Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

That means it’s time for our monthly roundup of all the crazy goodness created by NetSquared Local in May. What is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup’s volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local organizers rallied around Ushahidi’s BRCK kickstarter.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Over the last 10 years, Sarah has worked on issues related to food sovereignty, genetic engineering, and local food security. In addition to his work in the environmental advocacy arena, Eric has extensive experience working on political and issue campaigns from Wyoming to South Africa.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

It wasn’t simply about throwing money at an international issue - it was about listening to local problems, local solutions, and local thought. I learned I could and should offer assistance to local citizens who asked for it. Local problems, local solutions. I worked with a locally founded (and inspiring!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

In June 2016 a bipartisan bill passed the House of Representatives to allocate $300 million for state and local SIBs over ten years (Wallace, 2015). Despite this small sample size and lack of evidence for success, the concept has captivated politicians and Wall Street alike. and Phoenix, Arizona.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Matloding, South Africa: Technology for Rural Development. Feeling overwhelmed? and the globe. Kampala, Uganda: Digital Storytelling for Nonprofits Workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Maybe your question is about inter-organizational connections in your issue system (eg: agriculture, finance, housing) – it may be local, regional or global. 2) Consult with the bridging organizations as key informants and perhaps engage them in initial convening to form a GRI South Africa network; and.

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Analysis Social Network Network South Africa 71

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2013

We hoped to reduce confusion by defining the term near the start of the survey: Cloud computing allows you to access software via the Internet instead of from your computer hard drive or your local computer network. When you use cloud-based software, it is available anywhere you can use the Internet — not just in your office.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 7, 2007

Campaign supporters are asked to bring pies to their local Congressional offices and let their Congresspeople know that "Peace wants a Piece of the Pie" (the federal budget). They have programs in Northern Ireland, South Africa, the Middle East and Cyprus. Department of Peace. Beth Kanter posted about this a couple weeks ago.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. This proved to the Ushahidi team that their tool would be valuable to communities around the world.

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Haiti Disaster Social Media Media 82

Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

I heard from CEOs whose center is the only one in their entire country (Chile), educators who work with students who have never encountered a computer before entering the science center (South Africa), and web managers whose sites are locked behind federal government firewalls and draconian restrictions (Australia).

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local. It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. State/Local / #MadisonNonprofitDay / @nonprofitday. State/Local. State/Local. State/Local.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I was very fortunate that in October 2004 in South Africa, there was a meeting of social change market places that was convened, and I met Buzz Schmidt, Founder of GuideStar. It is now almost customary that at every workshop, a leader emerges from the group who offers to create a local NGO WhatsApp group.

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Forum One

AUGUST 29, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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See3

OCTOBER 17, 2009

I’m recovering from a motorcycle accident and unable to attend services at my local synagogue. I am not affiliated with any congregation and, being unemployed, couldn’t buy a ticket to a local shul. Lots of love from South Africa! Thank you for giving me this comfort and blessing. May G-d give us another year.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

From Barack Obama's campaign to the thousands of state and local races across the country, campaigners are relentlessly testing new approaches and refining proven tactics in online fundraising and social media to gain an edge over their rivals -- and in some cases to make history.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

CNN used Twitter data to report on the 2010 World Cup Fever in South Africa. well-being of individuals and their local communities. One handy example is the mapping and visualization of the Iraq War Logs and most recently AV referendum results in the UK. appropriate use of data can help all CSOs to advance the overall.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

We went and had a victory party and then woke up the next day and realized that it didn't really matter because the company that wanted to build had gone to the state legislature to get them to pass a law to undercut the local ordinance that would protect our water. Have you guys ever heard of Freeport-McMoRan? And we also innovated.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

So, we have been working very hard with the City Council, and with community colleges and local labor unions and others to come up with a proposal that will start in September as an actual program called "The Green Jobs Corps." What the Green Jobs Corps will be, it will begin training urban youth, Oakland's youth, in the jobs of the future.

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