Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As part of Social Media September (#SocMedSep), we've been tapping into the wisdom of our global TechSoup and NetSquared communities as well as experts in nonprofit technology. TS: What are some of the challenges you face doing social media at your nonprofit? TS: How does social media support your organization's mission?

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MAY 25, 2007

The Face (book) of NetSquared Champions. The NetSquared Conference is just days away and the NetSquared blogs are buzzing with activity! Not attending the NetSquared Conference but want to follow the tag stream? They are posting their introductions and photos here. If you're on Facebook , search for the n2y2 group!

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JULY 30, 2007

Birtt Bravo on Charity Village discusses Podcasts.CharityVillage®Research: Seven ways nonprofits can use podcasts: "Seven ways nonprofits can use podcastsBy Britt BravoJuly 30, 2007Interested in creating a podcast for your nonprofit, but not sure what kind of content would be appropriate podcasting material?

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

This week in NTEN 's Nonprofit Blogging Affinity Group , a new member asked for a list of nonprofit blogs. Nonprofit Blogs" can actually be divided into two categories: blogs written by nonprofits, and blogs about nonprofit-related topics that are written by individuals who aren't necessarily affiliated with a specific organization.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There's a roundup of coverage on his Netsquared blog , including pointers to live blog posts like this one. Google announces " Broadcast Your Cause, " a nonprofit channel on YouTube. More from Britt Bravo on Netsquared blog. Third Sector New England has launched a podcast series ! Fundraising 2.0 And if you???re

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MAY 30, 2008

Hanging with Britt Bravo at NetSquared Conference Photo by Schipulites. For the past three years, I've had the pleasure of working closely with Britt Bravo at BlogHer and Netsquared. Britt will be teaching a "Nonprofit Blogging 101," and a "Nonprofit Podcasting 101" session. in Chicago.

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APRIL 7, 2009

As many of you know, in addition to writing for Have Fun * Do Good, I am also a Contributing Editor, with Beth Kanter , for the Social Change and Nonprofit section of BlogHer. I have also written for The Extraordinaries , NetSquared , the Stanford Social Innovation Review Opinion blog , WorldChanging , and The Huffington Post.

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

Here's my contribution to this month's Net2ThinkTank question posed by Amy Sample Ward, "What are the key questions nonprofit orgs should ask to help them determine how to prioritize social media training and experimentation as they do their technology and organization-strengthening planning?" Cross-posted from NetSquared. What a pain!"

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MARCH 5, 2010

The March 501 Tech Club in NYC will be a panel on " Texting for Good: Trends, Tools, and Tips for Nonprofits " with Katrin Verclas (MobileActive) , Jed Alpert (MobileCommons) , and George Weiner (DoSomething.org). aggregate questions and answers regarding nonprofit management. Full details and RSVP here.

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MAY 28, 2008

For the past two days I've gotten to spend time at the NetSquared Conference with my Co-Editor of BlogHer's Social Change, Nonprofit and NGO section, and fellow NetSquared blogger , Beth Kanter of Beth's Blog. I'll be teaching a "Nonprofit Blogging 101," and a "Nonprofit Podcasting 101" session.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

NEWS This week, Echoing Green partnered with Jobs for Change on a new Be Bold Podcast. In the first edition of this partnership, I interviewed Erin O'Connor Jones , the Director of Candidate Services and Managing Associate at Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group. nonprofit (valued up to $75,000 ).

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FEBRUARY 15, 2006

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup that is helping to bring the social web to nonprofits & NGOs by sharing stories and building tools. net2 nptech mena trott six apart interplast nonprofit technology I'm usually at the front desk when you come in so say hi!

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JANUARY 26, 2006

Britt Bravo at Netsquared posted on the community blog about museums and podcasting. So what are you waiting for - set up your community blog at netsquared.org and connect with nonprofits interested in the new web technology. Technorati Tags: net2 , nptech , art_museums , museums , podcasting

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

Tomorrow, October 18th, Eric Leland of Leland Design , and I will be presenting about, "Internet Strategy on the Cheap" at the San Francisco Bay Area Nonprofit Boot Camp. All of the Nonprofit Boot Camp sessions will be recorded and available on the Craigslist Foundation's Nonprofit Boot Camp Podcast. About $270 on Amazon.

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JULY 3, 2006

Britt Bravo, MA, write for three blogs: her personal blog, Have Fun * Do Good , the NetSquared blog , where she is the Community Builder, and for BlogHer , where she is a Nonprofit and NGO Contributing Editor. She also produces her own Big Vision podcast and the NetSquared This Week in NetSquared News podcast.

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JANUARY 8, 2006

The question about nonprofit adoption of these tools for conversation. The triggers: A blog conversation on Jilliane's Smith blog that became a community blog conversation about nonprofit tagging on netsquared. " -- on the second post I pointed the nonprofit tagging conversation. His take: "We shouldn???

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week I'll be teaching a session about blogging during a nonprofit social media webinar, We Are Media, presented by NTEN. As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

I was also curious to see whether there were nonprofits using vlogs to promote their causes. Now almost a year later, there is renewed interest in vlogging and nonprofits. There has been online conversation during the past couple of weeks on vlog list , Netsquared , TechSoup and Blogher. Here's a synthesis. The Issues.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

No surprise that Principle #1: Avoid being seduced by Shiny Object Syndrome generated great insights. My colleague Geoff Livingston says that “Shiny Object Syndrome&# makes nonprofits and individuals to adopt the latest cool social tool based on peer pressure, buzz, or a strange desire to be one of the first.

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DECEMBER 6, 2005

As I mentioned in my November 3rd post , I am working as a Community Builder with NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup. Writing up a nonprofit profile only takes 15-20 minutes. Our goal is to create a gallery of case studies that will provide inspiration and information for other nonprofits. 18th Street) at 6 PM.

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

You need to start by checking out the content that is already being created by citizen journalists and activists about the issues you care about on blogs, podcasts and online video/vlogs. Other podcast directories to check out are Yahoo! Podcasts , PodcastDirectory.com , Odeo , Podcast Alley , Podcast.net , and Podcast Pickle.

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DECEMBER 16, 2008

How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: nonprofit socialmedia ). However, I know there is a lot of expertise and knowledge about social media and nonprofit use out there. Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow.

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DECEMBER 29, 2005

I'm double blogging these days, here and on the NetSquared blog. That's a photo of me above at NetSquared's last Net Tuesday. A gathering for folks to socialize and chat about how nonprofits can use web-based technology like blogs, podcasts and social bookmarking for change. Here's info.

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AUGUST 22, 2006

I celebrated by spending the day at the Craigslist Nonprofit Boot Camp where I heard what I think will be my quote for the year in a speech by Van Jones of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights , "You have a dream inside yourself, and it is an impossible dream. On August 19th, this blog turned 1 and I turned 37.

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JANUARY 26, 2007

It's always nice to discover redesigned nonprofit web sites with a web2.0 Allan Benamer of the Nonprofit Technology Blog continues his coverage of the software vendors with a poll to debrief the Convio merger teleconference and a hug. The topic is " How do Nonprofit Communicators Compete for Audience Attention?

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AUGUST 1, 2007

This summer I've been interviewing the innovators behind the 21 Projects that went to the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) this year (I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared). Freecycle is a nonprofit that facilitates people giving and getting stuff for free in their own towns. A lot of people setting up nonprofits using Freecycle.

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JUNE 27, 2008

The Community Media Workshop is a media organization in Chicago that trains nonprofits to tell their stories to the media, tips sensitive journalists to the importance of these stories, and tries to create better relationships between the media and the diverse communities in Chicago. t that bad. ve chatted and consulted via the ning site.

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AUGUST 31, 2006

If you: * Have something you want to say and share with other people * Want to join an online community of like-minded people * Are looking for a new communication tool for your nonprofit or business * Enjoy learning in a supportive, low-key environment This workshop is for you! She also produces her own Big Vision Podcast.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2007

I finally got to meet Jayne about a year at the netsquared conference. I'm really glad that she sent me this email because I had bookmarked one of her recent commentaries on nonprofits and online social networking. She goes to ask whether or not online social networking should be of interest to nonprofits?

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DECEMBER 8, 2006

A couple weeks ago, I did an interview for the NetSquared Podcast with Leda Dederich, the creator of the dotOrganize project, and co-author of the report "Online Technology For Social Change: From Struggle to Strategy." net2 ntech Leda Dederich nonprofit technology Transcription by CastingWords

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APRIL 24, 2007

Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. You can read a transcript of the podcast below. What is Starbucks relationship with Fair Trade? Transcription by CastingWords Fair Trade coffee Transfair

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OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm slightly out of my comfort zone here because I've only been following this topic closely for a short time, although I have co-authored a guide for nonprofits on technology evaluation and ROI. I'm looking to blend different perspectives and have a workshop session that can speak to nonprofits and grassroots media makers.

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MARCH 16, 2007

There are Twitter critics in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Face-to-Face Trumps Twitter, Blogs, Podcasts, Video. These stories are summarized and aggregated with some previous articles, posts, and resources about Nonprofits and MySpace here. The nonprofit tech blog's roundup on these developments.

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JUNE 30, 2007

I asked four of the women who I had previously interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast to share what brought them to their work, and their advice for the graduate and undergraduate women who attended the conference. I also produce several podcasts, one of which is called the Big Vision Podcast. Because you're just sending links.

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DECEMBER 3, 2005

I love listening to Barack Obama's podcasts because he gives me hope that there is at least one person in the US government who is reasonable, sane, intelligent and truly cares about people as humans, not just as voters who can keep him in or out of office. Click on one of the podcast links above and try listening to it on your computer.

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