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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

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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. For example, they profiled a father who was fighting to get speed bumps put in his neighborhood.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

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The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008. TechSoup partnered with agencies like USAID and tech companies like Microsoft and Yahoo to host these "tech for good" challenges annually via our NetSquared program.

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What Is Your Net2Local Group Cooking Up?

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Paris, France: “Made in Local”- Emploi, croissance, durabilité & si la solution était locale? We profiled Adelaide’s Net2Local organizer Ben Teoh to learn why Connecting Up hosts a Net2Local group. hosted our first NetSquared Camp in China. Event NetSquared tsevent'

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Social Media Tips from the TechSoup Global Network

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So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Additionally, representatives from local nonprofits shared their experiences with social media at the various forums. NetSquared. Read about how the NetSquared Local Warsaw group (NetWtorek) advertises its events through social media.

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Social Media Tips from the TechSoup Global Network

Tech Soup

So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Additionally, representatives from local nonprofits shared their experiences with social media at the various forums. NetSquared. Read about how the NetSquared Local Warsaw group (NetWtorek) advertises its events through social media.

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, January 1-12

Tech Soup

From NetSquared. Use our newly launched Local Impact Map to learn how organizations are using technology products and knowledge to further their missions. Use our newly launched Local Impact Map to learn how organizations are using technology products and knowledge to further their missions. From the TechSoup Global Network.

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Net Neutrality Open Source Documentary

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Click To Play "Spread the word by copy this code and paste to a blog, bulletin, your profile or comment. Britt Bravo, Netsquared Post. Reminds of the exquisite corpse like games we used to play on Arts Wire ten years ago with images. All are welcome to do anything they would like with the above edit or any future edits you make.