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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. Allen Benamer of the Nonprofit Tech Blog says " Support Idealware !" Photo from Cambodia4kids.

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Sharing Nonprofit & NGO Tech Stories

Have Fun - Do Good

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup that is helping to bring the social web to nonprofits & NGOs by sharing stories and building tools. Last month 80+ folks showed up so come on over and join the fun. It's at Varnish Art and Wine Bar @ 77 Natoma in SF from 6-8 PM.

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Lessons From Haiti: Uses of New Media in Disaster Recovery Efforts

Tech Soup

Ushahidi , winner of the 2008 NetSquared Challenge first attracted widespread attention for their work aggregating and mapping real-time reports from victims and relief workers in the violent aftermath of the 2007 Presidential election (see Ushahidi's legacy page for an archived version of this amazing tool).

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Turning City Data into Apps with Apps4Warsaw

Tech Soup

What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? Led by TechSoup Europe , Apps4Warsaw challenged Warsaw's tech-for-good community members to create useful technology for their neighbors using city open datasets. aggregates and filters Warsaw cultural events. Apps4Warsaw.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: First week of March 2010

NTEN

The March 501 Tech Club in NYC will be a panel on " Texting for Good: Trends, Tools, and Tips for Nonprofits " with Katrin Verclas (MobileActive) , Jed Alpert (MobileCommons) , and George Weiner (DoSomething.org). aggregate questions and answers regarding nonprofit management. Full details and RSVP here.

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Join Our 2016 Digital Storytelling Challenge!

Tech Soup

March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC. Citizen stories, aggregated and amplified by NGOs, deserve to be heard as testament to humanity's plurality and hope. The Stories of Tomorrow Award is focused on youth and the next generation. June 1, 2016 — Contest closes and judging begins.

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Join Our 2016 Digital Storytelling Challenge!

Tech Soup

March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC. Citizen stories, aggregated and amplified by NGOs, deserve to be heard as testament to humanity's plurality and hope. The Best Story of Tomorrow Award is focused on youth and the next generation. May 31, 2016 — Contest closes.