Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog.). Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline in cities around the world at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate. Learn about Net Tuesdays and get local! I’m so excited about these new groups! Hamburg, Germany.

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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. Monthly Roundups.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston: Storymakers 2017! Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community is hosting free monthly technology meetups in 74 cities globally, but with more than 39,000 members, it can be hard to get a sense of the community's needs. Why Are You a NetSquared Member? We asked NetSquared members why they attend our meetup events. Find your closest NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

NetSquared is TechSoup's answer to providing local tech support and learning opportunities. Uganda is no different except for one thing: its amazing NetSquared Regional Ambassador for East Africa, Robert Kibaya. What Is NetSquared? Most of our NetSquared members need IT equipment like computers, digital cameras, etc.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Their Tweetsgiving campaigns were fundraisers benefiting Mama Lucy’s school in Tanzania and connected the students to their supporters through Twitter. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. Additionally, representatives from local nonprofits shared their experiences with social media at the various forums. NetSquared. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

back then) and being the one of the visionaries behind the Netsquared project. So, when Marnie starts talking about the next big disruptive technology for the nonprofit sector, I listen. ” That’s when you use software on the Internet versus your local hard drive or local computer network. Or it can, anyway.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria. * [GroundWork group]([link] in Columbus, Ohio. * [NetSquared Daytona Beach ]([link] in Daytona Beach, Florida. * [Tech4good Las Vegas]([link] in Las Vegas, Nevada. --> --> What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? Thursday, June 9, 2016.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2014

Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good. This is part of the Sharing Economy with the most transformative potential: the ability to address societal inequities and envision new ecological solutions.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

In keeping with our goal to help nonprofits, libraries, and social benefit organizations learn how to tell better, more compelling, and more meaningful stories to bring about change, we are planning a whole host of exciting FREE events. We'll post more details as they become available.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

Using publicly-released data and code, participants will be able to swap ideas, share skills, and solve challenges that affect Americans on both local and national scales. This wiki can be a first step in providing those developers with information about the problems that can benefit from their support. NetSquared can help!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. Additionally, representatives from local nonprofits shared their experiences with social media at the various forums. NetSquared. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

That's why TechSoup Global, NetSquared and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. From this amazing, diverse pool of entries three winners were chosen based on the impact and benefit that these apps can bring to the world. 3D printing at your local library? Initiative.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. People who benefit from spreading your idea, not people who need to own it." The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? The city quickly realized that no one would benefit from the open data if the city didn't form partnerships. Apps4Warsaw. A Contest Built on City Data. The Road to Becoming a Finalist … and Creating a Winning App. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

One of the projects, GoodGym , is a group fitness app where participants get fit by doing physical tasks that benefit their communities. This wiki can be a first step in providing those developers with information about the problems that can benefit from their support. NetSquared can help! meets LinkedIn for students.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

The idea came from NetSquared community organizers who were eager to share their best practices and experiences and saw a wiki as the ideal platform. The handbook is now a one-stop shop for tips, tricks, and how-tos from organizers in the field for organizing local communities. The Online Community and Social Media Team Wiki.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Benefits of a Mobile Site. Kudos to Erin Palmer over at TechSoup's NetSquared Project for this: "The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that, as of early 2012, 88% of American adults had a cell phone. Other benefits of a mobile site include: A better experience! It's the future.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

This post originally appeared on the Netsquared blog and was authored by Bari Samad, an NGO domain expert for NetSquared. Yet, not everyone has benefited equally from a higher quality of life that this increased “quantity” of life might suggest. Available to the general public at www.7billionactions.org/data

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

NetSquared believes in the power of meeting face-to-face in the actual physical real world. That’s why we’re thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup by having a strong presence at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Washington, DC. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Second Meeting of local members.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. This panel will explore various innovative and creative uses of social media and online technology to support the local food movement. Submitted by Leslie Hatfield.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. This panel will explore various innovative and creative uses of social media and online technology to support the local food movement. Submitted by Leslie Hatfield.

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OCTOBER 12, 2006

In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. The tools can be useful for in-country connections, in local languages, or north-south connections. What benefits? And Netsquared. She notes, "I started in Kenya working with a water users association, living in a thatched hut!"

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AUGUST 21, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. This panel will explore various innovative and creative uses of social media and online technology to support the local food movement. Submitted by Leslie Hatfield.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

But first I'm going to show off on behalf of our NetSquared organizers. The NetSquared organizers' events help TechSoup deliver on our shared mission of ensuring that civil society has the tools and skills necessary to use technology effectively. But I'm not the only one singing the praises of the NetSquared organizers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

Would Change.org 's community benefit from "Change Drinks?" We'll soon be unveiling a full set of tools to let you manage your local event and build a strong local climate group in the lead-up to 24 October." I am a proud member of the NetSquared community and have helped organize Net Tuesday events in Vancouver & Seattle.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Obviously “profit” is a slippery slope, but in most scenarios, it isn’t the community at large that would financially benefit off of change. We are at a very interesting time – with shifts happening locally and globally, governments changing, and new paradigms emerging. But roles that will decide how we move into the future.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

First up was Joseph Tanigawa from Code for San Francisco (our local chapter of Code for America), who presented a nifty tool for bridging the digital divide. The user can go to any bus stop and simply text the stop ID number (listed on every bus stop) to a local phone number (415-528-3226). Reporting Problems. Managing Finances.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I posted an announcement of the campaign on my blog and on Netsquared Posted a guest blog post at Katya's blog soliciting campaign advice in exchange to share my learnings. College students are excellent small-time fundraisers, and will often throw benefit parties. And on the bloggers I read. throw a fundraiser/houseparty.

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APRIL 18, 2007

Growing and Eating Local Foods. library, and nonprofit environments is mainly due to the benefits offered. Other benefits: Anyone (registered or unregistered, if unrestricted) can add, edit or delete content. Netsquared Conference Mashup Panel. no need for local copies, CDs, flash drives, etc.). Can you find more?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The community still led the way, though, from the local to the global level. If you have questions, ideas, additional examples or resources, please add them to the comments here for the benefit of others! You can assume more about shared context, you can also expect a higher investment in the outcome. The Evolution of NPTech.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

That, I would argue, is the other big benefit for consumers of Fair Trade. Of course, because their farms are small and because historically they've gotten a really low price from the local coffee buyers, called coyotes in Latin America, these farmers are all poor. Transcription by CastingWords Fair Trade coffee Transfair

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

NetSquared :: netsquared.org. NetSquared is a group of volunteer leaders who host free #TechforGood in-person events every month in 120 cities worldwide. Gusto is an affordable solution for managing payroll, benefits, and HR. For small regional nonprofits, the service could be used for local events and regular meetups.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

For small regional nonprofits, the service could be used for local events and regular meetups. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. NetSquared in a group of volunteer leaders who host free #TechforGood in-person events every month in 120 cities worldwide. MeetUp :: meetup.com. For Nonprofits Only. Dipjar :: dipjar.com.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

I ended up discovering a program, at New College of California, a couple of years later, when I was producing arts benefits for social change, especially for women and children living with HIV, this was about 1989 and 1990. What I do is, I write for several blogs, as she mentioned. Have you guys ever heard of Freeport-McMoRan?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

One of the reasons I am so excited about the work I am doing with NetSquared is because I think that these new web-based tools, especially podcasts, are an incredible way for nonprofits to get the word out about their causes, especially when they are listened to through headphones. resources and time it will take to make them more prepared.

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