of New Media in Disaster Recovery Efforts

Tech Soup

Ushahidi , winner of the 2008 NetSquared Challenge first attracted widespread attention for their work aggregating and mapping real-time reports from victims and relief workers in the violent aftermath of the 2007 Presidential election (see Ushahidi's legacy page for an archived version of this amazing tool).

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Women in Nonprofit Technology Who Rock: Adding to Fast Company's Most Influential Women in Technology List

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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Help Social Actions Reach 9 Goals For 2009 by giving $20.09 to Social Actions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been following Peter's work since October 2006, when I first discovered Peter's research on group giving when he introduced himself on Netsquared. I've blogged about his webinars about selecting person-to-person fundraising or working with group fundraising tools.

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