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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. The NetSquared website was itself designed to be a model Web 2.0 " The year was 2005.

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BiGTech India Connects Nonprofits with IT Students

Tech Soup

Joy of Giving Week is a "festival of philanthropy" held October 2 through 8 all over India in conjunction with Mohandas Gandhi's birthday. NetSquared , an initiative from TechSoup Global, holds similar events all around the world to connect NGOs with the resources they need. Image: BiGTech logo ( NASSCOM Foundation ).

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Great reads from around the web on June 15th

Amy Sample Ward

Semphonic President and Conference Founder Gary Angel says " What a gift to have the best minds in the industry to work together and the big bonus is helping 2 chosen non-profit organizations."" The Analytics Challenge is a ½ day event at X Change conference on September 13th. "" Apply today! What do you think?

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Data Digest: Open Data Executive Order, Nonprofit Explorer, Big Data Weaknesses

Tech Soup

It originally appeared on NetSquared. Some changes organisations must now deal with include new national data privacy laws in the private and/or public industry, compliance with the EU’s Data Protection Directive and excessive government surveillance. Has Big Data Made Anonymity Impossible?

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A Roundup of New Year's Predictions, Resolutions, and Best Of 2008

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lucy Bernholz takes a look at buzzwords in philanthropy in 2008. You can focus on your industry Alan Levine, in his post, " Tis the Season for Predictions " tells why people like to predict the future. Alex Steed offers his connective predictions for 2009 at the NetSquared blog. Britt Bravo has an annual list of favorite books.

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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. All can play a role.

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TechSoup's 'Novel' Ideas: What We're Reading Now

Tech Soup

The Lean Startup Owners Manual , in particular, says it applies to 'intrapraneurs' within existing organizations (not just startup founders) and gives specific examples of philanthropy-related programs where the framework could be applied. Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's Netsquared Community Organizer and Curator.

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