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Supercharge Your Nonprofit Tech Powers with NetSquared

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If you're like me, then you swore that this year, you're finally going to learn to use technology to make yourself more productive at work. But don't worry, NetSquared is here to save the day. TechSoup's NetSquared is a global network of nonprofit technology meetups. Image : NetSquared / CC BY-NC-SA.

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TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge Global Tweet Chat Recap

Tech Soup

As a nonprofit example, Ilie offered the 6-word story of an organization that helps the visually impaired: "Blind graduate works for National Bank." Emotions, like hope or humor, work because they draw viewers into the story and make them feel invested in the outcome and your organization. Beirut, Lebanon: NetSquared Beirut.

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Net2Local: Year-End Revelations

Tech Soup

We’ve been working on meeting Net2Local organizer requests for more event support by holding theme months. Fourteen Net2Local groups descended on their communities in full costume and delivered one-on-one training to local social benefit organizers. NetSquared Camps and Travel Bursaries. Event NetSquared tsevent'

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Nonprofits, Companies, and White House Unite on Tech Gap

Tech Soup

Earlier this year, President Obama announced a bold initiative to expand access to technology jobs in the United States. We were especially thrilled to learn that one of TechSoup's nonprofit members, Year Up , was spotlighted as a model for employment and technology training. The Power of a Year.

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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Campus Party is the biggest technology phenomenon that almost nobody in the United States has ever heard of. It is a huge success in the Spanish-speaking world and plans to debut in the States, in the S.F. But in the meantime, they work at the bank. Where will they work? Some of them are a bit p.o.ed

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Guest Post by Ivan Boothe: Social change takes more than social media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Ivan Boothe, publisher of the Rootwork Blog Over at the NetSquared blog, Joe Solomon provided a great roundup of reasons people might be "jaded about social media for change" and ways they overcome it. Which is not to diminish the hard work of social justice organizers in Moldova. Mad props to them.)

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Mother's Day for Peace

Have Fun - Do Good

We, the women of one country, Will be too tender of those of another country To allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs.'" Two of the creators of Not Just a Number will be speaking at NetSquared's Net Tuesday in San Francisco tomorrow, May 8th. Last year Oakland's homicide rate reached a five-year high of 148 people.