Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

NetSquared believes in the power of meeting face-to-face in physical space. That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin, Texas. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared Tanzania in Tanga, Tanzania. Upcoming Events.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 7, 2009

Hello Have Fun * Do Gooders! As many of you know, in addition to writing for Have Fun * Do Good, I am also a Contributing Editor, with Beth Kanter , for the Social Change and Nonprofit section of BlogHer. blog blogging blogger fun I'd love to add a third blogging gig to my schedule. If you have any ideas, lemme know!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2008

Britt Bravo's blog, Have Fun Do Good is full of stories, tips, and articles about social change and the social web. I've known Britt now for almost three years and have enjoyed working with her at Netsquared and Blogher.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 11, 2009

At NTEN’s ‘09 Nonprofit Technology Conference a couple weeks ago, I participated in the Ignite Presentations which was a load of fun. Tags: events issues 09ntc innovation net2 netsquared nten. An Ignite presentation is a five minute presentation, with 20 slides that change automatically every 15 seconds.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

Your NetSquared organizers are gearing up for Social Media September , a month of social media for social good -themed events. The event format is a lot of fun. Find your local #nptech tribe and consider sharing your skills as a volunteer surgeon by joining a NetSquared Local group. August’s NetSquared Events.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

My work with NetSquared and with Social by Social has helped shape so many of my beliefs about community organizing and has offered the opportunity to meet so many others doing it well. Check out TweetChat – it’s a great application that integrates with your Twitter account and makes chats more fun! Feeling brave?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 15, 2007

Hi Have Fun * Do Gooders! One of my jobs is as the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup that works to help nonprofits and NGOs use the social web for social change. April 9-14 nominated projects will be voted on by the public on the NetSquared web site. net2 nptech innovation technology nonprofit

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

You should, because it’s awesome fun. NetSquared is here to help you along the way with everything from slide templates to planning checklists. Not sure if hosting a NetSquared group is for you? There’s probably a NetSquared group by you , but if there isn’t, we’ll help you start your own.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Who: Speakers: Amy Sample Ward | Netsquared; Debra Askanase; Ivan Boothe. Come to the session with your online campaign ideas, and get ready to have fun mapping out a campaign! When: 1:30 p.m. What: What is the basis of community organizing and why is it important to online campaigns?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The surgeries are ridiculous fun for the organizers, and offer real tangible support to organizations still struggling with integrating the social web into their work. NetSquared has doubled down on our local focus by recruiting Regionals Ambassadors who are offering mentorship and support to new and prospective Net2Local organizers.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

While the rest of you have been enjoying the summer partying on the beach, TechSoup’s NetSquared organizers have been plotting and scheming in front of their computers. During our month of social media for social good -themed events being held in cities across the globe NetSquared organizers are offering free workshops and events.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. They are a great, and fun, mechanism for bringing together people who are passionate about a cause and connecting them to opportunities to enhance civil society, create social change, and have a real-world impact.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 29, 2007

I sent Beth Kanter a Have Fun * Do Good t-shirt to thank her for being such a fabulous co-editor with me on BlogHer and the NetSquared blog. Photo credit: Have Fun * Do Good T-Shirt by Beth Kanter. flickr Beth Kanter Photo credit: Have Fun * Do Good T-Shirt by Beth Kanter. flickr Beth Kanter

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

TechSoup and NetSquared have joined forces to bring you a September full of social media learning! Attend one of more than 30 NetSquared Local events happening around the world, including social media surgeries in Vancouver and Peterborough, Canada; Guatemala City; and Cambridge and Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The NetSquared Regional Ambassadors come together in Washington, DC before the NTC conference to learn how to better support Net2Local organizers in their region. May will see an explosion of NetSquared Camps. Sounds like a lot of fun? Event NetSquared tsevent' We revive the ever-popular social media surgery format.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

The Face (book) of NetSquared Champions. The NetSquared Conference is just days away and the NetSquared blogs are buzzing with activity! Not attending the NetSquared Conference but want to follow the tag stream? They are posting their introductions and photos here. If you're on Facebook , search for the n2y2 group!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

TechSoup's NetSquared ( @netsquared ) community manager, Eli van der Giessen ( @elijah ), and Tech4Good SWFL organizer Birgit Pauli-Hack ( @bph ) are thrilled to offer this opportunity for online and offline community organizers to learn from each other! Want to know if NetSquared is right for you? in YOUR Community.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

You should, because it's awesome fun. NetSquared is here to help you along the way with everything from slide templates to planning checklists. Not sure if hosting a NetSquared group is for you? There's probably a NetSquared group near you , but if there isn't, we'll help you start your own.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings. Luckily for you, our NetSquared leaders are super creative when planning their #Tech4Good events. It will be fun — we promise! Find your closest NetSquared group. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

TechSoup and NetSquared have joined forces to bring you a September full of social media learning! As part the fun, we're taking our #SocMedSep tweet chat around the globe — as close as we can get to a 24-hour Twitter party!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

PlayMob is a UK-based platform that brings nonprofits and gaming studios together to create fun and charitable games. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

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. Serious reflections from Phil Klein and some fun. Photo from Cambodia4kids.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Check out TweetChat – it’s a great application that integrates with your Twitter account and makes chats more fun! Article: NetSquared and the new wave of online volunteering. Jump in to the conversation by adding “#4Change” (without the “”) to your Twitter message. Feeling brave? You can turn it off after the chat. Volunteer Match.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Check out TweetChat – it’s a great application that integrates with your Twitter account and makes chats more fun! Article: NetSquared and the new wave of online volunteering. Jump in to the conversation by adding “#4Change” (without the “”) to your Twitter message. Feeling brave? You can turn it off after the chat. Volunteer Match.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 27, 2007

The widget is funded by the $25,000 first prize NetSquared Innovation Award that MAPLight.org received at the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) , and by the Sunlight Foundation. Full disclosure: I work for NetSquared. By September 15th, MAPLight.org plans to release a widget for U.S. campaign finance election president

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The goal of the project is to not simply host a contest, but "to help nonprofits think creatively about using technology to fulfill their missions, without having a fear of technology and by learning a new skill with an element of fun," says Susan Tenby, Director, Online Community and Social Media Team, TechSoup Global.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2010

NetSquared winners like Ushahidi and Social Actions have been finding new ways to harness the power of the crowd for social change. It will be fun to see what buzz comes from the conference. Presentation submissions are being accepted through next Wednesday, September 1. ( We've talked a lot on this blog about crowdsourcing.

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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. Her final point was that working as a network is fun! I’ve been involved with TechSoup/Netsquared Network since its inception back six years ago and so it is nice to be part [.]

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 30, 2009

7 Tips for Measuring the Success of Your Blog on Beth's Blog Create a Listening Dashboard for your Organization on NetSquared. Bay Area folks can go to the 29 Gifts book launch party in San Francisco November 14th. 19 Free Webinars for Nonprofits - November 2009 on Wild Apricot Blog. THE BIG LIST of social entrepreneurs on Twitter.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

NetSquared groups are holding free events all month. Kenya: NetSquared Camp — Storytelling 2016. Victoria, British Columbia: How to Have Fun with Facebook Ads. Busia, Kenya: NetSquared Camp — Storytelling 2016. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Monthly Meetup. Storymakers Community Events.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

It was a bit of fun mixed with experiment, and I think it was really successful. We wanted it to be something fun and interesting, so people would want to join – a surprise party! Some posted to community blogs like NetSquared. It’s been a very fun experiment and a great way to spend a Monday! Some tweeted.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

In it are Beth Kante r of Beth's Blog , and Amy Sample Ward from NetSquared. As a part-time poet, I have a thing for words. Here are some of the best and most used words (according to this Twitter Stream Graph ) from your thanks: Always. Inspirational. Peter Campbell , EarthJustice and TechCafeteria. Robert Weiner , Robert Weiner Consulting.

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

CoP organizers Praan Misir ( CommBuild ) and Brett Ashley Crawford ( Arts Nonprofits ) and Tech Club organizers Regina Walton ( SFTech4Good ), Paula Jones ( NCTech4Good ), and Chad Leaman and Elijah van der Giessen (both from NetSquared Vancouver ) took time out to deliver the presentation.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC. Whether your interest is in fundraising or advocacy, we will have more fun surprises in store, so follow along on our Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Vine, and Instagram pages. The Stories of Tomorrow Award is focused on youth and the next generation.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

This much fun , Deborah Elizabeth Finn #15NTC = Amazing , Liza J. 15NTC Community NTC press'

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

But more than anything, hackathons are fun events to network and meet allies interested in supporting your cause. Libraries have also been getting in on the hacking fun. NetSquared can help! Hackathons for Social Good. Library Hackathons. The District of Columbia Public Library has held as series of Accessibility Hackathons.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Having Some Fun With Politics. Games aren't just for fun. isn't all just silly fun. Head on over to NetSquared and share your election app idea. has you covered, offering on-demand access to talk radio shows and. podcasts via their mobile app for iOS and Android and via their website. The Vote!!! fighting game.

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