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Great reads from around the web on June 17th

Amy Sample Ward

NetSquared Local Reaches 70 Groups Worldwide! NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "In the last two months, we've had 5 new NetSquared Local groups join the scene, bringing the new official number to 70 groups worldwide! " The trend is up 12.1%!

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Hold a Nonprofit Tech Meetup in Your City!

Tech Soup

TechSoup's NetSquared is a global volunteer-run network of nonprofit technology meetups. Every month, our chapter leaders bring together the local nonprofit community for live events that share best practices and case studies of how technology can be used for social good. If this sounds like you, apply now ! Already Sold?

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TechSoup Global: A Tale of Two Dramatically Different Networks and Their Development

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Guest Post on Frogloop: 5 Tips for Running a Competition

Amy Sample Ward

—– 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. It may sound harsh and negative, but it wasn’t.

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Build Your Storymaking Skills with Free Events and Webinars

Tech Soup

NetSquared groups are holding free events all month. Kenya: NetSquared Camp — Storytelling 2016. April 19, 2016: Producing a Successful Video Story from Sound to Screen with Aaron Bramley of Lights.Camera.Help. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Storymakers Community Events.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

The Hacker Helper project is closely aligned with our NetSquared vision of bringing communities together to solve social problems – including nonprofits, beneficiaries, activists, technologists, concerned citizens. This actually sounds too good to be true. It’s still not as good a deal as your trusty local library.

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Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation

Amy Sample Ward

It sounded great, until her last comment: She told me that it was a really important program, because libraries are the heart of the community…well, in elementary schools at least. That may sound simple, like “my town, or my campus, or my organization.” Who’s the community? The first step: Identifying your community.

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