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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. The NetSquared website was itself designed to be a model Web 2.0 " The year was 2005.

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July NetSquared Think Tank Round-Up: Building a Culture of Accessibility

Tech Soup

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. It's a lot of work and there is a lot to be learned about how different people interact with the web. question or topic to the NetSquared community and participants submit. " - from Mike Gifford on Linkedin. using social media.

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7 Ways You Can Connect at #16NTC

Tech Soup

Join Caravan Studios CEO Marnie Webb ( @webb ) and a panel of other app development experts for a highly interactive discussion in which you can learn their app development secrets. Getting Your Clients the Help They Need: Three Models for Resource and Referral Apps — Friday, March 25 — 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

What kind of action and interaction already happens, and what actions or interaction are they looking to find? At least if you plan on interacting with them! Not taking short cuts means to lead by example: interact with the community the way you want other organizations and the community members to do. No Short Cuts.

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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

Tech Soup

Since the first NetSquared challenge in 2006, TechSoup has continued to offer people and organizations opportunities to connect, share ideas, and collaborate; they work on solutions online and offline through events, meetups, and hackathons. It motivates and engages citizens across central and eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Turkey.

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Guest Post on Online Community Report: Sustainable Community Building

Amy Sample Ward

Whether I’m talking about my role at NetSquared , my blog , or my network of friends, I am inspired every day and find value in, and rewards for, my participation. Interact, use tools, and create and share content the way you want your community members to do so. Encourage interaction without you. There are no short cuts.

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Participatory Campaigns: The Hold A Sign Meme

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

(not that this necessarily applies to Oxfam) but its super low budget by using existing infrastructure and orgs of any size could really raise their profile and provide an intense interactive opportunity for supporters this way. Just last week, Lee Romeo, posted something over a Netsquared about a similar use of flickr - people holding signs.

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