Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

The site will then publish responses from local officials and encourage further transparency. EkoVizija is a mobile app that enables users to take pictures and report environmental problems in their community. The site will publish the problem in hopes that it will pressure local government officials to solve them. From Serbia.

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Serbia Herzegovina Bosnia Oakland 52

Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

During the early days of our Netsquared project , we held big annual conferences to showcase and fund innovative tech for good. We got to know Ushahidi's work when it entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May of 2008. I was there that year and the competition was intense.

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Benefit Public Develop Tools 36

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Whether it seems important in the moment or not, it’s really valuable to make a list or chart or picture, whatever you want, of all the information you have about your community. Events: NetSquared Camps. Community Driven Social Impact strategies for events – let’s look at the NetSquared Camps pilot. Case Studies.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

This summer I've been interviewing the innovators behind the 21 Projects that went to the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) this year (I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared). You can listen to the original interview and a live recording of Freecycle's 5-minute pitch at the NetSquared Conference on the NetSquared Podcast.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2007

Last week, at NetSquared's San Francisco Net Tuesday Meetup, Steve Miller, Product Manager, Google Earth Outreach spoke to a room of 50+ social changemakers and web innovators about how nonprofits can use Google Earth Outreach for their work. Full disclosure: I am NetSquared's Community Builder.

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Google San Francisco Case Study Files 40

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Whether it seems important in the moment or not, it’s really valuable to make a list or chart or picture, whatever you want, of all the information you have about your community. We are at a very interesting time – with shifts happening locally and globally, governments changing, and new paradigms emerging. Getting Started.

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Library Model Adopt Community 241

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

First up was Joseph Tanigawa from Code for San Francisco (our local chapter of Code for America), who presented a nifty tool for bridging the digital divide. The user can go to any bus stop and simply text the stop ID number (listed on every bus stop) to a local phone number (415-528-3226). Reporting Problems. Image 1: Caravan Studios.

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San Francisco Develop Library Change 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I posted an announcement of the campaign on my blog and on Netsquared Posted a guest blog post at Katya's blog soliciting campaign advice in exchange to share my learnings. Launch Announcements I decided not to broadcast this out to everyone I know. And on the bloggers I read. throw a fundraiser/houseparty. Your goal is $750.

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Widget Campaign Reflection Personal 50

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

For those that can’t tell, this is a picture of a clock on the face of a coffee maker. The community still led the way, though, from the local to the global level. Holistic Paradigm. Next up: the holistic paradigm. The holistic period represents not just a balance, but an integration of technology with the way we work.

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Slides Nptech Digital Case Study 213

Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

Muni Alerts – our local bus and train app for routes, schedules, and arrival predictions down to the second. Elijah van der Giessen, NetSquared Community Manager. You can select channels, such as historic pictures or great new restaurants. BART Runner – is our local commuter train app.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

So when I heard that one of the leading subject matter experts on social media metrics - Jeremiah Owyang - was the guest of honor at a local social media networking event , I decided to go. You typed in a URL and a file with text and links (and later pictures and video) would be delivered. Life was good.

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Metrics Social Media Media ROI 56

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

Now what about painted a picture on a napkin in a restaurant? Has anyone ever seen giant puppets in the streets for a protest, or seen pictures of that? What I do is, I write for several blogs, as she mentioned. Does anyone identify just as a concerned citizen, like "Oh my God, what is going on in the world?" Can I just see?

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Podcast Arts Oakland St. Louis 40

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

One of the reasons I am so excited about the work I am doing with NetSquared is because I think that these new web-based tools, especially podcasts, are an incredible way for nonprofits to get the word out about their causes, especially when they are listened to through headphones. resources and time it will take to make them more prepared.

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Iraq Podcast United States Government 40