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NetSquared: In the Beginning

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In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." Online social networking was just being born. To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. " The year was 2005.

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July NetSquared Think Tank Round-Up: Building a Culture of Accessibility

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This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. I believe that web developers should be made aware of the things that are necessary to make websites more accessibility aid friendly for the visually impaired. Using tools like the WAVE toolbar can help raise awareness about where the barriers are."

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LinkedIn's Nonprofit Solutions

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This post was authored by Trenton DuVal, a contributing editor at NetSquared, and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. spoke with Bryan about the changes for nonprofits coming to the social network for a post on SocialBrite. This will strengthen the connections that your organization has on the social network.

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How the World Affairs Council Broadcasts Globally with Social Media

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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. Additionally, I wanted her to share how they determine which social networks to use and their most successful campaigns. AP: Data is key.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Using Social Networking Tools - Advice, Brief Case Study, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. How have social networking tools helped spread the word about your cause?

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere

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Learn more about networking hardware solutions from Brocade and online store creation and management from Shopify. From NetSquared. NetSquared is organizing technology-for-social-good events all over the world. Get practical advice on live-streaming an activist event and making an all-star meme for your nonprofit.

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Got Social Media Policy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Creating a social media policy or any other organizational policy requires three steps: Establish the policy: Determine the policy and what you want to accomplish. Educate: Important to train or make employees aware of the implications. The social media policy tool helps you with part of the of step 1. . Have some thoughts?

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