Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

But don't be afraid — huddle up for warmth and knowledge with your nonprofit tech friends at a local Tech4Good meetup. Highlights this month include website accessibility in Portland, Oregon; project management in Boston, Massachusetts; and data visualization in Las Vegas, Nevada. Portland, Oregon: Website Accessibility 101.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

NetSquared events come in all shapes and sizes, and we love them all! The exact format isn’t important, as long as we are consistently gathering the nonprofit and tech communities together so that they can learn from each other. What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? This Week’s NetSquared Events.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. 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

AUGUST 3, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. In the old days, we used to talk about accessibility as something we added to our websites. So, for this month's Net2 Think Tank, we asked you what's going on in the innovative world of accessibility. from Palak Timbadiya via Linkedin.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

It's tough out there everywhere for NGOs and charities to get help with their technology. NetSquared is TechSoup's answer to providing local tech support and learning opportunities. Uganda is no different except for one thing: its amazing NetSquared Regional Ambassador for East Africa, Robert Kibaya.

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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

AUGUST 20, 2010

This post was originally posted on the NetSquared Blog and was written by Amy Sample Ward. Over the last few years, the NetSquared Local network (a project of TechSoup Global's) has grown from just a few groups in only a couple countries, to 70+ groups in 21+ countries! A Resource for Community Organizers.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2011

Just recently NetSquared , part of the TechSoup network, has opened a discussion on Internet accessibility as their think tank theme this month. What we want to know is: How do you increase, promote, and advance Internet accessibility on your site?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Jasper, Indiana: Hotspots and Wireless Access Points. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston: Storymakers 2017!

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2014

You’re reading the TechSoup blog, so you’re probably already comfortable with using technology in your work. You can help your tech-shy nonprofit friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup. Chicago, IL: Lunch ’n Learn: Tech Planning Smack Down. Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Earlier this year, President Obama announced a bold initiative to expand access to technology jobs in the United States. " In 2014, GigaOm found some interesting statistics on diversity in tech from company-provided data and survey results from the U.S. Caucasians made up 60 percent of computer science degree recipients.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings. Luckily for you, our NetSquared leaders are super creative when planning their #Tech4Good events. Find your closest NetSquared group. Upcoming Tech for Good Events. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Through technology! Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. The Power of Technology Challenges. How can people fight back?

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2016

Help put together the educational program for the 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference , taking place March 23 – 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. Editors' note: NetSquared organizers and TechSoup staff submitted sessions, and we would LOVE it if you weighed in and voted!]. TechSoup and NetSquared NTC Session Proposals.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Are you headed to San Francisco this week for the Nonprofit Technology Conference ? 12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions. your peers and learn the skills you need to put technology to work for. No PowerPoint.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2009

Future Tech (10:15am, Wheeler Hall). When it comes to technology, the future is now. The Future Tech panelists are experts in the development and implementation of new technologies that work for the social good. Cultural shift afoot - technology companies, media, and bloggers using their influence to meaningful action.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

You're reading the TechSoup blog, so you're probably already comfortable with using technology in your work. But there are millions of nonprofit staffers who don't have the skills to use technology to do more good. You can help your tech-shy NGO friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Have you ever thought about hosting nonprofit technology events in your community? NetSquared is here to help you along the way with everything from slide templates to planning checklists. Not sure if hosting a NetSquared group is for you? Houston, Texas: The Legal Side of Nonprofit Technology. Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

This year's #16NTC Nonprofit Technology Conference is in San Jose, right around the corner from TechSoup's San Francisco office. The nonprofit sector has long struggled with the best way to refer people to services, but new technologies can change that. Connect with Tech Training (and Techies!) – 12:00 p.m.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

MacArthur Foundation and Humanity United , held their second Human Rights and Technology conference at the new David Brower Center. TechSoup's NetSquared Initiative partnered with the HRC in the first conference The Soul of the New Machine in 2009 to help select a winner in their Mobile Challenge. & Catherine T.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The weekend event was organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness , and many other organizations and companies. TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. ReWrite Oakland.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. That's why TechSoup Global, NetSquared and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. Find out what else NetSquared was up to this spring in this roundup. Technology for Good Goes Global.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2015

Webinars and Other Online Events on Nonprofit Technology. Writing Successful Direct Mail Appeal Letters In-House, Part 1 with Tom Ahern Nonprofit Marketing Guide / Webinar / Fee: $99, free w/ All-Access-Pass. Feedback and Fine-Tuning Session: Messages with Nancy Schwartz Nonprofit Marketing Guide / Webinar / Fee: All-Access-Pass only.

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APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Trish Perkins offers up a list "cool free tech tools." NpTech Community.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

The event was presented by Twilio and Open 311 , one of the organizations leading the charge to make government data public, accessible, and usable. I've kind of become an open-data geek in the past few months, largely thanks to NetSquared's unconference at NTC.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

In actuality, hackathons are events where ideas are hatched and technology needs are met — making them excellent opportunities for nonprofits, charities, and libraries! Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global-wide community of hackers and social leaders with the common goal of building open technology for a better world.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

Michael offers some suggestions for developing Your Tech Game Plan for 2012. From NetSquared. Use our newly launched Local Impact Map to learn how organizations are using technology products and knowledge to further their missions. Sarah reports on the Public Access Technology Benchmarks project. TechSoup Canada.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

Like TechSoup's other community-driven tech-innovation initiatives — the NetSquared challenges , the ReStart movement , and Apps4Warsaw — Caravan Studios' work is informed first and foremost by the needs of the community itself. Caravan listens and identifies ways that technology can intervene. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2014

Gayle Samuelson Carpentier,TechSoup Global’s Chief Business Development Officer, is a newly minted member of the Nonprofit Technology Network's (NTEN) board of directors. Yes, she's the one to thank for such great technology donations! This keeps me in touch with the needs of grassroots nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 12, 2012

In celebration of the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft announced the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest in partnership with NetSquared. A good app idea will not only solve a problem your audience has - it will be easily accessible to them.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

on NetSquared. Five trending Big Data technologies are also identified. This index aims to go beyond economic measurement to also measure access to food, shelter, education, health care, economic opportunity, and environmental stability in conjunction, and in comparison, with GDP. of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global.

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JULY 7, 2009

Submitted by Amy Sample Ward, publisher of Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech When it comes to “nptech” or nonprofit technology, there are more blogs and organizations and resources than any one person can find, let alone keep track of! This is free to use and publicly accessible. I’m no exception. So, why did I do this? Check it out!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 16, 2015

Eli van der Giessen — Netsquared Community Manager. Remote employees have always held the NetSquared community manager role. I work with volunteers holding technology-training events for nonprofits in 50 cities across 20 countries. Email, Skype , and Google+ Hangouts keep me in touch with my Netsquared organizers.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Kudos to Erin Palmer over at TechSoup's NetSquared Project for this: "The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that, as of early 2012, 88% of American adults had a cell phone. Check out TechSoup's full range of mobile technology learning resources: Mobile 101: The Basics. Engage Constituents with Mobile Tech.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Kevin Lo , NetSquared senior program manager, reports: "Since my account got compromised, I turn on two-factor authentication whenever possible. All my accounts are tied to this email address so, this way, no one can do a password change and gain access to them. In fact my bank recently enforced it on. its] online banking site.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

More mobile devices are sold worldwide than PCs, and mobile is expected to overtake PCs as the most popular way to access the Internet in the next few years. Laura Quinn shared her ideas at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , in a session called More Than Apps: Affordable Program Delivery Through Mobile Phones.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2017

Get Access to Your Documentation. What's your access to your computer and network documentation? It's highly recommended and encouraged that you insist you have access to all of your company's documentation at an alternate location other than your MSP's servers. About the Author. Image 1 : Phovoir / Shutterstock.

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