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TechSoup Global Contributors’ Summit

Amy Sample Ward

Date : February 15-17, 2011. Topic : Technology and Social Impact. Description : The TSG Contributors’ Summit is a chance for the partner organizations, funders, sponsors and community leaders to come together to discuss new ideas, new opportunities, and new ways of leveraging technology for social impact.

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Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Also, check out Lucy’s Digital Civil Society wiki for examples of open data used for the social good. Beth’s Blog, September 2011. Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. A starting point for envisioning a future state in which data is the ‘GPS of philanthropy.’

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Eight Great Tools for Private Social Networks and Online Communities - 2011 Edition

Forum One

It offers a very nice blend of social networking and web content management functionality, and is very customizable. The BuddyPress plug-in takes it further and provides many of the common social networking features. It approximates the “out of the box” functionality of Jive, and integrates a significant suite of tools.

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8 Great Tools for Private Social Networks and Online Communities: The 2011 Edition

Forum One

It offers a very nice blend of social networking and web content management functionality, and is very customizable. The BuddyPress plug-in takes it further and provides many of the common social networking features. It approximates the “out of the box” functionality of Jive, and integrates a significant suite of tools.

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Online Community Meetup Recap: Meet the TechSoup Online Community and Social Media Team

Tech Soup

The Online Community MeetUp ended 2011 by shifting the focus to the meetup organizers – the TechSoup Online Community and Social Media Team. Graves manages communications via TechSoup's many social media channels. Each member of the team spoke about their role and some of the issues they deal with in their work.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, I heard a talk by author Jonathan Salem Baskin about his soon to be published book, “ Histories of Social Media.&# The book looks at social media concepts and ideas, asks is this really new? The technology tools certainly are, but history provides a context for every behavioral quality of new media.

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September Net2 Think Tank Roundup: Curating Content

Tech Soup

from Beth Kanter's Social Media Strategy wiki. tried turning email discussions on listservs into blog posts and opting to record conference call presentations. Locker Project : " Locker Project allows you to archive and curate your own social media content across many channels" - from Evonne on the TechSoup Forums.

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