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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 Citizen journalism.

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Data Digest: Moneyball Giving, Data and Philanthropy, Data for Africa

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It originally appeared on NetSquared. This week the revolutionary data driven philanthropy of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation is featured and a call for beneficiary inclusion in Markets for Good goes out. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy.

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Spring Is Here! Get Outside and Meet Your NPTech Community

Tech Soup

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria. * [GroundWork group]([link] in Columbus, Ohio. * [NetSquared Daytona Beach ]([link] in Daytona Beach, Florida. * [Tech4good Las Vegas]([link] in Las Vegas, Nevada. --> --> What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? John Kaama Primary.

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Data Digest: Open Data Executive Order, Nonprofit Explorer, Big Data Weaknesses

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It originally appeared on NetSquared. ProPublica, an investigative-journalism nonprofit has launched a free online service called Nonprofit Explorer that enables the public to search the federal tax returns of more than 615,000 nonprofits. Open Source Privacy Security philanthropy data big data tsopensource tssecurity maps'

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Some Web2.0 Wisdom for Nonprofits from Marnie Webb

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Britt Bravo over at Netsquared points this gem from Marnie Webb. It is a guest column, "Harness the social web before it harnesses you" in the Philanthropy Journal. Photo from Gina. The column is short so go read the whole thing right now. But for me, this paragraph is resonating.

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Deep in the Heart of #NPTech: It's time for our #15NTC Round-up

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. Tactical Philanthropy Blog notes that the next Giving Carnival will focus on Fundraising for Nonprofits and will be hosted by Gayle Roberts. Also, be sure to read Sean's summary of a recent article in the Wall Street Journal about how a new generation is reinventing fundraising. young people???,

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