Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2005

Today, Mark is the manager of TechSoup's NetSquared initiative, a project designed to make sure the non-for-profit sector gets involved early and actively with the newest tools and trends in internet technology. And once we got through catching up, I admitted to him that I was just a bit perplexed about the NetSquared project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

Two grantees that work on Children’s Healthcare at the national level and have experience using social media as part of an integrated campaign were co-presenters. Momsrising is an early adopter of online tools currently exploring the Google + platform and discussing it in team meetings.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. The diverse crowd, made up of students, activists, government employees, and librarians, worked on datasets presented by the U.S. This hackathon took place at San Francisco State University's Paul J.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Now that we know what apps nonprofits and libraries are using, and the apps they wish they had, we’re working to make that wish list a reality. Our goal is not only to help develop apps, but to help create a sustainable model for nonprofit and library app development, distribution, and adoption. We Want to Hear From You.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Claire Sale, NetSquared. Over the years my family and I have worked together to help my Grandmother get wired. My Grandmother also has a whole network of friends who are at various stages of computer use/online adoption. Her day job is with NetSquared, an organization working at the intersection of technology and social change.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

Like TechSoup's other community-driven tech-innovation initiatives — the NetSquared challenges , the ReStart movement , and Apps4Warsaw — Caravan Studios' work is informed first and foremost by the needs of the community itself. The Five-Step Process to Create an App for a Community. public libraries to the app.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. February’s Net2 Think Tank sprang from an interview with Clay Shirky, the author of Here Comes Everybody. The topic asked: What do you think the role of nonprofit organizations is in the changing world of social media? What about the book giveaway?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

I was reading the reactions to the Overbrook Foundation Report on Nonprofit Adoption of Web2.0 over at the NetSquared ThinkTank and discovered an excellent blog called " Tools, Thoughts, and Things One Can Do With Little Time and Hardly Any Resources." Which reminds me I have to add the Khmer 2.0 version and card deck ).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2016

Since the first NetSquared challenge in 2006, TechSoup has continued to offer people and organizations opportunities to connect, share ideas, and collaborate; they work on solutions online and offline through events, meetups, and hackathons. " To learn more, visit the TechSoup Community Challenges site.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

Because of TechSoup Europe's involvement in other app challenges, such as Restart Romania and Community Boost_r , the organization has experience in this work. At a hackathon event, developers worked to further refine the apps, with four projects emerging as winners. "We knew how to crowdsource and incubate applications."

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

A View of the Cloud from the NetSquared Community Even among technologically inclined people, there's sometimes a reluctance to move to the cloud. Prashant Pandit and Pooja Jayna of the NASSCOM Foundation (TechSoup's Indian partner organization ) discuss the hurdles that NGOs must overcome for cloud adoption to become a reality.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

What We Found in the Numbers We made an effort to include both nonprofits and libraries by promoting the surveys in the TechSoup forums, via NetSquared and TechSoup for Libraries , and through social media. And the Green Action Centre is working on an app to help with data-gathering for a school travel planning initiative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I was also an early member of Netsquared Community , another one of Marnie’s brilliant ideas that rocked the field. He works for an NGO in Australia and we met on Twitter (via Eddie Harran ) prior to his visit to America to attend the Wisdom 2.0 I used David Hood as an example. Effective Social Media.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions. your peers and learn the skills you need to put technology to work for. And it works for nonprofits too! From panels, plenaries, and presentations (oh my!) Lynn Van Housen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

(tags: fundraising advocacy ) I was lucky enough to meet Ivan Boothe at the first (or maybe second) Netsquared Conference back in 2005 and have been following his work for years. He has since started doing freelance work on his own at rootwork.org. The only limit to our interest in doing social networking is staff time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? Social Media: Adoption, Strategy, and Measuring Success ZUP4Nonprofits has a two-part post ( pt. Wonder if smashups are eligible?)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Netsquared Net Tuesday next week in SF is about " How Nonprofits Can Use And Build Online Social Networks ," featuring speakers from Change.org and Ning. over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Adoption - Yes or No or Shades of Gray? buzz at the UK National Circuit Riders Conference this week was not tool talk, but issues related to adoption of the tools. Comment, Blog it, tag it NpTech, and/or start a blog over at the Netsquared site. Cross posted at Netsquared Have an opinion on any of these topics?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2006

The question about nonprofit adoption of these tools for conversation. The triggers: A blog conversation on Jilliane's Smith blog that became a community blog conversation about nonprofit tagging on netsquared. She also touches on the issue of nonprofit adoption. My participation in an online discussion at. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

There has been online conversation during the past couple of weeks on vlog list , Netsquared , TechSoup and Blogher. Issues: Given the amount of time, technical skills, and resources that vlogging requires, when is it appropriate for nonprofits to adopt it? Here's a synthesis. The Issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

There is something beneath the language of "what works" that can kill innovation. Jonathan Greenblatt of All for Good talked about the work they were doing to bring volunteer opportunities to Americans who want to serve. It's the user experience that drives adoption. And if the correction creates new problems.". Don't give up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Now, after his work on Theory of Relativity Einstein spent many years developing a Unified Field Theory. 1: New + Tech = Resistance New + Tech + Education = Adoption Think about what the technology adoption curve. You have early adopters, a big scary chasm, and then more mainstreamed adoption of the tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. What are these new competitions about—are they working? How does it work? Let's discuss: join us!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

By hard coded, I mean in the legal policies you've adopted, the features you've released and prioritized, your data taxonomies, your site map and information hierarchy. I'm blaming it on 4 years of awesome NetSquared conversations. Sure, we'll need resources to get our work done. Where is your community online?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

Michelle Murrain posted about a NOSI primer is working on. tools to adopt. And don't forget, if you're going to adopt Web2.0 Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. If it isn't vacations, it's photos of restaurant and a fun evening out. Check it out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2007

One barrier to adoption of social media tools (and other technologies) is a concern from management or your boss about the value or benefits. But, blogging can also help you be effective - building your personal expertise in a subject matter (related to your work). What's the roi? Are you simply wasting your time?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. What are these new competitions about—are they working? How does it work? Let's discuss: join us!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2006

The ctc I worked with and started to write about in this place -- (going from bookmarking to social bookmarking stories ) scan netsquared case studies for others ) Like having access to my coleagues bookmark or rolodex with having to call them and interupt them. Relates to Nancy's work on communitytools and her thinking here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

All part of the Twitter cycle of adoption ! TechSoup publishes Soha El-Borno excellent post " Promote Your Cause on Facebook in Six Easy Steps " and do check out her interview with Carie Lewis from the Human Society about their work on Facebook. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week. Powered by ScribeFire.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

What should Netsquared's Facebook strategy be? Adopt a classroom project from DonorsChoose and lead a blog fundraising campaign. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. Ruby found the perfect visual to explain trolls in appropriate behavior online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

The Non-Profit Tech Blog drills down deeper on the limitations and suggests waiting before adopting. Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Depending on your organization's work and audience, you may not have to. I write for the NetSquared blog each day (it takes me anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour depending on the topic), but it is also designed to be a community blog, so any registered user can post on it about how nonprofits are using the social web for social change.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Our friends at NetSquared have a great podcast interview with Steve Williams of Business Objects that provides more good examples. So if you're actually making better decisions, you should save a heck of a lot of time over the long haul by not implementing things that just don't work. For BI to work, you need good data.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. There are a few core elements of the way communities work that we can learn from as a model for innovation as well. Why Community?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

as early adopters rather than the phenomenon being linked to youth." News from Nigeria via the Netsquared blog. Mobile Voter Blog is the blog for organization Mobile Voter and they are currently working a book with Rock the Book entitled "Mobilizing Generation2.0: young people???, young people??? " I agree.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2006

One of her points resonated with some other reflections I'm seeing on this side of the pond from early adopters in the nonprofit space in using tagging for resource sharing. Everyone or can it work within sub-group? Not the early adopters suffering from Alzheimers ) What's their secret? Why not just use search?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

There's a thoughtful comment from Givewell that points out the work flow involved. There's a lot of work to be done, whether the results go on a wiki or a blog or a stone tablet." " Michele Martin talks about the barriers to adoption of google tools in government agencies and nonprofits. Tools To Change the World.

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