Local, Netsquared and Virtual - Nonprofit Technology

Announcing Virtual NetSquared Local: Participate from Anywhere!

Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2011

Each month, the NetSquared community (a project of TechSoup Global) meets up offline at NetSquared Local events around the world to discuss ideas, meet new people, and work together to make social change. Recently, many of these NetSquared Local meetings are being streamed live on the Internet via livestream or online recording.

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NetSquared Local Events: Week of June 17, 2013

Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

We are deep into June already, but NetSquared Local isn’t taking a vacation! NetSquared Local 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 !

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Join Us for Local and Virtual Events This Week With Social Media September

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

There are several ways for you to get involved in our social media for social good events no matter where you live, since our community is holding both live and virtual gatherings. Get answers to your tech challenges at a NetSquared meetup (see list below). Check out this video from NetSquared Northern Michigan’s recent meeting.

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NetSquared Events in May and June

Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

NetSquared’s core objective is to get nonprofit techies and activists together in the same room. Check out our full list of upcoming events below to get a taste of what NetSquared has to offer. May 31 : Latin America with Maria Zaghi of NetSquared Guatemala. There are NetSquared groups in over 50 cities worldwide.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. The NetSquared website was itself designed to be a model Web 2.0 " The year was 2005.

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Great reads from around the web on June 17th

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

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! Below is a list of the new groups that have just gotten started.

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Great reads from around the web on October 25th

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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Social Media for Social Good Events Coming to a City Near You

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

While the rest of you have been enjoying the summer partying on the beach, TechSoup’s NetSquared organizers have been plotting and scheming in front of their computers. During our month of social media for social good -themed events being held in cities across the globe NetSquared organizers are offering free workshops and events.

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09NTC: Let’s Connect in San Fran!

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

NetSquared’s Global Community Builder , Amy Sample Ward, will be at the NTC this year to connect and collaborate with friends, colleagues and new faces in the sector. Here’s how to find Amy and connect with NetSquared. Find more ways to follow virtually from NTC-Live. NetSquared Office Hours. Sunday, April 26.

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Next #4Change Chat Topic: Volunteering

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

New forms of participation such as micro-volunteering, and web-generated events such as Twestival, are changing the way people are coming together to raise funds, donate their time and make a difference in their local and global community. Article: NetSquared and the new wave of online volunteering. Virtual volunteering.

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Next #4Change Chat Topic: Volunteering

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

New forms of participation such as micro-volunteering, and web-generated events such as Twestival, are changing the way people are coming together to raise funds, donate their time and make a difference in their local and global community. Article: NetSquared and the new wave of online volunteering. Virtual volunteering.

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Level Up and Change the World: Gamification Apps

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

rewards users for volunteering at local food banks, animal shelters and other organizations. Volunteering earns you points, which can be redeemed for discounts at local businesses. Created by local NYC students, this game is designed to be played in and around city libraries and teaches players how to use library resources.

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The Networked Nonprofit Book Arrived!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2010

The lucky winner was Lorraine from the local chapter of the Red Cross. Virtual Book Launch. Hosted by NetSquared. Here are a few upcoming book launch events over the next two weeks: June 17, 2010. 2 PM EST. Free Webinar with Care2. Details here. June 21, 2010. 1-2 PM/PST. 4-5 PM/EST. Details here. June 22, 2010. 12-2 PM PST.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. ErikaBJune shines a spotlight on virtual world and digital games for change projects.

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TechSoup at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Bonus: See an overview of our Local Impact Map and see how you can get it for your nonprofit. Virtual Teams and Online Collaboration. " Local Community Organizers Affinity Group. Find your fellow local community organizers here to discuss the struggles, challenges and rewards of community organizing. Susan Tenby.

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TechSoup Roundup of 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

12 Nonprofit Technology Conference - An Outsider's Perspective from Alicja Peszkowska out of TechSoup Global's Warsaw office, writing on the NetSquared Blog. Virtual Teams and Online Collaboration. Local Community Organizers Affinity Group. Here are some of our recaps with nuggets of wisdom highlighted for your use.

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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

JUNE 29, 2007

NetSquared. Net Tuesday Seattle has been in the local press too! Netsquared Featured projects receive grant awards ! The essay has nothing to do with virtual worlds or interface design. GoogleEarth launches Nonprofit Outreach Program via the NTEN blog and NetSquared community blog. NpTech Talk.

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Visualizing the World's Seven Billion

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

This post originally appeared on the Netsquared blog and was authored by Bari Samad, an NGO domain expert for NetSquared. Changes in the size, age distribution, and density of the world’s population have critical implications for virtually every aspect of life. Available to the general public at www.7billionactions.org/data

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Calling All Nonprofit Tagvocates!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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?

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Notes from Google Earth Outreach at Net Tuesday

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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Storymakers 2014 Interactive Events

Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2014

As part of Storymakers 2014, we offer a slate of interactive events including our global tweet-chat on September 4, 2014 and NetSquared meet-ups this August and September with storytelling workshops and presentations in your local community. Think of the tweet-chat as your virtual campfire! NetSquared Events.

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74 Free or Low-Cost Tools and Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Boardable enables boards and committees to easily schedule, meet, and collaborate virtually or in person. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. NetSquared is a group of volunteer leaders who host free #TechforGood in-person events every month in 120 cities worldwide. GrantAdvisor :: grantadvisor.org.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

You can also see if there is a local charity that you bring items to in your own world travels. Virtual Worlds The Horizon Project wiki, which explores virtual worlds in education, has been nominated for Best Educational Wiki 2007 - vote here. Then do the next best thing, take a virtual trip to Bali. And if you???re

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Nonprofit Technology

Announcing Virtual NetSquared Local: Participate from Anywhere!

NetSquared Local Events: Week of June 17, 2013

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Join Us for Local and Virtual Events This Week With Social Media September

NetSquared Events in May and June

NetSquared: In the Beginning

Great reads from around the web on June 17th

Great reads from around the web on October 25th

Social Media for Social Good Events Coming to a City Near You

09NTC: Let’s Connect in San Fran!

Next #4Change Chat Topic: Volunteering

Next #4Change Chat Topic: Volunteering

Level Up and Change the World: Gamification Apps

The Networked Nonprofit Book Arrived!

NpTech Tag Summary: Voting Deadline at Netsquared Extended, NTC Pipe, and More

TechSoup at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference

TechSoup Roundup of 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference

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

Visualizing the World's Seven Billion

Calling All Nonprofit Tagvocates!

Notes from Google Earth Outreach at Net Tuesday

Storymakers 2014 Interactive Events

74 Free or Low-Cost Tools and Resources for Nonprofits

NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

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