Netsquared, Student, Time and Tools

Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy Social Media Media Social

Data Digest: African Students Using Open Data, Social Impact Bonds, Digital Smoke Signals, and the Data Dilemma

Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

It was originally published on NetSquared. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief. These include free tools that allow exploration of your data without a data scientist. Data for Public Service Delivery.

Data

Data Student Open Digital

NetSquared's Tips for Creating a Successful App-for-Good Event

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. Give Your Participants Ample Time to Construct an App. Be sure to provide your participants with a well defined time period for creation and clear expectations about the submission time frame. Make It Tight.

Netsquared

Netsquared Create Tips Application

Webinars

How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

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How the World Affairs Council Broadcasts Globally with Social Media

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As part of Social Media September (#SocMedSep), we've been tapping into the wisdom of our global TechSoup and NetSquared communities as well as experts in nonprofit technology. TS: How do you decide which social networks to invest time and resources into — and which not? AP: Time is the biggest challenge.

Social Media

Social Media Broadcast Global Media

NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Allan Benamer weighs in with some observations after wading through the comments over at the Netsquared site and pointing to Holden from GiveWell to be the most salient point. The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

Netsquared

Netsquared Nptech Summary Project

Nonprofits, Companies, and White House Unite on Tech Gap

Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

" Year Up therefore takes a holistic approach to preparing its students for the workforce. Artis told me that Year Up works with the students to help them learn professional skills, from something as simple as shaking hands to more complex issues such as workplace dress.

Companies

Companies Tech America Student

Guest Post by Laura Norvig: Friendfeed As Nonprofit Technology Water Cooler

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

Photo by Matt Westervelt Back in April I created a slide presentation for an Ignite session at NTC about the Many Uses of Friendfeed that Beth Kanter picked up on , intrigued with the idea of using it as an internal listening tool. An incredible listening tool. Works great for real time chat. Did I mention real time?

Technology

Technology Taxonomy Nptech Synchronous

NpTag Tag and Nonprofit Collaborative Tag Project Types

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2006

The trainer sharing with students, the consultant sharing with clients, beyond face interaction. Internal Organizational Collaboration/Resource Sharing - within the walls of one organization that different offices locations and/or distributed staff or volunteers in terms of time or location. Throwing seeds out? TechSoup Web 2.0

Tag

Tag Collaboration Bookmarking Project

How Will Your Nonprofit Raise Money in 2012?

NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Between email solicitation, direct mail, major donors, and grant-writing, the vast majority of nonprofits will weather the economic hard times. They'll want to set the programmatic agenda, select the beneficiaries and target areas, communicate the organization's message, and, in real-time, evaluate feedback as it comes in.

Money

Money Raise Contest Social Media

10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

A lot of nonprofit blogs have come on the scene in the year between these events and I feel like it is time to revise and update my "10 Ways" post to include not only ways that nonprofits can use blogs, but also engage bloggers to support their cause. Blogs fall under the category of "social media" because they are, well, social.

Blogger

Blogger Causes Support Nicaragua

Four Steps to Ease You Into Social Web Activism

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

I think a lot of activists know that there are all kinds of social web tools available to them, but they aren't sure how to find them, or use them, and are intimidated by the technology. Take 'em one at a time. Facebook isn't just for college students anymore. JOIN: Join a social network, or two, or three! Ask for help.

Burma

Burma Activities Active Activism

Personal Fundraising with Widgets: A Few Reflections and Campaign Update

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Mongkol, a Cambodian college student who is studying in the US on a Fullbright Scholarship and knows the importance of a college education had this to say. I posted an announcement of the campaign on my blog and on Netsquared Posted a guest blog post at Katya's blog soliciting campaign advice in exchange to share my learnings.

Widget

Widget Campaign Reflection Personal

Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

When it comes to innovation in civil society, there is nothing that can match the speed and ingenuity of communities that come together to make a change, develop a tool, or feed a need. Membership” isn’t official and moderated (beyond basic rules of engagement) and as such can change all the time, but so can the focus and the operations.

Library

Library Model Adopt Community

10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. tools can provide quick and dirty market research tools or the ability to do an environmental scans for strategic planning.

Remix

Remix Professional Technorati Wiki

Interview: Kedar Iyer, PickyPolly

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

His learnings come from experiences that span an education in electronics and telecommunications, multi-cultural professional engagements in software development and communications, a business administration student life in pretty Paris and experiments in implementing technological solutions for social challenges.

Interview

Interview UAE Measure Application

Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

Most consumers in the United States, most people don't really have the time to think about those problems a lot. They don't have time to write letters to the editor, or go demonstrate against something they don't like. Hell, people in this country don't even have time to vote. It takes longer to re-tool supply chains.

Nicaragua

Nicaragua Interview Companies Brazil

September Net2 Think Tank Roundup: Curating Content

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. same time, information pollution is an increasing problem for the. Share your tips, tactics, tools, and techniques for effectively curating to serve your audience. It's time to bring the human. This tool includes.

Content

Content Linkedin Conference Netsquared

Nonprofit Technology

Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Data Digest: African Students Using Open Data, Social Impact Bonds, Digital Smoke Signals, and the Data Dilemma

Webinars

Trending Sources

NetSquared's Tips for Creating a Successful App-for-Good Event

Webinars

How the World Affairs Council Broadcasts Globally with Social Media

NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Nonprofits, Companies, and White House Unite on Tech Gap

Guest Post by Laura Norvig: Friendfeed As Nonprofit Technology Water Cooler

NpTag Tag and Nonprofit Collaborative Tag Project Types

How Will Your Nonprofit Raise Money in 2012?

10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

Four Steps to Ease You Into Social Web Activism

Personal Fundraising with Widgets: A Few Reflections and Campaign Update

Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation

10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Interview: Kedar Iyer, PickyPolly

Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

September Net2 Think Tank Roundup: Curating Content

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