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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. The NetSquared website was itself designed to be a model Web 2.0 Podcasting. Google Maps.

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How the World Affairs Council Broadcasts Globally with Social Media

Tech Soup

As part of Social Media September (#SocMedSep), we've been tapping into the wisdom of our global TechSoup and NetSquared communities as well as experts in nonprofit technology. Social Networking social media NetSquared tssocialmedia World Affairs Council' TS: How does social media support your organization's mission?

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Let The Change Blogging Meme Hit The Road.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Britt Bravo wrote a post several months back defining the term: people who are using their blog, podcast or vlog to raise awareness, build community, and/or facilitate readers/listeners/viewers' taking action to make the world a better place. This fall, DC will be one of 35 cities visited by NetSquared???s What's that?

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Blogs As Barrier to Conversation and Nonprofit Barriers to Blogging and Tagging.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The triggers: A blog conversation on Jilliane's Smith blog that became a community blog conversation about nonprofit tagging on netsquared. There are others, including e-mail lists, web-based discussion forums, chat rooms, call-in talk shows, and even (to a certain extent) podcasts and wikis.

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How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Marketing Genius: What's Your Brilliant Thought?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The key to crossing the chasm to adoption is education, awareness, and discussion internally. You can also share the impact of your organization's programs through podcasts, sharing photos on Flickr, or videos on YouTube or other video sharing sites. Especially in this economy.

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

Have Fun - Do Good

Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. You can read a transcript of the podcast below. I think there is now lots of evidence to suggest that American consumers are increasingly aware of the world's problems.

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Interview: Kedar Iyer, PickyPolly

Amy Sample Ward

This consciousness and reason to change for our collective sustainability can only come from the awareness of our individual impact due to over consumption. the Netsquared community in the form of feedback on the idea, experts in understanding the footprint life cycle consumables, game designers to help design compelling social incentives, 3.

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