Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

We have webinar recordings , tools, and resources to help you make stories that stand out. Or if face-to-face is more your style, join your local NetSquared group — NetSquared groups are holding digital storytelling events all month. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free (or low cost) nonprofit technology events and workshops to more than 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events, then NetSquared is the place for you! Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2015

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've probably encountered one of my twice-monthly roundups of nonprofit tech meetups. Describing NetSquared events is difficult, because each one focuses on a different topic and has a unique flavor set by the organizing team. Naples, Florida: Strategic Planning.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Huddle up with your nonprofit technology colleagues at a NetSquared meetup to keep warm and learn about the latest trends in nonprofit technology. TechSoup’s NetSquared groups are helping to keep the scary away with a series of online privacy and security events this October. Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

Your NetSquared organizers are gearing up for Social Media September , a month of social media for social good -themed events. Find your local #nptech tribe and consider sharing your skills as a volunteer surgeon by joining a NetSquared Local group. August’s NetSquared Events. Washington, DC: NetSquared Meetup.

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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. San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking. San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking. This hackathon took place at San Francisco State University's Paul J. freespace], San Francisco.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

You can help your tech-shy NGO friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

If you weren't able to join us in San Francisco last week for the Nonprofit Technology Conference , we've got a recap of some of the happenings here on our blog. 12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

SF Heroes is a disaster preparedness iPhone app for the San Francisco area created for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. The more you learn about disaster preparedness, the more badges and points you can earn to become the ultimate San Francisco hero. Additional Resources.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

Paris, France & Manchester, United Kingdom: Camilla Burg of Wiser.org , an online platform to connect those working on sustainability issues, and Steven Flower of Manchester NetSquared. Beirut, Lebanon: NetSquared Beirut. led the bilingual tweet chat. What the videos had in common was their use of emotion to drive the narrative.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 11, 2013

Although I've been writing about tech for a few years, I have no coding or programming skills. When I showed up to San Francisco's National Day of Civic Hacking (NDoCH) event, I wasn't sure what to expect. This past weekend, I tried something I never thought I would do: I participated in hackathon.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Social Media Resources. Maria Ogneva, director of community at Yammer, spoke at a San Francisco online community event about how to make your organization go social.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

This year's #16NTC Nonprofit Technology Conference is in San Jose, right around the corner from TechSoup's San Francisco office. Getting Your Clients the Help They Need: Three Models for Resource and Referral Apps — Friday, March 25 — 10:30 a.m. Connect with Tech Training (and Techies!)

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Social Media Resources. Maria Ogneva, director of community at Yammer, spoke at a San Francisco online community event about how to make your organization go social.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Are you headed to San Francisco this week for the Nonprofit Technology Conference ? 12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions. to networking opportunities galore, join us in San Francisco for the multi-day event.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2014

Gayle Samuelson Carpentier: I am the board chair for a San Francisco digital inclusion nonprofit, Community Technology Network Bay Area. Of course I also worked with the executive director of NTEN, Amy Sample Ward when she helped us build the NetSquared community. Here’s my conversation with Gayle on her new appointment.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

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. We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. A View of the Cloud from the NetSquared Community Even among technologically inclined people, there's sometimes a reluctance to move to the cloud. Mark your calendar!

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2007

Last week, at NetSquared's San Francisco Net Tuesday Meetup, Steve Miller, Product Manager, Google Earth Outreach spoke to a room of 50+ social changemakers and web innovators about how nonprofits can use Google Earth Outreach for their work. Full disclosure: I am NetSquared's Community Builder.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Example: When Kjerstin Erickson, Founder of FORGE, blogged about her organization's struggles on Social Edge , she received an outpouring of support, plus stories in the San Francisco Chronicle and Wall Street Journal. Why not provide a space for them to share their ideas and resources on your blog? allow comments.

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JULY 25, 2006

Currently the Online Community Manager for TechSoup , she was part of the original launch team for the Techsoup, a one-stop resource for nonprofit technology needs including free information, resources, and support. Susan Tenby has been working at CompuMentor for more than six years. "I co-led this session with James ???Hamlet???

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Identifying Nearby Resources. First up was Joseph Tanigawa from Code for San Francisco (our local chapter of Code for America), who presented a nifty tool for bridging the digital divide. LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. Let's dive in. LocalFreeWeb.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The story combines a resource depleted Earth surviving by the international community's use of virtual worlds. Both of those resources seem like they are particularly relevant to nonprofit people." The spaceship has a finite amount of resources and cannot be resupplied. Tyler is reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The story combines a resource depleted Earth surviving by the international community's use of virtual worlds. Both of those resources seem like they are particularly relevant to nonprofit people." The spaceship has a finite amount of resources and cannot be resupplied. Tyler is reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2007

According to Ben Rattray, the founder of Change.org, over 200 nonprofits and NGOs like CARE , Oxfam America , Ashoka , Amnesty International , Grameen Foundation , Greenpeace , Nature Conservancy , USA for UNHCR , World Wildlife Fund , and Natural Resources Defense Council have signed up for accounts on Change.org. Pretty cool.

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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. We should also pause and note t he tech sector’s troubling tendency to turn inward while adopting the language of the public square and the commons.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

So, if that's something that's interesting to you, I can definitely talk to you about details afterwards, but my advice to you is, number one: don't be afraid of the tech. So for me, I actually often pick my parents [when writing about technology], because they have dial-up, and they're not very tech-savvy. I moved to San Francisco.

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