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Meet Your Local NetSquared Organizer at #17NTC

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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 Washington, DC. Find your closest NetSquared group. Tokyo, Japan: #社会課題に向き合うwebデザイナーが­増えている!?

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

Amy Sample Ward

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too. Another great example is Epic Change. We can’t only invest in a product.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

In this post, we hope to voice many of the tools, resources, and tactics that have been shared, in hopes of encouraging others around the world to get involved with the digital relief efforts." In the weeks that have followed, Ichi’s e-mail provoked a series of responses from all over the world.

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Your Local Tech4Good Club Is Ready to Help

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" That's why TechSoup invests in developing the best practices of our NetSquared network. Office 365 — how nonprofits can take leverage Microsoft's donated suite of tools to modernize their organizations and embrace the cloud. Find your closest NetSquared group. Image : NetSquared / CC BY.

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Finding a Community of Nonprofit Technology Experts

Tech Soup

TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. Check out NetSquared's year in review , and discover what topics are most popular with our attendees and how NetSquared organizers are creating communities of practice for TechSoup members.

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Cool App Roundup: Disaster and Emergency Edition

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The notification app J-ResQ was developed in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. For more innovative and engaging ways to use technology for disaster relief, check out NetSquared's tips on Mobilizing Online Communities in the Face of Disaster and the value of crowdsourcing for nonprofits. Notifying Family and Friends.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

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Hacker Helper is a free online tool that will allow volunteer developers to prepare for hackathons. The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists.

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