Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

We have webinar recordings , tools, and resources to help you make stories that stand out. Or if face-to-face is more your style, join your local NetSquared group — NetSquared groups are holding digital storytelling events all month. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Here’s your monthly update from the world of NetSquared Local. What Is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2014

NetSquared is taking it easy this summer! We gotta keep those NetSquared organizers busy! We sent official “NetSquared , a Project of TechSoup” cards to 22 groups this summer. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs and HandsOn Tech.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

NetSquared events come in all shapes and sizes, and we love them all! The exact format isn't important, as long as we are consistently gathering the nonprofit and tech communities together so that they can learn from each other. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared St. NetSquared Mississauga in Mississauga, Canada.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

NetSquared gathers together nonprofits and activists, tech leaders and funders, and everyone who's interested in using technology for social change. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 13, 2013

You're probably already familiar with TechSoup's great blog posts on fundraising, like Fundraising: The Tech Tools You Need and 19 Effective Fundraising Ideas from Nonprofit Pros. We've compiled some of the best articles, blogs, and webinars from our partners in Canada, Australia, and the global NetSquared Local groups.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It’s time to get face-to-face with your nonprofit tech friends! Net2Local is a project of TechSoup Global that invites activists, techies, nonprofits and the social good community together to meet monthly in 50 cities around the world. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Mukono, Uganda. Beijing, China.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Our live events for the nonprofit tech community are free or low-cost and are held monthly in cities around the world. Denver, CO: Lighten Your Load with Online Tools. Victoria, Canada: Showing Up: Using Online Tools to Drive Real-World Actions. Research Triangle Park, NC: Google for Nonprofits. Image: evilpeacock.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

Each tweet chat covered a different facet of digital storytelling and featured storytelling experts and nonprofit and library participants. As a nonprofit example, Ilie offered the 6-word story of an organization that helps the visually impaired: "Blind graduate works for National Bank." Beirut, Lebanon: NetSquared Beirut.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings. Luckily for you, our NetSquared leaders are super creative when planning their #Tech4Good events. Find your closest NetSquared group. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Join us at your local group.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki is designed to be a starting place for organizations just getting started on social media. Here are three tools to measure audience engagement on social media. TechSoup Canada.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki is designed to be a starting place for organizations just getting started on social media. Here are three tools to measure audience engagement on social media. TechSoup Canada.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

See how one organization plans to bypass the crowds by teleworking during the Olympics (and the tools they’re using to do it). From NetSquared. Get practical advice on live-streaming an activist event and making an all-star meme for your nonprofit. From the Nonprofit Commons. TechSoup Canada. Pacific time.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

No more excuses are allowed about your New Year's resolution to power up your nonprofit tech skills — it's time to join a meetup and find your tribe! Burlington, Vermont: Digital Rights/Digital Responsibilities Workshop for Nonprofits. Toronto, Canada: Professional Blogging: Finding Your Niche in a Digital World.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

We looked at mobile tools for fundraising as well as apps that incorporate some sort of fundraising into their platform. Mobile Fundraising Tools. These mobile tools help you fundraise on-the-go. You can read through stories from various charities and nonprofits to learn where your donation will go. Charity Miles.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

We've compiled the best resources on CRM from the TechSoup Global Network as well as from other trusted nonprofit technology sites. Read TechSoup's Guide to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Editions and Licensing and find out how you can implement Microsoft's donated CRM program at your nonprofit. Other Nonprofit Resources.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 16, 2015

Eli van der Giessen — Netsquared Community Manager. Remote employees have always held the NetSquared community manager role. So working from Vancouver, Canada is actually more convenient than before, because at least I'm in the same time zone as the TechSoup home office in San Francisco. Telework Tools Eli Relies On.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Photo from Politalk_Tim Flickr Stream via the Voter s project Cross-posted at Netsquared Election Day, Organizing, Campaigns, Nonprofits and Web 2.0 It includes case studies, tools, and how-tos. Robb Cottingham tells us about a brew-haha brewing in the nonprofit social change space in Canada.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

It seems like there's a new crowdfunding website out there every week, but which one is right for your nonprofit? I looked at a few popular crowdfunding sites and dissected their cost plans, nonprofit support, and special features. Special Plan for Nonprofits: No. Special Plan for Nonprofits: Yes.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. Mark your calendar!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

It seems like there's a new crowdfunding website out there every week, but which one is right for your nonprofit? I looked at a few popular crowdfunding sites and dissected their cost plans, nonprofit support, and special features. Special Plan for Nonprofits: No. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

What does it mean that one blog has three times as many users as another blog in the nonprofit tech space? What should Netsquared's Facebook strategy be? Here's an article that examines how the Salvation Army in Canada is using YouTube Why do young adults love social networking ? I think it means nothing. What do you think?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. Prices on all this gear will continue to drop in 2015, and the effect on nonprofit offices will be an acceleration of the "bring your own device" (BYOD) trend. The Nonprofit Sharing Economy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

We'll soon be unveiling a full set of tools to let you manage your local event and build a strong local climate group in the lead-up to 24 October." Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate. Net Tuesdays. Then check out.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

Nonprofits should lead the sharing economy and demand more from the private sector. The Sharing Economy -- the use of networked, often mobile, information technology to share goods and services -- offers nonprofits new possibilities for innovation and efficiency along with new paradigms to move from scarcity to abundance.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

This is a round-up of some of the free graphics tools that various folks have recommended to me including some sources for copyright free images. ” It has a Photoshop type interface with all the different tools, basic menus, plus things like layers. I also like the very easy collages you can make with this free tool.

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