Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

From NetSquared. NetSquared is organizing technology-for-social-good events all over the world. Get inspired with these digital storytelling examples: raising awareness of homelessness and sharing indigenous stories online. Get practical advice on live-streaming an activist event and making an all-star meme for your nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

YouTube/Google. 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?

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2015

Make It Rain: Using Google AdWords to Drive Impact Techsoup / Webinar / Fee: Free. How To Raise More Money With Email: A Step-by-Step Guide to Increasing Opens, Clicks, and Donations CharityHowTo / Webinar / Fee: $69. How Even Small Nonprofits Can Raise Big Gifts CharityHowTo / Webinar / Fee: $77. July 9 — 2 p.m.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2011

Nonprofit organizations across the country have raised more than $100 million in three years using Charity Dynamics' boundless fundraising solutions. A few years ago, he was a blogging novice; now, he now uses Flickr, Delicious, Facebook, and Google alerts to strengthen his museum's community.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Google Maps & MyMaps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There's a roundup of coverage on his Netsquared blog , including pointers to live blog posts like this one. Google announces " Broadcast Your Cause, " a nonprofit channel on YouTube. More from Britt Bravo on Netsquared blog. He also shares the key points of his presentation here. Fundraising 2.0 It isn't dumb dumb.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? ") Okay, now we're onto fondling APIs, google's to be exact. Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2007

Gavin raises some good questions: What the hell is the "NPTech" tag and how would one use it anyway? Gavin's Digital Diner gave us a thoughtful post about the pros/cons of taxonomy versus folksonomy, and the quality (or lack of) in user-generated content. What purpose do folksonomies serve? How are they different from taxonomies?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. NetSquared Community. for the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) beginning on May 29th. Like last year, conference participants are introducing themselves on their NetSquared Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

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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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Mobile giving is a low-cost way to raise funds on an ongoing- or campaign-based basis. Kudos to Erin Palmer over at TechSoup's NetSquared Project for this: "The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that, as of early 2012, 88% of American adults had a cell phone. Benefits of a Mobile Site. Improved search.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

There are many sparks for conversation about the points raised. Michele Martin points to a new feature in google news that can spark conversations. An interview with Allen Gunn of Social Source Commons by Britt Bravo over at Netsquared. " World Grows Wide blog talks about the Google Custom Search feature.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

LOLnptech Lot's of member news and activity online this week, so, in the order that I ran across them: NTEN member organization United Nations Foundation was mentioned in a Forbes article discussing ways nonprofits are raising money in tough times. One tactic is going online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. But can they also combat apathy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

The On-Demand Nonprofit Katrin Verclas at NTEN examines the implications for nonprofits about the recent announcement of the free Google Premier Apps, a suite of on-demand Google services. ZdNet post raises the question "Salesforce.com pulls back on releasing subscriber totals; is that worrisome?" nonprofit technology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

When you are creating your press list, be sure to search on Technorati and Google Blog Search to find bloggers who are writing about your organization's issues and send them your press release as well. Beth Kanter raised $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation using a Network for Good Badge and similar tools to the ChipIn campaign, in three weeks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. But can they also combat apathy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. Since the software is alpha, Allan raises some important questions about whether the site is reinventing the wheel or filling an important need in the nonprofit sector?" Here's an example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Tools and Strategy Google Earth for Green Activism. Google has been reaching out to nonprofits for its Google Earth product over the last few months. Here's a set of best practices for Green Activism with Google Earth. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

There was much speculation as to whether they mover to Jaiku (with its newly minted Google money), or Pownce, BrightKite, Tumblr, plurk or FriendFeed. Beth Mazur shared Keep Your Eye on FriendFeed It May Be The Google of Social Networks. Causes Raised $2.5 When a service goes down, users will complain. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2006

These were the early or maybe even pre-Google days on the Web. " Notes Susan, "We set some initial goals to achieve before the NetSquared conference (building the space, creating a notecard with information on it about what we are doing and who we are, creating a google group to discuss our plans with the group, etc.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. (There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). But can they also combat apathy?

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Example: Anyone can publish a blog post on the NetSquared Community Blog and Social Actions' social network, my.socialactions.com. She asked her readers, "What are the top questions or issues you'd like to see raised at CGI re: next-gen social investors, innovators, and change-makers? There are two ways this can happen: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Many useful observations and questions raised about how to analyze the tagging data we've collected and how to move from a folksonomy to a taxonomy. Pop through your read to check out the new look for the blog too, although there are vendor ads via Google) Sundance, the Oscars, and Nonprofit Technology? Cross posted at Netsquared

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

The newswires were filled with stories about Google/YouTube Marriage yesterday. Susan Ellis, one of the founders, raised some good points and questions related to use of video in fundraising activities: Most fundraising videos are made to go along with a live presentation or one-on-one meeting. Off to consume those now!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

And, looking at the list, it's only US-based charities) He raises a great question that gets beyond the scoreboard, numbers only focus of his approach: "Don't you think that they might have lessons to teach all of us?" Web-Based Software Apps The nonprofit marketing blog gives us some tips for using Google Checkout.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

As some of you know, part of my work is being the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup that facilitates the adoption of social web tools by nonprofits and NGOs. NetSquared badges to put on your blog, web site or email signature. • Another example is ilovemountains' new mashup for their "What's My Connection?"

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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. She explains that some nonprofits in Canada need to store their private data internally as required by law, but want to take advantage of free cloud services such as Google for Nonprofits and Office 365. Digital Refugees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

This particular Carnival raises the question of how to decide which online social media tools to use and ramp up your skills using it. Set a Time Frame, Track it and Talk about it: Make sure you activate the tracking system or install an external tracking system like site meter, bloglog, or Google Analytics. The Short Resource List.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

Taking the lead from other measurement tools like the Google Power Meter that helps people take control of their energy usage and alter behavior, I felt mobile devices could act as an even more powerful tool in providing information and changing they way we shopped and used things in addition to household energy consumption.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Show how much money is being raised! We will have maps telling the stories of our impact for us (for examples of this already in use, check out google earth’s nonprofit stories). For example, why track how many events are taking place for our own reporting only? Is it an event to get out the vote? Holistic Tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Google Analytics :: analytics.google.com. Google Analytics is a freemium web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Calendly enables users to select time slots via email to easily schedule meetings through Google, Outlook, Office 365, or iCloud calendar. NetSquared :: netsquared.org.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 1, 2006

For the past year, I have been writing for NetSquared about nonprofits and NGOs that are using the social web to cultivate donors, advocates and activists for their organization and their cause. View the National Memorial for the Mountains on Google Earth. The campaign raised $17, 000. Emotional connection. Passion for a cause.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2006

Let's start with Michelle herself, who posted some comments on the NTEN-sponsored discussion of open API's last week to both the NetSquared site and her own blog. Michelle's comments raise a lot of good questions about the meaning of openness in this context, the relationship between openness and price, and how security fits into the mix.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Specifically for nonprofits, Lightful is a social media management platform that enables organizations to schedule social media posts ahead of time and provides analytics to help organizations raise more awareness and funds. Google Analytics :: analytics.google.com. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. Loomly :: loomly.com.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Child's Play Charity targets gamers as a donor community, by Penny Arcade , raising millions mostly to provide games and equipment to child life programs at leading hospitals around the world. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. And if you???re

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