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TechSoup Global at National Day of Civic Hacking

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TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. This hackathon took place at San Francisco State University's Paul J. The diverse crowd, made up of students, activists, government employees, and librarians, worked on datasets presented by the U.S.

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How Digital Democracy Empowers Marginalized Communities

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Many years ago, NetSquared hosted challenges and conferences to highlight and bring together fledging social entrepreneurs. In January 2013, Dd also hosted a hackathon mainly comprised of local students and programmers, further cultivating ownership and sustainability in the process. netsquared digital divide'

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

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There is much much commentary and grieving taking place online as well as a memorial in SecondLife , and an article in Wikipedia. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. The site was developed by Democracy in Action. NpTech Community. " Findhabeas.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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meets LinkedIn for students. One cool project that came out of a RHoK event is InfoPlace Kenya , an Android application for information and directions of essential places in Kenya like hospitals, tourists attractions, restaurants, educational facilities, and more. NetSquared can help! " More Hackathon Resources.

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Guest Post by Laura Norvig: Friendfeed As Nonprofit Technology Water Cooler

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I dropped in on the weekly NTEN Water Cooler chat hosted by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer of SocialFish. Many community members are avid users of and students of social media – for some it is an integral part of their profession, so this is a great place to learn about social media. for the last five years or so).

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Vlog Fundraising and Widgets

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to raise money for sponsoring a college student in Cambodia via the Sharing Foundation. One of the newer entries into the video hosting game is Revver. Revver actually pays you for your content based on advertising placed on your work and the click thrus. I did a campaign video. I contributed. I love retro film.).

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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. TechSoup's Virtual Office space was pretty busy last night, hosting an earlier mixed reality event in Cambridge and SL , featuring Pathfinder Linden , head of educational activities for SL.