Tech Soup

DECEMBER 6, 2013

NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared Chepe in San Jose, Costa Rica. NetSquared Manila in the Philippines. NetSquared Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2009

Originally posted by me on the NetSquared blog. NetSquared currently has 3 open Challenges, calling for innovators and change makers around the world to submit ideas for Web and mobile-based technologies for social change. Through a NetSquared Community vote, 10 finalists will be chosen. Submit your Project. Learn more.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. NetSquared organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back, and want to make the world a better place. Newest NetSquared Groups. Event Reports.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2014

What has NetSquared got planned for the next month? Get hands-on help at a social media surgery, or learn about databases at a meetup or discover the top tech trends of 2014 at one of our panel discussions. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. Busia, Kenya: NetSquared Kenya Monthly Meeting.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2010

Those social media tools, along with dozens of others, have been used to help family and friends locate one another , to direct food, clothing and medical support to specific locations, and to help direct rescue workers to individuals alive and trapped under rubble. So, we invite you to share your social media for social good story.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. NetSquared is pleased to announce a new Partner Challenge with University of California at Berkeley’s Human Rights Center. Through a NetSquared Community vote, 10 finalists will be chosen. Tags: challenge mobile netsquared. About the HRC Mobile Challenge. Find answers to FAQs.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared meetups will bring local nonprofits free digital storytelling workshops in more than 40 cities between August and October. Storymakers presents a unique opportunity to participate in storytelling education and capacity-building with a focus on using Adobe Spark to create social media graphics.

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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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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2013

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. This Week’s NetSquared Events. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Toronto, Canada: Summer social. Washington, DC: DC Real Estate 2.0 - Leveraging Online Tools, Creating Community. Event NetSquared tsevent'

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2014

NetSquared is taking it easy this summer! We are also taking advantage of the lull to update our Social Media Surgery guide and plot events with the Raspberry Pi team. We gotta keep those NetSquared organizers busy! We sent official “NetSquared , a Project of TechSoup” cards to 22 groups this summer.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Well, the average NetSquared organizer spends 8.2 Find your closest NetSquared group. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. You like numbers?

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. Part of this month's Net2 Think Tank focused on tools and best practices. Below are some tools to help your organization monitor and learn from online feedback. The following tools may help you listen, monitor, measure, and ask.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

NetSquared believes in the power of meeting face to face in physical space. That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, DC. Find your closest NetSquared group. Lusaka, Zambia: Social Media Surgery.

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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

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

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

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Over on the NetSquared blog , we’ve just announced the winner of the 2011 Net2 All-Star Invitational, an event we hosted to highlight the work and impact of NetSquared social innovation projects. Open Green Map is a social mapping tool for anyone who loves ecology and embraces green living.

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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. Kisumu, Kenya: Social Media Week. Busia, Kenya: Social Media Week Event.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

But don't worry, NetSquared is here to save the day. TechSoup's NetSquared is a global network of nonprofit technology meetups. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Naples, Florida: Talking about WordPress Tools for Admins.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 2, 2014

Luckily for you NetSquared is here to keep you on track. NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good or connect with a peer network. Portland, OR: Social Change Anytime Everywhere. Washington, DC NetSquared Meetup.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2015

Describing NetSquared events is difficult, because each one focuses on a different topic and has a unique flavor set by the organizing team. There are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Monthly Meetup.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

TechSoup's NetSquared initiative hosts meetups every month around the world for people who care about technology and social change. After years of hosting local events, NetSquared has amassed a considerable amount of experience planning, marketing, and hosting local events. New article: A Few Good Event-Registration Tools.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

The rise of mobile, social media, crowdsourcing, blogging, and citizen journalism in the mid-2000s created extraordinary new communication and information-sharing opportunities. Ushahidi Harnesses Data for Social Good. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi got its start in early 2008.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. With 50 groups in 20 countries, there's probably a NetSquared group near you (but if there isn't, we'd love to help you start a new meetup ). :-). Newest Groups.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Sometimes the best way to get started with a new tool is to have a guide sitting next to you giving directions. That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. NetSquared organizers are also offering hands-on Office 365 workshops this fall to help small nonprofits set up email with their own domain name. Or you can apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Feeling overwhelmed?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

However, access to the tools isn't enough. That's why TechSoup created NetSquared , our global network of volunteer-led Tech4Good meetups. Our NetSquared leaders are currently holding free events in 24 countries and meet with their local TechSoup partners to collaborate on how to best support nonprofits in their country.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2017

A recent NetSquared London Meetup investigated the IT tools that can be used to get nonprofit operations done cheaply and effectively. It's especially difficult if the tools aren't 100 percent free or if they require people in the team to learn new ways of working. Choosing the Right Tools. Digital Champions.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2010

This announcement was also published on the NetSquared Blog. The French American Charitable Trust (FACT) and NetSquared are pleased to announce the second annual FACT Social Justice Awards. Our Challenge theme this year is "Collaborate for Social Justice." Learn more about the challenge and how to participate below.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free and 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, NetSquared is the place for you! Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

We learn new community organizing tips and tools from them all the time. In honor of our August theme of "Tools," we invited several of our beloved Tech Club and CoP organizers to give short presentations about their favorite community organizing tools during the Community Organizing Tools from the Experts webinar on August 21.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. . The internet is not new. Impacts to Society.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

This is a communiqué on the current state of cloud adoption in TechSoup's NetSquared international community from Marc Manashil, community evangelist for NetSquared. Marc has been conducting a survey this month of NetSquared members that includes some questions about cloud computing.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

TechSoup and NetSquared have joined forces to bring you a September full of social media learning! All month long, we're putting on events and publishing content to sharpen your social media skills. Join our free webinar on September 19 and learn how to fundraise with social media. Fundraising social media'

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Claire Sale, NetSquared. That said, she understands the power of these tools, and relishes the opportunity to learn more. Recently, she asked me if I could share any resources for her and her friends to be able to network, learn and socialize on the internet. Getting Social. Getting Started. Getting Specialized.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2010

This guest post comes from NetSquared community development manager Amy Sample Ward. An initiative of TechSoup Global, NetSquared is a global community of organizations and individuals leading the way in social change through technology. Read on and learn how to get involved. Offline, we take things local!

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AUGUST 6, 2010

I have followed the development of Social Actions over the last few years and really believe in the work that Peter, Christine and the community have done to shape a collaborative, open tool that benefits so many people and organizations in all kinds of ways. Social Actions Transition: Request for Letters of Interest.

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