Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Victoria, Canada: The Art of Digital Storytelling - A NetSquared Victoria Panel. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? They’re answering the question “how do I collect money online?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. Lina offers a concise definition of Transmedia Storytelling , a concept and term coined by Henry Jenkins. It’s likely time to add storytelling to the task list.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

—– Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people’s minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. or read the entire post copied below. Historypin.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

" World Bank’s Mapping for Results launched – Check out this deployment of the Ushahidi platform for digital storytelling and reporting: "This weekend at the World Bank annual meetings the World Bank launched their new Mapping for Results platform.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Here’s your monthly update from the world of NetSquared Local. What Is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. That’s why we’ve created this comprehensive guide to nonprofit storytelling, in which you’ll explore the following points: The Importance of Storytelling for Nonprofits. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing. Let’s get started.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

The organization submitting the story with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the UnoBook tablet AND will be featured as the “Tech 4 Faith” story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). Poke around the map and see for yourself. Interested?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

“Social media is a storytelling tool, it’s let voices effected by climate change be heard around the world&# (@ amysampleward ). The power of social media and the authentic storytelling that takes place is in the opportunity for people to inspire other people to take action, which leads to lesson #2. Lesson #1: Voice.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The organization with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the Lenovo IdeaPad AND will be featured as the "Youth Impact" story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). Poke around the map and see for yourself. Click here to read the full story pictured above.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

“Map out the story you need to tell. Data storytelling is about bringing your data to life in three simple steps: Explore: find patterns and insights Monitor: check performance (leading indicators and key performance indicators) Explain: go beyond the what and dig further into the why. Know your data in and out,” says Emily.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Building local chapters. He also shared an interactive map on his website so people could track the road trip’s progress visually using a tool called Track My Tour. Schedule local events in advance along your road trip route. Pitch Press - Try to drum up press coverage from local outlets along your route.

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Care2

AUGUST 24, 2011

Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people's minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. Here are four that currently have my vote - please share yours!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Digital Storytelling Blender: Web, Video, Games, Events & Live! Mapping and Data Visualizations for Nonprofits. Local Nonprofit Tech Groups: How to Start, Sustain and Grow Collaboration Where You Are. Content Curation Across Teams & Organizations. Livestreaming 101: Conversations, Events & Interactivity.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

TSDigs Digital Storytelling event kicks off in the Nonprofit Commons. Use our newly launched Local Impact Map to learn how organizations are using technology products and knowledge to further their missions. From the Nonprofit Commons. From NetSquared. Alicja rounds up upcoming 2012 European conferences. From TechSoup Global.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2014

This September we’re holding our annual digital storytelling campaign (called Storymakers ) and in October we’ll be partnering with Microsoft on the Safer Internet data security and privacy project. New York, NY: GEO Tools and Google Maps for Nonprofits. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of local members.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Google Earth Outreach from Rebecca Moore: Google’s mapping tools may seem like an obscure tool to use in your work but these aren’t traditional maps: the new generation of mapping technology is fully interactive, enables storytelling, and more. (Did Google’s Mapping tools include: Google Earth.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

This is both locally and globally. Ideally, the conversation with map the various services to the segments or groups who already/could benefit. These words included things like: open, mutuality, learning, not “techie,&# not about CTX, knowledge sharing and storytelling (and more). What services already exist? peer to peer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

Collect stories from your local community (not just the people involved in your programs). The GlobalGiving Storytelling Tool lets you build a questionnaire, gather stories from the community, send in your responses, and analyze your results. Their answers might be much less biased than those of your direct contacts.

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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. Kampala, Uganda: Digital Storytelling for Nonprofits Workshop. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Bath, United Kingdom: Tech for Good Community Mapping. Feeling overwhelmed? and the globe.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Unlike a fun run or a 5K fundraiser, you don’t need to map out a racecourse or organize volunteers to man your event. If you’re planning on hosting an in-person event like an author talk or passage reading, ask your local bookstore if they’d be willing to offer up their space for that event. How to host a read-a-thon fundraiser.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

If you provide resources to your local community , you’ll want to create content that can inform your potential donors, and materials to support anyone looking to access your services. can come in handy Map out what you want to create and when. All of your content should be tied to your mission and work to move it forward.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Each year, we host a Nonprofit Digital Storytelling Challenge where nonprofits and libraries around the world submit short, digital stories about their organizations. However, Restart Romania was our very first regional challenge organized around locally-specific issues and their citizen-powered solutions. And the winners are.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

That's why we do an annual survey of our members — because our local volunteers are always striving to figure out how they can help your nonprofit use technology to do more good. Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling). Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Wednesday, February 8, 2017.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling). Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Los Angeles, California: Using Technology in Local Activism. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

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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. Vancouver, British Columbia: Digital Storytelling — Production to Distribution. New Orleans, Louisiana: Putting NOLA on the Product Hunt Map. Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps first emerged from a meeting in DC in 2009 in which several dozen local engineers, nonprofit executives, disaster coordinators, and public sector executives got together to brainstorm better, faster disaster coordination possibilities. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps first emerged from a meeting in DC in 2009 in which several dozen local engineers, nonprofit executives, disaster coordinators, and public sector executives got together to brainstorm better, faster disaster coordination possibilities. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Our NetSquared leaders are currently holding free events in 24 countries and meet with their local TechSoup partners to collaborate on how to best support nonprofits in their country. Find your local #Tech4Good group. Morrisville, North Carolina: Nonprofit Storytelling: What You Need to Know. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

She re-mapped the data in Google Earth and shared the new map with community members, local politicians, and presented it at the community meeeting to a much different response. The new map galvanized the community because they were able to really understand the impact of the plan. Read the full case study here.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

An interactive map app was also collaboratively created by the community as a social experiment to facilitate user experience. Because of this social media campaign, The Nutcracker is seen as a local tradition. Knowing who the audience was for each platform proved to be effective.

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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. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Instead, it’s an opportunity for storytelling, donor cultivation , supporter engagement, and a way to build awareness around your organization and mission. Armed with basic information about campaign planning, map out your own #GivingTuesday campaign. It’s not just a 24-hour event (even if it only “runs” that long). You can too.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

This Member round up features mergers and lots of great new tools to help you with everything from storytelling to benchmarking and finding local Jewish holiday celebrations. NTEN member Consumers Union announced the beginning of a closed beta cycle for their new digital storytelling platform, stori.es.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

We can provide a map, the vehicle, and even the road snacks, but the community needs to be the driver. We are at a very interesting time – with shifts happening locally and globally, governments changing, and new paradigms emerging. Externally, map all the various technologies in play already and that could be put to use.

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Forum One

JANUARY 10, 2023

State and local governments, while not mandated, have long realized the importance of having good digital tools to create fantastic citizen experiences. Data Storytelling – Government is swimming in data. CX is all about making government easy to use, easy to understand, and easy to reach.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

Local Community Organizers (#localco). What : This is a chance for local organizers to share stories and lessons learned and network with those considering starting a group. It’s open to the public so invite your local Atlanta friends to meet you there! Who : NetSquared and other Community Organizers. When : 10:30 a.m.

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