Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

You can discover more about the NetSquared community by reviewing the responses on the NetSquared blog. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Find your closest NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2014

With just one month left in 2014, now’s a good time to review NetSquared's progress. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (weekly). San Francisco, California: Let’s Help 826 Valencia Launch Their Tenderloin Location! San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (weekly).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Tech for Good Monthly Mixer. Los Angeles, California: Summer Social. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. . --> North America.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Los Angeles, California: Digital Inclusion. Covina, California: Monetization of Content. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Image : NetSquared / CC BY.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

San Francisco, California: Mobile Apps for Change Demo Day. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: WordPress for Nonprofits — Learn from an Expert! Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

Check out NetSquared's year in review , and discover what topics are most popular with our attendees and how NetSquared organizers are creating communities of practice for TechSoup members. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: Creating Community with Digital Tech.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Los Angeles, California: LGBTQ and Tech! San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Los Angeles, California: November Conversations and Connections with Tech4Good. Los Angeles, California: November Conversations and Connections with Tech4Good. San Francisco, California.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Speed Reading Financial Statements: Efficient Review Practices. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: Digital Activism: How Much Can You Really Accomplish? San Francisco, California: LGBT in Tech.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2015

Check out NetSquared's year-in-review report and discover what topics are most popular with our attendees and how NetSquared organizers creating communities of practice for TechSoup members. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (weekly). San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: Social Shenanigans. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Wednesday, June 1, 2016.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. San Francisco, California. San Francisco, California: Social Media for Nonprofits. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 7, 2010

I now review books that are scanned and uploaded in formats that can be read using different forms of assistive technology such as text-to-speech, digital Braille or enlarged fonts. Most of the books I work with are books requested by students and titles from the New York Times (NYT) bestsellers list.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

This month's highlights include a review of cost-saving technologies in Rhode Island, a discussion on how technology can help build community in Los Angeles, and a case study on the importance of weaving IT in to your strategic plans in Las Vegas. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Thursday, July 7, 2016.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. San Francisco, California: Tech and Philanthropy Panel. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Image : Cindy Leonard via Elijah van der Giessen / CC BY-NC.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

A panel of community advisors reviewed the submissions, and chose 25 finalists – all of whom won significant grants. Pogo Park is transforming three neglected parks in Richmond California into magical play spaces for 8,000 at-risk children. Images: courtesy of all the organizations listed. We congratulate them one and all.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: Nonprofit and Cause Marketing with Digital Media. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Seattle, Washington: Speed Reading Financial Statements: Efficient Review Practices. Wednesday, September 7, 2016.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

Embargo Countries): Sponsor is offering this Sweepstakes from the State of California, U.S. It is your sole responsibility to review local laws to determine whether the Sweepstakes is lawful in your country. Image 1: Adobe. Image 2: TechSoup. Important warning for persons outside the U.S. Winner announcement.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

I also like EnviroGadget for its reviews of consumer technology, including energy-saving gadgets that I might actually buy , like the Solartab , the Waterpebble , and the eco-amp. My Plastic Free Life is a blog by Oakland, California activist Beth Terry. Image 1 : NASA/GSFC/NOAA/USGS / Public domain / text added. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

I also like EnviroGadget for its reviews of consumer technology, including energy-saving gadgets that I might actually buy , like the Solartab , the Waterpebble , and the eco-amp. My Plastic Free Life is a blog by Oakland, California activist Beth Terry. Image 1 : NASA/GSFC/NOAA/USGS / Public domain / text added. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

I also like EnviroGadget for its reviews of consumer technology, including energy-saving gadgets that I might actually buy. My Plastic Free Life is a blog by Oakland, California activist Beth Terry. Image 1 : NASA/GSFC/NOAA/USGS / Public domain / text added. Image 2 : Trash is for Tossers. Image 3 : istolethetv / CC BY.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

To stop the growing problem of smartphone theft, a state senator in California has introduced a bill that would mandates manufacturers to sell devices with built-in kill switches. Weirdly, in California, there was some resistance to the bill by a domestic violence nonprofit. Images: Microsoft News, Wikimedia Commons, Adobe.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: Startups for Social Impact: The Pains and Rewards. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

In the grant review process, for instance, a technology person now typically participates in the review process. Rural Libraries is a somewhat dated, but still interesting article on rural library funding by the former state librarian of California, Susan Hildreth. Image 1 : Neftali / Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

We got to know Ushahidi's work when it entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May of 2008. Ushahidi's David Kobia was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the MIT Technology Review. Image 1 : afromusing / CC BY. Image 2 : afromusing / CC BY. So much innovation.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

They reference an article from the fall 2009 Stanford Social Innovation Review , The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle. For example, there are 52 funders in GrantStation that provide General Support to animal welfare missions in California, and 111 records for Project/Program Support. Image 1 : Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

Because technology access varies in different communities, HP picked three diverse areas to start Digital Villages: a Baltimore neighborhood, the Southern California Tribal Community, and East Palo Alto, CA. Image: Free Wi-Fi Zone, Erin Pettigrew. The future of corporate giving and philanthropy is currently a hot topic of discussion.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

To determine the winning entrant, a judging panel comprised of marketing and communication professionals selected by TechSoup Global's Communication Team will review each eligible submission. Image 1 : WikiImages / CC0 Public Domain. Image 2 : Sergey Nivens / Shutterstock. Winner Determination. spanhidden. greentech'

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

To determine the winning entrant, a judging panel comprised of marketing and communication professionals selected by TechSoup Global's Communication Team will review each eligible submission. Image 1 : WikiImages / CC0 Public Domain. Image 2 : Sergey Nivens / Shutterstock. Winner Determination. spanhidden. greentech'

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

million people in 10 northern California counties. The information gathered allowed the chapter to review and improve upon its processes. Image : North Charleston / CC BY-SA. The American Red Cross of the Bay Area , located in San Francisco, serves more than 4.5 How CASA-Voices for Children Uses Huddle.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

It is being developed at the University of Southern California to help victims of stroke and traumatic brain injury. The Harvard Business Review says that it's a trend to watch in 2016. Image 1: TechSoup. Image 2 : kpgolfpro / CCO. Image 3 : Roman Magician / CC BY-NC. Image 4 : Gord McKenna / CC BY-NC-ND.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

This prompted a question from Alison Carlson (Global Giving’s “Un Marketing Manager&# ) – Should you tie results to job performance review if staff person is using their personal account? Click to see larger image. Picking A Social Media Measurement Pilot. Select something that is: A priority in the work plan.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008. Ushahidi's David Kobia was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the MIT Technology Review. Image : Olga Berrios / CC BY. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. spanhidden.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 26, 2007

I'm almost done with a review copy of We Make Change by Kristin Layng Szakos and Joe Szakos, which you'll be hearing more about later. California Fever Present Tensed All book cover images taken from Powells.com. I never counted my books before. Last book I read: Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I found out about how big a deal Glasspockets is when I attended a local Foundation Technology Affinity Group (TAG) meeting of Northern California foundation techies who kept talking about Glasspockets projects like the hGrant Online Reporting Project , and the Transparency Talk blog. Images: Foundation Center.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

Your boss is in California picking out antique fountains. This isn't a set of proprietary or stock images. I used to use Google Images to look for quick visual sources. On Google, images are only searchable by the titles given to them. Commenting and review functionality. Okay, pop quiz. Where do you go?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 22, 2012

Our main focus has been our text book image description project. Our summer volunteers write text book image descriptions, review and revise descriptions, provide technical assistance, and proofread children’s books with new image descriptions. Originally I did book metadata adjustments and wrote synopses.

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