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Why Eli van der Giessen Became a NetSquared Organizer

Tech Soup

But did you know about NetSquared , our volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events? NetSquared has groups in 20 countries, and it held over 600 events last year, helping more than 17,000 nonprofit employees, board members, volunteers, and community leaders with technology.

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Learn Nonprofit Tech Skills at a NetSquared Meetup

Tech Soup

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. With 50 groups in 20 countries, there's probably a NetSquared group near you (but if there isn't, we'd love to help you start a new meetup ). :-). Newest Groups.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

org on Climate Change and Building a Movement – "Social Media Coordinator, Joe Solomon took some time to explain what 350 really means, talk about transforming community inspiration into political power, and share a story about how his work with 350.org org inspired him in ways he never imagined."

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

One way to work on supporting your community to not need you managing the program, platform, or whatever else is to encourage interaction without you. Events: NetSquared Camps. Community Driven Social Impact strategies for events – let’s look at the NetSquared Camps pilot. Org is a terrific example of a CDSI campaign.

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Looking forward to 2009

Judi Sohn

One thing I think C3 (my org) does well is that we take a lot of short, successful hops. Each year, by the end of the retreat we’ve come away with very clear ideas of what has to be done to help us move forward in our mission, and each year we’ve managed to accomplish the goal we set. Social Actions Blog. Weiner Blog. Convio Summit.

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Guest Post by Laura Norvig: Friendfeed As Nonprofit Technology Water Cooler

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you’ve created a listening strategy, whether it’s a vanity search on yourself or your org, or topics that you monitor, you can bring ALL of your listening into ONE place (see my slideshow for more tips on this). An incredible listening tool. Extremely easy to build lists to separate out the types of people you follow. If not, why not?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Party Metaphors, Conversations, and A Few Good Links

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon, the capstone thesis project for Heinz School Masters students. Meanwhile, Party4aPurpose launches the alpha version.

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