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Great reads from around the web on October 25th

Amy Sample Ward

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size. ."

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

Have Fun - Do Good

This summer I've been interviewing the innovators behind the 21 Projects that went to the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) this year (I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared). You can listen to the original interview and a live recording of Freecycle's 5-minute pitch at the NetSquared Conference on the NetSquared Podcast.

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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action

Amy Sample Ward

Of course, I hope you’ll make a gift to make her wish come true too. Some posted to community blogs like NetSquared. Others posted on Facebook (using the Notes application). We’re just hoping to make her birthday super happy by making her wish come true and reminding her just how much good she does. Some tweeted.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There's a roundup of coverage on his Netsquared blog , including pointers to live blog posts like this one. More from Britt Bravo on Netsquared blog. Changing the Present has launched a Facebook application adding to the virtual gift community. He also shares the key points of his presentation here. And if you???re

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

non-IT professionals understand web applications for collaboration. The best question to come through the "Ask Your Friends" application on Facebook thjs week is "Have you used Mechanical Turk?" Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DevelopmentSeed blog posted back in October some screenshots of the Facebook application created to Help End Poverty as part of the UN Millennium Campaign outreach to Facebook community. If you're curious about what other Facebook applications are being used by nonprofits, check out this top 12 list. No worries. And if you???re

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

applications have changed the rules of online community. Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. " Marketing and Fundraising Charitable gift catalogs ignites blog buzz notes the Donor Power Blog, providing context and a roundup of blogosphere reaction.

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