Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Every month TechSoup’s NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free (or low cost) nonprofit technology events and workshops to over 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events NetSquared is the place for you! Upcoming Events. Tuesday, August 19, 2014.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 2, 2014

Luckily for you NetSquared is here to keep you on track. NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good or connect with a peer network. Dakar, Senegal: L’atelier de mise en place du réseau net2 Dakar. January Events.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free (or low cost) nonprofit technology events and workshops to more than 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events, then NetSquared is the place for you! Central and South America. Busia, Kenya.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free (or low cost) nonprofit technology events and workshops to more than 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events, then NetSquared is the place for you! Central and South America. Busia, Kenya.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. I definitely recommend them both!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Why be in just one place when we can be in many? The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Maybe it’s an introduction or a recommendation, or just a place to sit and work and have meetings. Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. Most NetSquared organizers now have a peer mentor. Well, there are!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki is designed to be a starting place for organizations just getting started on social media. Additionally, representatives from local nonprofits shared their experiences with social media at the various forums. NetSquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The second network, Netsquared , in contrast was more loosely controlled with a lower risk in failure. The Netsquared Network which has grown to over 27,000 people world wide through its self-replicated face-to-face events has grown quite differently. Here’s some points that Marnie mentioned: -Allowed the people to be the starts.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

Many years ago, NetSquared hosted challenges and conferences to highlight and bring together fledging social entrepreneurs. For example, in post-earthquake Haiti, Dd trained and empowered local women to track and document incidents of gender-based violence. " Dd has enlisted and trained local leaders program from the beginning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

back then) and being the one of the visionaries behind the Netsquared project. So, when Marnie starts talking about the next big disruptive technology for the nonprofit sector, I listen. ” That’s when you use software on the Internet versus your local hard drive or local computer network. Or it can, anyway.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Take the finger-pointing as opportunities to fix things in real time!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. This hackathon took place at San Francisco State University's Paul J. Arthur Grau of NetSquared Honolulu reported back on the National Day of Civic Hacking/Code for Hawaii event in Honolulu.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As part of Social Media September (#SocMedSep), we've been tapping into the wisdom of our global TechSoup and NetSquared communities as well as experts in nonprofit technology. Any nonprofit worker knows how it feels to wear many hats — I've been lucky to work in a place that allocates one hat to social media.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2016

You're in the right place! In her spare time, she supports the WordPress community as deputy and local meetup organizer. Since 2013, she has also been a Techsoup NetSquared organizer for Tech4Good SWFL. Are you interested in learning how to create and deliver effective tech training? Pacific time (2 p.m. Eastern time).

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

Using publicly-released data and code, participants will be able to swap ideas, share skills, and solve challenges that affect Americans on both local and national scales. As long as you have a passion for positive social change in your community, you'll have a place at National Day of Civic Hacking! NetSquared can help!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki is designed to be a starting place for organizations just getting started on social media. Additionally, representatives from local nonprofits shared their experiences with social media at the various forums. NetSquared.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Claire Sale, NetSquared. So, I turned that question to my friends and the NetSquared community, and got some really great responses that I'd like to share with you. It's a bit hard for some folks to feel comfortable posting, but getting them started reading posts and adding "friends" is a good place to start.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? They reached to these communities through the NetSquared Warsaw groups, tech- and startup-focused meetups, and through local universities such as the Warsaw University of Technology. Second Place: Curtain up! Apps4Warsaw.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

For a taste of nptech goings-on all around the world, NetSquared Local shares community highlights from the month of May and gets its fans excited about future projects in their recent monthly roundup. At their best, communities are places where we make connections and share knowledge, stories, and support.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1 Million in donations for charities this past winter. ."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

It's taking place this year in San Francisco from April 26-28th. The Day of Service is an opportunity for nonprofit techies to give back to the local community - in form of sharing knowledge one-on-one with a local organization or participate in a group project like installing a wireless network in a homeless shelter!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

After taking some pictures at the local holiday parade, she finds that many others wanted to post their pictures on Flickr and started a group to pull them all together. How to contribute: Blog your answer to the question either on your blog or the NetSquared blog. For directions on contributing to the NetSquared blog, click here.).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

your local elections and help support voting rights? polling place, review voting rules, and contact Election Protection if. on some congressional and local races too. Head on over to NetSquared and share your election app idea. Registering and Protecting Voters. Want to encourage people to vote? Want to monitor.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

One cool project that came out of a RHoK event is InfoPlace Kenya , an Android application for information and directions of essential places in Kenya like hospitals, tourists attractions, restaurants, educational facilities, and more. NetSquared can help! Got an idea for an app or software solution, but don't know where to start?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

TechSoup and NetSquared have put together a month of educational opportunities, from local events all over the world to day-long Twitter parties and a free webinar. No matter where you are, there''s still a week left for you to hone your social media skills during Social Media September.

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JUNE 2, 2006

One of the breakout sessions at The Netsquared Conference was on Tagging in the Nonprofit World at that session blogher Holly Ross of N-TEN asked a question. Can an enviro group use a tag to aggregate info about a local developer to expose ant-environmental practices? Recruit other tagvocates for their tag(s).

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AUGUST 26, 2008

Britt Bravo wrote a post several months back defining the term: people who are using their blog, podcast or vlog to raise awareness, build community, and/or facilitate readers/listeners/viewers' taking action to make the world a better place. This fall, DC will be one of 35 cities visited by NetSquared???s s Alex Steed.

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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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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports. At the time of writing, nearly 1300 reports had been placed via SMS, and reports are still coming in.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. But, if you have a good percentage of your constinuents who are early adopters and tech savvy, it’s a great place to be. Raising awareness and providing local communities a venue for sharing their story. Mixed opinions all over the place. You can read the full case study here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 7, 2007

Campaign supporters are asked to bring pies to their local Congressional offices and let their Congresspeople know that "Peace wants a Piece of the Pie" (the federal budget). NJN was created to give Oakland a place to share stories and to connect and develop solutions. Department of Peace.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

These are informal local groups of those working in the nonprofit sector that meet on a regular basis to network and connect with colleagues, share information, and develop a local professional support network. Tech Clubs are driven by local leaders who step up to organize and plan group events with the support of NTEN.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2006

If people start showing it all over the place on their own accord, then we?ll Britt Bravo, Netsquared Post. t have to ask permission, but it is cool to hear where it?s s showing and that knowledge is part of the feedback loop, so let us know in a comment. ll know the edit is really concise, if that happens on a smaller scale, it?s

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MARCH 29, 2010

This year it’s taking place in Atlanta, GA and I’ve got such a long list of people to meet, talk to, and learn from. NetSquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data. Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. Local Community Organizers (#localco). When : 9:00 a.m.

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