Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2011

Voices from the Community is an ongoing series of blog posts culling. popular topics of interest from the TechSoup Community Forums and other. online community channels. As our community discusses the topic of building a culture of accessibility, an important distinction arises. Opening Hearts and Minds. and Ottowa.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. You like numbers?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

UnConference and holiday discount | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – NonProfit 2.0 Unconference is coming to Washington, D.C., UnConference and holiday discount | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – NonProfit 2.0 Unconference is coming to Washington, D.C., NonProfit 2.0

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Will you be joining us in Austin for the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference ? Community Organizers Connect — Thursday , March 5, 10:30 a.m. Are you a community manager or builder? Bring your ideas and experience about event logistics, creative formats, and building robust communities. Community Organizers Connect.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community of Tech4Good meetups is growing! 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. Saturday, February 18, 2017.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

For as long as I can remember, my mom was the one to step up first to any technology problem or opportunity in our house growing up. A huge, heartfelt thanks to you, mom, for always taking the stance that with enough trying and thinking, technology is mine for the mastering! My Ada Lovelace Day Story. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. Community Mapping. How do you set up an unconference?

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NTEN

JULY 17, 2009

Yesterday, NTEN Community Members joined us for the beginning of the planning for 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Community Site: Some folks didn't find NTConnect very intuitive and experienced a hard time with the site. We're looking a an unconference track or on the first day of the conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

WiserEarth has also been connecting communities on the ground. In Paris, France, WiserEarth launched its first WiserTuesday gatherings, face-to-face meetups for people interested in social change, sustainability and technology to meet, share ideas and experiences. WiserTuesdays have spread to London, UK and Monrovia, Liberia.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Every month NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Every month I bring you a roundup of free technology training events that will help nonprofit staffers like you build their skills. In partnership with NTEN, we brought together 50 volunteers to attend the 17NTC conference for dedicated workshops that will prepare them to be nonprofit technology champions. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2010

As a relative newbie here at Forum One, I wasn't sure what to expect when as I headed to my very first "unconference." The unconference was about connecting government managers and staff, public engagement experts, online tool developers, and citizens to encourage shared insights, decisions, and actions in government.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

That’s why NetSquared Twin Cities is co-hosting a happy hour this week for nonprofits and technology folk in Minneapolis-St. NetSquared Local believes that the best way to build a strong, self sufficient community of #nptech practitioners is for us to go outside and get face-to-face. Event Reports. Monday, June 10.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Unconference where Beth did some learning at, see the summary Allyson Kapin provides over on the Care2 Frogloop blog. Tags: community buzz nonprofit technology NPTech nten members. to NTEN member Wendy Harman of the American Red Cross , who Beth refers to in providing some key points she took away from. Wendy's Keynote. .

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

If you're like me, then you swore that this year, you're finally going to learn to use technology to make yourself more productive at work. TechSoup's NetSquared is a global network of nonprofit technology meetups. Vancouver, British Columbia: NetSquared Camp: Nonprofit Tech Unconference. Keeping resolutions is hard.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2014

Whenever I learn about a new concept or trend in technology, I try and think about how nonprofits and libraries could use it or benefit from it. The movement has huge potential for nonprofits and public libraries, but it still has some ways to go in the overall technology sector. VRM: A Quick Explainer. Challenges.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2011

Some NTEN members deploy technology, others build it! Peter Dietz and Christine Egger officially started the process this week of transitioning Social Actions – the community creating APIs and collaborations to make finding actionable opportunities easier across the web – over to its new home at GuideStar. unconference.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2009

challenges in user experience, technology and monetization. The event will be an unconference format - leveraging users' interests to drive the sessions, and ensuring plenty of time for interactions. . * efforts to create standards and interoperability. REGISTRATION. Click here , and enter discount code: forumone to save $50.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

A social graph if the NpTech tag based on a google search NpTech Conversations Gavin's digital diner has written an article about the options that technology gives us for opting out of face-to-face gatherings. But he does point out that technology is not substitute for face-to-face meetings and the chorus of comments agrees.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

I've kind of become an open-data geek in the past few months, largely thanks to NetSquared's unconference at NTC. Kapor also warned that in order to build applications that truly serve a community, we need to understand that community from many different perspectives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Community Organizing. Open Space and Unconference Facilitation. In some facilitation methods, the participants do the documentation – for example the World Cafe where participants take notes of the conversation or Open Space Technology where knowledge capture is done by participants throughout. Reflective Practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

I’m a writer – currently working on a novel that explores the dangers of too much science/technology, especially in the realm of extreme religious fundamentalism. I don’t work with nonprofits currently; however I do have a project that I’m working on that will eventually (ideally) turn into one.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

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. Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 75 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

If you aren’t a hacker but still want an in-depth experience, join North Carolina’s Tech4Good group for their annual conference June 6–7 or visit lovely Vancouver, Canada for their NetSquared Camp unconference on June 1. Toronto, Canada: Technology, human rights & movement building around the world. Event Reports.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

MARCH 1, 2009

There really are a lot of amazing people working on web technology, strategy and policy in the DC area. And the " bar camp " format, or unconference or "open space" approach, really leads to meaningful topics and peer to peer discussions. Tags: Events Technology Communication Collaboration Strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Here’s my picks for SXSW Nonprofit Panels: A Conversation About Change Agents Through Social Media Social media is causing a revolution in how information is shared and communities are formed. What are we cobbling together today from existing technology, and what could we be doing tomorrow? What are they good for?

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

APRIL 17, 2008

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

APRIL 15, 2008

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

MARCH 19, 2008

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

MARCH 6, 2008

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

MARCH 26, 2008

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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