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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. . The internet is not new.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Why Social Media?

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NetSquared Local Events in the First Half of August

Tech Soup

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. Melbourne, Australia: How to best engage volunteers with your organisation. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Burlington recently hosted a Social Media Surgery.

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NetSquared Local Events: Week of July 1

Tech Soup

NetSquared Local is growing! We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own ! We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own ! What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Giving is awesome ” Social Media + Traditional Media = Crazy Awesome!

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NetSquared in May: Get Face-to-Face with Your Nonprofit Peers

Tech Soup

Australia and New Zealand with Stephen Blyth of NetSquared Wellington. Join your local group and start participating in the conversation. And if you don’t have a local group we’ll help you start your own. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: May Meeting of local members. Image: CarolLynne M of NetSquared Victoria.

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Sending Prayers and Concrete Help to the Philippines: Bayanihan’ Spirit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Image: American Red Cross. My nonprofit technology, Shai Coggins , who is also Filipino and lives in Australia, wrote this post about the devastation of a massive typhoon that hit her homeland when Typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda, as known locally) hit a few days ago. Yesterday, Veteran’s Day, was a sad day for me.

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What's NetSquared Up to in May?

Tech Soup

Here’s your monthly update from the world of NetSquared Local. What Is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact.