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Open311: What Nonprofits and Public Libraries Can Gain from Open Government

Tech Soup

A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion on open government data. The event was presented by Twilio and Open 311 , one of the organizations leading the charge to make government data public, accessible, and usable. I've kind of become an open-data geek in the past few months, largely thanks to NetSquared's unconference at NTC.

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NetSquared Local Events: Week of June 17, 2013

Tech Soup

Using NetSquared Camp as an example, he introduces readers to the participant-driven unconference model. Chicago, IL: Joint Networking Event W/Chicago Geek Breakfast. Vancouver’s Stevie Vu asks if you’ve ever been to a conference with no agenda. This Week’s NetSquared Events. Tuesday, June 18. Saturday, June 22.

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Transparency Camp West 09: Blogging and Tweeting An Open Board Meeting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Transparency Camp is an unconference designed to convene a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates from all walks — government representatives, technologists, developers, NGOs, wonks and activists — to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent and meaningfully accessible to the public.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

As of January 25, there are 40,000 nonprofit members attending free tech networking events and workshops in 75 cities. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch. Seattle, Washington: Governance Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards. Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance.

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Start 2017 by Building Your Tech Skills and Community

Tech Soup

To be a part of a larger nonprofit community/networking. People attend NetSquared events to develop relationships and trust networks with fellow nonprofit techies. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. We asked NetSquared members why they attend our meetup events.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Tech Soup

But what that really means is that nonprofits in more than 75 cities have access to free training and networking events every month! Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Doing a Data Dive to Find Data About Children and Families. San Francisco, California: Sustainability Unconference (All Day).