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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

Tech Soup

The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008. TechSoup partnered with agencies like USAID and tech companies like Microsoft and Yahoo to host these "tech for good" challenges annually via our NetSquared program.

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Yahoo! for Good

Have Fun - Do Good

When you try to explain how the Web can be used for social change to a colleague, family member or friend, do they get a glazed and confused look in their eye? Because Yahoo! Yahoo Messenger Avatars , "Your Yahoo! for volunteer opportunities, "Add the Community Service module to My Yahoo! Example: Right now Yahoo!

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NpTech Tag Summary: The Faces of NetSquared Champions and NpTech Power of Ten Summary

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Face (book) of NetSquared Champions. The NetSquared Conference is just days away and the NetSquared blogs are buzzing with activity! Not attending the NetSquared Conference but want to follow the tag stream? You can subscribe to the Yahoo Pipe. They are posting their introductions and photos here.

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What TechSoupers Are Doing to Ensure Their Online Security: Part 2

Tech Soup

One of the best plain-language pieces I've seen on it is David Pogue's How and Why to Turn On Two-Step Verification for Your Apple, Google, and Yahoo Accounts. Kevin Lo , NetSquared senior program manager, reports: "Since my account got compromised, I turn on two-factor authentication whenever possible. " Resources.

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Great reads from around the web on February 3rd

Amy Sample Ward

Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. Its seven other backers include Yahoo!, That’s not a believable theory of change. The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

Have Fun - Do Good

This summer I've been interviewing the innovators behind the 21 Projects that went to the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) this year (I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared). You can listen to the original interview and a live recording of Freecycle's 5-minute pitch at the NetSquared Conference on the NetSquared Podcast.

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Changing the Present, Give Meaning, and Personal Fundraising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I blogged about an Ipod/Toilet paper holder over at Netsquared. I learned about it from the site Changing the Present , a donation portal that also lets you set up a wish list of causes to support in lieu of gifts for the holidays or other occassions. So, somehow I'm stuck on the theme of toilet paper holders as gifts.