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NetSquared Local: How to Get Connected Locally

Tech Soup

This guest post comes from NetSquared community development manager Amy Sample Ward. An initiative of TechSoup Global, NetSquared is a global community of organizations and individuals leading the way in social change through technology. Read on and learn how to get involved. Offline, we take things local!

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Events: NetSquared Camps. Community Driven Social Impact strategies for events – let’s look at the NetSquared Camps pilot. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. Case Studies.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Whether that “you” is the government, business, public services, other community members, or even philanthropists. You may laugh, but I’ve reviewed grantmakers and government funds where that was actually the only criteria, other than going through the process of filling out the application form. We can’t only invest in new.

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Net Tuesdays around the world: 6 new groups!

Amy Sample Ward

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog.). Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline in cities around the world at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate. Funders, programmers, developers, educators, nonprofit staff and government agencies are all involved.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

government is working on a new warning system to replace their oft criticized five-color coded terror index, and according to a new document obtained by The Associated Press, they're turning to Facebook and Twitter." It’s exciting—and frightening. What is this new network-centric world?

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Mobile Innovations for Social Good

NTEN

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. Learn more about the Net2 Challenge Process here.

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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Tip #1: Set the stage. We’re all learning as we go!

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