Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

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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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

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. During the early days of our Netsquared project , we held big annual conferences to showcase and fund innovative tech for good. So much innovation. How It Works: Crowdsourcing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? The Nonprofit Blog reviews InStedd. Wonder if smashups are eligible?)

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Idealware.org has reviews of many of these tools as well. Very cool project from 2008: Twitter Vote Report. House of Representatives; EPA just halted all new permits and ordered a review of the practice. To get started and to review more case studies, visit: [link].

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

She''s contributed to various publications about social media and online engagement, and since 2008, I has contributed to the Stanford Social Innovation Review with monthly posts on the Opinion Blog.

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