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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. An example of an API is when you put a Bing or Google Map on your website.).

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July NetSquared Think Tank Round-Up: Building a Culture of Accessibility

Tech Soup

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. In the old days, we used to talk about accessibility as something we added to our websites. Tips for Website Planning. Build accessibility into your existing Drupal workflow - This is different than just seeking to be 508-compliant.

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Weekly Event Round-Up (Oct. 13-Oct.18)

NTEN

10/15 501 Tech Club NYC (New York City, NY): How to Launch a Nonprofit Crowdfunding Campaign 10/15 NetSquared Vancouver (Vancouver, BC): Social Media Tune-Up for Nonprofits (with Hootsuite!) How do you listen to your community and generate content from it?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. " Greenpeace UK is about to launch a new drupal site. Photo from Cambodia4kids.

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More than Apps: Mobile Tips from 12NTC

Tech Soup

Mobile-izing Your Website. Given the growth in mobile, you can expect an ever-increasing percentage of constituents and potential volunteers and donors to access your organization's website via a mobile device. Quinn outlined a few options: Optimizing your current website so that it looks better when viewed via a mobile device.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As FrogLoop blog concludes in its recent analysis of MySpace, "Social networking sites are essentially a microcosm of the internet, and hosting a profile on either is akin to managing a website. Social Change Websites is an excellent directory of the best nonprofit, grassroots, and advocacy campaign websites devoted to social change.

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Mark Liu from NetSquared: Part 2

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

(. in which I continue to interview my former dorm-mate, Mark Liu, now the project manager for TechSoup's NetSquared initiative) [Me] What can you tell us about the April NetSquared conference? First, we hope to build a community of active participants in the NetSquared website over the coming months.