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NetSquared's Tips for Creating a Successful App-for-Good Event

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This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. We are looking for hackers to put together projects that can improve any aspect of a veteran's life. Collect participant stories along the length of the event and share them in conjunction with the announced winner and completed projects.

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TechSoup Global: Springing into Action

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TechSoup Global has had a busy year so far with new ventures, exciting contests, and global recognition. TechSoup's SafeNight and Caravan projects are described in Making Data an Afterthought. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. Find out what else NetSquared was up to this spring in this roundup. Initiative.

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. The site was developed by Democracy in Action. NpTech Community. And here's a Web2.0

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Turning City Data into Apps with Apps4Warsaw

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What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? A Contest Built on City Data. Paulina Sobieszuk, the Apps4Warsaw project manager, said that the project started several years ago. The contest got a total of 72 entries, which Sobieszuk said was a huge surprise and success.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Net Tuesday next week in SF is about " How Nonprofits Can Use And Build Online Social Networks ," featuring speakers from Change.org and Ning. over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. What do you think?

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Using Social Networking Tools - Advice, Brief Case Study, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Define something small and tangible - whether it be a flickr photo contest or exploring the content related to your organization's issue and identifying 10 friends or contacts. The IFCP (Independent Filmmakers Coop) in the Philippines just had their Guimaras Short Film project which was shown on television and some moviehouses in Manila.

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News by the Spoonful: TechSoup's 2015 Tech Predictions

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We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. Data theft, cyberattacks, and government surveillance are a growing fact of digital life, and it looks like 2015 will only be more of the same. Every now and then, we like to predict what's on the tech horizon.

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