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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Tip #2: Pay attention. Are people having trouble participating?

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Social Media Tips from the TechSoup Global Network

Tech Soup

Not sure if your followers are paying attention to you on Twitter? Additionally, representatives from local nonprofits shared their experiences with social media at the various forums. NetSquared. Read about how the NetSquared Local Warsaw group (NetWtorek) advertises its events through social media.

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Social Media Tips from the TechSoup Global Network

Tech Soup

Not sure if your followers are paying attention to you on Twitter? Additionally, representatives from local nonprofits shared their experiences with social media at the various forums. NetSquared. Read about how the NetSquared Local Warsaw group (NetWtorek) advertises its events through social media.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly.

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Joe Solomon, Guest Post: What's the Right Offline Event for Your Organization's Online Community?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This month's Net2 Think Tank question is: How do real-world (offline) events fit into social media conversations and campaigns ? We need offline events to meet each other, bond eye-to-eye, and forge the collaborations that will make our social networks stronger, better connected, and ultimately transformative. Courtesy of Joe Solomon.

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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After studying irrigation and soil and water conservation, which pays attention to the interface between social systems and irrigation technology in developing countries, she worked for ten years in Africa. In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. And Netsquared.

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The Evolution of NPTech: Keynote and slides

Amy Sample Ward

Technology in the analog period was usually defined only as hardware or software, it looked like desktop computers and a server room, and it got as much attention from the organization as a whole as the employee handbook. In the social paradigm, we recognize the need for both online and offline to be part of our work. Analog Tactics.

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