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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. as an excellent example of systems thinking that needed in the nonprofit techspace.

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The Next Generation of Networked Social Change: Embracing the Share Economy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good. His projects address unemployment, food waste, and health. Trust systems and platforms are becoming critical.

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Nonprofits Celebrate New Home in Second Life: Nonprofit Commons Grand Opening Gala Event on August 14th, 2007

Have Fun - Do Good

Hey Have Fun * Do Gooders, Many of you know that I work as the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of TechSoup. This month's Net Tuesday will be a special "mixed reality" event in San Francisco and in Second Life to celebrate the opening of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life , a community space for nonprofits.

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TechSoup Global: Springing into Action

Tech Soup

Here's peek into what we've been up to: TechSoup Global has two new posts on the Markets for Good blog, an effort by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Liquidnet to improve the system for generating, sharing, and acting upon data and information in the social sector.

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Deadline Approaching for $10,000 Pizzigati Prize

Tech Soup

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. Previous winners have developed open-source applications and systems that are free, shareable, and benefit organizations that work to benefit others.

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Announcing the 2015 Award Winners!

NTEN

The prize will help the Mifos X community towards their goal of a world where each person has access to the financial resources needed to create a better life for themselves and their family. Birgit Pauli-Haack , Co-Founder, Relevanza and President/CEO, Pauli Systems LLC. Regina Walton , Marketing Manager, Pole 2 Win International.

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Nonprofits, Companies, and White House Unite on Tech Gap

Tech Soup

Students also learn about teamwork, time management, conflict resolution, and work/life balance. Artis said that TechHire is the first initiative to ask, "What are the systemic problems? How do we take this on as a real project?" Building a New Source of Talent. And this really needs to change.