Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

New forms of participation such as micro-volunteering, and web-generated events such as Twestival, are changing the way people are coming together to raise funds, donate their time and make a difference in their local and global community. Article: NetSquared and the new wave of online volunteering. Recruiting volunteers online.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Here are even more blog posts, articles, and event recaps to get you started: Facebook uses an algorithm called EdgeRank to determine the makeup of each user's news feed.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

It was originally published on NetSquared. Other articles speak to the use of ‘Digital Smoke Signals’ generated from big data for improved development projects and policies, as well as the need to look at not just big data but small data too. Big Data for Development.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

Using publicly-released data and code, participants will be able to swap ideas, share skills, and solve challenges that affect Americans on both local and national scales. This article from Edelman's Good Purpose blog provides more guidance on throwing your own nonprofit hackathon. NetSquared can help!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

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.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

The idea came from NetSquared community organizers who were eager to share their best practices and experiences and saw a wiki as the ideal platform. The handbook is now a one-stop shop for tips, tricks, and how-tos from organizers in the field for organizing local communities. The Online Community and Social Media Team Wiki.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

TechSoup's articles , webinars , blog , and forums offer tips, how-tos, and advice. NetSquared is your source for local in-person nonprofit tech training and meetups around the world. Skillsoft offers online training for your employees and for IT administrators starting at $20 per course through TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

This article from Edelman's Good Purpose blog provides more guidance on throwing your own nonprofit hackathon. NetSquared can help! The challenges invite social activists and techies to create web-based tools to tackle local issues. Got an idea for an app or software solution, but don't know where to start?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Comment, Blog it, tag it NpTech, and/or start a blog over at the Netsquared site. Good article from the New York Times about widgets, " Some Bling for Your Blog " and a post on the Yahoo Blog about social media meets fundraising. Cross posted at Netsquared Have an opinion on any of these topics? Change the World!

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2007

Last week, at NetSquared's San Francisco Net Tuesday Meetup, Steve Miller, Product Manager, Google Earth Outreach spoke to a room of 50+ social changemakers and web innovators about how nonprofits can use Google Earth Outreach for their work. Full disclosure: I am NetSquared's Community Builder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2006

So blog about it, call your local newspaper, if you work in media get your editor to let you do something huge about it and feel free to contact us at anytime for our input or to get quote on why net neutrality is important to us as independent filmmakers who use the internet to distribute our work. Britt Bravo, Netsquared Post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

There are 18 articles. Marnie Webb (who appears to be blogging a bit more these days since she switched to a MAC ) tagged an interesting article from the Wall Journal that asks " Is there a numerical cap on how many friends we can have? Jon Stahl has a live blog post of remarks by the speakers. This is a must-read. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. The tools can be useful for in-country connections, in local languages, or north-south connections. Blogging an article or a book helps me to go one step further because I push myself to formulate what I really learned from it. What benefits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Publish brief articles about your selected topic on a consistent basis. New articles appear at the top, so your visitors can easily read what???s or response to your article, while others may link to it or email you privately. Growing and Eating Local Foods. Netsquared Conference Mashup Panel. Can you find more?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Grammarly allows users to upload documents to scan for common and complex grammatical mistakes, spanning everything from subject-verb agreement to article use to modifier placement. Lumen5 converts articles and blog posts into video content – ideal for social media. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. Grammarly :: grammarly.com.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good. AirBnB will allow hosts to donate to local causes; will add smoke detectors, will work on joint campaigns with the city and improve disaster preparedness.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

For small regional nonprofits, the service could be used for local events and regular meetups. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. NetSquared in a group of volunteer leaders who host free #TechforGood in-person events every month in 120 cities worldwide. MeetUp :: meetup.com. For Nonprofits Only. Dipjar :: dipjar.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

" and points to this article about MobileActive in the Economist. You can also see if there is a local charity that you bring items to in your own world travels. This article summarizes new research from Forrester detailing "The Seven Tenets of the Information Workplace." And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2017

And that’s why we offer social media events, NetSquared meet-ups, and educational trainings – all geared towards educating organizations on how to create a powerful digital story ( Nonprofits can submit stories to our storytelling contest through October 31, 2017 ). Tsering created this exercise to help. Don’t be intimidated!

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