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When Your Office Is Everywhere: How to Telecommute (Part 2)

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Eli van der Giessen — Netsquared Community Manager. Remote employees have always held the NetSquared community manager role. No matter where I'm based, I'd still be spending most of my day on email, Skype, Google+ Hangouts, and the phone. Eli's Telework Advice to Charities. Don't miss part one !

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What is working wikily? How can funders catalyze and support networks? Join the conversation #netfunders on April 5-6th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What advice would you give to funders interested in supporting networks? If you want to learn more about the networks, here’s a few blog posts: TechSoup/Netsquared. A Tale of Different Networks: Netsquared and TSG (Video interview with Marnie). What makes networks successful? What make networks challenging?

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Events, Twitters, and Green Web Hosting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Twitter and Facebook, but with Skype Out, Email Rules A few nptech bloggers are experimenting with Twitter and seeing some of the benefits. At first NpTechers sort of enjoyed the recent skype outtage saying there were far less distractions and for others a reminder that email still rules. million users. and Katya A.

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Personal Fundraising with Widgets: A Few Reflections and Campaign Update

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My post over at Katya's blog generated some excellent advice and has also raised many more questions. I created some template language to cut and paste into emails, skype/im pings, and thank you messaging, etc. I pinged some nonprofit technology and cambodian blogger colleagues via skype or email, asking for campaign advice.

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NpTech Tag Summary: NpTech Slide Decks, Twitter Saves Children, and Visualizing Information for Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! Gavin Clabaugh tells us how to embed "Skype Presence" in a SharePoint Web Part. Beth Dunn's " Money for Nothing, IT for Free " has a post about the importance of considering the total cost of a technology investment even if it is free and some advice for getting started.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Party Metaphors, Conversations, and A Few Good Links

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. Do you have advice? Looking for an easy way to record Skype calls, Evoca just released a new feature that does just that. This slide show from Common Craft uses a party as a metaphor for online community.

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Supporting Nonprofit Tech Educators Across the Globe

Tech Soup

But first I'm going to show off on behalf of our NetSquared organizers. The NetSquared organizers' events help TechSoup deliver on our shared mission of ensuring that civil society has the tools and skills necessary to use technology effectively. But I'm not the only one singing the praises of the NetSquared organizers.