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NetSquared Local Events: Week of July 1

Tech Soup

NetSquared Local is growing! NetSquared believes that the best way to build a strong, self- sufficient community of #nptech practitioners is for us to go outside and get face-to-face. We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own ! What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently?

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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

Tech Soup

Since the first NetSquared challenge in 2006, TechSoup has continued to offer people and organizations opportunities to connect, share ideas, and collaborate; they work on solutions online and offline through events, meetups, and hackathons. It motivates and engages citizens across central and eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Turkey.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

government is working on a new warning system to replace their oft criticized five-color coded terror index, and according to a new document obtained by The Associated Press, they're turning to Facebook and Twitter." " The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S.

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[Research] Data on Nonprofit Cloud Computing: Anywhere, Anytime Technology for Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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What Makes an Ideal Submission for the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest?

Tech Soup

In celebration of the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft announced the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest in partnership with NetSquared. for background on pressing issues, valuable data, and APIs. Locally, help can be found at your nearest NetSquared group or NTEN 501 TechClub.

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Developing Apps with a Community-Centered Approach

Tech Soup

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? This is part 5 in a series exploring how TechSoup works with technology companies, local communities, foundations, government agencies, hackers, and activists to accelerate technology innovation and adoption.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Putting the U in YouTube, Some Cool Events, and Electronic Sheep Dreams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NetSquared. Net Tuesday Seattle has been in the local press too! Netsquared Featured projects receive grant awards ! GoogleEarth launches Nonprofit Outreach Program via the NTEN blog and NetSquared community blog. The Seattle's Net Tuesday Group has just launched a social networking site on ning. NpTech Talk.

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