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TechSoup Global: Springing into Action

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global has had a busy year so far with new ventures, exciting contests, and global recognition. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. That's why TechSoup Global, NetSquared and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. TechSoup Digital Storytelling.

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

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Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Read about their inspiring work in a recent TechSoup Global interview.

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NpTech Tag Summary: NpTech Slide Decks, Twitter Saves Children, and Visualizing Information for Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! There's also a profile of the Humane Society's recent $50,000 contest win from Microsoft. Nate Ritter gives a brilliant example of how Twitter could help save the lives of missing children. NpTech Conversations. So, you want to build a MashUp? And if you???re

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Level Up and Change the World: Gamification Apps

Tech Soup

These Facebook games, however, can help give disadvantaged children hot meals, save zebras, and provide people worldwide with clean drinking water. You might be able to find help from NetSquared , an initiative from TechSoup Global. NetSquared brings nonprofits together with programmers, designers and other business professionals.

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NPTech Summary: Happy Holidays!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ed Schipu l, who grew a mustache for children with cancer last week, created a peavator. Do contests and competitions help build social capital and nonprofit fund raising or inspire burnout? Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. Go vote here.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The themes science, environmental, nutrition, economic development, children, youth, parenting, and leadership are very much appropriate as this conference agenda from the NACDEP and ACE/NETC shows. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. Netsquared Conference Mashup Panel.

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