Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2014

But there’s a special magic that happens when we get face-to-face, which is why each month NetSquared organizers in 50 cities across the globe host workshops and socials for the nonprofit tech community. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. Vancouver, BC: FIELD TRIP: Volunteers for Salesforce.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Here’s your monthly update from the world of NetSquared Local. What Is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

NetSquared’s core objective is to get nonprofit techies and activists together in the same room. Check out our full list of upcoming events below to get a taste of what NetSquared has to offer. May 31 : Latin America with Maria Zaghi of NetSquared Guatemala. There are NetSquared groups in over 50 cities worldwide.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. Photo credit: Flickr jakubsteiner ).

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Over on the NetSquared blog , we've been running a great series of posts by Bari Samad about ways that nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries can leverage the power of human capital. He's written about limited-term volunteering , high-skills volunteers , and tips and resources for managing human capital.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

Anecdotely, I see a lot of blogs and Flickr photo streams, some YouTube and Vimeo use. " Tags: roundup 2010 4change applications bookmarks causemarketing challenge community competition competitions facebook free fundraising guide list lists nonprofits nptech postalicious resources socialchange storytelling tools trends volunteering. ."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Their To Mama With Love campaign also leveraged the power of our social ties online through “heartspaces” people could create with embeded video and photos, and then share with social media, donate, etc. Maybe it isn’t even money, but feedback or advice, maybe an introduction or volunteer time. Impacts to Society.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

TechSoup and NetSquared have joined forces to bring you a September full of social media learning! Coordinated Universal time Topic: Instagram photo contests. Coordinated Universal time Topic: engaging skills-based volunteers to manage social strategy. New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Noon Central time / 1:00 p.m.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2012

This post originally appeared on the NetSquared blog, which is an initiative of TechSoup Global's, and was written by Causecast. Causecast helps connect nonprofits (for free) with businesses, volunteers, and corporate donations. volunteer and giving programs and earn the goodwill of other Pinterest. the Pinterest page.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2016

Are you ready to take your staff or volunteer training to the next level? Since 2013, she has also been a Techsoup NetSquared organizer for Tech4Good SWFL. Image : Startup Stock Photos / CC0. Are you interested in learning how to create and deliver effective tech training? You're in the right place! Pacific time (2 p.m.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. We are a very heartful organization and a lot of what we do is thanks to an incredible group of volunteers. You can find an event to attend on our website TweetsGiving.org , volunteer to host a gratitude party (it’s not too late!), What is TweetsGiving? How can people get involved?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. We are a very heartful organization and a lot of what we do is thanks to an incredible group of volunteers. You can find an event to attend on our website TweetsGiving.org , volunteer to host a gratitude party (it’s not too late!), What is TweetsGiving? How can people get involved?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Flickr Photo by WiserEarth - WiserEarth's team from Around the World play Peek-A-Boo With Book. The photo above shows WiserEarth ’s team from around the world in the Bay Area during break from a staff retreat reading the Networked Nonprofit. Photo by KK. Flickr Photo by KK. Flickr Photo by James Leventhal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Photo from Cambodia4kids. Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. A favorite photo from Jon Stahl, but there are 496 more to browse.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Please let us know in the comments! Advice from #15NTC , Tessa Srebro, VolunteerMatch [2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference] Part 1 - How do I configure it? Translated from [2015 ??? ?? ????(NTC) 15NTC Community NTC press'

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Any staff member or volunteer with a smartphone can plug in the PayAnywhere card reader and take donations on the spot. A few weeks after you donate, you'll get a notification with a photo and report of how your money helped. NetSquared brings nonprofits together with programmers, designers and other business professionals.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2010

The Extraordinaries and Ushahidi , two past NetSquared challenge winners, are working hard to help bring relief to people affected by the recent earthquakes in Haiti. Organizations can set up missions and volunteers can complete them from the web interface or iPhone. The Extraordinaries is a great idea.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Flickr Photo from DenneyTerrio. Ed Schipul is a colleague from the NetSquared Community that I have had the pleasure of knowing for two years now. The fundraiser is where group of volunteers grew mustaches and asked their friends to support the charity, the Texas Children's Hospital Center. " I did. in its inaugural year!

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. The Extraordinaries launched a mobile application last year that lets users take advantage of moments of free time to volunteer via their phone. The application has more then 50 organizations contributing volunteer opportunities to over 6,000 users (with 35,000+ micro-tasks already completed).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

Given the growth in mobile, you can expect an ever-increasing percentage of constituents and potential volunteers and donors to access your organization's website via a mobile device. For example, you can send a message saying " Can you volunteer next weekend? Photo: Alex E. Mobile-izing Your Website. Proimos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Photos by Jamie Stobie and used with permission from the photographer. In the States, nonprofits have generally concentrated on the relationship between the volunteer and the organization receiving services, with a spiffy volunteer interface in the middle. He has seen it all. billion to date.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

From fixing wrecked park benches to cleaning up litter, the platform enables people to take action by submitting photos or videos of the problem and forwarding it to the correct authorities. For nonprofits or activism groups, it is a way to gain access to skills and resources that might not be within their staff, volunteers, or budget.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I hope you'll add to the list: Change/Wire Dining for Women Ella Baker Center Echoing Green Genocide Intervention Network Global Fund for Women Global Voices' Rising Voices Google.org Idealist NetSquared NTEN People's Grocery Save Darfur Social Actions Spot.us Flickr photo credit: Photo of question mark in flowers uploaded by Michelle.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

It originally appeared on NetSquared. For example Edgeflip , a new initiative plans to turn the ad hoc data analysis tools developed for the campaign into software that can make nonprofits more effective at raising money and recruiting volunteers. The tool can embed video, audio, photos and data visualizations easily with text.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Share your expertise Think about all of the brainpower and expertise within your organization's staff, board and volunteers. Example: Volunteer Match's Engaging Volunteers blog is running a series about Boomer Engagement: Build Your Organization's Capacity, Even in Times of Scarcity. Why not share their knowledge on your blog?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 23, 2008

They could be a fun way to do trainings for volunteers, fundraiser table captains, house party hosts, and concerned citizens who want to learn more about the issues you are working on. Build rapport by posting your photo while you introduce yourself. uploaded by Beth Kanter Cross-posted from NetSquared.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 29, 2006

Example: Al Gore asked, "What do you think it wil take to reverse the effects of climate change?" • Flickr , "Show how rewarding it is to volunteer, to highlight issues that need extra attention, or to show pride in your cause." for volunteer opportunities, "Add the Community Service module to My Yahoo! Discuss issues and events.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 6, 2005

As I mentioned in my November 3rd post , I am working as a Community Builder with NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup. You can hear last month's speakers, Chris Messina from Flock , CompuMentor's Marnie Webb and yours truly, on the NetSquared Channel on Odeo. I'm double blogging right now, here and on the NetSquared blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2005

I missed the post about flickr use by MoveOn on netsquared when I was in London earlier this month. The article points out that adhoc groups have formed on flickr to support photo sharing and organizing around political topics, but MoveOn's use of flickr is on a larger scale. Just tracked down the original article, The Best $24.95

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OCTOBER 21, 2006

He asked for three volunteers from the audience to "make a podcast." My Flickr photos here ) (He mentioned that he picked up the microphones in the CMU trash - boy I wish I could lurk in those trash cans!). (See YouTube interview for more). Brad Stephenson gave a very good overview of the process and the tools.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 1, 2006

The last week has been all about getting ready for, and going to, the NetSquared Conference (thus no new blog posts since last Thursday), but I'm back home now and getting back into a normal schedule. The program gives girls training and paid employment working nine hours a week for 15 weeks on the GirlHealth.org web site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

Photo by SpacePotato. Truly embrace social networking by encouraging your staff, your volunteers, your donors and your Board to join Facebook or Myspace and teach(!) Goto animoto.com and create a :30 video using photos of people, logos, and text related to your cause. The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Because many of CUAV's volunteer bloggers were more knowledgeable about issues such as the trans-phobic tactics that were being used by the lawyers, they were able to address many issues that the mainstream media missed. Urban Sprouts , a school gardening program, allows volunteers, as well as staff, to post on their blog.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Hacker Helper is a free online tool that will allow volunteer developers to prepare for hackathons. The Hacker Helper project is closely aligned with our NetSquared vision of bringing communities together to solve social problems – including nonprofits, beneficiaries, activists, technologists, concerned citizens. Hacker Helper.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

A photo of meeting Jayne Cravens face-to-face after following her work for ten plus years online. I finally got to meet Jayne about a year at the netsquared conference. She worked in with UNDP's Volunteer Programme from 2001-2004 and is a subject matter in virtual volunteering, among other topics). (She

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars.

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