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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Campus Party is embraced by corporate sponsors. I talked to a lot of Campuseros; those are their questions. Al Gore, Tim Berners-Lee and Vinton Cerf appeared on a panel moderated immoderately by the ineffable and inexorable Cory Doctorow. It was pretty damn great; those guys are all smart and Cory threw no softballs.

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NTC Day of Service 2011: The Art of Story Capture

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Event 360 was a sponsor for the Day of Service. I was lucky enough to work along side Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed , both experts at capturing stories on video and sharing through social channels. A group of volunteers, with parts and guidance from Cisco, installed of a wireless network at the WildTech Shelter.

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The Future of Entrepreneurship Should Include Empathy, Acknowledge Gender Bias

Tech Soup

Don’t just work on the problems that benefit the one percent,” she said at the event, part of a series of Virgin Group sponsored panels with the participation of Virgin founder and billionaire Richard Branson. " Well, no, according to everyone everyone who responded during the panel's opening minutes.

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E-Mediat: Day 2 – The Networked NGO in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The E-Mediat project is sponsored by MEPI, US Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative and was created in response to Secretary Clinton’s announcement of Civil Society 2.0. I have the honor of co-training with some of the best folks doing work in this part of the world. Transparency and “ Arab NGOs” can they go together?

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NTC Day of Service 2011: The Art of Story Capture

NTEN

Event 360 was a sponsor for the Day of Service. Wireless Network Installation A group of volunteers, with parts and guidance from Cisco, installed of a wireless network at the WildTech Shelter. The Art of Story Capture I focused on shadowing Mark and Shawn and asked them questions about their practice of story capture.

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Case Study: Tools for Community Engagement

NTEN

While there were a few instances of serendipity – where notable JustCoz participants like prominent technologist & entrepreneur Jeff Pulver (who has over 400,000 followers) were retweeted by followers like Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior (who has nearly 1.4M Share your questions and your experiences! from over 635,000 total followers.

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Nonprofit Technology News for March 2014

Tech Soup

Way back in August I posed the somewhat rhetorical question: Will Facebook’s Internet.org Bridge the Global Digital Divide? The DoGooder Awards recognize exceptional use of video to promote good causes and are sponsored by YouTube and TechSoup donor partner, Cisco. " Facebook, Solar Drones, and Cheap Internet.

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