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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Green Blogger Convention To Kick Off In Los Angeles Next Month on Eco razzi. 7 Tips for Measuring the Success of Your Blog on Beth's Blog Create a Listening Dashboard for your Organization on NetSquared. It's been a been a busy few weeks! Early registration deadline is Nov. We Inspire Grant : One year of creative services to one U.S.

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JUNE 25, 2009

Some great must-reads include: Why Guest Bloggers are Great for a Blog. How to Find a Guest Blogger for Your Blog. How to Be a Good Guest Blogger. I remember when I was a guess blogger on Netsquared early on - it was an amazing experience. How to Get Guest Blogging Jobs. Click To Play.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

TechSoup and NetSquared have put together a month of educational opportunities, from local events all over the world to day-long Twitter parties and a free webinar. The folks at Idealist recently shared their obsession with drawing the actor Nicolas Cage in their post, Doodling Nicolas Cage: How we keep work fun.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. There's a roundup of coverage on his Netsquared blog , including pointers to live blog posts like this one. More from Britt Bravo on Netsquared blog.

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OCTOBER 19, 2007

Britt is an amazing person - the most efficient woman on earth, an fantastic blogger, and all-around fun to be with! She her day job is to blog and she does a terrific job at NetSquared and BlogHer. Her personal blog , Have Fun Do Good , is a must read. Thank you Britt Bravo!!

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JANUARY 8, 2008

While there has been some excellent conversations in the past fews months, particularly the Netsquared ThinkTank , I haven't seen a lot of nonprofit case studies that share real life experience with measuring results from social media strategies. s part of the fun.) The presenter will not have control of their computer.

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JULY 3, 2006

Britt Bravo, MA, write for three blogs: her personal blog, Have Fun * Do Good , the NetSquared blog , where she is the Community Builder, and for BlogHer , where she is a Nonprofit and NGO Contributing Editor. She also produces her own Big Vision podcast and the NetSquared This Week in NetSquared News podcast.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2006

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup that is helping to bring the social web to nonprofits & NGOs by sharing stories and building tools. Last month 80+ folks showed up so come on over and join the fun. It's at Varnish Art and Wine Bar @ 77 Natoma in SF from 6-8 PM.

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MAY 28, 2008

For the past two days I've gotten to spend time at the NetSquared Conference with my Co-Editor of BlogHer's Social Change, Nonprofit and NGO section, and fellow NetSquared blogger , Beth Kanter of Beth's Blog.

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JANUARY 27, 2006

Maybe its because I chose to write about Have Fun * Do Good and sometimes I feel like writing about Be Grumpy * Be Selfish. Things are rolling along nicely at NetSquared and I'll have some new ways for folks to get involved with that to share soon. Shouldn't people be spending a little more time outside?

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Because blogs written by nonprofits don't always have a specific blogging personality associated with them, they can sometimes be overshadowed in the nonprofit blogosphere by individual bloggers, so, let's shine a light on some nonprofit blogs that are written by organizations! Stone Circles Streetside Stories Sustainable Table TechSoup U.S.

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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? See below).

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JANUARY 10, 2007

Being an organization's blogger involves not only writing for the blog, but also building relationships with other bloggers by reading them, linking to them, commenting on their blogs and inviting them to comment on your blog. A natural person to be the staff blogger is whoever writes the organization's newsletter or e-newsletter.

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JUNE 25, 2008

I originally wrote this post for the NetSquared Blog. Provide rss feeds to the whole blog, and to individual bloggers' feeds so readers have a choice of how they want to subscribe. The interns can be contributing bloggers, but they shouldn't be the lead blogger. There isn't one code of ethics that all bloggers follow.

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APRIL 9, 2006

My March post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs , seems to have been helpful to folks (it even got translated into spanish by a blogger in Spain, so I thought I'd share my list, originally posted on NetSquared , of 7 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Podcasts. Example: This Week in NetSquared News.

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JANUARY 11, 2007

It looks like their main blogger will be Dave Rochlin, COO of TransFair USA. This post was written for the NetSquared blog. Last week they started a blog, Fair Trade Certified. His first post, "A Fair Trade blog. We decided that since we're more than just a label, it would make sense to let you see what's behind it [emphasis mine].

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AUGUST 31, 2006

Each student will create a Blogger blog during class. Britt Bravo writes for three blogs: her personal blog, Have Fun • Do Good , NetSquared , and for BlogHer , where she is a Nonprofit and NGO Contributing Editor. She also produces her own Big Vision Podcast.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause. Example: The Case Foundation's Blog includes posts from multiple staff members , including Jean Case , and guest bloggers.

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MARCH 7, 2007

My only criticism of the campaign is that very few of the photos have a Creative Commons license that allows bloggers and other supporters to share the photos and spread the word. Cross-posted from the NetSquared blog. Supporters have uploaded photos of themselves with a sign that says, "I support Ethiopian farmers."

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JUNE 14, 2006

Susan Tenby from TechSoup demos the virtual TechSoup Office during the Netsquared Conference while Ruby Sinreich and Deborah Finn (Cyber-Yenta) blogged about it. Blogger Wagner James Au who reports on Second Life is seated next to Susan.) The TechSoup Virtual Office at Second Life take by Jeska Linden.

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JULY 20, 2007

If it isn't vacations, it's photos of restaurant and a fun evening out. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. Jon Stahl is off the Lake District for a couple of weeks of rambling amongst the hills and dales. Marnie Webb is on a road trip.

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

That's how I started my blog, by Googling, 'How to start a blog" There are also a lot of nonprofit technology resources out there where you can find more information like: NetSquared TechSoup NTEN Idealware Aspiration NPower Beth's Blog Wild Apricot Blog Four More Tips. Don't be afraid of the tech. Ask for help.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2008

The last week of every month, food bloggers send in dessert recipes based on a theme. She explained that she was inspired by the Mission Pie she'd had last year at Net Tuesday San Francisco , an event I produce for NetSquared. Sugar High Fridays were created by The Domestic Goddess in 2004.

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JANUARY 26, 2007

Now " The Giving Carnival " over at the Tactical Philthanthropy Blog provides a roundup of several bloggers opinions. Virtual Worlds and Video Games Ian Bogost takes some of the fun out of video games -- and replaces it with opinion with his "playable editorial cartoons." Cross posted at Netsquared

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MARCH 22, 2006

Many of these blogs have been mentioned on this blog before or on NetSquared. Example: NetSquared's blog is a community blog that anyone can post to about resources, events and information related to how nonprofits and NGOs can use the social web for social change. 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs 1.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Make it fun. account and point to a few good ones I find every week for my NpTechTag Roundup over at Netsquared. In addition, several UK bloggers are focusing on nonprofits and social networking tools are also must reads - Steve Bridger , David Wilcox , and Nick Booth. The Short Resource List.

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APRIL 18, 2007

So, now is the fun part. Bloggers frequently link to and comment on other blogs, creating the type of immediate connection one would have in a conversation. Start by genuinely complimenting the blogger in some way and point out where you do agree. Getting the software set up is easy and it is free, using blogger.

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DECEMBER 1, 2006

For the past year, I have been writing for NetSquared about nonprofits and NGOs that are using the social web to cultivate donors, advocates and activists for their organization and their cause. What makes us write a donation check, spread the word about a campaign, or show up for a meeting or protest? Emotional connection. People connecting."

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JUNE 30, 2007

One of the things for me, in going to protests and demonstrations about different issues, is that I felt that the protests were really boring, dry and preachy, not fun and compelling. One of the fun things about sitting up here is Britt and I went to college together. Because it's fun. That's great. And make it happen.

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DECEMBER 3, 2005

One of the reasons I am so excited about the work I am doing with NetSquared is because I think that these new web-based tools, especially podcasts, are an incredible way for nonprofits to get the word out about their causes, especially when they are listened to through headphones.

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