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A Huge Thank You and My Next Steps

Amy Sample Ward

I am completely overwhelmed by the positive, kind, touching things that so many community members have shared about the work we have all done together during my time with NetSquared and TechSoup Global over the last two and a half years. I will also continue hosting the monthly Community Builder chats and hope you’ll join!

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What is working wikily? How can funders catalyze and support networks? Join the conversation #netfunders on April 5-6th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In late 2011, Funder’s Guide to Networks will synthesize the knowledge and publish a print publication for the broader field of philanthropy. If you want to learn more about the networks, here’s a few blog posts: TechSoup/Netsquared. A Tale of Different Networks: Netsquared and TSG (Video interview with Marnie).

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. You can also create a special reading list, locate books in your local library, and share what you're reading with friends over social media. Our Time (Facebook) is a nonprofit dedicated to youth empowerment through the voting process.

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Great reads from around the web on June 15th

Amy Sample Ward

7 Social Media experiments we tried with the 99% Power Coalition | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Joe Solomon does a great job sharing the tools, tactics, and mini-campaigns used in the recent 99% Power Campaign. They were looking to harness the power of all the local food banks' (over 200) online communities."

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What Is TechSoup Up To in Asia (Now)?

Tech Soup

Enter TechSoup Asia , newly launched in 2011 thanks to a generous grant from Microsoft! We’ve also launched a NetSquared Local in Singapore, and are working to include the Philippines and Thailand in the near future. It is one of several projects at TSG that aims to retool our models to achieve maximum impact.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. Events: NetSquared Camps. Community Driven Social Impact strategies for events – let’s look at the NetSquared Camps pilot.

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Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation

Amy Sample Ward

We are at a very interesting time – with shifts happening locally and globally, governments changing, and new paradigms emerging. I spoken with various libraries who, when they learned about the NetSquared Local program asked why they couldn’t participate – and I told them that of course they could! Getting Started.

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