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Why Eli van der Giessen Became a NetSquared Organizer

Tech Soup

But did you know about NetSquared , our volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events? NetSquared has groups in 20 countries, and it held over 600 events last year, helping more than 17,000 nonprofit employees, board members, volunteers, and community leaders with technology.

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BiGTech India Connects Nonprofits with IT Students

Tech Soup

To celebrate, TechSoup's partner in India, BiGTech , held the Find an IT Partner event in Mumbai to connect local nonprofits with IT students. NetSquared , an initiative from TechSoup Global, holds similar events all around the world to connect NGOs with the resources they need. Image: BiGTech logo ( NASSCOM Foundation ).

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Great reads from around the web on September 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

The Make It Your Own program was a grant program in 2007 created by the Case Foundation to promote “citizen centered&# approaches to local community building. " Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Finding Volunteers Online | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Looking for ways to recruit volunteers online?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is. NTC 2007 Pipe.

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8 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs

Have Fun - Do Good

As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause. Example: Anyone can publish a blog post on the NetSquared Community Blog and Social Actions' social network, my.socialactions.com.

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Cambodia Bloggers: Five Years Later – Part 2

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I started contributing to Global Voices where I did blogging roundups from Cambodia. In 2007, I raised money to help sponsor the first Cambodian Bloggers conference and raised a lot of the money via Twitter as Shel Israel noted in his book, Twitterville. Here’s a video and blog post I wrote for Blogher back then.

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Podcamp Session on Social Media Metrics: Thank You Jeremiah

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So when I heard that one of the leading subject matter experts on social media metrics - Jeremiah Owyang - was the guest of honor at a local social media networking event , I decided to go. And, above all, the session needs to be a conversation about Social Media, not a lecture. What isn't clear or could be simplified? Am I missing anything?

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