Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

NetSquared Local believes that the best way to build a strong, self sufficient community of #nptech practitioners is for us to go outside and get face-to-face. We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own ! What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Event Reports. Monday, June 10.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Adelaide, Australia: Mixing online with offline - building communities that take action. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? With 44 events planned (so far) for the month, there’s probably an event near you! Tuesday, September 17. Event Reports.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Craig Foster, a former Australia National Football Team captain who played 29 times for Australia, led an international campaign to free a young Bahraini footballer and refugee, Hakeem al-Araibi, from a Thai prison. Stand for Human Rights with Craig Foster.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 28, 2017

Donations triggered by: Email (11), social media (7), local, personal connection to nonprofit (4), experience through travel (3), print appeal (1). Digital payments are the future of online fundraising, yet of the 25 nonprofits donated to, none of them are an early adopter.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For example, if your town is known for gorgeous cherry blossom trees, offering paintings with these trees by a local artist can inspire bidding. For example, a local bike shop could donate a bike, helmet, and a voucher for a free tuneup. Choose intriguing warm-weather locations like Belize, Jamaica, Australia, or Greece.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

The first is developing strong local partners , such as disability NGOs, libraries or educational institutions that help us customize our services to the specific needs of their communities. They also provide outreach and user support, which helps us keep our costs low as well as build local capacity to meet accessibility needs.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Teaser: Across the ocean and the international date line, there is an organization doing amazing nonprofit technology work -- Connecting Up Australia. Two lucky NTEN Members will be chosen to attend the Connecting Up Conference (CU11) in Melbourne, Australia on June 1-3, 2011 on a full scholarship! How amazing is that?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Across the ocean and the international date line, there is an organization doing amazing nonprofit technology work -- Connecting Up Australia. Two lucky NTEN Members will be chosen to attend the Connecting Up Conference (CU11) in Melbourne, Australia on June 1-3, 2011 on a full scholarship! It's a lot like the NTC , only in Australia!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The year 2020 began with bushfires in Australia and ended with wildfires throughout North America. Know your local organizations. 5 disaster events from 2020 to remember. In between these events, a significant portion of the Amazon rainforest burned. Be flexible. Provide unrestricted funding. Fund recovery.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Every local news station showed up. Breakout Session 1 Jenny Kapp, Community Connections Australia - Get ConnectED: Weaving A New Social Web for People with Disabilities. It's not about the nonprofit, it's about what they do for our stakeholders. He got a donate now button and raised $10,000.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

One thing I have learned working mostly outside of the US is to start a training by honoring a local tradition. I used it for my master class at Connecting Up in Australia as I have used it for almost every training I’ve done over the past twenty years. Here’s how it works. Pass the Ugly Doll in Australia.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Faithforce , Salesforce’s interfaith employee resource group, has partnered with Salesforce Philanthropy and Salesforce.org for the past four years to educate, spread awareness, and support refugees around the world by observing World Refugee Day, where we come together each year to learn, share, and give back to help refugees locally and globally.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

We’ll be hosting social media surgeries for local nonprofits and community activists. Find your local #nptech tribe and consider sharing your skills as a volunteer surgeon by joining a NetSquared Local group. Adelaide, Australia: Meet the Meetups! Melbourne, Australia: Dear : integrate don’t duplicate.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2014

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. Upcoming Events. Thursday, May 1. Sunday, May 4.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 13, 2013

We've compiled some of the best articles, blogs, and webinars from our partners in Canada, Australia, and the global NetSquared Local groups. Our partner in Australia and New Zealand, Connecting Up , is a great resource for social media tips in addition to fundraising. TechSoup Canada. Connecting Up. NetSquared.

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AccelEvents

JULY 19, 2020

Certainly, COVID-19 is keeping most of us local and has us thinking about staying closer to home. Expand your advertising spend to reach potential attendees outside your local area. For example, the Salesforce “World Tour” in Sydney Australia had 15,000 registered attendees.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

That means it’s time for our monthly roundup of all the crazy goodness created by NetSquared Local in May. What is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup’s volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local organizers rallied around Ushahidi’s BRCK kickstarter.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

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.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Melbourne, Australia: charity: water … A digital success story. Adelaide, Australia: Adelaide Pozible Crowdfunding Workshop. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? With 32 events planned (so far) for the month, there’s probably an event near you! Tuesday, October 1. Thursday, October 17.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2014

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of local members. Melbourne, Australia: How to move your non-profit online: Rotary Australia case study. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Naranya en Guatemala - proyectos con moviles. Brooklyn, NY: Get Skilled Pro-Bono Help This July. Sunday, August 3, 2014. Tuesday, August 5, 2014.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

For example, all residents with the qualifying disabilities in Australia, Denmark and Qatar, to pick just three examples, now have free access to Bookshare thanks to our joint efforts with local and national disability groups in these countries.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

We have events scheduled for Douala, Cameroon; Adelaide, Australia; Wellington, New Zealand; Philadelphia, PA; and Honolulu, HI. Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. Philadelphia, PA: Using Social Media to Connect and Strengthen Local Communities. Adelaide, Australia: Social Media September.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 22, 2010

This year's Summit is special because we're cohosting the Social Enterprise World Forum, which was held in Scotland and Australia the last two years (I got to go to the first one in Scotland: it was incredible to see how vibrant and successful the movement is in the UK). Benetech is sending four of our team, including me.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. It could be checking in with people on a location-based social network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

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. I want to donate to a local organisation who’s already doing the work in the affected areas.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Net2Local has adopted the core strategies of theme months to increase network cohesion and regional hubs to scale our ability to support local organizers. Fourteen Net2Local groups descended on their communities in full costume and delivered one-on-one training to local social benefit organizers. Theme Months. Regional Ambassadors.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Adelaide, Australia: Adelaide Pozible Crowdfunding Workshop. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? Robert Kibaya introduced 30 local nonprofits to the tools of the social web. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. With 50 groups world-wide there’s probably an event near you! Event Reports.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Connecting Up Australia. Connecting Up Australia (CUA) spent the month of November sharing blog posts, articles, and other events to help nonprofits better use social media. Additionally, representatives from local nonprofits shared their experiences with social media at the various forums. NetSquared.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

The top countries where individuals give the most often (not necessarily the most money) are (1) Myanmar, (2) The United States, (3) New Zealand, (4) Australia, and ; (5) Ireland ( Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index ). Email Fundraising. Email messaging drives 13% of all online revenue ( M+R Benchmarks Report ). Click to Tweet.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2014

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of local members. Melbourne, Australia: How to Re-Energize an Organisation: Rotary Australia case study. Tuesday, August 19, 2014. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. Friday, August 29, 2014. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester Social Media Surgery.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Then in Australia: "this might work in America, but it will never work in Australia." In New Zealand: "this might work in Australia, but it will never work in New Zealand." Cultural differences can play out on local levels as well. For years, I''ve heard some version of this refrain. For the most part, I discounted it.

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Achieve

MARCH 16, 2017

Pro Bono Australia. . For example, if you weren’t passionate about arts and culture, would you give to your local arts organization? If you didn’t really care about cats and dogs, would you volunteer at your local animal shelter or Humane Society? The following blog first appeared on. Probably not.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The NetSquared community consists of Local groups in 80+ cities worldwide that hold offline events for those interested in technology and social impact. NetSquared meetup in Adelaide, Australia ( Photo courtesy of Connecting Up Australia ). Here the responses varied somewhat.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. Or learn about crowdfunding in Melbourne, Australia and New York, New York. Melbourne, Australia: Learn How to Utilize Crowdfunding in Your Organization. Feeling overwhelmed? and the globe. Wednesday, October 29, 2014.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

You’ll get to meet some of our local judges, see dozens of the best videos and photo stories, and connect with fellow digital storytellers. Whether you live in San Francisco, Australia, or Romania, we’d love for you to join us! This is a “red carpet” event! Light refreshments will be provided (for those who join us in-person).

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AccelEvents

JULY 19, 2020

Certainly, COVID-19 is keeping most of us local and has us thinking about staying closer to home. Expand your advertising spend to reach potential attendees outside your local area. For example, the Salesforce “World Tour” in Sydney Australia had 15,000 registered attendees.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Paris, France: “Made in Local”- Emploi, croissance, durabilité & si la solution était locale? Net2 Regional Ambassador Stephen Blyth is recruiting new organizers in Australia and Aotearoa. Wednesday, November 27. Thursday, November 28. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester social media surgery.

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