Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

On June 1, programmers, activists, and civic leaders participated in the first ever National Day of Civic Hacking (NDoCH) across 83 U.S. TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. Image 1: National Day of Civic Hacking, IntelFreePress.

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JUNE 16, 2010

The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) is June 28-30 in New York City. Here’s a listing of sessions and spaces hosted by NetSquared and TechSoup: Community-Driven Social Impact Session. Amy Sample Ward from NetSquared. We’d love to hear from you: @ NetSquared or @ TechSoup.

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MAY 28, 2014

Michael was an active member of the NTEN community, NTC speaker, colleague, friend, and an all-around great person to know. What a deep and powerful loss to our community, and certainly to his friends and family. I''ve since learned that he played this role for many of us, which is why he was such a masterful community manager.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size. " The Web Is Dead.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. Orlando, Florida: Microsoft Gives Back: Community, Education, and Philanthropy.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

NetSquared DC's Roshani Kothari on why she loves NetSquared. I had the chance to connect with more than 25 NetSquared organizers during the week, and that face-to-face time was a powerful reminder of the deep learning that happens when nonprofit techies get together in a room. (Please visit the site to view this video).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

Although video is popular issues like bandwidth speed, which affect many communities, photo may be the best storytelling option. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

I just discovered a new (to me anyway) blog on nonprofits called the Nonprofit Eye via a provocative post on the Netsquared Community Blog. She recently introduced her blog on the Netsquared site: Don't know where I fit in the scheme of things here, but I have to start somewhere. Join in, viva la revolution!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

Twive and Receive Reveals the Top 20 Most Generous Cities & Who Would Win In A Fight Between the Hulk and a Kitten | Razoo Media Room – "Julie Nations, the Executive Director of The Ellie Fund said “It’s been the best communications outreach program we’ve ever done. ."" Apply today!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Maria Ogneva, director of community at Yammer, spoke at a San Francisco online community event about how to make your organization go social. Read a first-hand account of how Imagine Canada used social media to bolster the National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector. NetSquared. Connecting Up Australia.

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APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. NpTech Community. The site was developed by Democracy in Action. " Findhabeas.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Community Boost_r , an initiative from Fundacja TechSoup. Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. How can people fight back? Through technology!

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

Joe Solomon has a post over at Netsquared called " Social Media Powered Hope " and reports: Yesterday, the first ever hashtag made it into the center of the UN climate negotiations , #WeStandwithTuvalu (a Pacific island nation) -- an action that was coordinated by SMS inside the conference in Copenhagen.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

A wiki is a website maintained collaboratively by a community of contributors focusing on a particular subject or project. Typical wiki communities are work groups within a company, educators and students, and hobbyists. Begin by identifying what your community needs and articulate what the purpose of your wiki is.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2010

This post was originally published on the NetSquared Blog and was written by Claire Sale. The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) is June 28-30 in New York City. Here's a listing of sessions and spaces hosted by NetSquared and TechSoup: Community-Driven Social Impact Session. Eastern Room: 1471.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

We ate BBQ by the pound , celebrated inspiring campaigns and community members , rode around on Segways , and did a lot of photoshopping. ChangeON Trendspotting: 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Debra Askanase, Community Organizer 2.0 15NTC Community NTC press' Of course, we learned and shared a ton too.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "The 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition, from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. Digital Media and Learning Competition: Applications now open!

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JUNE 16, 2010

Today, I taught a workshop in Santa Cruz hosted by the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz and supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Hosted by NetSquared. The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Yesterday, an advanced copy of our book, The Networked Nonprofit , arrived. Brown Bag Lunch.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Maria Ogneva, director of community at Yammer, spoke at a San Francisco online community event about how to make your organization go social. Read a first-hand account of how Imagine Canada used social media to bolster the National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector. NetSquared. Connecting Up.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC. April 5, 2016 — Storymakers 2016 #NPTechChat with our partners, the United Nations Foundation and +Social Good. June 15, 2016 — Community voting ends. May 3 – 4, 2016 — Around-the-world Twitter chat (sign up in this Google doc ).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

It can inform members of a community of critical information as it happens, and tell an event's story visually with maps, interactive charts, and other visualizations. During the early days of our Netsquared project , we held big annual conferences to showcase and fund innovative tech for good. Check out Ushahidi Surveyor.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Last month, my blog here on SSIR discussed the idea that nonprofit organizations, with the use of social media, can now create shared spaces online for their communities—truly convene groups online. try thinking of this: “What can the relationships between our members do for our community?”. What do you think?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC. April 5, 2016 — Storymakers 2016 #NPTechChat with our partners, the United Nations Foundation and +Social Good. June 15, 2016 — Community voting ends. April 7, 2016 — Free webinar 1: Preplanning Your Digital Story from Concept to Storyboard.

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2015

Every year we are wowed by the winners of the DoGooder National Video Awards and this year was no exception. The prize will help the Mifos X community towards their goal of a world where each person has access to the financial resources needed to create a better life for themselves and their family.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

She mentions the other folks doing Twitter for nonprofits right, including NTEN members the American Red Cross (with Wendy Harman ), and the National Wildlife Federation (with Danielle Brigida ). Tags: community buzz nonprofit technology NPTech NTEN nten members. She also points to Beth Kanter 's own round-up of the Seth Godin fallout.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

People at the event got to hear first-hand from a Year Up graduate about the impact of this national nonprofit. To get a better sense of Year Up's involvement with TechHire, I spoke with Jeff Artis, TechHire's national director of corporate engagement. " How to Support TechHire in Your Community.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The workshop was a discussion, tweet-festival, and social media community-building exercise. I met “ichi&# virtually when he let me know about a Netsquared Japan meet up featuring the Networked Nonprofit. National Summer Learning Association – Networked Nonprofit Workshop on November 9th.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

It was originally published on NetSquared. African Students Leverage Open Data to Aid Communities Vulnerable to Disaster Lindsay Read an AidData Summer Fellow talks about Resilient Africa Network (RAN) which is run by Makerere University and 19 other African universities in partnership with USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Engaging the Community in Innovative Ways. For more innovative and engaging ways to use technology for disaster relief, check out NetSquared's tips on Mobilizing Online Communities in the Face of Disaster and the value of crowdsourcing for nonprofits.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

LOLnptech Lot's of member news and activity online this week, so, in the order that I ran across them: NTEN member organization United Nations Foundation was mentioned in a Forbes article discussing ways nonprofits are raising money in tough times. Tags: NPTech nonprofit technology community buzz nten members.

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APRIL 29, 2008

Win $10,000 DonateNow Mashup Challenge at NetSquared. Nonprofit Tech Blog points to a new report from United Nations Foundation and The Vodafone Group Foundation, " Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in NGO Mobile Use." The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 6, 2007

Next week, June 13th and 14th, I'll be representing NetSquared , where I am the Community Builder, at the 2007 Making Media Connections Conference being put on by Community Media Workshop at Columbia College.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2006

4 jobs I had: General Manager of the Pro Art Chamber Orchestra Management/Capacity Assessment Evaluator for the National Endowment for the Arts Challenge Grants Day of Service Consultant for N-TEN Community Builder/Network Coordinator for Artswire, an online network for artists and project of the New York Foundation for the Arts.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

So, it's due time to give shout-outs where shout-outs are due: Members converging online: Care2 , Allyson Kapin , and the National Women's Law Center , all NTEN members, offer a great case study on using Google Grants. NetSquared is partnering with UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center for a Mobile Innovation Challenge.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Over on the NetSquared blog , we've been running a great series of posts by Bari Samad about ways that nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries can leverage the power of human capital. It's a great resource, full of ideas and common sense we've picked up from the nonprofit community over the years.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Last week, I helped launch a peer exchange Webinar for Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Insurance grantees with Spitfire Communications (creators of the SMART chart ). Ivan Booth is doing a meet up and live stream for the Philly Netsquared meet up on August 2nd at 6:00 PM EST about Google +.

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