Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Portland, OR: Mobile tips and tools for civic and social good. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? But we are prepared for Halloween, since we spent the month in costume dressed as (social media) surgeons! October’s NetSquared Events.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

That means it’s time for our monthly roundup of all the crazy goodness created by NetSquared Local in May. What is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup’s volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local organizers rallied around Ushahidi’s BRCK kickstarter.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2014

Portland, OR: Summer social and thousand-member extravaganza! New York, NY: GEO Tools and Google Maps for Nonprofits. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of local members. Vancouver, Canada: The End of Slacktivism: How to Understand, Facilitate & Deepen Online Engagement. Wednesday, August 6, 2014.

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2010

It allows Philadelphia-area residents to enter their address to get information about their local elected officials and their polling location. Rock on open data and mapping! Maine: May 11th, Portland: Finding the Right Fundraising Mix. North Carolina: May 5th, Cary: Special Project Meeting: Preparing Team for Training.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. In the US, the Chicago and Portland groups visited their local Microsoft stores to learn how to leverage the Office 365 donation. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. Portland, Oregon. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Bath, United Kingdom: Tech for Good Community Mapping. Feeling overwhelmed? and the globe. Monday, October 2, 2017. Tuesday, October 3, 2017.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

We want all of the above on a map. Several maps! Custom maps, plus Google Maps, and Yahoo too! For example, a tool created to allow a community to map local water quality data can easily be re-purposed for a neighboring community, or one across the world. We want thumbs up and thumbs down, and images.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Portland, Oregon: Microsoft for Nonprofits — Vote for Your Topic! Chicago, Illinois: Knowledge Mapping for Greater Social Good. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Dublin, Ireland: Digital Street Mapping Workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2007

My Flickr Photo from a visit to Freegeek in Portland, Oregon. Earlier this month, I was in Portland, Oregon and had an opportunity to visit FreeGeek , a computer recylcing organization. You can find one using the Electronic Take Back Coalition's map. It got me thinking about the computer graveyard that is my home office.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2015

It’s safe to say this town is up there trending with those other ‘cool hipster’ cities like Brooklyn and Portland. And with the influx of 100+ people moving here on a daily basis , it’s a good thing the locals continue to remind everyone to “ Keep Austin Weird. Even the beer we serve is from local breweries!

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, you'll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. New Orleans, Louisiana: Putting NOLA on the Product Hunt Map. Portland, Oregon: PDXTech4Good Summer Social. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The day was designed as a one-day interactive strategy session in the morning and intensive mini-workshops on tools and tactics in the afternoon lead by a cadre of local social media specialists and experts. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences.

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Forum One

APRIL 2, 2010

I was pleasantly surprised by the number of people interested or involved in local open government projects. Ever since I began hearing about Open 311 , SeeClickFix , FixMyStreet , and other projects with a local focus, I became interested in how the principles of open government would look for municipalities.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

One common strategy of local donors and alumni is awarding grants to specific programs at a college, which can have a significant impact. And the Oregon Community Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to the Portland Community College to support their DREAMers Resource Center. . For example, an award of $2.3 1]Excludes U.S.

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