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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action

Amy Sample Ward

Her birthday wish is to raise money for the Sharing Foundation using Causes and we think we could help her crush her goal of sending 53 Cambodian children to school by raising $530. Some posted to community blogs like NetSquared. We even said that they could do something else entirely! Some people posted on their own blogs.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

Especially with the increased use of social media tools to help community building activity around causes or specific organizations. Case Studies. Events: NetSquared Camps. Community Driven Social Impact strategies for events – let’s look at the NetSquared Camps pilot. So, what is that opportunity?

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Crowdsourcing vs Community-sourcing: What’s the difference and the opportunity?

Amy Sample Ward

Designing for the Community: Customizable – let the community own your message and cause by personalizing their involvement or output. Case Studies. For the case studies, use the slides above and scroll through. Below I have listed each case study, with a link if you want to check it out.

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Great reads from around the web on October 25th

Amy Sample Ward

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size.

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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. Arrangement of text, and the color of that text (for example, too much white causes glare on some people and will inconvenience them as they try to toggle the colors on their screen magnifier- if that is an option at all. using social media.

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Great reads from around the web on June 15th

Amy Sample Ward

7 Social Media experiments we tried with the 99% Power Coalition | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Joe Solomon does a great job sharing the tools, tactics, and mini-campaigns used in the recent 99% Power Campaign. " Now that's a different question, one that's not as simple to answer for most of us.

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Build Your Storymaking Skills with Free Events and Webinars

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We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. NetSquared groups are holding free events all month. Portland, Oregon: Websites as Storytelling Tools: A Case Study. Storymakers Community Events.