Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Teen Book Finder (iOS), developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), helps teens, parents, teachers, and librarians find the best books and media for teens. Curated by library staff and educators, the app lets users search by title, author, genre, or list.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. Leonard Library. Arthur Grau of NetSquared Honolulu reported back on the National Day of Civic Hacking/Code for Hawaii event in Honolulu. Burlington hosted its first-ever Day of Civic Hacking event.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2016

TechSoup will host a live event featuring three training experts on Thursday, September 15 at 11 a.m. This event is part of our Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff online course. Since 2013, she has also been a Techsoup NetSquared organizer for Tech4Good SWFL. You're in the right place! Pacific time (2 p.m.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

In keeping with our goal to help nonprofits, libraries, and social benefit organizations learn how to tell better, more compelling, and more meaningful stories to bring about change, we are planning a whole host of exciting FREE events. We'll post more details as they become available.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Then check out our new online learning courses, starting with Tech Training for Nonprofits and Libraries. If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group. What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. *

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

To get diverse perspectives from TechSoup Global staff about user-generated content, we asked Marc Manashil, Community Evangelist for NetSquared, to share how challenges like Restart Romania enable users to get engaged at all levels. Web-based challenges are not a new phenomenon at TechSoup Global.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. This offer is available to all nonprofits, charities, foundations, and public libraries. Hosting a fundraising event?

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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

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Read TechSoup for Libraries' account of the Games for Change Festival to learn how libraries are using gaming to engage their communities. The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life hosted a discussion on whether games can be used to create peace and Carlos Bergfeld asked whether games for social change need to be fun to be effective.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The app was developed on the Windows Azure platform, a cloud-based platform for building and hosting web applications. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

Last week I dropped in on the weekly NTEN Water Cooler chat hosted by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer of SocialFish. On NetSquared, nonprofit tech folks are invited to blog about one question each month in the Net2 Think Tank , and Amy Sample Ward summarizes these at the end of the month. for the last five years or so). If not, why not?

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

As if you don't get enough of my holding forth here, Marshall Kirkpatrick interviewed me the other day for Techsoup's Netsquared project, and posted it here. Dave King is the acting director of IT at the Kansas City public library. His blog explores technology, web, and usability issues as they apply to libraries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2006

" Before CompuMentor, she worked for a medical library at the San Francisco General Hospital where her job responsibilities included conducting Medline searches for patients and doctors. TechSoup has set up a virtual office in Second Life and earlier this month hosted a mixed-reality event showcasing a new nonprofit directory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. TechSoup's Virtual Office space was pretty busy last night, hosting an earlier mixed reality event in Cambridge and SL , featuring Pathfinder Linden , head of educational activities for SL.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Last week, Caravan Studios , a division of TechSoup, and Twilio co-hosted a breakfast for nonprofits and app developers. This project is a great resource for libraries to share with patrons. San Francisco libraries have varying hours and might not always be open. Eight apps. Infinite inspiration. Bond & Me.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Before you feel like it is necessary to host a community or answer the posts, take some time to really understand what people are saying and who they are. Beth : Here's my little library - the second row has my picks for social media and networking. Some specific groups exist: social media club , netsquared , tweetup , etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

An excellent first small step is to just identify the blogs that are hosting those conversations on the topics that interest you or inform your work. Another free blogging platform is wordpress hosted. library, and nonprofit environments is mainly due to the benefits offered. Netsquared Conference Mashup Panel.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

It's my primary means of tracking tech trends and finding out about a whole host of science-related anything that always leaves me marveling at what innovations are happening around the globe. Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's Netsquared Community Organizer and Curator. The e-book was created with sponsorship from NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

It's my primary means of tracking tech trends and finding out about a whole host of science-related anything that always leaves me marveling at what innovations are happening around the globe. Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's Netsquared Community Organizer and Curator. The e-book was created with sponsorship from NetSquared.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. If you discover that you are blacklisted, call your web and email host immediately to fix the problem. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. See also the Noun Project. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: archive.org/web.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good. AirBnB will allow hosts to donate to local causes; will add smoke detectors, will work on joint campaigns with the city and improve disaster preparedness.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

BlueHost is w low-cost web and email hosting company with excellent customer service and free SSL Certificates. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. If you discover that you are blacklisted, call your web and email host immediately to fix the problem.

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