Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

NetSquared gathers together nonprofits and activists, tech leaders and funders, and everyone who's interested in using technology for social change. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. Friday, September 11, 2015.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

I’ve been involved with TechSoup/Netsquared Network since its inception back six years ago and so it is nice to be part of the narrative arc. Annie Leonard , the director of The Story of Stuff Project , shared a rich story about they have built a global network of activists around the film. Photo by Glenn Hirsch.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's NetSquared community organizer, will be meeting with fellow community organizers to discuss the challenges and rewards of growing both online and offline communities. NetSquared Organizers, Ambassadors, and Birds of a Feather. NetSquared Organizers, Ambassadors, and Birds of a Feather.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

For a taste of nptech goings-on all around the world, NetSquared Local shares community highlights from the month of May and gets its fans excited about future projects in their recent monthly roundup. The series was launched by James Howe and will explore the world of communications, from public relations to digital media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2014

.” What is most exciting about the Sharing Economy is its embrace of a revitalized public square and a rejuvenated commitment to social good. Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Maria Ogneva, director of community at Yammer, spoke at a San Francisco online community event about how to make your organization go social. Read a first-hand account from Jeff Dawson, director of the Lester Public Library in Wisconsin, on how this rural library built up its social media presence. NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Kevin Lo , NetSquared senior program manager, reports: "Since my account got compromised, I turn on two-factor authentication whenever possible. " George Tilesch , senior director, strategic programs, says, "I am using two-step verification whenever possible. In fact my bank recently enforced it on.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2011

The Independent Television Service is beginning its multi-year public media initiative called Women and Girls Lead. During the month of August, NetSquared wants to know your tips for creating a successful survey ! While we talked strategy, our members put their strategies into action – and used some cool technology along the way.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Recently, over 300 innovators and changemakers interested in the intersection of technology and social benefit work converged for a few days of idea-sharing, learning, and collaboration at NetSquared's annual conference. About NetSquared. To learn more about NetSquared or get involved, visit [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2009

I don't understand by @ntenhross (Holly Ross, Director of NTEN) and @amyrsward (Netsquared community builder) aren't in my cloud. While we've opted to have all these conversations in public, the tools let people track more granular information about you - who you talk to and what you talk about it. Colman does SEO for REI.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2016

Since the first NetSquared challenge in 2006, TechSoup has continued to offer people and organizations opportunities to connect, share ideas, and collaborate; they work on solutions online and offline through events, meetups, and hackathons. Making Everybody Part of the Process of Problem-Solving. How an Idea Becomes an App.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Submitted by Alexandra Samuel, CEO of Social Signal How can you use the web to engage your members, supporters or the public, and move them towards a specific action? Sarah, the communications director of that nonprofit across town, logs into your web site. That's a common question from nonprofits who are diving into social media.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

" Here at TechSoup, we're excited to see nonprofits and public libraries as well as our donor partners, Microsoft and Cisco, involved with TechHire. To get a better sense of Year Up's involvement with TechHire, I spoke with Jeff Artis, TechHire's national director of corporate engagement.

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2015

Also announced was the winner of this year''s Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest , an annual award of a $10,000 cash grant to one individual who has created or led an effort to create an open source software product of significant value to the nonprofit sector and movements for social change.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

There's still time to submit your nomination before October 31, 2011 for this year's Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public interest. Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Over on the NetSquared blog , we've been running a great series of posts by Bari Samad about ways that nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries can leverage the power of human capital. This group is as dependable as the executive director, and maybe even more committed.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

I write for the NetSquared blog each day (it takes me anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour depending on the topic), but it is also designed to be a community blog, so any registered user can post on it about how nonprofits are using the social web for social change. Depending on your organization's work and audience, you may not have to.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Photo from Politalk_Tim Flickr Stream via the Voter s project Cross-posted at Netsquared Election Day, Organizing, Campaigns, Nonprofits and Web 2.0 The NPTech Blog Chatter Confessions of a non-profit IT director blog rasied ruckus with his proposal for creating a closed forum and new NTEN Affinity Group : nptechhelp.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

As if you don't get enough of my holding forth here, Marshall Kirkpatrick interviewed me the other day for Techsoup's Netsquared project, and posted it here. Dave King is the acting director of IT at the Kansas City public library. It was a really enjoyable, rambling conversation.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. Michael Enos, TechSoup's senior director for community and platform, sees a trend developing where nonprofits are leveraging existing technology platforms to "source to excess." What they said may surprise you.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Join me, Allyson Kapin, Co-founder of Rad Campaign and Blogger-in-Chief of Care2''s Frogloop blog and Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director of NTEN for this free webinar. Don''t worry though, we can help you change that. She started the Radical Tech blog for Fast Company focusing on trends in technology and Web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Staff felt that often the only way to try new tools, engage with the public who were already adopting and investing in online platforms, and stay on top of the fast-moving digital space was to go around rules or organizational policies. We need leaders that are not our executive staff (sorry directors!)

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The San Francisco Public Library also did an amazing One City One Book program around it, with events ranging from how-to sessions on protecting your privacy online to encryption basics." Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's Netsquared Community Organizer and Curator. The e-book was created with sponsorship from NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The San Francisco Public Library also did an amazing One City One Book program around it, with events ranging from how-to sessions on protecting your privacy online to encryption basics." Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's Netsquared Community Organizer and Curator. The e-book was created with sponsorship from NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2013

It originally appeared on NetSquared. They are building a centralized site to store and share Latin American public data. Image: NetSquared. Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2009

The first full session I was able to catch was “Tools Galore in Online Communications” moderated by Netsquared’s Amy Sample Ward with speakers Natalie Foster , Director of New Media for the Democratic National Committee , Rebecca Moore, Google Earth Outreach and Laura Quinn, Executive Director of Idealware.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

I came across her work while researching examples of nonprofits using the social web for social change for NetSquared and am looking forward to meeting her in person when she speaks at the NetSquared Conference next week. Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

The speakers were Alli Chagi-Starr, who is the Co-Founder of Art in Action ; Ilyse Hogue, the Campaign Director for MoveOn.org ; Melinda Kramer, the Founder and Director of Women's Earth Alliance ; and Reem Rahim, the Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing for Numi Tea. I am the Campaign Director at MoveOn.org. We are a 3.5

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

One of the reasons I am so excited about the work I am doing with NetSquared is because I think that these new web-based tools, especially podcasts, are an incredible way for nonprofits to get the word out about their causes, especially when they are listened to through headphones. Nearly four decades ago, John F.

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