Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

NetSquared believes in the power of meeting face to face in physical space. That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, DC. Find your closest NetSquared group. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Friday, March 10, 2017.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2015

TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. We have groups in 20 countries, and last year we held 600+ events helping 17,000+ nonprofit employees, board members, volunteers, and community leaders. Well, there are! Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. Find your closest NetSquared group. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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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

JANUARY 4, 2016

Luckily for you, NetSquared is here to keep you on track. NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people who want to use technology for good. Our live, in-person events are hosted by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. NetSquared organizers are also offering hands-on Office 365 workshops this fall to help small nonprofits set up email with their own domain name. Or you can apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Feeling overwhelmed?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

That's why TechSoup created NetSquared , our global network of volunteer-led Tech4Good meetups. We believe that NGOs learn best from each other, so NetSquared provides a platform where we can come together face to face to share technology tips and create a community of practice around tech for good. Asia and the Pacific Rim.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free and low-cost nonprofit technology events and workshops to more than 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events, NetSquared is the place for you! Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

NetSquared is TechSoup's answer to providing local tech support and learning opportunities. Uganda is no different except for one thing: its amazing NetSquared Regional Ambassador for East Africa, Robert Kibaya. What Is NetSquared? Our dream is to provide peer-led, in-person tech support for nonprofits in every community.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group. Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria --> --> What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America , or go international with events in. Europe and UK.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

" That's why TechSoup invests in developing the best practices of our NetSquared network. So don't be nervous — we're ready to create amazing tech training and networking events in your community! Find your closest NetSquared group. Or, you can apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community of Tech4Good meetups is growing! Find your closest NetSquared group. However, we aren't everywhere yet , so we're looking for community leaders to start new groups. As a NetSquared organizer, you will become known as someone who's a leader in the Tech4Good community.

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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

JUNE 1, 2016

That's why each month NetSquared organizers in 60 cities across the globe host networking events for the nonprofit tech community. Check out the [blog]([link] to get a taste of our grassroots community. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link]. Want to learn about PCI compliance?

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria. * [GroundWork group]([link] in Columbus, Ohio. * [NetSquared Daytona Beach ]([link] in Daytona Beach, Florida. * [Tech4good Las Vegas]([link] in Las Vegas, Nevada. --> --> What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? Asia and Pacific Rim.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group. What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? Check out the [blog]([link] to get a taste of our grassroots community. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link]. Want to learn about PCI compliance?

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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. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

NetSquared is here to help you along the way with everything from slide templates to planning checklists. Not sure if hosting a NetSquared group is for you? There's probably a NetSquared group near you , but if there isn't, we'll help you start your own. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. Communicate & Howe!

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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. Email, Skype , and Google+ Hangouts keep me in touch with my Netsquared organizers. It's a kind of internal Facebook. Don't miss part one !

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. on NetSquared. How NGOs Are Using Data Maps to Communicate Problems. He says that NGOs' international reach and abundance of data makes using data analysis and mapping technologies crucial. Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Storymakers Community Events. NetSquared groups are holding free events all month. Kenya: NetSquared Camp — Storytelling 2016. Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Communications Networking Lunch: Video and Photography 101 | MCN (Free). Thursday, March 31. Thursday, April 7.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

This was also something that was agreed on by all of our speakers at the recent NetSquared DC event I mentioned in my earlier post. Keep digging, and you'll find a way to communicate your message. Melissa Rogers, supervising producer at Stone Soup Films, echoed the same thought at our NetSquared DC event. Accuracy is vital.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

But even more fun was this video interview with the good folks at the Gifts In Kind International who I ran into in the lobby and they pulled out their copy of the book and shared a few thoughts about they’re applying the ideas. Despite a broken toe, I facilitated a workshop on Social Media for CEOs of nonprofits and foundation.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2014

After their internal discussion, NTEN board vice president Rusty Burwell, who heads their governance committee, met with me. Of course I also worked with the executive director of NTEN, Amy Sample Ward when she helped us build the NetSquared community. and internationally. We will align efforts where they make sense.

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2015

Regina Walton , Marketing Manager, Pole 2 Win International. Rebecca Reyes , Communications Manager, Everday Democracy. Eli van der Giessen , NetSquared Global Community Manager, TechSoup Global. Lauren Giardin , Marketing and Communications Consultant and Freelance Writer. Issac Shalev , President, Sage70.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Submissions must demonstrate that the nominee's work helps nonprofits both increase their effectiveness and help them motivate and communicate to their constituents. Since 2005, nonprofits have downloaded it more than 13,000 times to send news, communicate information on critical issues, and serve as an emergency help line.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

SMS (text messaging) is a particularly useful technology for communicating with youth (who may be more responsive to SMS messages than to email or phone calls), and for working in areas that don't have consistent Internet access. International users should look into FrontlineSMS or Gammu. Sending broadcast SMS messages.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

But a shifting communications environment and changing donor demographics could render those best practices ineffective at best, and obsolete at worst, as early as 2012. Get accustomed to using social media to communicate with all of your potential donors. Current best practices will serve nonprofits just fine in 2009.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Glenn Hirsch , manager of internal communications and administration, is TechSoup keeper of shared passwords in a LastPass enterprise vault. Eli van Der Giessen , NetSquared community manager, reveals: "One feature I like is Sharing. I have over 150 passwords, so how to remember them?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 22, 2009

I wanted to use today to focus in on a question recently posed by my good friend Joe Solomon on Twitter : What are the nonprofit/orgs that are working 2 wire the green movement, like what @ netsquared does 4 nonprofits, @ sunfoundation for politics; which orgs are working to expose data, leverage soc media, connect the orgs together?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 25, 2008

I originally wrote this post for the NetSquared Blog. What are the communication tools you could use to achieve that goal? In general, a blog is a different communication tool than say, a newsletter. Whoever is excited to do it, but please, no interns. Below are their questions, and my quick answers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. You have until April 6th to nominate a project to be featured at the Netsquared 2007 Conference.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

It only makes sense that if your nonprofit is going to include a blog in its communications strategy that it includes other bloggers too. Interplast , an international humanitarian organization that provides free reconstructive surgery in developing countries asks their surgical volunteer staff to upload posts to the blog from their worksite.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

This slide show from Common Craft uses a party as a metaphor for online community. Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. Do you have advice?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. Online Organizing, Online Communities, and Social Networking New Organizing Institute conducted a jam-packed three-day training for nonprofits on online organizing and technology. Follow the links from here.

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