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A NetSquared Happy Holidays

Tech Soup

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. So give your local organizer a hug next time you see them! Event Reports. Mukono, Uganda: Free Microsoft's Office 365 for NGOs. Thursday, December 31, 2015.

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NetSquared Mid-October Event Preview

Tech Soup

Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? Event Reports. NetSquared Uganda held their first Net2Camp last week and it was EPIC. Robert Kibaya introduced 30 local nonprofits to the tools of the social web. Baltimore’s Kate Bladow reports back from her most recent events and Social Innovation Week.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Case in point is our team’s work with local LGBTI groups in Sub-Saharan Africa to help them establish independent human rights documentation initiatives. And we have even more improvements in our development pipeline. As toolmakers, our ultimate impact is measured by what our users create with our products.

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#4Change Chat Wrap-Up: Community Building

Amy Sample Ward

What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? From @amoration: I find we’re always both global & local, so many of us travel frequently that virtual organizing tools are essential even for “local&# endeavors. Social media used to engage local supporters to act globally.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In the case of J-FLAG, Martus enables the organization to protect the identity of victims of abuse who come forward to tell their stories, to secure the information from their interviews, to report on the types of crimes documented, and to aggregate evidence for future court proceedings.

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Spring Is Here! Get Outside and Meet Your NPTech Community

Tech Soup

Los Angeles, California: Happy Hour with Informal NTC Reports. Mukono, Uganda. NetSquared East Africa (South) Regional Ambassador's Summit for Local Organizers. Mukono, Uganda. Mukono, Uganda. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Portland, Maine: Portland: QuickBooks Made Easy.

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Social Media, Networking, and African Women’s Leadership Training in Rwanda

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My experience so far has been to develop curriculum – mostly focused on technology that is adapted in different countries by local organizations. The second exercise was done in small groups and a report the whole group answering the questions, “What are your hopes and fears for the program?”

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